(a) Each recipient who engages or wishes to engage in school bus operations shall include a certification that it has provided written notice to all private school bus operators operating in the area to be served of its application for assistance and its proposed or existing school bus operations.

(b) The notice required by paragraph (a) of this section shall include the following information:

(1) A description of the area to be served by the recipient.

(2) An estimation of the number of each type of bus which will be employed on the proposed school bus operations, and the number of weekdays those buses will be available for school bus operations.

(3) A statement setting forth reasons the recipient feels it should be allowed to engage in school bus operations under § 605.11.

(4) A statement that private school bus operators may file written comments on a recipient's proposed or existing school bus operations.

(c) Copies of the application for assistance and notice required by paragraph (a) shall be available for inspection during the regular business hours at the office of the recipient.