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City of Paris, Texas Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2012 Section III – Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs, Continued DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Continued 2012-2 Community Development Block Grants/ Entitlement Grants—CFDA No. 14.228, Continued Effect: As a result, the City did not fully comply with certain requirements of this program, but we noted no instance in which the pass-through grantor withheld reimbursement due to late report submission. Questioned Costs: No costs were questioned as a result of this finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City implement controls to ensure that all necessary reports have been completed and submitted by the required due date. Management Response: The City will develop a plan to ensure that information is submitted within the reporting period specified by the grant agreement. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2012-3 Brownfields Assessment Cleanup Cooperative Agreement—CFDA No. 66.818 Condition: The City did not submit the Federal Financial Report (SF-425) within the timeframe required. Form SF-SAC and the Single Audit reporting package were not submitted for the prior year. Criteria: Recipients of federal awards are required to submit timely and accurate reports to the awarding agency in accordance with federal compliance requirements and/or pass-through agency grant agreements. In addition, auditees are required to submit Form SF-SAC and the Single Audit reporting package annually within nine months of fiscal year end. Cause: This condition appears to be caused by the third-party administrator hired to accumulate data and submit quarterly and semi-annual reports. Effect: As a result, the City did not fully comply with certain requirements of this program, but we noted no instance in which the pass-through grantor withheld reimbursement due to late report submission. Questioned Costs: No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the City implement controls to ensure that all necessary reports have been completed and submitted by the required due date. Mana�ement Response: The City will contact its third-pariy administrator, responsible for accumulating financial information into the required format for quarterly and semi-annual reporting, and develop a plan to ensure that information is submitted within the time specified by the grant agreement. 115