70.52—Financial reporting.
(a)
The following forms or such other forms as may be approved by OMB are authorized for obtaining financial information from recipients.
(i)
Recipients are required to use the SF-269 or SF-269A to report the status of funds for all nonconstruction projects or programs.
(ii)
Reports must be on an accrual basis. Recipients are not required to convert their accounting system, but must develop such accrual information through best estimates based on an analysis of the documentation on hand.
(iii)
The Department requires the SF-269, SF-269A, or turnaround document to be submitted no later than forty five days after the calendar quarter. The final report is due ninety days from the end date of the award.
(b)
When the Department needs additional information or more frequent reports, the following will be observed.
(1)
When additional information is needed to comply with legislative requirements, the Department will issue instructions to require recipients to submit such information under the “Remarks” section of the reports.
(2)
When the Department determines that a recipient's accounting system does not meet the standards in § 70.21, additional pertinent information to further monitor awards will be obtained upon written notice to the recipient until such time as the system is brought up to standard. The Department, in obtaining this information, will comply with report clearance requirements of 5 CFR part 1320.
(3)
The Department will accept the identical information from the recipients in machine readable format or computer printouts or electronic outputs in lieu of prescribed formats.
(4)
The Department will provide computer or electronic outputs to recipients when such expedites or contributes to the accuracy of reporting.