Karen, to answer your question, at MSU we require the department head to sign who is required to obtain "suitable means of verification" . . .

I am looking at this process right now and I am curious as to what process other institutions use to verify their confirmation. Is it an electronic process or are reports sent out?

Thanks,

Lesia Bryant
xxxxxx@msstate.edu

>>> Karen Scheboth <xxxxxx@CURESEARCH.ORG> 8/3/2007 9:06 AM >>>
We define that person as the individual's supervisor.

Karen A. Scheboth, MS, CRA
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
CureSearch, National Childhood Cancer Foundation -
440 E.Huntington Drive, Suite 402
Arcadia, CA  91066-6012
Phone      (626) 241-1681
Facsimile (626) 447-6359
xxxxxx@CureSearch.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Lawrence Waxler
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 6:19 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] Time and Effort Reporting

We are in the process of re-writing our Time and Effort Reporting Policy
and got stuck on a point.

Section J. 10. Compensation for Personal Services b.(2)(b)  states in
part that:

"Direct cost activities and F&A cost activities may be confirmed by
responsible persons with suitable means of verification that the work
was performed."

What kind of "suitable means of verification" you consider acceptable
when a responsible person signs a Time and Effort Report on behalf of an
employee who is unavailable to sign it? What do you consider to be a
"suitable means of verification" when the employee signs?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Larry Waxler, Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME  04104-9300
Telephone: 207-780-4413
Telefax: 207-780-4927

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