(a) The Secretary shall evaluate and rate each proposed project as ``highly recommended,'' ``recommended,'' or ``not recommended'' based on the criteria in section 505.9 of this part. Individual ratings of ``highly recommended,'' ``recommended,'' or ``not recommended'' will be conducted for each of the selection criteria.
(b) In response to a PNRS project solicitation a State may submit a project for a non-binding preliminary rating and evaluation at any point in the project development after the project's concept plan is developed.
(c) Non-binding preliminary rating and evaluation will be reported in the appendix of the Secretary's Annual Report on PNRS.
(d) A rating and evaluation will be considered complete and listed in the Secretary's Annual Report on PNRS only after preliminary engineering is completed.
(e) The rating and evaluation for a proposed project will remain valid until the closing date of the next PNRS solicitation.