Kathleen-
We submitted our effort reporting system procedures to DHHS for approval
many years ago and received their approval. The fact that our faculty
members sign their own PAR form has satisfied both federal auditors and
the A133 audits without additional documentation required. Who better can
attest to the way a faculty member spends his or her time other that the
individual.

Emile Beauchamp
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Associate Comptroller
(607) 353 2952

On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Research Administration Discussion Group wrote:

> Thanks for your response. We have not yet had the exit conference, but the
> report that our internal auditors have prepared seems to indicate that even
> if the faculty member signs his or her own PAR there should be some record
> or other documentation. Do you expect anything like this?
>
> At 04:17 PM 8/7/96 -0400, Research Administration Discussion Group wrote:
> >Kathleen:
> >At Boston University we request that faculty members sign their own
> >individual PAR report and defer to the department chair only on an
> >exceptional basis.
> >
> >Emile Beauchamp
> >Associate Comptroller
> >(607) 353 2952
> >
> Kathleen Harris
> Assistant Vice Provost for Research
> Texas Tech University
> Lubbock, TX 79409-1035
> xxxxxx@ttu.edu
> Phone - 806/742-3884
> FAX - 806/742-3892
>