(b) Procedures.

1. (1) The Weatherization Assistance Program will be operated consistent with 10 C.F.R. pt. 440, Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons, except for the limitations as described below.

2. (2)

   1. (A) The maximum average cost per dwelling unit shall be that which is contained in the state plan, approved by the United States Department of Energy annually.
   2. (B) The total allowable costs shall be comprised of those costs described in the state plan annually.

3. (3)

   1. (A) An average cost per unit that exceeds the maximum will not be processed unless prior approval has been received from the state weatherization office.
   2. (B) If you encounter a unit or units that will exceed the maximum, please provide the Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality with the following information:

(i) A detailed description of the unit, along with pictures, if possible;

1. (ii) A description of the repairs and weatherization measures to be completed; and

   1. (iii) An estimated cost of repairs needed and weatherization measures;

2. (4)

   1. (A) Program support costs shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the total expenditure of any one (1) dwelling unit. Example: If an average of four hundred eighty dollars ($480) is expended on material costs, a maximum average of seven hundred twenty dollars ($720) is allowable as a program support cost.
   2. (B) Allowable program support costs may consist of any single cost or combination of costs allowable under program support (transportation, tools and equipment, on-site supervision, labor, and storage).
   3. (C) Program support and labor costs must be in accordance with the appropriate rules or guidelines.

3. (5)

   1. (A) Allowable material costs shall consist of weatherization material items intended primarily to improve the thermal efficiency of an eligible dwelling unit, when applied to the building envelope.
   2. (B) Permissible weatherization materials shall be in accordance with the appropriate rules or program guidelines.

4. (6)

   1. (A) Incidental repair costs consist of those repairs necessary for the effective performance or preservation of other weatherization materials and are limited to those costs included in the state plan and approved by the United States Department of Energy.
   2. (B) The cost of incidental repairs is included within, and is not in addition to the maximum allowable cost per dwelling unit.
   3. (C) Incidental repairs should be recorded in the Building Check and Job Order Sheet for each dwelling unit.

   4. (D) Following are examples of incidental repairs:

      1. (i) Lumber used to frame or repair windows and doors which could not otherwise be caulked and weather-stripped;
      2. (ii) Roofing materials used as a patch to repair water leaks which could damage ceiling insulation;
      3. (iii) Protective materials such as paint to seal materials installed under this program; and
      4. (iv) The parts required to vent unvented space heaters.
   5. (E) This incidental repair limit per dwelling unit may be exceeded with submission of a written request with justification and with approval of the Director of the Arkansas Energy Office.