ML20234E062
| ML20234E062 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/04/1988 |
| From: | Foley K, Smith P NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM), RICHLAND, WA |
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| ML20234E043 | List: |
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| CON-NRC-39-88-208 NUDOCS 8801070409 | |
| Download: ML20234E062 (18) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGUL A10Ri' COMMISSION -
NOTICE OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
- 1. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NUMBER
- 2. MODIFICATION NUMBER
- 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PERI
.NRC-39-88-208 N/A FROM:12/27/87 T0: 12/26/88
- 4. AUTHORITY Section 31a and
- 5. TYPE OF AWARD 6.000PERATOR TYPE 141b of Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended-Cooperative Agreement Higher Educational Institutic' 7.000PERATOR NAME AND ADDRESS-
- 8. PROJECT TITLE Richland Public Library ATIN: Ms. Katherine Foley, Library Supervisor
" Maintenance and Operation of The Local Public Document Room (LPDP.)"-
955 Northgate Richland, WA 99352-3539
- 9. PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED PER
- 10. TECHNICAL REPORTS ARE REQUIRED COOPERATOR'S PROPOSAL (S)
PROGRESS.AND FINAL'
. DATED AND FINAL ONLY APPENDIX A - PROJECT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT X
OTHER PROVISIONS
- 11. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (S) NAME AND
- 12. NRC PROGRAM 0FFICE (NAME AND ADDRESS)
ADDRESS U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-LPDR Branch-ATTN: Jona L. Souder, Chii Same as #7 Division of Rules & Records:
Office of Adm.IRnni An_Rnn1 Wash., DC 2055S Tn1nnhnnn Mn
- 13. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA
- 14. METHOD OF.PAYM5NT '
B&R No.:
40-20-06-25-0 ADVANCE BY TREASURY CHECK.
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REIMBURSEMENT BY TREASURY FIN:
CHECK LETTER OF CREDIT.
APPN:
31X0200.408 OTHER (SPECIFY) l
- 15. FUNDING SOURCES SOUR E AMOUNT NRC:
THIS COOPERATIVE
$ 6,459.24 (4 Quarters at $1,602.'31 plus $50.00 AGREEMENT for miscellaneous expenses)
PREVIOUSLY OBLIGATED
$ COOPERATOR SHARE:
THIS COOPERATIVE
$ AGREEMENT
' PRIOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TOTAL FUNDING 6,459.24 1
- 16. AMOUNT OBLIGATED BY THIS C00' PERATIVE 6,459.24 AGREEMENT ACTION:
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U.S. Nuclear Re0ulatory Comission Division of Contracts /0ffice of Administration Washington, DC 20555
- 18. C00PERATOR
- 19. HRC GRAlil Of f)CER l
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($1onature7 NAME (TYPED)
Katherirw Folev NAME (TYPED)
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TITLE Library Supervisor TITLE Grants Officer TELEPHONE I40.
(509) 943-9117 TELEPHONE H0.
('301)492-7670
- 20. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PAYMENT INFORMATION
. Payment will be made within thirty (30) days af ter receipt of the hilling unless the billing is. improper or the cooperator. has failed to comply with the program objectives, cooperative agreement award conditions, Federal reporting requirements or other conditions specified in OMB Circular A-102/A-110, whichever is applicable.
Payment will be made by:
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Of fice of Resource Mana0ement Division of Accovoting and Finance, ATTN; GOV Uashingto/COM ACCOUNTS n, DC 20555 Vouchers should be submitted in an original and one (1)' copy to the above address,
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on form #270 " Request for Advance or Reimbursement" (copy attached).
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- 21. Attoched is a copy of the "NRC Project Cooperative Agreement Provisions for Institutions o ;
Higher Education and Other Nonprofit Organizations and State / Local Governments." Acceptanceil these terms and conditions is acknowledged when federal funds are used on this cooperative egreement project.
- 22. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE 1
In the event of a conflict between the cooperator's proposal and this Notice of Cooperative I Agreement Award, the terms of the Notice of Cooperative Agreement Award shall prevail.
