[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR32.17]

[Page 134]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
                    Subpart B--Pre-Award Requirements
 
Sec. 32.17  Certifications and representations.

    (a) OMB Circular A-110 authorizes and encourages each Federal 
agency, unless prohibited by statute or codified regulation, to allow 
recipients to submit certifications and representations required by 
statute, executive order, or regulation on an annual basis, if the 
recipients have ongoing and continuing relationships with the agency. 
The Circular further states that annual certifications and 
representations, when used, shall be signed by responsible officials 
with the authority to ensure recipients' compliance with the pertinent 
requirements.
    (b) DoD grants officers shall comply with the provisions concerning 
certifications and representations at 32 CFR 22.510. Those provisions 
ease burdens on recipients to the extent possible, given current 
statutory and regulatory impediments to obtaining all certifications on 
an annual basis. The provisions thereby also comply with the intent of 
OMB Circular A-110, to use less burdensome methods for obtaining 
certifications and representations, as such methods become feasible.