(a) When an Eligible Applicant is not a State, Indian Tribe, or other general purpose governmental authority, the Eligible Applicant must afford the appropriate general purpose local governmental authority (the ``Authority'') in the Region a minimum of 15 days to review and comment on a proposed Project under EDA's Public Works and Economic Development program or a proposed construction Project or RLF Grant under EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. Under these programs, the Eligible Applicant shall furnish the following with its application:
(1) If no comments are received from the Authority, a statement of efforts made to obtain such comments; or
(2) If comments are received from the Authority, a copy of the comments and a statement of any actions taken to address such comments.
(b) As required by 15 CFR part 13 and Executive Order 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' as amended, if a State has adopted a process under Executive Order 12372 to review and coordinate proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development (commonly referred to as the ``single point of contact review process''), all Eligible Applicants also must give State and local governments a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the proposed Project, including review and comment from area-wide planning organizations in metropolitan areas, as provided for in 15 CFR part 13.