(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in Sec. 648.31.
(b) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135b) [58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, as amended at 70 FR 13375, Mar. 21, 2005]