45 CFR §660.7

1. (a)For those programs and activities covered by a state process under § 660.6, the Director, to the extent permitted by law:
   1. (1)Uses the state process to determine views of state and local elected officials; and
   2. (2)Communicates with state and local elected officials, through the state process, as early in a program planning cycle as is reasonably feasible to explain specific plans and actions.
2. (b)The Director 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. (1)The state has not adopted a process under the Order; or
   2. (2)The assistance or development involves a program or activity not selected for the state process.