UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION ASSISTANCE (2)

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Page 13 of 53 9. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITIES 9.1 Grants Officer. The Grants Officer is the only official with legal delegated authority to represent Reclamation. The Grants Officer's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Formally obligate Reclamation to expend funds or change the funding level of the Agreement; (b) Approve through formal modification changes in the scope of work and/or budget; (c) Approve through formal modification any increase or decrease in the period of performance of the Agreement; (d) Approve through formal modification changes in any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the Agreement; (e) Be responsible for the overall administration, management, and other non -programmatic aspects of the Agreement including, but not limited to, interpretation of financial assistance statutes, regulations, circulars, policies, and terns of the Agreement; Where applicable, ensures that Reclamation complies with the administrative requirements required by statutes, regulations, circulars, policies, and terms of the Agreement. 9.2 Grants Management Specialist (GMS). The Grants Management Specialist is the primary administrative point of contact for this agreement and should be contacted regarding issues related to the day-to-day management of the agreement. Requests for approval regarding the terms and conditions of the agreement, including but not limited to modifications and prior approval, may only be granted, in writing, by a Reclamation Grants Officer. Please note that for some agreements, the Grants Officer and the Grants Management Specialist may be the same individual. 10. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION 10.1 Noncompliance. Failure to comply with the reporting requirements contained in this Agreement may be considered a material noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the award. Noncompliance may result in withholding of payments pending receipt of required reports, denying both the use of funds and matching credit for all or part of the cost of the activity or action not in compliance, whole or partial suspension or termination of the Agreement, recovery of funds paid under the Agreement, withholding of future awards, or other legal remedies in accordance with 2 CFR 200.338. 10.2 Financial Reports. Federal Financial Reports shall be submitted by means of the SF-425 and shall be submitted according to the Report Frequency and Distribution schedule below. All financial reports shall be signed by an Authorized Certifying Official for the Recipient's organization. Agreement No. R20AP00077 AgrecmentTemplate (03/2019)