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consultants paid from funds under this Agreement, for a period of 5 years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. The following are the only exceptions to the 5 -year requirement: i. If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the 5 -year period, then the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken. ii. When the Division or the Sub -Recipient is notified in writing by the Federal awarding agency, cognizant agency for audit, oversight agency for audit, cognizant agency for indirect costs, or pass-through entity to extend the retention period. iii. Records for real property and equipment acquired with Federal funds must be retained for 5 years after final disposition. iv. When records are transferred to or maintained by the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity, the 5 -year retention requirement is not applicable to the Sub -Recipient. v. Records for program income transactions after the period of performance. In some cases, recipients must report program income after the period of performance. Where there is such a requirement, the retention period for the records pertaining to the earning of the program income starts from the end of the non -Federal entity's fiscal year in which the program income is earned. vi. Indirect cost rate proposals and cost allocations plans. This paragraph applies to the following types of documents and their supporting records: indirect cost rate computations or proposals, cost allocation plans, and any similar accounting computations of the rate at which a particular group of costs is chargeable (such as computer usage chargeback rates or composite fringe benefit rates). vii. (d) In accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.334, the Federal awarding agency must request transfer of certain records to its custody from the Division or the Sub -Recipient when it determines that the records possess long-term retention value. (e) In accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.335, the Division must always provide or accept paper versions of Agreement information to and from the Sub -Recipient upon request. If paper copies are submitted, then the Division must not require more than an original and two copies. When original records are electronic and cannot be altered, there is no need to create and retain paper copies. When original records are paper, electronic versions may be substituted through the use of duplication or other forms of electronic media provided that they are subject to periodic quality control reviews, provide reasonable safeguards against alteration, and remain readable. (f) As required by 2 C.F.R. §200.303, the Sub -Recipient shall take reasonable measures to safeguard protected personally identifiable information and other information the Federal awarding agency or the Division designates as sensitive or the Sub -Recipient considers sensitive consistent with applicable Federal, state, local, and tribal laws regarding privacy and obligations of confidentiality. (g) Florida's Government in the Sunshine Law (Section 286.011, Florida Statutes) provides the citizens of Florida with a right of access to governmental proceedings and mandates three, basic requirements: (1) meetings of public boards or commissions must be open to the public; (2) reasonable 36