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. If resource constraints prevent assignment of the key duties set forth inparagraph (a) above to different individuals, the HA will request a waiverthrough the Level IV A/OPC to the Chief of the Contracting Office. Ifapproved, a copy of this waiver will be forwarded to the applicableAssessable Unit Manager for that organization (See AR 11-2). The statusof these situations will be reviewed by the Level IV A/OPC during his orher annual inspection and may warrant additional surveillance.c. Notwithstanding the above-described waiver process, certain key dutiesshall not be assigned to the same individual. In no case shall the sameindividual be the Cardholder and the Billing Official for a GPC account. Inno case shall the Chief of the Contracting Office, Property Book Officer, orany Level IV A/OPC (primary or alternate) also be 1.) A Cardholder, 2.) ABilling Official or 3.) A Contracting Officer who is making contractpayments with a GPC or executing GPC documentation. It is highlyrecommended that a Cardholder, who is also a hand receipt holder, notpurchase property for their own use.3-4. Span of controla. The Army standard for span of control for a Level IV A/OPC is 300accounts. This number includes both Billing Official and Cardholderaccounts. When the number of accounts assigned to a particular Level IVA/OPC exceeds the Army standard, the PARC and the DOC will ensureadequate resources are made available to allow the Level IV A/OPC’ssuccessful performance of his or her duties. When the span of control45