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- 23. By this Cooperative Agreemsdt Award, the coopera tor certifies that payment of any audit-related debt will not redute the level of performance of any Federal Program.
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.j. 's, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (LPOR) 1.
BACKGROUND The Local Public Document Room Branch within the Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).1s. responsible for the overall establishment and maintenance of local public dbcument rooms (LPDRs). The LPDR Branch reconnends, develops, and irnplements programs, plans, objectives ' and activities of local public document rooms, as well as coordinates the distribution of documents to LPDRs.
The LPOR program providet scientific and technical information nlatina to nuclear power plants. The document collections pemit and encourage the free excharige of ideas and criticisms by the peneral public in the licensing of nuclear power plant construction and operation. The LPDRs are located in libraries maintained by state / local governments, the "Cooperetor") gher education and r.onprofit organizations (hereinafter institutions of hi in the vicinity of proposed nuclear power plants.
The LPDR Branch has established a cooperative agreement program to provide financial remuneration for services perfomed by the LPDRs and to insure that e. uniform program of document raaintenance and information services is provided for LPDR patrons.
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PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE L
The period of perfomance hereunder shall commence on December 27, 1987 e.
end shall continue through December 26, 1988 unless scener teminated or extended.
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The Cooperator and the NRC, by cautual agreement, may extend the period of perfomance through the execution of supplemental egreements to this cooperative agreement, not to exceed a total of five (5) years. At the end of each year the Cooperator will be required to submit e cost proposel to the NRC for the following year.
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NRC RESPONSIBILITY The NRC enticipetes that they will provide documents on a weekly basis to b( added tc each local public document room collection (collection). NRC will provide file folders, binders, labels, postcards for reporting rissir.g documents, envelopes for use in connunicating with NRC, a User's Guide, filing and dcconent retention instructions, etc. Also, the hRC, when notified by a library, will promptly replace any documents found missing from the collection. NRC will periodically visit each library to review the collection, provide guidence and instructions to the Itbrary s te f f, monitor contractor performance, end identify /r(.sc1vt rroblens er di s c re g nties.
Incorpora te 'ir.to resultent Coop ( re t ive / orectner t.
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MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE LPDR l
The Coorerator shall perform the followino services relative to the maintenance and operation of the LPDR:
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Properly file paper copy documents or microfiche received from NRC within one week of receipt in accordance with the filing system provided by NRC. To meet the particular needs of library patrons, this filino deadline may be extended upon the expressed approval of the Program Officer.
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Pefile documents or microfiche used by patrons within the next business day.
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Prepare file folders and folder labels when necessary.
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Promptly file as well as display reference tools and finding aids provided by HRC (such as the LPDR HOTLINE toll f-ee labels and signs which identify the collection) as instructed.
,j Maintain a file of explanatory and instructional materiel sent to the e.
LPDR library by the NRC.
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Documents in the collection are not allowed to leave the LPDR library
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ur.less instructed to do so by the LPDR Branch, NRC.
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9 Vork with the LPOR Branch staff and other NRC representatives, as necessary, to answer cuestions end provide information en the j
availability of documents and services, return documents sent in j
error, make arrangements for handling non-routine matters as they arise, such as freedom of Information Act responses.
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Maintain the local public document room collection and NRC-furnished equipment as a physically unified collection.
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Report promptly to the Program Officer the identification of docunents found or reported to be missing from the colltction.
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USER ASSISTANCE Provides patrons with reference assistance 'in locating documents and a.
sufficient instructions to familiarize users with the filing system, the local public document room collection, the collection's reference tools and finding aids, the indexing system used for paper copies and microfiche copies of the collection, and use of the microfiche reader printer.
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Provide users access to operable reproduction equipment for making j
t paper copies of the collection, as needed.
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES l
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Insure that the NRC microfiche reader printer is in good operating condition.
In the event the equipment requires repair or servicing,.
the library staff shall arrange to have an authorized service representative repair or service the equipment. The invoice of chargesfshould be forwarded for payment to the NRC in accordance with the instructions in USNRC LPDR Branch Newsletter entitled *LPDR 6
UPDATE"(ATTACHMENT 3). A copy of the sioned work order should be I
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(270.
