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Intergovernmental Review (IGR)
SCAG’s Intergovernmental Review (IGR) Program is responsible for providing informational resources to regionally significant plans, projects and programs, per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, to facilitate the consistency of these projects with SCAG’s adopted regional plan. CEQA 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 encourages local agencies to submit CEQA notices to the IGR Program via the IGR Submissions form below.
As the designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency under state law responsible for preparing the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), including the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 375, SCAG helps lead agencies to identify the project’s impact on a regional scale and how the proposed project contributes to our region’s plan and vision. Informational resources, such as SCAG’s Connect SoCal goals and strategies, jurisdictional-level growth forecast, and mitigation measures contained in the Connect SoCal Program Environmental Impact Report, are provided as guidance for lead agencies for consideration during project development.
Additionally, SCAG’s IGR Program is responsible for functioning as a clearinghouse for applications for federal grants and financial assistance programs, federally required state plans, federal development activities, and federal environmental documents pursuant to Presidential Executive Order 12372.
On October 18, 2022, SCAG staff shared an overview of the IGR program at a Toolbox Tuesday.
Contact
SCAG’s IGR Team receives, processes, and reviews all projects, plans and programs submitted. For questions about submittals, please contact:
Ryan Banuelos
(213) 630-1532
IGR@scag.ca.gov
The Intergovernmental Review Bi-Monthly Report summarizes the federal grant applications, environmental documents and other information received by SCAG’s Intergovernmental Review (IGR) Program. The Bi-Monthly Report consists of two types of entries: federal grants and environmental documentation.
The federal grant entries are provided to inform your organization of all grant applications for federal assistance from the region in accordance with Executive Order 12372. The entries include state-sponsored plans and project types such as housing and community development, urban mass transit, and human services. The environmental documentation entries describe regionally significant and non-regionally significant facilities (e.g., transportation, wastewater treatment) and residential, commercial, and industrial projects that have been voluntarily submitted for review by local governments. Environmental documents received include notices of preparation, environmental impact reports, environmental impact statements, negative declarations, and mitigated negative declarations.
A SCAG Project Identification Number organizes project descriptions for both the federal grant and environmental documentation entries. To include the interest of your jurisdiction or comment on proposed comprehensive planning, areawide coordination, or environmental impacts, please contact the IGR team at IGR@scag.ca.gov.
Recent & Archived Reports
The Intergovernmental Review Bi-Monthly Report summarizes the federal grant applications, environmental documents and other information received by SCAG’s Intergovernmental Review (IGR) Program. The Bi-Monthly Report consists of two types of entries: federal grants and environmental documentation.
The federal grant entries are provided to inform your organization of all grant applications for federal assistance from the region in accordance with Executive Order 12372. The entries include state-sponsored plans and project types such as housing and community development, urban mass transit, and human services. The environmental documentation entries describe regionally significant and non-regionally significant facilities (e.g., transportation, wastewater treatment) and residential, commercial, and industrial projects that have been voluntarily submitted for review by local governments. Environmental documents received include notices of preparation, environmental impact reports, environmental impact statements, negative declarations, and mitigated negative declarations.