Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 6 - Wastewater Pollution Control Regulations › Chapter 4 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality State Revolving Fund Loan Program Regulations (Effective for Projects Funded Prior to 10/1/2000) › Appendix 11-6-4-K - Intergovernmental Review Process

Current through June 25, 2024
Intergovernmental Review Process
The following outlines the Department's requirements for
				  compliance with the Intergovernmental Review Process for State Revolving Fund
				  Loan Program projects in Mississippi. These actions and deadlines are
				  consistent with that required by the Priority System. The intergovernmental
				  review agencies are as follows:
1. Department of Archives and History (For
				  Archaeological/Cultural Review)
2. Natural Heritage Program (For Vegetative/Wildlife
				  Review)
3. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Functions Branch (For
				  Wetlands and Section 10 Review)
4. Bureau of Marine Resources (Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock
				  County Projects Only; for Coastal Barriers Resources Act Review)
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Jackson, Harrison, and
				  Hancock County Projects only; for Coastal Barriers Resources Act Review)
Addresses of these agencies are attached.
Facilities Planning
During preparation of the draft facilities plan, the
				  appropriate intergovernmental review agencies should be consulted about the
				  proposed project area concerning the existence of any known or possible
				  archaeological/cultural sites, endangered vegetation/wildlife, wetlands,
				  shellfish/coastal program impacts, or coastal barriers resources impact, with
				  their input addressed in the draft facilities plan. If feasible, the project
				  should avoid negative impacts on areas for which a concern has been expressed
				  by an intergovernmental review agency. If not feasible to avoid negative
				  impacts on these areas, the appropriate intergovernmental review agency should
				  be consulted concerning the probability of obtaining clearance to construct the
				  selected plan. Where an agency expresses substantial concern that clearance of
				  the selected plan may not be obtained, appropriate modification, mitigation,
				  and/or other sites should be pursued in coordination with the Department and
				  the appropriate agency prior to submission of the draft facilities plan. This
				  effort should avoid completion of a draft facilities plan which may not later
				  receive intergovernmental review clearance. However, it should be recognized
				  that subsequent surveys, applications, or other information may result in
				  further intergovernmental review agency concerns which must be addressed prior
				  to clearance.
By the deadline for the draft facilities plan to be submitted
				  to the Department of Environmental Quality, the draft facilities plan shall
				  also be submitted to the appropriate intergovernmental review agencies with a
				  request for written comments and a determination on the need for
				  archaeological/cultural surveys, vegetative/wildlife surveys, Section
				  404/Section 10 Permits, Bureau of Marine Resources Permits, or other actions.
				  The draft facilities plan or the transmittal letter shall include a map showing
				  the proposed construction and the land use (i.e. residential, commercial,
				  industrial, farmland, pasture, wooded, wetlands, or other) in the areas of
				  construction. It is strongly suggested that photographs of the areas of
				  construction also be included in order to expedite these determinations. The
				  Department of Environmental Quality must be copied on the transmittal letters
				  (including all attached maps, photographs, etc.) to all intergovernmental
				  review agencies. These agencies should provide written comments and a
				  determination on the need for archaeological/cultural surveys,
				  vegetative/wildlife surveys, Section 404/Section 10 Permits, Bureau of Marine
				  Resources Permits, or other actions.
The completed facilities plan shall contain all
				  intergovernmental review agency comments, public hearing comments, plan
				  revisions pursuant to comments, and a summary of how each comment was
				  addressed.
Design
At least 90 days prior to the deadline for submission of
				  plans, specifications, and contract documents to the Department of
				  Environmental Quality, completed archaeological/cultural surveys shall be
				  submitted to the State Department of Archives and History for approval;
				  completed vegetative/wildlife surveys shall be submitted to the Natural
				  Heritage Program for approval; and completed Section 404/Section 10 permit
				  applications shall be submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers (and the Bureau
				  of Marine Resources for Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock County projects).
				  However, surveys and/or permit applications do not need to be performed or
				  submitted if the appropriate intergovernmental review agency has determined
				  they are not required. The Department of Environmental Quality shall be copied
				  on the transmittal letters to the intergovernmental review agencies.