S-If the cost estimate exceeds $200.00, the Cooperator staff shall first contact the Program Officer by calling the toll free number 800-638-8081.
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Promptly inform the LPDR Branch of the NRC, either by the toll free telephone number (800-638-8081) or.in writing, of problems regarding the use or maintenance of the collection.
c.
As the need arises. the Cooperator shall acquire necessary 4,
miscellaneous office supplies (storage boxes, hole punches, etc.) for performance of the work reo.uired under this cocoerative agreement.
Approval of the NRC Program Officer is required prior to purchase of these supplies. Payment should be requested on the next quarterly advance / reimbursement Fom (270. Receipts for the supplies must accompany Form (270. Charges for paper and lamps for the NRC microfiche reader printer are not allowable exper.ditures and will not be reimbursed.
7 SPACE RE0VIREMENTS Provide the following:
Adequate shcif or other filino space to maintair the local public a.
document collecticn.
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Adecuate space near thc dc cument collection tc, lccate a microfiche reader printer, a table for the reader printer, a tr.icrofiche file cabinet (s), end table and chairs for patrons using the collection.
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Adequate reading space, lighting, heating and cooling, for users to review the documents in the collection.
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Cooperator is responsible for the performance unde'r this cooperative egreement and other agreements and, where appropriate, ensures that time schedules are being met, projected work units by time periods are being i
accomplished, and other perfomance goals are being achieved.
4 Suspension or Temination for Ceuse e.
When, in the opinion of NRC a Cooperator has failed to
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. cooperative agreement for cause, in accordance with OMB Circulars -
A-102, Attachment L and/or A-!!O, Attachment L, as spplicable, b.
NRC prefers that deficiencies be corrected whenever practicable.
When it is believed that a Cooperator has failed to comply with one or more of the tems and conditions of a cooperative agreement, the Grant Officer will advise the Cooperator by letter of the nature of the problem and that failure to correct the deficiency may result in suspension or temination of the cooperative agreement. The Cooperator will be requested to respond in writing within 30 days of receipt of such letter describing the action taken or the plan M.
designed to correct the deficiency. Copies of such correspondence will be furnished to the Principal Investig'ator (PI) and to the NRC Program Officer. If a satisfactory response is not received within 30 days of, receipt of such a letter, the Grant Officer may issue a notice suspending authority to further oblicate cooperative agreement funds, in whole or in part. The notice of suspension will be sent by 3
certified mail,(return receipt requested) to the Cooperator with a copy to the Pl. The notice will set forth the activities covered by the suspension and'its effective date, and the corrective action required by the Cooperator in order to lift the suspension. However, this policy does not preclude imediate suspension or termination when such action is reasonable under the circumstances and necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
g If a cooperative agreement is suspended pursuant to this article, no c.
obligations incurred by the Cooperator during the period of suspension will be ellowable under the suspended cooperative agreement other than necessary and proper costs that the Cooperator could not reasonably avoid during the period of suspension; provided that such, costs would-otherwise be allowable under the applicabic Federal cost principles.
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The suspension will remain in effect for a maximum of 90 days durino which time the Cooperstor will take corrective action to the satisfaction of HRC or give assurances satisfactory to NRC that corrective action will be teken.
In that event, the Grant Officer will issue a notification, to the Cooperator, that the suspension is lifted.
In the event the deficiency is not corrected to the satisfaction of c.
HRC, the Grant Officer may issue a notice of terTnination. The notice will state the reason (s) for the temination and-its effective date.
The effective date shall reflect the fact that NRC may require a minimum of ninety (90) days to relocate the document collection.
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If a cooperative agreement is terminated pursuant to this article, finencial obligations incurred by the Cooperator prior to the 4
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temination costs will be in accordance with the appitcable Federal cost principles.
9 Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of termination, the Cooperator will furnish an itemized accounting of funds expended for e
allowable costs prior to the effective date of temination and the uneipended cooperative agreement balance.
