[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR420.35]

[Page 93]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 420--STATE ENERGY PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart C--Implementation of Special Projects Financial Assistance
 
Sec. 420.35  Application evaluation.

    (a) DOE staff at the cognizant Regional Office shall perform an 
initial review of all applications to ensure that the State has provided 
the information required by this subpart, 10 CFR part 600, and the 
program guidance/solicitation.
    (b) DOE shall group, and technically evaluate according to program 
activity, all applications determined to be complete and satisfactory.
    (c) DOE shall select evaluators on the basis of their professional 
qualifications and expertise relating to the particular program activity 
being evaluated.
    (1) DOE anticipates that evaluators will primarily be DOE employees; 
but
    (2) If DOE uses non-DOE evaluators, DOE shall require them to comply 
with all applicable DOE rules or directives concerning the use of 
outside evaluators.

[61 FR 35895, July 8, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 46114, Aug. 24, 1999]