To the maximum extent practicable, the people of the communities to be served by volunteers under this subchapter shall participate in planning, developing, and implementing programs thereunder, and the Director , after consultation with sponsoring agencies (including volunteers assigned to them) and the people served by such agencies, shall establish in regulations, a continuing mechanism for the meaningful participation of such program beneficiaries. ( Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 106 , Oct. 1, 1973 , 87 Stat. 398 ; Pub. L. 98–288, § 7 , May 21, 1984 , 98 Stat. 191 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 1984— Pub. L. 98–288 substituted “establish in regulations” for “take all necessary steps to establish, in regulations he shall prescribe”. CFR Title Parts 45 1206 , 1229 , 1230 , 1234