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Termination for Convenience Circumstances may arise in which either NRC or the Cooperator wishes a.
to terminate the cooperative agreement in whole or in part. If both parties agree, the cooperative agreement may be terminated by mutual agreement. in accordance with OMB Circulars A-102 Attachment L and/or A-Il0, Attachment L, as applicable.
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If the Cooperator wishes to teminate the cooperative acreement, M
he/she.shall advise the NRC Grant Officer, in writing, with. a copy to the cognizant NRC Program Officer.
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If NRC wishes to teminate the cooperative agreement, the Grant Officer will advise the Cooperator, in writing, with copies to the PI and the cognizant NPC Program Officer.
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Within ten (10) days after receipt of a request from either party for temination by mutual agreement, the other party will provide a written response agreeing or disagreeing with the request for termination.
In the event of disagreement, the Grant Officer will make a final decision and will give written notice to the Cooperetor.
If the decision is to terminate, the Grant Officer will also advise the Cooperator of the effective (' ate of the temination. The effective date shall reflect the fact that NRC r2y r(cuire e minir.um of rirety (90) dey! t( rcloca t e tre c'ecomcnt cc licctier;. The fir.el decificn shell bc sulj(ct to the review procedures described in Article 6 entitltd,
- Dispute Review Procedur(,* talow.
The Cooperator shall not incur new obligations for the terminated e.
cooperative agreenent (or the teminated portion thereof, as the case may be) after the effective date, and shall cancel as many outstanding obligations es possible.
The NRC shall allow full credit to the Cooperator for the Federal share of the noncancellable obligations, properly incurred by the Cooperator prior to termination.
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Dispute Review Procedure a.
The Cooperator may request a review of a notice of temination or other adverse decision. The request should be in writing and addressed to the Grant Officer. It must be postmarked no later than thirty (30) days after the postmarked date of the notice of termination.
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The request for review must contain a full statement of the Cooperator's position and the pertinent facts and reasons in support of such position.
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The Grant Officer will promptly acknowledge receipt of the request for review and shall forward it to the Director. Office of Administration, who shall appoint a review comittee consisting of a minimum of three persons.
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If the request for review has not been resolved by the effective date of the termination set by the Grant Officer, the NRC ray withhold or defer payments under the cooperative egreement until the review has been resolved.
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The termination review comittee will request the Grant Officer m
who is~ sued the notice of temination to provide copies of all' relevant background raterials anti documents. It may, at its discretion, invite representatives of the Cooperator and the NRC I
program office to discus's pertinent issues and to submit such additional information as it deems appropriate. The chaiman of the review comittee will insure that all review activities or proceedings are edequately documented, f.
Based on its review, the comittee will prepare its recommendations to the Director, Office of Administration, who will advise the parties concerned of his/her decision.
If the decision is to sustein the termination, the Director, Office of Administration, tray reaffirr j
the effective date for termination set by the Grant Officer or may establish a new termination date.
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Allowable Costs e.
The allocability of costs and cost allocation methods for work performed under this cooperative agreement, up to the amount specified in the cooperative agreement instronent, shall. be determined in accordance with the appliceble federal Cost Principles in effect on the effective date of the cooperative agreement and the terr.s of the cooperative agreerner.t.
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T h< f(deral Cost Principles applicable. to (1) State and Locel governe.ents., (2) Nonprofi t Organiza t ions, end (3) Educe tional j
institution ' cooperators are respectively es follows:
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(2) Circular A-122 (3) Circular A-21 8.
Retention and Custodial Requirements for Records Cooperators shall retain and permit examination of records in accordance with OM8 Circulars A-102, Attachment C and/or A-110. Attachment C, as e
appitcable. Cooperators shall place appropriate requirements on sub-cooperators as specified by that attachment.
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Audit and Records Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and other records pertinent to this cooperative agreement shall be retained by the Cooperator for a period of three (3) years from submission of the Final Report.
i (1) Records that relate to audits, appeals, litigation, or the settlement of claims arising out of the perfomance of the project shall be retained until such audits, appeals.
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litigation, or claims have been disposed of, but in any event not less than three (3) years after final report submission.
(2) Records relating to projects subject to special project income provisions shall be retained until three (3)' years from the end of the cooperator's fiscal year in which the cooperative -
agreement instrument requirement for reportino income expires.
