(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in Sec. 226.12 and the competitive preference priorities in Sec. 226.13 and Sec. 226.14.
(b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion and competitive preference priority in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7221d(b))