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Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the COUNTY's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; 2. Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about-- (a) The danger of drug abuse in the workplace; (b) The COUNTY's policy of maintaining adrug-free workplace; (c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (d) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the agreement be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph 1. 4. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph that, as a condition of employment under the agreement, the employee will-- (a) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (b) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; 5. Notifying NRCS in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under paragraph 4(b) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose agreement activity the convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected agreement;