Section 599.401 - Ranking of applications(a)Ranking order. Rural and urban applications will be ranked according to their final scores as determined in accordance with § 599.303 , with the highest scoring applications ranked first.(b)Separate ranking categories. After initial ranking, both rural and urban applications will be separated into two ranking categories: (1)Category 1. Applications for designation of nominated areas that are Enterprise Communities or Empowerment Zones will be placed into Category 1 in rank order.(2)Category 2. Applications for designation of nominated areas that are not placed into or selected from Category 1 will be placed into Category 2 in rank order.