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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Florida Department of Law Enforcement . If an award is made for a project which has a research or statistical component under which information identifiable to a private person will be collected, the subgrant recipient agrees to: 1. Project plans will be designed to preserve ano'nymity of private persons to whom information relates, including, where appropriate, name-stripping, coding of data, or other similar procedures. 2. Project findings and reports prepared for dissemination will not contain information which can reasonably be expected to be identifiable to a private person. 3. A log will be maintained indicating that identifiable data have been transmitted to persons other than BJA, OJJDP, BJS, NIJ, or OJP or grantee/contractor staff or subcontractors, that such data have been returned, or'that alternative arrangements have been agreed upon for future maintenance of such data. . 4. A description of the project containing assurance by the applicant that: (1) Data identifiable to a private person will not be used or revealed. (2) Access to data will be limited to those employees having a need and that such persons shall be advised of and agree in writing to comply with these regulations. (3) All subcontracts which require access to identifiable data will contain conditions meeting the requirements. 5. Any private persons from whom identifiable data are collected or obtained, either orally or by means of written questionnaire, shall be advised that the data will only be used or revealed for research or statistical purposes and that compliance with requests for information is not mandatory. Where the notification requirement is to be waived, a justification must be included in the Privacy Certificate. 6. Describe the precautions that will be taken to insure administrative and physical security of identifiable data. 55. State Information Technology Point of Contact The subgrant recipient agrees to ensure that the State Information Technology Point of Contact receives written notification regarding any information technology project funded by this grant during the obligation and expenditures period. This is to facilitate communication among local and state governmental entities regarding various information technology projects being conducted with these grant funds. In addition, the recipient agrees to maintain an administrative file documenting the meeting of this requirement. For a list of State Information Technology Points of Contact, go to http://www.ojp.usdoi.gov/ec/states.h1rn..-. 56. Interstate Connectivity To avoid duplicating existing networks or IT systems in any initiatives funded by BJA for law enforcement information sharing systems which involve interstate connectivity between jurisdictions, such systems shall employ, to the extent possible, existing networks as the communication backbone to achieve interstate connectivity, unless the subgrant recipient can demonstrate to the satisfaction of BJA that this requirement would not be cost effective or would impair the functionality of an existing or proposed IT system. . 57. Supplanting . The recipient agrees that federal funds under this award will be used to supplement but not supplant state or local funds. SFY 2008 Rule Reference 110-9.006 Page 16 OCJG-005 (rev. October 2005)