---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 17.8"
title: "49"
number: "17.8"
heading: "How does the Secretary provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/17.8"
---

# §17.8. How does the Secretary provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development?

- (a) Except in unusual circumstances, the Secretary gives state processes or state, areawide, regional and local officials and entities at least:
  - (1) [Reserved]
  - (2) 60 days from the date established by the Secretary to comment on proposed direct Federal development or Federal financial assistance.
- (b) This section also applies to comments in cases in which the review, coordination, and communication with the Department have been delegated.
- (c) Applicants for programs and activities subject to [section 204](/cfr/49/204.md) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Act shall allow areawide agencies a 60-day opportunity for review and comment.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Executive Order 12372, July 14, 1982 (47 FR 30959), as amended April 8, 1983 (48 FR 15887): sec. 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 29272, June 24, 1983, unless otherwise noted.