OAR 137-055-4500: Financial Institution Data Match — Reasonable Fee

(1) This rule defines "reasonable fees" which the Oregon Child Support Program will pay to financial institutions for implementing and conducting computerized data matches under ORS 25.640 through 25.646. Appropriations to implement the computerized data matches included federal matching funds; therefore, the program is required to follow the general principles for determining allowable costs as provided in OMB Circular No. A-87. (2) Reasonable fee means direct costs only as defined in OMB Circular No. A-87 and shall be limited to those expenses. Reasonable fee shall not include any indirect costs. (3) Direct costs mean those expenses that are of a type that would generally be recognized as ordinary and necessary to establish and conduct a data match, such as: (a) Compensation of employees time specifically related to the establishing and conducting the data match; (b) Computer system expenses specifically related to establishing and conducting the data match; (c) Costs of material acquired, consumed or expended specifically for the purpose of establishing and conducting the data match; (d) Necessary travel expenses and similar expenses directly associated with establishing and conducting the data match.