Section 206.156. Certification; completed rehabilitation.

(1) To initiate a review of completed rehabilitation, a person shall complete the "request for certification of completed work" portion of the historic preservation certification application prescribed by the national park service or the comparable portion 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 or as prescribed in R 206.157 for a state application, whichever is appropriate, before issuance of a certification regarding completed rehabilitation. The  application   shall  include  the project completion date, the social security number or  federal  taxpayer identification number of the applicant, and a signed statement  that  the completed rehabilitation is consistent with part 2  of the application and meets the federal secretary's standards and guidelines. The application shall be accompanied by photographs adequate to document the completed rehabilitation.

(2)    Upon receipt of a complete and adequately documented request for certification of completedwork and other items as described in subrule (1) of this rule, the center, within 45 days of receipt, shall perform a review to determine whether the completed  rehabilitation  conforms  with   the rehabilitation plans and plan amendments, if any, and meets the federal secretary's standards and guidelines. The center shall determine conformance to the standards and guidelines on the basis of application documentation and other available information showing the historic resource  as  it existed   in its    historic   setting.     To   qualify   for     certification,     the     completed

rehabilitation work shall comport with each element  of  the  secretary's  10 standards, to the extent applicable.

(3)    If the center determines that the rehabilitation does not meet the federal secretary's standards and guidelines, then the center, directly or through the federal secretary, shall  notify  the   applicant  of  the determination  in   writing.  The  center may require changes in the rehabilitation that enable the rehabilitation to meet the federal standards and guidelines. The center shall  refrain  from  processing  the application further until the required changes in the rehabilitation have been made.

(4)   If the center determines that the rehabilitation meets the federal secretary's standards and guidelines, then the center shall, directly or through the federal secretary, notify both the applicant and the Michigan department of treasury of the determination.

History: 1998 - 2000 AACS.