[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR75.224] [Page 147] TITLE 34--EDUCATION PART 75_DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents Subpart D_How Grants Are Made Sec. 75.224 What are the procedures for using a multiple tier review process to evaluate applications? (a) The Secretary may use a multiple tier review process to evaluate applications. (b) The Secretary may refuse to review applications in any tier that do not meet a minimum cut-off score established for the prior tier. (c) The Secretary may establish the minimum cut-off score-- (1) In the application notice published in the Federal Register; or (2) After reviewing the applications to determine the overall range in the quality of applications received. (d) The Secretary may, in any tier-- (1) Use more than one group of experts to gain different perspectives on an application; and (2) Refuse to consider an application if the application is rejected under paragraph (b) of this section by any one of the groups used in the prior tier. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474) [66 FR 60138, Nov. 30, 2001] [[Page 148]]