By the deadline for submission of the plans, specifications,
				  and contract documents to the Department of Environmental Quality, approved
				  archaeological/cultural surveys, approved vegetative/wildlife surveys, and
				  copies of the issued Section 404/Section 10 permits and Bureau of Marine
				  Resources Permits shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental
				  Quality, if required for the project. Evidence of approval from the appropriate
				  intergovernmental review agencies shall be included with the survey documents
				  when submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality.
Loan Application
At least 60 days prior to the deadline for submission of the
				  SRF loan application to the Department of Environmental Quality, a completed
				  SRF loan application form, a brief narrative describing the project, a map
				  showing the location of all proposed construction, the archaeological/cultural
				  and vegetative/wildlife survey approval letters, and copies of the issued
				  Section 404/Section 10 Permits and Bureau of Marine Resources Permits (or
				  letters stating that surveys or permits are not required) shall be submitted to
				  both the Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Policy Development
				  and New Initiatives, and the local Planning and Development District. The
				  Office of Policy Development and New Initiatives will solicit comments from
				  agencies and other interested parties and will provide the applicant with a
				  clearance form, as appropriate.
The clearance form from the Office of Policy Development and
				  New Initiatives, along with any comments received, shall be submitted to the
				  Department of Environmental Quality by the deadline for submission of the SRF
				  loan application.
1. State Historic Preservation Officer Attention: Interagency
				  Coordinator Mississippi Department of Archives and History Jackson, Mississippi
				  39205 Telephone: 601/359-6940
2. Natural Heritage Program Natural Science Museum Natural
				  Science Museum 111 North Jefferson Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Telephone:
				  601/395-7226
3. Department of the Army Mobile District, Corps of Engineers
				  Regulatory Functions Branch Post Office Box 2288 Mobile, Alabama 36628
				  Telephone: 334/694-3781
Department of the Army Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers
				  Regulatory Functions Branch Post Office Box 60 Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
				  Telephone: 601/631-5289
Department of the Army Nashville District, Corps of Engineers
				  Regulatory Functions Branch Post Office Box 1070 Nashville, Tennessee 37202
				  Telephone: 615/251-5181
Department of the Army Memphis District, Corps of Engineers
				  Regulatory Functions Branch B-202 Clifford Davis Federal Building Telephone:
				  901/521-3471
4. Bureau of Marine Resources 2620 West Beach Boulevard
				  Biloxi, Mississippi 39531 Telephone; 228/385-5860
5. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Post Office Drawer 1190
				  Daphne, Alabama 36526 Telephone: 205/690-2181
6. Department of Finance and Administration Office of Policy
				  Development and New Initiatives 455 North Lamar Street Jackson, Mississippi
				  39202 Telephone: 601/359-6765 (This is the State Clearinghouse)
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF
				  MISSISSIPPI
Central Mississippi Planning & Development District
						  Post Office Box 4935 Jackson, Mississippi 39216 Executive Director: Clarke
						  Holmes
Telephone: 981-1511
East Central Mississippi Planning & Development
						  District Post Office Box 499 Newton, Mississippi 39345 Executive Director:
						  Colbert Crowe
Telephone: 683-2007
Golden Triangle Planning & Development District Post
						  Office Drawer DN Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 Executive Director: John
						  Allbritton
Telephone: 325-3855
North Central Mississippi Planning & Development
						  District Post Office Box 688 Winona, Mississippi 38967 Executive Director: Bob
						  Williamson
Telephone: 283-2675
North Delta Planning & Development District Post
						  Office Box 1244 Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614 Executive Director: Leonard
						  Morris
Telephone: 627-3401
Northeast Mississippi Planning & Development
						  District Post Office Box 600 Booneville, Mississippi 38829 Executive Director:
						  Eugene Taylor
Telephone: 728-6248
South Delta Planning & Development District Post
						  Office Box 1776 Greenville, Mississippi 38702-1776 Executive Director: Billy
						  Haney
Telephone: 378-3831
Southern Mississippi Planning & Development District
						  1020 32nd Avenue Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 Executive Director: Leslie Newcomb
						  Telephone: 868-2311
Southwest Mississippi Planning & Development
						  District 110 South Wall Street Natchez, Mississippi 39120 Executive Director:
						  Wirt Peterson
Telephone: 446-6044
Three Rivers Planning & Development District 99
						  Center Ridge Drive Pontotoc, Mississippi 38863 Executive Director: Randy Kelley
Telephone: 489-2415