(a) The Administrator provides notice to directly affected state, area-wide, regional, and local entities in a state of proposed SBA financial assistance or direct SBA development if—
- (1) The state has not adopted a process under Executive Order 12372 (3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 197), as amended by Executive Order 12416 (3 CFR, 1983 Comp., p. 186); or
- (2) The assistance or development involves a program or activity not selected for the state process.
- (b) Notice may be made by publication in the Federal Register or other means as SBA deems appropriate.
- (c) Except in unusual circumstances the Administrator gives state processes or directly affected state, area-wide, regional, and local officials and entities at least 60 days to comment on proposed SBA financial assistance or direct SBA development.
- (d) In cases where SBA delegates the review, coordination, and communication authority under this subpart, this section also applies.