[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR667.170]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 667--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--Funding
 
Sec. 667.170  What responsibility review does the Department conduct for awards made under WIA title I, subtitle D?

    (a) Before final selection as a potential grantee, we conduct a 
review of the

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available records to assess the organization's overall responsibility to 
administer Federal funds. As part of this review, we may consider any 
information that has come to our attention and will consider the 
organization's history with regard to the management of other grants, 
including DOL grants. The failure to meet any one responsibility test, 
except for those listed in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, 
does not establish that the organization is not responsible unless the 
failure is substantial or persistent (for two or more consecutive 
years). The responsibility tests include:
    (1) The organization's efforts to recover debts (for which three 
demand letters have been sent) established by final agency action have 
been unsuccessful, or that there has been failure to comply with an 
approved repayment plan;
    (2) Established fraud or criminal activity of a significant nature 
within the organization.
    (3) Serious administrative deficiencies that we identify, such as 
failure to maintain a financial management system as required by Federal 
regulations;
    (4) Willful obstruction of the audit process;
    (5) Failure to provide services to applicants as agreed to in a 
current or recent grant or to meet applicable performance standards;
    (6) Failure to correct deficiencies brought to the grantee's 
attention in writing as a result of monitoring activities, reviews, 
assessments, or other activities;
    (7) Failure to return a grant closeout package or outstanding 
advances within 90 days of the grant expiration date or receipt of 
closeout package, whichever is later, unless an extension has been 
requested and granted; final billings reflecting serious cost category 
or total budget cost overrun;
    (8) Failure to submit required reports;
    (9) Failure to properly report and dispose of government property as 
instructed by DOL;
    (10) Failure to have maintained effective cash management or cost 
controls resulting in excess cash on hand;
    (11) Failure to ensure that a subrecipient complies with its OMB 
Circular A-133 audit requirements specified at Sec. 667.200(b);
    (12) Failure to audit a subrecipient within the required period;
    (13) Final disallowed costs in excess of five percent of the grant 
or contract award if, in the judgement of the grant officer, the 
disallowances are egregious findings and;
    (14) Failure to establish a mechanism to resolve a subrecipient's 
audit in a timely fashion.
    (b) This responsibility review is independent of the competitive 
process. Applicants which are determined to be not responsible will not 
be selected as potential grantees irrespective of their standing in the 
competition.