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Attachment 1. <br />28 C.F.R. § 115.401 Frequency and scope of audits <br />(a) During the three-year period starting on August 20, 2013, and during each three-year period <br />thereafter, the agency shall ensure that each facility operated by the agency, or by a private <br />organization on behalf of the agency, is audited at least once. <br />(b) During each one-year period starting on August 20, 2013, the agency shall ensure that at least <br />one-third of each facility type operated by the agency, or by a private organization on behalf of <br />the agency, is audited. <br />(c) The Department of Justice may send a recommendation to an agency for an expedited audit if <br />the Department has reason to believe that a particular facility may be experiencing problems <br />relating to sexual abuse. The recommendation may also include referrals to resources that may <br />assist the agency with PREA-related issues. <br />(d) The Department of Justice shall develop and issue an audit instrument that will provide <br />guidance on the conduct of and contents of the audit. <br />(e) The agency shall bear the burden of demonstrating compliance with the standards. <br />(f) The auditor shall review all relevant agency -wide policies, procedures, reports, internal and <br />external audits, and accreditation for each facility type. <br />(g) The audits shall review, at a minimum, a sampling of relevant documents and other records <br />and information for the most recent One-year period. <br />(h) The auditor shall have access to, and shall observe, all areas of the audited facilities. <br />(i) The auditor shall be permitted to request and receive copies of any relevant documents <br />(including electronically stored information). <br />6) The auditor shall retain and preserve all documentation (including, e.g., video tapes and <br />interview notes) relied upon in malting audit determinations. Such documentation shall be <br />provided to the Department of Justice upon request. <br />(k) The auditor shall interview a representative sample of inmates, residents, and detainees, and <br />of staff, supervisors, and administrators. <br />(1) The auditor shall review a sampling of any available videotapes and other electronically <br />available data (e.g., Watchtour) that may be relevant to the provisions being audited. <br />(m) The auditor shall be permitted to conduct private interviews with hunates, residents, and <br />detainees. <br />CITY OF S VFA A\-\ PRF: \ 2016 \GRI F ,4FVI WITII F\ MER :\\D ASSOCIATES <br />