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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK <br />of access also includes timely and reasonable access to the Sub -Recipient's personnel for the purpose of <br />interview and discussion related to such documents. <br />c. As required by Florida Department of State's record retention requirements (Chapter <br />119, Florida Statutes) and by 2 C.F.R. §200.333, the Sub -Recipient shall retain sufficient records to show <br />its compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as well as the compliance of all subcontractors or <br />consultants paid from funds under this Agreement, for a period of five (5) years from the date of submission <br />of the final expenditure report. The following are the only exceptions to the five (5) year requirement: <br />If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the 5 -year <br />period, then the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records <br />have been resolved and final action taken. <br />ii. When the Division or the Sub -Recipient is notified in writing by the Federal <br />Awarding Agency, cognizant agency for audit, oversight agency for audit, cognizant agency for indirect <br />costs, or pass-through entity to extend the retention period. <br />iii. Records for real property and equipment acquired with Federal funds must be <br />retained for 5 years after final disposition. <br />iv. When records are transferred to or maintained by the Federal Awarding <br />Agency or pass-through entity, the 5 -year retention requirement is not applicable to the Sub -Recipient. <br />V. Records for program income transactions after the period of performance. In <br />some cases, recipients must report program income after the period of performance. Where there is such <br />a requirement, the retention period for the records pertaining to the earning of the program income starts <br />from the end of the non -Federal entity's fiscal year in which the program income is earned. <br />vi. Indirect cost rate proposals and cost allocations plans. This paragraph applies <br />to the following types of documents and their supporting records: indirect cost rate computations or <br />proposals, cost allocation plans, and any similar accounting computations of the rate at which a particular <br />group of costs is chargeable (such as computer usage chargeback rates or composite fringe benefit rates). <br />d. In accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.334, the Federal Awarding Agency must request <br />transfer of certain records to its custody from the Division or the Sub -Recipient when it determines that the <br />records possess long-term retention value. <br />e. In accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.335, the Division must always provide or accept <br />paper versions of Agreement information to and from the Sub -Recipient upon request. If paper copies are <br />submitted, then the Division must not require more than an original and two copies. When original records <br />are electronic and cannot be altered, there is no need to create and retain paper copies. When original <br />records are paper, electronic versions may be substituted through the use of duplication or other forms of <br />electronic media provided that they are subject to periodic quality control reviews, provide reasonable <br />safeguards against alteration, and remain readable. <br />f. As required by 2 C.F.R. §200.303, the Sub -Recipient shall take reasonable measures <br />to safeguard protected personal identifiable information and other information the Federal Awarding Agency <br />W] <br />