18 CFR § 1311.7 - How does TVA communicate with state, regional, and local officials concerning TVA's programs and activities?
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t18/s1311.7
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Tennessee Valley Authority
Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd (1976; Supp. V, 1981); E. O. 12372, July 14, 1982 (47 FR 30,959), amended April 8, 1983 (48 FR 15,887); sec. 401 of... Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd (1976; Supp. V, 1981); E. O. 12372, July 14, 1982 (47 FR 30,959), amended April 8, 1983 (48 FR 15,887); sec. 401 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968, as amended.
# 1311.7 How does TVA communicate with state, regional, and local officials concerning TVA's programs and activities?(a) For those programs and activities covered by a state process under § 1311.6, TVA, to the extent permitted by law:(1) Uses the official state process to determine views of state and local elected officials, and(2) 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.(b) TVA provides notice to directly affected state, areawide, regional, and local entities in a state of proposed Federal financial assistance or direct federal development if:(1) The state has not adopted a process under the Order;(2) The assistance or development involves a program or activity not selected for the state process; or(3) The particular government entity is not part of or involved in the state process.This notice may be made by a publication widely available in the potentially affected area or other appropriate means, which TVA in its discretion deems appropriate.