24 CFR §599.401

1. (a)Ranking order. Rural and urban applications will be ranked according to their final scores as determined in accordance with § 599.303, with the highest scoring applications ranked first.
2. (b)Separate ranking categories. After initial ranking, both rural and urban applications will be separated into two ranking categories:
   1. (1)Category 1. Applications for designation of nominated areas that are Enterprise Communities or Empowerment Zones will be placed into Category 1 in rank order.
   2. (2)Category 2. Applications for designation of nominated areas that are not placed into or selected from Category 1 will be placed into Category 2 in rank order.