(a) Upon receipt of your submittal, Reclamation will apply the eligibility criteria in §§404.6 and 404.7 and the prioritization criteria in §404.13, to determine whether the appraisal investigation or feasibility study is eligible to be reviewed under the program. Reclamation will notify you in writing of the outcome of this determination.

(b) If the proposed appraisal investigation or feasibility study is eligible for review, Reclamation will evaluate the investigation or study in accordance with the process set forth in §404.43, for an appraisal investigation, or §404.48, for a feasibility study.