South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 12 - SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
Article 1 - GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 12-107 - Certified Local Government Participation in the South Carolina National Register Nomination Process

A. The SHPO will assist the CLG in encouraging the nomination of local properties eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The SHPO staff will provide instructions and review drafts of National Register nominations to ensure that they meet federal requirements. The SHPO may delegate to a CLG responsibilities related to processing National Register nominations. The SHPO may authorize the local preservation commission of a CLG to act for the State Review Board for the purpose of considering National Register nominations within the CLG's jurisdiction provided the commission meets the professional qualifications required for the State Review Board.

B. The CLG commission and the mayor or chief elected local official will receive between sixty and one hundred twenty days prior to the meeting of the State Review Board, a copy of the documentation for all National Register nomination(s) for property(ies) within its jurisdiction for their review and recommendation if they wish to comment. Should the SHPO receive, independent of a CLG commission, a completed nomination for a property within the CLG's jurisdiction to be considered for the National Register, the SHPO shall forward the information to the pertinent CLG commission and inform the chief elected local official, interested parties and the property owner(s) of the transmittal of the proposed nomination. Should the CLG receive a completed nomination, prepared independently of the SHPO, the chief elected local official will forward a copy of the nomination to the SHPO and inform the SHPO, interested parties and the owner(s) of the date the commission will make a recommendation. Federal agencies that nominate properties within their control are encouraged to notify the CLG, but are not required to do so.

C. Within sixty days of receipt of a completed nomination, after providing a reasonable opportunity for public comment, the chief elected local official will transmit the report of the commission along with the elected official's recommendation to the SHPO. If both the commission and the chief elected official recommend that a property not be nominated, the SHPO will take no further action, unless an appeal is filed with the State within thirty days in accordance with Section 101(C)(2) of the Act or as outlined in federal regulations 36 CFR 60.12. If the commission and/or the chief elected local official take no action or recommend that a property be nominated, the SHPO will present the nomination for review to the State Board of Review. With the agreement of the local commission, the state may expedite the process provided that there has been an opportunity for public participation in the local review process. The SHPO staff will assist the CLG with public information meetings concerning nominations.

D. The SHPO will notify all owners, interested parties, the CLG commission, and the chief elected local official between seventy-five and thirty days prior to the State Board of Review meeting at which the property will be considered.

E. Nominations reviewed and approved by the State Board of Review shall be forwarded by the SHPO to the Keeper of the National Register for final review and approval. Reports and recommendations made by a CLG for any property within its jurisdiction shall be included with nominations submitted by the State to the Keeper.