Thank you for your testimony at the Subcommittee's September 19, 1986 the name of the private source which you indicated paid for the the details of all Aspen Systems Corporation tasks and costs a detailed breakdown of the types and amounts of National copies of vitae and any other information used by the Office to copies of the documents which specifically show that the peer Finally, in discussing the fact that the grant award was backdated to (57) Mr. Verne L. Speirs Your cooperation in providing this information is greatly appreciated. Both this letter and your response will be included in the printed hearing record. Sincerely, Dale E. Kildee Chairman jm U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Washington, D.C. 20531 81 OCT 1986 The Honorable Dale E. Kildee Chairman Subcommittee on Human Resources Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your letter requesting information regarding the National Partnership to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Youth to be included in the record of the hearing on this subject. The following materials are enclosed: information concerning the work of Aspen Systems related to the Partnership; copies of documents regarding the peer review of the Partnership application; minutes from Board of Directors meetings; a memorandum from the Office of General Counsel about the liability of the Partnership directors; and a listing of Partnership expenditures up to June 30, 1986. We have been unable to trace the source of the private funds that paid for preparation of the Partnership's application. However, we understand this money was provided either by the Partnership president, Mr. Rex Tompkins, or by the Miller Brewing Company. Inasmuch as Federal grant funds were not used, we have no records indicating the source of the payment. In addition, in signing the assistance award, former OJ JDP Administrator Alfred Regnery approved the expenditure of funds by the Partnership for project costs incurred prior to the date of the grant award. I am enclosing a memorandum provided to the OJJDP project monitor concerning this subject. The date of the award to the Partnership was October 10, 1985. However, in order to cover the costs incurred in carrying out approved award activities commenced between August 1 and October 10, the date of the start of the project period was established as August 1, 1985. Had OJJDP wished to do so, it could have provided a full 12-month project period beginning October 10 and approved costs incurred between August 1 and October 10 as "preagreement costs." Either action is an allowable assistance award procedure. I trust this information will prove helpful to the Subcommittee. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of additional assistance in the Subcommittee's inquiry into this matter. Sincerely, Verne L. Spei Acting Administrator Enclosures RE: Awe Expenses incurred by the National Partnership prior to October The total amount paid out for goods and services prior to October 1, 1985 is $12,079.91. This number includes work and expenses for the 4 consultants and does not break out whether the expenses were charged to the grant or private accounts. Further, it does not take into consideration work done by either Mr. Thompkins or Ms. Goodwin, but paid for subsequent to October 1, 1985. Those records are not easy to find and computations would have to be done on a per diem basis. Equipment or work contracted for prior to October 1 is not included either. 64-942 O - 87- 3 |