(a)For those programs and activities covered by a state process under § 1311.6, TVA, to the extent permitted by law:
(1)Uses the official state process to determine views of state and local elected officials, and
(2)Communicates with state and local elected officials, through the official state process, as early in a program planning cycle as is reasonably feasible to explain specific plans and actions.
(b)TVA provides notice to directly affected state, areawide, regional, and local entities in a state of proposed Federal financial assistance or direct federal development if:
(1)The state has not adopted a process under the Order;
(2)The assistance or development involves a program or activity not selected for the state process; or
(3)The particular government entity is not part of or involved in the state process.