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B-183572 1 (1975-10-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcum0001 and id is 1 raw text is: . THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECt8 0111 . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 UMT~V (9c10h4 FILE: DATE: OCT 15 1975 -72- rw-183572 MATTER OF: General Services Administration Certifying Officers DIGEST: GSA certifying officers who petform administrative functions relating to final processing of expenditure vouchers under interagency service and support agree- ment will not be regarded as certifying, officers for purposes of 31 U.S.C. § 82c liability to the extent that serviced Commission retains certification re- sponsibility with respect to basic vouchers. This decision is rendered at the request of the Assistant Administrator for Adinistration, General Services Administration (GSA),concerning the potential liability of GSA certifyin-, officers who will be performing functions pursuant to a proposed interaIency service and support agreement. The Assistnt Administrator states that GSA presently provides administrative support services relating to the audit and paymet of e:xpenditure vouchers under agreements with a number of inyependent agencies, including, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Com- mission (hereafter the Commission). The vouchers of such agencies, along with GSA vouchers, are processed through an automated accounting sy-tet. In the present agreement between G3A and the Commission, GSA certifying officers are authorized by the Comission to audit and certify on its behalf payroll transactions and all classes of vouchers payable from Co-mission funds. The Commission now proposes to amend its agreement with GSA to provide in relevant part that the Commission will assume sole certification reiponsibility for all vouchers and invoices, with the exception of payroll and public vouchers for transportation of passengjers (Standard Form 1171). GSA will continue to mechanically process vouchers in all cate'-ories for payment. Specifically, the GSA automated accounting system will include the amount of those vouchers certified by the Commission on a imagnetic disbursing tape. The save magnetic tape would carry the amounts reflected.on vouchers for GSA and other independent agencies provided administrative services, which GSA certifying officers audit and certify for pay- ment. However, as to the vouchers for which the Corzaission will PUBLISHED DECISTON 55 Conp. Gen. ........

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