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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAN J.R. SMITH, CLERK documents. Finally, the right of access is not limited to the required retention period but lasts as long as the records are retained. b. As required by 2 C.F.R. §200.331(a)(5), the Division, the Chief Inspector General of the State of Florida, the Florida Auditor General, or any of their authorized representatives, shall enjoy the right of access to any documents, financial statements, papers, or other records of the Subrecipient which are pertinent to this Agreement, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. The right of access also includes timely and reasonable access to the Subrecipient's personnel for the purpose of interview and discussion related to such . documents. c. As required by Florida Department of State's record retention requirements (Chapter 119, Florida Statutes) and by 2 C.F.R. §200.333, the Subrecipient shall retain sufficient records to show its compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as well as the compliance of all subcontractors or consultants paid from funds under this Agreement, for a period of five (5) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. The following are the only exceptions to the five (5) year requirement: i. If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the five (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 Subrecipient 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 (five) 5 -year retention requirement is not applicable to the Subrecipient. 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). 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 Subrecipient 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 Subrecipient 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 7