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B-211751 1 (1983-08-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacsqn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ocAs or M4nAL Ccunsuw. E-211751 August 19, 1983 Gerald R. Long . Chief, Offietof Program Integrity to Office of Civilian Health and Medical .1' Program of the Uniformed Services Department of Defense Aurora, Colorado 80045 Dear Mr. Long: Y reted ran advance deisin on lthe Treasury Department is authorized to restrict the OCHAMPUS' Office of trogram Integrity from (1) contacting a Federal Reserve Bank directly to verify Letter-of-Credit balances; and (2) contacting and requesting documentation directly from the U.S. Treasury Banking and Cash Management Section. The .questions you raise do not'rtain to the use of -proprfted funds. As GAO is not otherwise authorized to render opinions involving interagency access to records conflicts, it would be inappropriate to render a formal decision. Nevertheless, we offer the following informal cournents. Consistentw with the Treasury Depaents vews, aware of r s rws obtad otterrof ifornoatin irecty fPn Pedera se . As regards the maintainingpand'r serviciii0 tuj er of :Credin iormation, thnba1s' teri ly 7'Treasy ica f &st. utheranceof its responsibilities over, tter-of Cidit, matters Jzeasury¶$ rt edopt6d various procdures . itese trceures t at Fedetalj serv&e Banks - to f sh1d'haienlontt, with: financil instittions di6i Treasury's C~l rana6eng t R ulaforsiahd Co ianceSEaff regMdinjietter-of- Cr~dit matteris. They. also r6vide' that cvdimifnication between Federal Reserve Bankiand Federal program agenciesae to be discouraged and that inquiries re6iviid from program agencies sli6ld be referred to Treasury Cash Management Regulation and Conpliance Staff. II Treasury Fiscal Requirements Manual for Guidance of Federal Reserve Banks and Depositories SS 2065, 2060. Pursuant to these regulations Treasury has inormed us that your Office can obtain Letter-of-Credit information

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