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e. The Applicant may choose to receive a lesser score than the score earned through the completion of <br />the above components on a one-time basis per disaster. The Applicant must make a request to that effect in writing <br />to the Agency, on their letter head and duly signed by an authorized representative of the Applicant. Such a request <br />must be made prior to the obligation of funds for it to impact the Applicant's score and therefore, reflect upon the <br />obligation attaching thereto. <br />(12) REPAYMENTS <br />a. Refunds or repayments of obligated funds may be paid to the Agency through check or through a <br />payment plan as approved by the Department of Financial Services. Additionally, FEMA may permit the Agency to <br />off -set against other obligated projects where deemed appropriate. The Subrecipient has 45 days to repay the funds <br />from the issuance of the invoice from the Agency. The Agency may impose a 1% per month interest fee for unpaid <br />invoices. <br />b. All refunds or repayments due to FDEM under this Agreement are to be made payable to the order of <br />"Florida Division of Emergency Management," and must include the invoice number and the applicable Disaster and <br />Project number(s) that are the subject of the invoice, and be mailed directly to the following address: <br />Florida Division of Emergency Management <br />Cashier <br />2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard <br />Tallahassee FL 32399-2100 <br />(13) RECORDS <br />a. As required by 2 CFR § 200.334, and modified by Florida Department of State's record retention <br />requirements (Fla. Admin. Code R. 1 B-24.003), the Subrecipient shall retain sufficient records to show its compliance <br />with the terms of this Agreement and all relevant terms and conditions of the award paid from funds under this <br />Agreement, for a period of five (5) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. This period may <br />be extended for reasons including, but not limited to, litigation, fraud, or appeal. As required by 2 CFR § 200.303(e), <br />the Subrecipient shall take reasonable measures to safeguard protected personally identifiable information and other <br />information the Federal Awarding Agency or FDEM designates as sensitive or the Subrecipient considers sensitive <br />consistent with applicable Federal, State, local, and tribal laws regarding privacy and responsibility over confidentiality. <br />b. The Subrecipient shall maintain all records for the Subrecipient and for all subcontractors or consultants <br />to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, including documentation of all program costs, in a form sufficient <br />to determine compliance with the requirements and objectives of the award and all other applicable <br />laws and regulations. <br />c. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) was signed on September 26, 2006. <br />The intent if this legislation is to empower every American with the ability to hold the government accountable for each <br />spending decision. The FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) is the reporting tool the Agency must use to capture <br />and report sub -award and executive compensation data regarding first-tier subawards that obligate $30,000 or more in <br />Federal funds (excluding Recovery funds as defined in section 1512(a)(2) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment <br />Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5). <br />