Section 206.155. Certification; rehabilitation plan.

(1) To initiate a review of a rehabilitation plan for certification purposes, a person shall complete part 2 of the historic preservation certification application prescribed by the national park service or part 2 of the historic preservation certification application prescribed by the Michigan historical center, whichever is appropriate, and submit 2 copies of the application to the center. The applicant shall pay the fee as prescribed in 36 C.F.R. section 67.11 for a federal application before receipt of a certification on part 2 of a federal application. In each instance, the applicant shall attach to the application adequate supporting documentation and photographs deemed sufficient by the center to document the interior  and

exterior appearance of a structure, its site, and environment before the commencement of rehabilitation. The applicant shall furnish any additional documentation, such as window surveys or masonry cleaning  specifications, requested by the center. In addition, the applicant shall include the applicant's social security number or federal taxpayer identification number, as appropriate, on the application. Each applicant shall sign  the application. Verification of  the  resource's  state equalized value shall accompany the application. Plans for adjacent,  attached,  or related  new  construction  shall  also accompany the application.

(2)    Upon receipt of a complete and adequately documented part 2 of an application as described in subrule (1) of this rule, the center within 45 days shall review the submission to determine   whether  the  applicant's rehabilitation plan meets the federal secretary's standards and guidelines. If the center deems that additional information or documentation is needed to evaluate the submission, then the center shall notify the applicant in writing and shall refrain  from  processing  the   application until the information or documents, or both, have been furnished. To qualify for certification, a proposed rehabilitation plan shall comport with each element of the secretary's 10 standards, to the extent applicable.

(3)   If the  application   is  prescribed  by  the  center   and  the  center determines that a rehabilitation plan does not meet the federal secretary's standards and guidelines, then the center shall notify the applicant,   in writing, of the determination.  Where possible, the center shall also advise the applicant, by means of an explanatory letter, of the revisions necessary to meet the standards and guidelines. An applicant, upon receipt of written notice, may revise the rehabilitation plan and resubmit a revised  proposed plan to the center. The center shall refrain from processing the application further until the necessary revisions have been made and furnished.

(4)   If the center determines that a rehabilitation plan meets the federal secretary's standards and guidelines, then the center shall directly, or through the federal secretary, notify the  applicant,  in  writing,  of the determination.

History: 1998 - 2000 AACS.