101.402—What procedures apply to the selection of SBA programs and activities?
(1)
Select any program or activity published in the Federal Register under § 101.401 for intergovernmental review (providing it consults with local elected officials before doing so) and then notify the Administrator of the programs and activities selected; and
(2)
Notify the Administrator of changes in its selections at any time. For each change, the state submits to the Administrator an assurance that it consulted with local elected officials regarding the change.
(b)
SBA may establish deadlines by which states must inform the Administrator of changes in their program selections.
(c)
After receiving notice of a state's selections, the Administrator uses a state's process as soon as feasible depending on individual programs and activities.
(d)
“State” means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.