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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ""';' AA-B Article XIII. Audit Provisions The State is required to have an audit conducted in accordance with Public Law 98-502, The Single Audit Act of 1984. Implementation requirements of this law are established by the regulations in OMB Circular A-128. Article XIV. Equal Opportunity in Preparedness Emergency preparedness that discriminates, deliberately or inadvertently, against any person or group of persons on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, language, or other condition by failing to provide for equitable protection, information, relief, and other assistance for all persons under the aegis of the State or local jurisdiction is acknowledged to be improper and inadequate. Planning, training, and other pertinent activities or products that so discriminate shall not be acceptable as meeting the terms of this Agreement. A, In particular, emergency planning, public information and resources shall address the special needs of the mentally or physically handicapped, the elderly, the illiterate, the non-English speaking, the institutional, and any other to whom standard preparedness provisions might not apply or suffice. B. Affirmative effort shall be made to obtain participation from women, minorities and handicapped persons as well as the general public in consideration of preparedness measures, in the delivery of training, and in the implementation of emergency actions. C. FEMA's equal opportunity checklist system reports State and local compliance with the emergency preparedness requirements of this Agreement. The CCA recipient agency is responsible for ensuring that the check1 fst is used according to instructions issued by and available from FEMA's Office of Equal Opportunity. Article XV. Substantial Federal Involvement The FEMA regional office is substantially involved in working with each State through its CCA from initiation to completion in: collaborating on development of statements of work: monitoring State performance to ensure timely, quality results; providing on-site visits, training, and technical assistance to States; and accepting or rejecting State work products or outputs. The FEMA national office is substantially involved in establishing program and financial policies, and in managing and coordinating overall CCA process procedures and information. Article XVI. Interagency Coordination The State shall identify any Federal financial and technical assistance from a non-FEMA source which impacts on any FEMA-supported program. The State shall also explain any interrelationships between non-FEMA Federal sources and FEMA- supported programs on outputs or products being produced jointly. This informa- tion should be included by the State in the statement of work for any program to which it applies.