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B-158371 1 (1976-01-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddsu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: .1. B-158371 MATTER OF: Ntional Sea Grant Progra--in4 trect cost ratas. DIGEST: 1. Although, normally, the Comptroller Genaeral of the United States General Accounting~ Of fice (GAO) would not render a decisiou to a questioa- of law stubtaitted by a ertifyinA officer unaccompa~nied by a voucher to requirad by 31 U.S.C. I 82d, (19V70), the stat- utory authority under Vhich tim GAO renders decisions to certifying officers. since the question submitted is general in nature ad will be a recurriuS one, the rcply to the queation raisaj is addrexsed to the head of the agency under the broad authority contained in 31 U.S.C. $ 74, (1970). pursuant to which the GAO z-y provide decisions to the heads of departnents oa any question involved in paym~ents wehich rA-y bo miade by tha t departmeat. 2. Section 204(d)(20 of National Sea (Grent College and Pregran Act of l§6 ~~hprohibits federal fuadina for pulrchav or rental of, land, or purchae, rental, coatitruection, precxcvntiofl or repair of ii~ dock or vesl applies oaly to Federal grant pay- maen.-t. for 'irect costs for liste; catcgories. This otetioa does niot pro'ib~it payrients ccr- uted by using stamlarci in~tireet overi:cad cozt rates, even tlhou ,h such rates may include factors tecl nically attribua-3le to prohibited catozories. This is a resonze to a request for a decision from Mr. William G. Dodds, Aut~orized Certi.:-yin6 Off I-er, A~atlonoJ. Oceanic ad Atnospheric Adntnisztaion V)) cc:cernin,--' th - hi4tional Sta Granit Progran', establishea~ by the b:ationi~a Sea Grant Colle~ge and Zrogram Act of 1966, ajproved October 15, 1966, Pub. L. 11io. .39-6U, aO Stat. 998, as &vmendua, 33 U.S.C. §9 1121 et sq At the outset we refer to 31 U.S. Code 6 6Zd, (1970), tha stat- utory authority under which this Office renders decisions to cer- tifyiug officers, which provides as follows: 0%,LERr, STHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHIN'GTON, 0. C. 205483 DATE: 9q .rU13L1Z)r1ZV VA. 10i rNTI 55 Coinp. Gen....,. djk

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