[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: 10CFR440.12]

[Page 651-652]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 440--WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 440.12  State application.

    (a) To be eligible for financial assistance under this part, a State 
shall submit an application to DOE in conformity with the requirements 
of this part not later than 60 days after the date of notice to apply is 
received from the Support Office Director. After receipt of an 
application for financial assistance or for approval of an amendment to 
a State plan, the Support Office Director may request the State to 
submit within a reasonable period of time any revisions necessary to 
make the application complete or to bring the application into 
compliance with the requirements of this part. The Support Office 
Director shall attempt to resolve any dispute over the application 
informally and to seek voluntary compliance. If a State fails to submit 
timely appropriate revisions to complete the application, the Support 
Office Director may reject the application as incomplete in a written 
decision, including a statement of reasons, which shall be subject to 
administrative review under Sec. 440.30 of this part.
    (b) Each application shall include:

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    (1) The name and address of the State agency or office responsible 
for administering the program;
    (2) A copy of the final State plan prepared after notice and a 
public hearing in accordance with Sec. 440.14(a), except that an 
application by a local applicant need not include a copy of the final 
State plan;
    (3) The budget for total funds applied for under the Act, which 
shall include a justification and explanation of any amounts requested 
for expenditure pursuant to Sec. 440.18(d) for State administration;
    (4) The total number of dwelling units proposed to be weatherized 
with grant funds during the budget period for which assistance is to be 
awarded--
    (i) With financial assistance previously obligated under this part, 
and
    (ii) With the program allocation to the State;
    (5) A recommendation that a tribal organization be treated as a 
local applicant eligible to submit an application pursuant to 
Sec. 440.13(b), if such a recommendation is to be made;
    (6) A monitoring plan which shall indicate the method used by the 
State to insure the quality of work and adequate financial management 
control at the subgrantee level;
    (7) A training and technical assistance plan which shall indicate 
how funds for training and technical assistance will be used; and
    (8) Any further information which the Secretary finds necessary to 
determine whether an application meets the requirements of this part.
    (c) On or before 60 days from the date that a timely filed 
application is complete, the Support Office Director shall decide 
whether DOE shall approve the application. The Support Office Director 
may--
    (1) Approve the application in whole or in part to the extent that 
the application conforms to the requirements of this part;
    (2) Approve the application in whole or in part subject to special 
conditions designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
part; or
    (3) Disapprove the application if it does not conform to the 
requirements of this part.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1904-0047)

[49 FR 3629, Jan. 27, 1984, as amended at 50 FR 712, Jan. 4, 1985; 55 FR 
41325, Oct. 10, 1990; 58 FR 12529, Mar. 4, 1993; 60 FR 29481, June 5, 
1995]