[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR29.7] [Page 313] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 29_INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents Sec. 29.7 How does the Administrator communicate with State and local officials concerning the EPA programs and activities? (a) For those programs and activities covered by a State process under Sec. 29.6, the Administrator, to the extent permitted by law: (1) Uses the State process to determine views of State and local elected officials; and (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. (b) The Administrator provides notice of proposed Federal financial assistance or direct Federal development to directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities in a State if: (1) The State has not adopted a process under the Order; or (2) The assistance or development involves a program or activity not selected for the State process. This notice may be published in the Federal Register or issued by other means which EPA, in its discretion deems appropriate.