(3) The NRC and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have l
eccess to any pertinent books, documents, papers, and records cf i
the Cooperator's organization, and of the pcrforming j
organization, if different, to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts.
Further, any contract in excess of j
$10,000, cade by the Cooperator shall include a provision to the 1
ef fect that the cooperator, NRC, the Comptroller General, or any i
of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access to j
pertinent records for similar purposes.
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4 (4) In order to avoid duplicate recordkeeping, NRC may make special arrangements with cooperators to retain any records that are needed for joint use.
NRC may request transfer to its cestody of records not needed by the Cooperator when it detemines that the records possess long-tem retention value. When the records
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Payment and Financial Reportino Requirements Payments by NRC will be made by the method indicated on the face page.
t Cooperator requests for paymer.t. NRC payments, and Cooperator financial p
reporting requirements shall be r.ade in accordance with the following applicable OMB Circulars A-10?, Attachments H and J and/or A-110 Attachments G and I, as applicable.
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Methods of Payment 1.
Letters of Credit The letter of credit system may be used to provide funds to Cooperator organizations only under the following conditions.
When these conditions exist, use of the letter of credit method of paynent is candetory, except as noted below:
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the cooperative agreement must be for a period of at least o
twelve (12) months; the cooperative agreement (or cooperative agreements) from o
a Federal grantor agency to a Cooperator organization must total at least $120,000. Note: The direct Treasury check method of payment must be used, in ' lieu of the letter of credit method, when the total of cooperative agreement (s) is between 5120,000 and $250,000 ar.d where the Federal grentor agt.ncy end. the Treasury Dcpartr.cnt find a strong 3
basis for waiving the generri rulc.
o the Cocperator has established (or demonstrated its willingness to establish) procedures that will ntnittire the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and their disbursement by the Cooperator; the Cooperator's financial menagement system meets the o
standards for fund control and accountability prescribed in Attachment G to OMB Circular A-102, revised, for Stete and local governments, or Attachment F to Circuler /,-110 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other J
nonprofit oroenizations; end
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actuelly needed for its disbursement, and to timely report cash disbursements and balances to the federal grantor agency, and to impose the same standards for time and amount of withdrawals on any subcooperator organizations with the understanding that failure to adhere to these provisions is.fust cause'for revocation of the unobligated balance of the letter of credit.
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Direct Treasury Check-(Advance Payment)
The direct Treasury check method (advance payment) is-to be. used
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under the following conditions:
o the cooperative agreement is for a ' period of less than twelve' (12) months, or the cooperative agreement (s) from a -
single federal grantor agency total less then 5120,000 (or less than $250,000 if the crantor and the Departrnent of the Treasury agree on a waiver);
o the Cooperator has established (or demonstrated its willingness to establish) procedures that will minimize the tirne elapsing between the receipt of Federal funds ar'd their disbursertent by the grantee; k
the Cc, operator agrees.to impose the seme stendards 'for emount end timing of withdrawals on any subcooperater organizations, and; o
the Cooperator's financial management system rneets the.
standards for fund control and accountability as prescribed in Attachment G to DMB Circular A-102, revised, for State and Local Governments Or Attachment F to Circular A-110' for institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations, whichever is applicable.
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Direct Treasury Check (Reitnbursement Basis)
Refrrbursement by Treasury check is the preferred rethrd c f paying a Cooperator organization whenever either:
it has not established (or demonstra'ted.its willingness to o
establish) procedures that will minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and their disbursement by the Cooperator; or o
its financial management system does not meet the standards for fund control and accountability prescribed in At tachment G to OMB Circuler A-]O2, revised, for Stete and
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- 10. Property Management Standards Property shall be accounted for and managed in accordance with OMB Circulars A-102, Attachment N and/or A-110. Attachment N, as applicable.
- 11. Ptscurement Standards i
NRC Cooperators shall follow the requirements of the following e.
applicable OMB Circulars: A-102, Attachment 0; A-110. Attachment O.
