{"data":{"id":"us/44-cfr-4.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 CFR 4.7","heading":"How does the Administrator communicate with State and local officials concerning FEMA's programs and activities?","body":"(a) For those programs and activities covered by a state process under § 4.6, the Administrator, to the extent permitted by law:\n(1) Uses the state process to determine views of State and local elected officials; and,\n(2) Communicates with State and local elected officials, through the state process, as early in a program planning cycle as is reasonably feasible to explain specific plans and actions.\n(b) The Administrator provides notice to directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities in a State of proposed Federal financial assistance or direct Federal development if:\n(1) The State has not adopted a process under the Order; or\n(2) The assistance or development involves a program or activity not selected for the State process.\nThis notice may be made by publication in the Federal Register or other appropriate means, which FEMA in its discretion deems appropriate.","path":["Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 4—INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-44.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"59b3775d5e6643d506d3c0b8d48fdc249385a2cef385a7b69ce445747d6fcc14","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-cfr-4.6","next":"us/44-cfr-4.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}