For those programs and activities covered by a state process under § 1204.1506 the Administrator, to the extent permitted by law:
Uses the official state process to determine views of state and local elected officials; and;
Communicates with state and local elected officials, through the official state process, as early in a program planning cycle as is reasonably feasible to explain specific plans and actions.
The Administrator provides notice to directly affected state, areawide, regional, and local entities in a state of proposed direct Federal development if:
The state has not adopted a process under the Order; or
The development involves a program or activity not selected for the state process.