---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 6868"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "6868"
heading: "Approval of application or amendment for financial assistance; administrative procedures applicable"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/6868"
units:
  - "Chapter 81 — Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal"
  - "Subchapter III — Energy Conservation and Renewable-Resource Assistance for Existing Buildings"
  - "Part A — Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons"
---

# §6868. Approval of application or amendment for financial assistance; administrative procedures applicable

- (a) The [Secretary](/usc/42/6802.md?p=1) shall not finally disapprove any application submitted under this part, or any amendment thereto, without first affording the [State](/usc/42/6802.md?p=6) (or [unit of general purpose local government](/usc/42/6832.md?p=12) or community action [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) under [section 6863(c) of this title](/usc/42/6863.md?p=c), as appropriate) in question, as well as other interested parties, reasonable notice and an opportunity for a public hearing. The [Secretary](/usc/42/6802.md?p=1) may consolidate into a single hearing the consideration of more than one such application for a particular fiscal year to carry out [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) within a particular [State](/usc/42/6802.md?p=6). Whenever the [Secretary](/usc/42/6802.md?p=1), after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, finds that there is a failure to comply substantially with the provisions of this part or regulations promulgated under this part, he shall notify the [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) or institution involved and other interested parties that such [State](/usc/42/6802.md?p=6) (or [unit of general purpose local government](/usc/42/6832.md?p=12) or [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), as appropriate) will no longer be eligible to participate in the program under this part until the [Secretary](/usc/42/6802.md?p=1) is satisfied that there is no longer any such failure to comply.
- (b) Reasonable notice under this section shall include a written notice of intention to act adversely (including a statement of the reasons therefor) and a reasonable period of time within which to submit corrective amendments to the application, or to propose corrective action.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 418, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1157; Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 577(2), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 760.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–294 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.