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INFORMATION ON AUDIT FINDING RATINGS

AUDIT RECOMMENDATION RATING SYSTEM

This audit incorporates a rating system that has been developed to enable the reader to determine the relative importance of the recommendations made. The rating for each recommendation is shown directly after each recommendation. Recommendations are rated as follows:

 Level Description
 Essential Resolution would help avoid a potentially critical negative impact involving loss of material assets, reputation, critical financial information, or ability to comply with the most important laws, policies, or procedures.

 Significant Resolution would help avoid a potentially significant negative impact on the unit's assets, financial information, or ability to comply with important laws, policies, or procedures.

 Useful Resolution would help improve controls and avoid problems in the unit's operations. These issues are handled verbally with the unit audited.

The status of all "Essential" recommendations is determined and reported to the Audit Committee quarterly. "Significant" and "Useful" recommendations are followed up on during the next scheduled audit.

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