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<br />", <br /> <br />RO'~ <br /> <br />I~' +~, <br />!! m 1 <br />'t:' ... <br />, I <br />'Ii.... ~~; <br />..::' ~~; <br />~'Y' <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY <br />OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR ENFORCEMENT <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ASSET FORFEITURE <br />740 15TH ST. N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 2Q220 <br /> <br />TEI.EPHONE: (202) El22-9600 <br />FAX: (202\ 622-9610 <br /> <br />MAR 20 m <br /> <br />Dear State and Local Law Enforcement Agency: <br /> <br />The Departments of Treasury and Justice are again doing a joint mailing of the agreement <br />and certification forms as a means of reducing paperwork for your agency. The new <br />"Valid thru September 30,2005" Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement and the revised <br />Federal Annual Certification Report are the same f<?rms, which should be submitted. to <br />both Treasury and Justice. Highlights of these reporting requirements are: <br /> <br />~ The Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement shall be submitted. every three years. <br />The enclosed. agreement, which is due by October 1, 2002, will be effective through <br />September 30,2005. The head of the law enforcement agency and the head of the <br />governing body (or authorized representative) must sign the agreement. A new <br />agreement should be submitted anytime there is a change in administration at the <br />head of the law enforcement agency or governing body level. <br /> <br />~ The Federal Annual Certification Report is due 60 days after the close of the <br />requesting agency's fiscal year. The head of the law enforcement agency and the <br />head of the governing body (or authorized representative) must sign the certification <br />report. A new participant is not required to submit a certification report until <br />shared cash, proceeds, or property is received. <br /> <br />~ Audits shall be conducted. as provided by' the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 <br />and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. <br /> <br />The equitable sharing guidelines for Treasury and Justice are basically the same except <br />for our policy on the transfer of equitably shared money. Treasury does not allow state or <br />local law enforcement recipients to transfer shared cash to nonprofit community <br />organizations except in "windfall" situations. Justice has the IS percent permissible use <br />policy and does not allow any transfer of cash. For more information on the Treasury <br />policy, refer to pages 16-18 of the Treasury Guide to Equitable Sharing (October 1, <br />1996). . <br />