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e. The Applicant may choose to receive a lesser score than the score earned through the completion of the above components on a one-time basis per disaster. The Applicant must make a request to that effect in writing to the Agency, on their letter head and duly signed by an authorized representative of the Applicant. Such a request must be made prior to the obligation of funds for it to impact the Applicant's score and therefore, reflect upon the obligation attaching thereto. (12) REPAYMENTS a. Refunds or repayments of obligated funds may be paid to the Agency through check or through a payment plan as approved by the Department of Financial Services. Additionally, FEMA may permit the Agency to off -set against other obligated projects where deemed appropriate. The Subrecipient has 45 days to repay the funds from the issuance of the invoice from the Agency. The Agency may impose a 1 % per month interest fee for unpaid invoices. b. All refunds or repayments due to FDEM under this Agreement are to be made payable to the order of "Florida Division of Emergency Management," and must include the invoice number and the applicable Disaster and Project number(s) that are the subject of the invoice, and be mailed directly to the following address: Florida Division of Emergency Management Cashier 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee FL 32399-2100 (13) RECORDS a. As required by 2 CFR § 200.334, and modified by Florida Department of State's record retention requirements (Fla. Admin. Code R. 1 B-24.003), the Subrecipient shall retain sufficient records to show its compliance with the terms of this Agreement and all relevant terms and conditions of the award paid from funds under this Agreement, for a period of five (5) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. This period may be extended for reasons including, but not limited to, litigation, fraud, or appeal. As required by 2 CFR § 200.303(e), the Subrecipient shall take reasonable measures to safeguard protected personally identifiable information and other information the Federal Awarding Agency or FDEM designates as sensitive or the Subrecipient considers sensitive consistent with applicable Federal, State, local, and tribal laws regarding privacy and responsibility over confidentiality. b. The Subrecipient shall maintain all records for the Subrecipient and for all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, including documentation of all program costs, in a form sufficient to determine compliance with the requirements and objectives of the award and all other applicable laws and regulations. C. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) was signed on September 26, 2006. The intent if this legislation is to empower every American with the ability to hold the government accountable for each spending decision. The FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) is the reporting tool the Agency must use to capture and report sub -award and executive compensation data regarding first-tier subawards that obligate $30,000 or more in Federal funds (excluding Recovery funds as defined in section 1512(a)(2) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5). 144