Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 951.9 - Application procedure(a) All applications shall be made on forms approved by the Board and shall be addressed to the Board.(b) Each application received by the Board shall be reviewed by the administrative staff for completeness and eligibility, based upon the criteria in 32 Pa.C.S. § 7514 (relating to application requirements and criteria for obtaining loan) and §§ 951.5-951.8 (relating to applicant eligibility and additional requirements for applications for community water supply system loans; flood control facility loans and dam facility loans; and port facility loans).(c) All applications determined to be eligible and complete by the administrative staff or by the Board shall be numbered in the order of final receipt by the Board, relative to other applications in the same loan category, and shall be dated and forwarded to the Department for review.(d) If the administrative staff determines an application is ineligible or incomplete, it shall return the application to the applicant with a written explanation of the reasons for the determination.(e) The administrative staff's determination that an application is incomplete or ineligible shall be reviewed by the Board if the applicant files a written request with the Board within 30 days of receipt of the determination.(f) To the extent possible, the Department will review the applications in the order assigned by the Board. The Department shall exercise due diligence to assure that all applications dated and forwarded at least 90 days prior to a regularly scheduled Board meeting are evaluated by the Department and submitted to the Board for its consideration at that meeting.(g) The Department shall submit the reviewed applications together with its evaluations and recommendations to the Board at least 2 weeks prior to each regularly scheduled Board meeting. The Department shall provide the Board with a written evaluation of each application together with a recommended ranking of all project applications within each loan category based upon the factors in section 7515 of the act (relating to priorities for loans).(h) The Board will provide notice to each applicant in writing advising it of the meeting at which its application will be considered.