Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 1101 - Geologists, Board of › Chapter 10 - Seal on Documents and Other Sealing-Stamping-Acknowledgment Requirements › Rule 30-1101-10.5 - Additional Guidelines for Pamphlets, Maps, Illustrations, Articles, etc

Current through June 25, 2024
A. If the document is a pamphlet, open file
				report, etc. that contains maps, illustrations, cross-sections, etc. which are
				bound with the text, it is not required that each of those documents follow the
				protocol set forth under Maps, Illustrations, and Similar Products section of
				these guidelines provided that the title page and ensuing page, if required,
				contain the required RPG statement "I have reviewed this document in sufficient
				depth to accept full responsibility for its contents," registrant's name, a
				comma, and the designation RPG (also see Board Guidance Document 2000-02). If
				possible, however, it is suggested that the same protocol be followed as if
				these were individual, unbound maps per the guidelines noted in Maps,
				Illustrations, and Similar Products section of these guidelines, space
				permitting.
B. If the maps,
				cross-sections, and/or similar documents are contained within a pocket of the
				report (not bound to the text of the document), it is suggested that each map,
				illustration, X-section, etc. follow the protocol contained in the Maps,
				Illustrations, and Similar Products section of these guidelines
C. Pursuant to Board Guidance Document
				2000-02 which addresses issues related to open file reports or other similar
				documents which are produced in limited numbers, it is recommended that
				documents be signed and sealed/stamped individually if the number of copies are
				limited (25 or less copies is a suggested number). Reports reproduced in large
				numbers may carry with the report a certifications page containing the
				signature (if appropriate to that document), date and seal of the geologist in
				charge, as well as the statement (if appropriate) contained in Rule 10.2, as
				follows: "I have reviewed this document in sufficient depth to accept full
				responsibility for its contents."
When the preceding conditions exist it is suggested that a
				  uniformly placed stamp of the registrant be placed under which the next line
				  including the statement "I have reviewed this document in sufficient depth to
				  accept full responsibility for its contents," next a typeset line for the
				  signature of the registrant and underlying that line is the typewritten name of
				  the registrant, and the next line is the typeset date similar to the following
				  examples (see next page).
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D.
Requirements for Supervisory RPGs in Responsible Charge, GITs,
				and
nonregistrants:
In addition to the preceding
				guidelines, the following shall serve as additional guidance by the Board
				concerning stamping/sealing and signing geologic materials. In lieu of the
				language "...I have reviewed this document in sufficient depth to accept full
				responsibility for its contents...," the following language may be alternately
				utilized
1. "This report prepared under the
				supervision (and control) of John Q. Smith, RPG"
2. "This map prepared under the supervision
				(and control) of John Q. Smith, RPG." Also, if the RPG in responsible charge
				wishes to acknowledge contributions from others that are either GITs and/or
				non-registrants, the following are examples of language that should be used in
				those acknowledgments:
3. "This map
				prepared under the supervision (and control) of John Q. Smith, RPG with
				contributions from Frank Q. Public, GIT No. 1234 and Jill S.
				McCarthy"
4. "This map prepared
				under the supervision (and control) of John Q. Smith, RPG. Compiled by Frank Q.
				Public, GIT No. 1234 and Jill S. McCarthy"
Note: Parenthetical language in items 1) through 4),
				  although recommended by the Board, is left to the discretion of the supervisory
				  RPG who will be stamping and signing the material(s). Also in the examples
				  above, if a person is not a RPG or GIT with this Board, they may use their job
				  classification or other valid, title certification, provided it is not in
				  violation of the RPG Act, i.e. Compiled by Frank Q. Public, GIT 1234 and Jill
				  McCarthy, Environmental Scientist.