Commenting Agency

The Commenting Agency reviews and comments on the environmental analysis in CEQA documents prepared by other public agencies. SCAG’s role as a Commenting Agency applies to regionally significnt projects. CEQA Guidelines Section 15206 defines projects of statewide, regional, or areawide significance and instructs public agencies to submit environmental documents, including Negative Declarations and Draft Environmental Impact Reports (DEIRs), to the State Clearinghouse and the appropriate metropolitan area council of governments for review and comment. SCAG staff encourages public agencies in the SCAG region to submit CEQA public notices to SCAG’s Intergovernmental Review (IGR) Program via the IGR Submissions webpage. SCAG staff reviews and may prepare comments on CEQA documents for regionally significant projects received by SCAG’s IGR Program.  

To learn more about the IGR Program, please visit the IGR webpage.