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<br />10 <br />C. Malcing the Deter-mination <br />Aiter examination of the above ci•iteria, a reasonable cause or no reasonable cause <br />determination must be made supported by the toLality of the facts obtained during <br />the investigation. <br />D. Documentation Required <br />The basis for the reasonable/no reasonable cause determination must be well <br />documented within the context of the Final Investigative Report as specified in <br />Section I.E (4)-(7) as contained herein, and mailed to HUD. A reasonable cause <br />determination must include the date the case was referred to the agency's legal <br />department for further action. <br />The GTR may deny payment if he/she detei-mines that substantial data may not be <br />available upon which to malce the reasonable or no reasonable cause <br />determination or if the agency cloes not provide Licceptable documentation to the <br />GTR regarding the next action it plans to take with respect to the reasonable cause <br />case. <br />E. Payment for Post Cause Activities and Charged Cases <br />A?encies may receive additional funds for activities they carry out after a eause <br />finding is made or after a charge is issued. The additional activities must be <br />documented and have dates entered in TEAPOTS where required. <br />Post Cause Activities <br />a. Notification by the agency's legal ofi'ice that the cause finding has <br />been "accepted" by legal, and a legal review is being undertaken; <br />b. Verification of the attorney(s) time dedicated to the complaint; and <br />Verification of supporting activities undertaken by the legal staff (i.e., <br />additional investigation, preparation of reports, discovery, local <br />transportation costs, transcript services, and other activities related to <br />supporting the cause determination of the agency). <br />2. For Charged Cases <br />a. The charge must be a specific written document issuing the charge; <br />b. The charge must be signed by the appropriate agency official; and <br />c. The charge must offer the election process, if applicable. <br />III. CONCILIATION* <br />During the pe1-iod beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the agency's <br />reasonable cause determination or dismissal of the complaint, the agency, to the extent