---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 40.7"
title: "38"
number: "40.7"
heading: "Communicating with State and local officials concerning VA's programs and activities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/40.7"
---

# §40.7. Communicating with State and local officials concerning VA's programs and activities.


The Secretary provides notice to directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities in a State of proposed Federal financial assistance or direct Federal development if:

- (a) The State has not adopted a process under the order; or
- (b) **The assistance or development involves a program or activity not selected for the State process.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: E.O. 12372, July 14, 1982 (47 FR 30959), as amended April 8, 1983 (48 FR 15887): section 401 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968, as amended (31 U.S.C. 6506); sec. 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3334).

### Source

Source: 48 FR 29413, June 24, 1983; 48 FR 31854, July 12, 1983, unless otherwise noted.