Common use of Additional Notice to U.S. DOT Inspector General Clause in Contracts

Additional Notice to U.S. DOT Inspector General. The Subrecipient must promptly notify the U.S. DOT Inspector General in addition to the FTA Chief Counsel or Regional Counsel for the Region in which the Subrecipient is located, if the Subrecipient has knowledge of potential fraud, waste, or abuse occurring on a Project receiving assistance from FTA. The notification provision applies if a person has or may have submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., or has or may have committed a criminal or civil violation of law pertaining to such matters as fraud, conflict of interest, bid rigging, misappropriation or embezzlement, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving federal assistance. This responsibility occurs whether the Project is subject to this Agreement or another agreement between the Subrecipient and FTA, or an agreement involving a principal, officer, employee, agent, or Third Party Participant of the Subrecipient. It also applies to subcontractors at any tier. Knowledge, as used in this paragraph, includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of a criminal or civil investigation by a Federal, state, or local law enforcement or other investigative agency, a criminal indictment or civil complaint, or probable cause that could support a criminal indictment, or any other credible information in the possession of the Subrecipient. In this paragraph, “promptly” means to refer information without delay and without change. This notification provision applies to all divisions of the Subrecipient, including divisions tasked with law enforcement or investigatory functions.

Additional Notice to U.S. DOT Inspector General. The Subrecipient Recipient must promptly notify the U.S. DOT Inspector General in addition to the FTA Chief Counsel or Regional Counsel for the Region in which the Subrecipient Recipient is located, if the Subrecipient Recipient has knowledge of potential fraud, waste, or abuse occurring on a Project receiving assistance from FTA. The notification provision applies if a person has or may have submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., or has or may have committed a criminal or civil violation of law pertaining to such matters as fraud, conflict of interest, bid rigging, misappropriation or embezzlement, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving federal assistance. This responsibility occurs whether the Project is subject to this Agreement or another agreement between the Subrecipient Recipient and FTA, or an agreement involving a principal, officer, employee, agent, or Third Party Participant of the SubrecipientRecipient. It also applies to subcontractors at any tier. Knowledge, as used in this paragraph, includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of a criminal or civil investigation by a Federal, state, or local law enforcement or other investigative agency, a criminal indictment or civil complaint, or probable cause that could support a criminal indictment, or any other credible information in the possession of the SubrecipientRecipient. In this paragraph, “promptly” means to refer information without delay and without change. This notification provision applies to all divisions of the SubrecipientRecipient, including divisions tasked with law enforcement or investigatory functions.

Additional Notice to U.S. DOT Inspector General. The Subrecipient must promptly notify the U.S. DOT Inspector General in addition to the FTA Chief Counsel or Regional Counsel for the Region in which the Subrecipient is located, if the Subrecipient has knowledge of potential fraud, waste, or abuse occurring on a Project receiving assistance from FTA. The notification provision applies if a person has or may have submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., or has or may have committed a criminal or civil violation of law pertaining to such matters as fraud, conflict of interest, bid rigging, misappropriation or embezzlement, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving federal assistance. This responsibility occurs whether the Project is subject to this Agreement or another agreement between the Subrecipient and FTA, or an agreement involving a principal, officer, employee, agent, or Third Party Participant of the Subrecipient. It also applies to subcontractors at any tier. Knowledge, as used in this paragraph, includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of a criminal or civil investigation by a Federal, state, or local law enforcement or other investigative agency, a criminal indictment or civil complaint, or probable cause that could support a criminal indictment, or any other credible information in the possession of the Subrecipient. In this paragraph, “promptly” means to refer information without delay and without change. This notification provision applies to all divisions of the Subrecipient, including divisions tasked with law enforcement or investigatory functions. (c) Federal Interest in Recovery. The Federal Government retains the right to a proportionate share of any proceeds recovered from any third party, based on the percentage of the federal share for the Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Subrecipient may return all liquidated damages it receives to its Award Budget for its Agreement rather than return the federal share of those liquidated damages to the Federal Government, provided that the Subrecipient receives FTA’s prior written concurrence.