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7 -- ~T4DCATION ASSISTANCE ADVISORY SERVICES 7.1 Relocation assistance advisory program. Under Section 7261, the head of a public agency shall require a relocation assistance advisory program for persons displaced as a result of programs or projects. Each relocation assistance advisory program shall in- clude such measures, facilities, or services as may be necessary or appropriate to perform all of the tasks detailed in Section 7261(c). 7.2 Coordination of planned relocation activities. a. Coordination. When two or more public agencies contem- plate displacement activities in a given community or area, the heads of the respective agencies responsible for the planned ac- tivities shall require that appropriate channels of communication be established between the agencies for the purpose of planning relocation activities and coordinating available housing resources. The public agencies causing displacement shall designate at least one representative who will meet periodically with the representatives of other Federal, State and local agencies to review the impact of their respective programs on the community or area. b. Local coordination. To further insure maximum coordina- tion of relocation activities in a given community or area, each public agency's regulations shall require that the displacing agency consult appropriate local officials before approving any proposed project in the community, consistent with the require- ments of the procedures promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-95 (Revised). That Circular provides a central point of identifying local officials. 7.3 .Contracting for relocation services. a. Contracting with central relocation agency. The head of a displacing agency contemplating initiation of displacement ac- tivities shall consider contracting with the central relocation agency in a community ~r area for the purpose of carrying out its relocation activities. b. Contracting with ot~ers. When a centralized relocation agency is not available in a co~unity or if in the judgment of the displacing agency the centralized agency does not have the capacity to provide the ~e~essary services, within the time re- quired by the agency's program, the displacing agency may contract with another public agency or a private contractor who can provide the necessary relocation services.