<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 14.29.05.04" title_num="14" subtitle_num="29" chapter_num="05" heading="Review of Complaints.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Upon receiving a complaint under Regulation .03 of this chapter, the Administrator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Review the complaint;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Conduct an investigation into the allegations contained in the complaint to the extent and in a manner determined appropriate, necessary, and warranted by the Administrator;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>As may be appropriate and relevant, consider:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The relative value and significance to the certified heritage area of the resource that the complaint alleges is or will be adversely affected; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any impacts that the activity has had or may have upon properties listed, or eligible for listing, in the Maryland Register of Historic Properties; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Refer to the Authority for its review and consideration the complaint and the results of the Administrator’s investigation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If, after review and consideration under §A of this regulation, the Authority finds that the activity complained of is having, or may have, an adverse effect upon a natural, recreational, cultural, or historic resource located within a certified heritage area, the Administrator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Inform the agency or unit of State Government of the findings; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To the extent justified, practicable, and warranted by the circumstances, consult and work cooperatively with the unit or agency and the complainant, as may be appropriate, to identify alternatives for the activity or methods to mitigate the adverse effect.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Review of a complaint under this regulation does not constitute a contested case within the meaning of State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>