---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 79.8"
title: "34"
number: "79.8"
heading: "How does the Secretary provide States an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/79.8"
---

# §79.8. How does the Secretary provide States an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance?

- (a) Except in unusual circumstances, the Secretary gives State processes or directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local officials and entities—
  - (1) At least 30 days to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance in the form of noncompeting continuation awards; and
  - (2) At least 60 days to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance other than noncompeting continuation awards.
- (b) The Secretary establishes a date for mailing or hand-delivering comments under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section using one of the following two procedures:
  - (1) If the comments relate to continuation award applications, the Secretary notifies each applicant and each State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of the date by which SPOC comments should be submitted.
  - (2) If the comments relate to applications for new grants, the Secretary establishes the date in a notice published in the Federal Register.
- (c) This section also applies to comments in cases in which the review, coordination, and communication with the Department have been delegated.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 29166, June 24, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 20825, June 9, 1986; 89 FR 70343, Aug. .29, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 6506; 42 U.S.C. 3334; and E.O. 12372, unless otherwise noted. Section 79.2 also issued under E.O. 12372.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 29166, June 24, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 29166, June 24, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 20825, June 9, 1986; 89 FR 70343, Aug. .29, 2024]