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In addition, unless these provisions provide otherwise, prior
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written approval shall be obtained from the NRC Grant Officer before:
1 (1) Any of the research or other substantive project effort is contracted or otherwise transferred, i
j (2) Contracting for the co:rnercial production or distribution of books, films, or similar materials.
NRC approvals will be made by the Grant Officer, who will c.
.g specify which requirernents of this cooperative agreenent must be flowed-down to satisfy the purposes of OMB Circulars A-102,: end/or A-110. Attachment 0, as applicable, d.
Coop < retor reovests for spprevals shell includt en o planation of the need for thc contracting, e proposed perfon:2nce statement, justification for the price or estimated cost (including e detailed budget for cost-reimbursement type errengements), and the basis for selecting the contractor.
- 12. Fevision of Financial plans Cooperative agreement budget activity under this cooperative agreement is sub.iect to the requirements of OMB Circulers A-102, Attachment K end/or A-110, Attechment J es applicable.
- 13. Procram income Program income is subject to the policy prescribed by oft Circulars A-102, Attechment E and/or A-110, Attechnent D, as appliceble,
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, 14 Stetutory Requirements a.
Civil Rights This cooperative agreement'is subject to Title Yi of the Civil Righ,ts Act of 1964 (P.L.- 88-352); Title IV Sex Olscrimination, of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and Executive Order 11246, as amended, Parts II, III, and !Y (for cooperative agreements over-110,000 within a twelve month period).
The Cooperator agrees that no person in the United States shall,'on 1
the ground of race, sex, color or national crigin, be excluded from.
participation in, be deprived the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the cooperator receives financial support from NRC.
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Nondiscrimination Under Cooperative Agreements This cooperative agreement is subject to the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112. The Cooperator i
therefore agrees that. *'No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States (as defined in section 7(6) of the Act), shall solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the' participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination.
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under any program or activity Federal financial assistance."
Further, this cooperative agreement is subject to the provisions of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42-U.S.C. 6101). The Cooperator 1
therefore agrees that no age discrimination will occur under this Federally assisted program.
- 15. Liebility and tosses NRC assumes no liability with respect to any damages or loss arising out of any activities undertaken with the financiel support of this cooperative agreement.
- 16. Site Visits i
The NRC, through authorized representatives, has the right, at til reasonable times, to make site visits to review project accomplishments and management control systems and to provide such technical assistance as r.ay be required. If any site visit is made by the NRC on the premises of the Cooperator or a contractor under a cooperative acreement, the Cooperator shall provide and shall require his contractors to provide all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience.of th' Government representatives in the performance of their duties. ' All site' visits and evaluations shall be ' performed in such e manner as will not-unduly delay the work.
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. 17. Title to Ecuipment Unless otherwise specified in the cooperative agreement instrument, title to equipment purchased or fabricated with NRC cooperative agreement funds by a college or university, other nonprofit organization, or a unit of
$ tate or local Government shall vest in the Cooperator institution, with the understanding that such equipment (or a suitable replacement obtained as a trade in) will remain in use for the specific project for which it was obtained.
- 18. Organizational Prior Approval System
!n order to carry out its responsibilities for monitoring project s.
perforr.ance and for adhering to cooperative agreerrent terms and k
conditions, each performing organfration shell have a system to ensure that appropriate euthorized officiels provide nece;sary organizational reviews end approvals in advance of any action that l
would result in either the perforr.ance or modification of an hTC-supported sctivity where such approvals are required by the cooperative agreerent instrument, including the obligation or expenditure of funds where the governing cost principles either i
prescribe conditions or require approvals.
b.
The organization shall designate an appropriate officiel or officials to review and approve the types of actions described in a., above.
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Prefer 3bly, the official (s) should be the same official (s) who j
sign (s) or countersign (s) those types of requests that require l
submission to and approval by NRC. The designated official (s) shall
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not be the principal investigator or any official having direct responsibility for the actual conduct of the project, or a subordinate of such individual.
- 19. Star.derds for Financia'. Manaaement Systems Cooperators shall have financial r.anagement systems thet mett the requirements of OMB Circulars A-102, Attachment G end/or A-110, Attachment j
F, es epplicable.
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