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Public Workshop Scheduled on Business Practice Guidelines for Central Valley Project Improvement Act Program Accounting and Cost Recovery

Media Contact: Shane Hunt , 916-978-5100, shunt@usbr.gov

For Release: November 20, 2015

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will host a public workshop to review the Business Practice Guidelines (BPG) for Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Program Accounting and Cost Recovery. The purpose of the BPG is to memorialize roles, responsibilities and standard procedures associated with accounting and cost recovery for CVPIA Program activities.

The scope includes recording expenditures to implement the various provisions of the CVPIA; identifying what portions, if any, are reimbursable; how to apply Restoration Fund towards reimbursement requirements; and how to recover reimbursable costs, if required.

The workshop will be held:

Sacramento
Monday, December 7, 2015
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Cafeteria Conference Room, C-1001
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825

The workshop will review the current BPG, discuss Reclamation-identified areas for further consideration and solicit feedback on other aspects to evaluate. At the conclusion of the workshop, Reclamation will identify the next steps for moving forward with potential revisions.

For more information or to review the current BPG, please contact David Mooney, Program Management Branch Chief, at 916-978-5190 (TTY 800-877-8339) or dmmooney@usbr.gov.

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