CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XXX—OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 3010 to 3052) > PART 3015—UNIFORM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS > SUBPART D—Record Retention and Access Requirements (§3015.20 to §3015.25) > 3015.24—Access to records.

3015.24—Access to records.

(a) Records of recipients. USDA and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of the recipient which are pertinent in a specific USDA award in order to make audit, examination, excerpts, and transcripts.
(b) Records of subrecipients. USDA and the Comptroller General of the United States, and the recipient, or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of the subrecipient which are pertinent to a specific USDA grant or cooperative agreement, in order to make audit, examination, excerpts, and transcripts.
(c) Expiration of right of access. The rights of access in this section shall not be limited to the required retention period but shall last as long as the records are kept.