§  54.1714   Audits, inspections, and investigations.

   (a) Audits. Schools, libraries, consortia, and service providers shall
   be subject to audits and other investigations to evaluate their
   compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements in this
   subpart for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, including those
   requirements pertaining to what equipment and services are purchased,
   what equipment and services are delivered, and how equipment and
   services are being used.

   (b) Inspections and investigations. Schools, libraries, consortia, and
   service providers shall permit any representative (including any
   auditor) appointed by a state education department, the Administrator,
   the Commission and its Office of Inspector General, or any local,
   state, or Federal agency with jurisdiction over the entity to enter
   their premises to conduct inspections for compliance with the statutory
   and regulatory requirements in this subpart of the Emergency
   Connectivity Fund.

   (c) Production of records for audits, inspections, and investigations.
   Where necessary for compliance with Federal or state privacy laws,
   Emergency Connectivity Fund participants may produce records regarding
   students, school staff, and library patrons in an anonymized or
   deidentified format. When requested by the Administrator or the
   Commission, as part of an audit or investigation, schools, libraries,
   and consortia must seek consent to provide personally identification
   information from a student who has reached the age of majority, the
   relevant parent/guardian of a minor student, or the school staff member
   or library patron prior to disclosure.