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Finding Number: 2022-004 Repeat Finding: Similar to prior year finding 2021-001 Program Name/Assistance Listing Title: Indian School Equalization Program, Administrative Cost Grants for Indian Schools, Indian Education Facilities, Operations, and Maintenance, Special Education Cluster, and Education Stabilization Fund - COVID-19 Assistance Listing Number: 15.042, 15.046, 15.047, 84.027, and 84.425D Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Education Federal Award Number: A19AV00847 Questioned Costs: None Type of Finding: Noncompliance, Material Weakness Compliance Requirement: Reporting Criteria: 2 CFR ? 200.512(a) provides, in part: "The audit must be completed and the data collection form ... must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor's report(s), or nine months after the end of the audit period." 2 CFR ? 200.520 provides, in part: "That to qualify as a low-risk auditee and be eligible for reduced audit coverage the following condition must be met: Single audits were performed on an annual basis in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart, including submitting the data collection form and the reporting package to the FAC within the timeframe specified in ? 200.512." Condition: The School did submit their audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 timely. The audit was submitted August 16, 2023, which was 138 days past the March 31, 2023 deadline. Effect: Not making all audit documentation available in a timely manner resulted in the audit and data collection form submissions to be late and, therefore, not available to the public within the required timeframe. This late submission also excludes the School from qualifying as a low-risk auditee. Cause: Management oversight. Recommendation: The School should implement procedures to ensure that all audit documentation, including documentation from third-party service providers, is available for the audit in a timely manner and the audit report is completed and submitted within the appropriate timeframe. Response: The School concurs with this recommendation and will implement procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulation. Contact person: Dolores Baluyut, Business Manager