[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR308.13]

[Page 568]
 
                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 308--REQUIREMENTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Special Requirements for Revolving Loan Fund Projects and 
                           Uses of Grant Funds
 
Sec. 308.13  Records and retention.

    (a) Loan files and related documents and records. Loan files and 
related documents and records must be retained by RLF recipients over 
the life of the loan and for a three year period from the date of final 
disposition of the loan. The date of final disposition of the loan is 
defined as the date of:
    (1) Full payment of the principal, interest, fees, penalties, and 
other costs associated with the loan; or
    (2) Final settlement or write-off of any unpaid amounts associated 
with the loan.
    (b) Administrative records. RLF recipients must:
    (1) Maintain adequate accounting records and source documentation to 
substantiate the amount and percent of RLF income expended for eligible 
RLF administrative costs.
    (2) Retain records of administrative costs incurred for activities 
and equipment relating to the operation of the RLF for three years from 
the actual submission date of the last semi-annual or annual report 
which covers the period that such costs were claimed, or for five years 
from the date the costs were claimed, whichever is less.
    (3) Make any retained records, even those retained for longer than 
the period described, available for inspection. The record retention 
periods, described in this Sec. 308.13, are minimum periods and such 
prescription is not intended to limit any other record retention 
requirement of law or agreement. In any event, EDA will not question 
claimed administrative costs that are more than three years old, unless 
fraud is an issue.