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3. Officers wh re not deputized shall possess no 1-•k farcement authority other than that nferred by virtue of their position as . :ommissioned officer of their parent agency. 4. Officers who are deputized may possess Federal law enforcement authority as specified by the agency affording the deputation. 5. Any State or local officers assigned to an OCDETF investigation in accordance with this Agreement are not considered Federal employees and do not take on the benefits of Federal employment by virtue of their participation in the investigation. 6. The OCDETF and the sponsoring Federal law enforcement agency(ies) for the approved OCDETF investigation will provide to assigned Stateilocal personnel the clerical, operational and administrative support that is mutually agreed to by the parties to this Agreement. 7. The U.S. Department of Justice will reimburse the agency for approved overtime costs and authorized travel and per diem expenses for law enforcement officers assigned to the specified OCDETF investigation. The Agency is responsible for paying its employees for their overtime, travel and per diem expenses. To ensure proper and complete utilization of OCDETF overtime and expense allocations, reimbursement claims must be submitted monthly on the OCDETF Reimbursement Request Form. Analysis of reimbursement claims by the Task Force may result in a modification of the obligation of funds contained within this .Agreement as well as the time period concerned. The Agency affected by any such modification will be telephonically advised at least (30) days in advance with follow-up confirmation in writing. Overtime payments, in any event, may not, on an annual per person basis, exceed 25 % of the current GS-10, Step 1 Federal salary rate in effect at the time the overtime is performed. The State/local agency is responsible for ensuring that this annual payment is not exceeded. The field office of the sponsoring Federal agency and the Federal Agency OCDETF Coordinator will also monitor these payments. 8. In no event will the State/local Agency charge any indirect costs for the administration or implementation of this Agreement. 9. The State/local Agency shall maintain complete and accurate records and accounts of all obligations and expenditures of funds under this Agreement in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and instructions required by the OCDETF to facilitate inspection and auditing of such records and accounts. 10. The State/local Agency shall permit and have readily available for examination and auditing by representatives of the OCDETF, the sponsoring Federal agencv(ies), the U.S. Department of Justice, ttt, Comptroller General of the Agreement (Aug. 96), Page.?.