The department is responsible for returning the completed and signed listing within 45 working days of the date the inventory request was received from Property Inventory. See 20.78 for information about federal excess equipment. If title vests with the state of Washington, the procedures applying to state-owned equipment described above are followed. If title vests with the federal government, Property Inventory issues federal inventory tags and WSU inventory tags. The department is responsible for ensuring that both types of tags are installed according to the above procedures.
Many sponsors also require a physical inventory at the project's termination.
The Sponsored Projects Finance Office prepares a list of accountable equipment and sends it to the responsible department administrator. The chair or equivalent administrator is responsible for verifying location, condition, serial and model numbers. The administrator is also responsible for verifying that WSU and federal inventory numbers are affixed. The chair or equivalent administrator indicates any corrections to the list and signs and returns the list to the Sponsored Projects Finance Office. The administrator is to return the signed and corrected list within 14 working days of the issue date.