Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 301 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS › Title 301 CMR 11.00 - Mepa Regulations › Section 11.16 - Filing and Circulation

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Filing with the Secretary
. All written communications
			 and review documents required or permitted to be filed with the Secretary in
			 accordance with MEPA and
			 301 CMR
			 11.00 shall be addressed as follows:
Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Attention: MEPA Office
[Analyst Name], EEA No._______
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
(2)
Circulation of
			 ENF
. The Proponent shall circulate the ENF as follows:
(a)
To the MEPA
			 Office
. Two copies to the Secretary, Attention: MEPA Office, or
			 one copy if circulated electronically under
			 301
			 CMR 11.16(5).
(b)
To Agency and Other
			 Reviewers
. One copy to each of the following (or their successors
			 or assigns):
1. Massachusetts Department of
			 Environmental Protection (MassDEP) - Boston office (attention: MEPA
			 Coordinator); the appropriate regional office (attention: MEPA Coordinator);
			 each program from which a Permit will be sought;
2. Massachusetts Department of Transportation
			 (MassDOT) - Public/Private Development Unit; and the appropriate district
			 office;
3. Massachusetts Historical
			 Commission;
4. The appropriate
			 regional planning agency (RPA);
5.
			 In each municipality affected by the Project - the city council/board of
			 selectmen; the planning board/department; the conservation commission; the
			 department/board of health; and the public library;
6. Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management
			 office and the Division of Marine Fisheries, if the Project is in a Coastal
			 Zone community;
7. Department of
			 Agricultural Resources, if the Project site has been in agricultural use within
			 the last 15 years;
8. Natural
			 Heritage and Endangered Species Program, if the Project site is within or
			 contains designated significant or estimated habitat, or priority sites of
			 endangered or threatened species or species of special concern in accordance
			 with M.G.L. c. 131A the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act;
9. Department of Conservation and Recreation
			 (DCR) if the Project affects DCR roadways, watersheds or other properties, or
			 if the Project is within or will affect an ACEC;
10. EEA Environmental Justice Director or
			 designee, ifthe Project is located within five miles of an Environmental
			 Justice Population;
11. Department
			 of Public Health, if the Project is located within five miles of an
			 Environmental Justice Population or implicates public health impacts;
12. Department of Energy Resources, if the
			 Project is subject to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policy and Protocol, and the
			 Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB), if the Project is subject to review by
			 EFSB;
13. Massachusetts Water
			 Resources Authority (MWRA), if the Project is in a municipality served by the
			 MWRA;
14. Massachusetts Bay
			 Transportation Authority (MBTA), if the Project affects MBTA facilities or
			 properties; and
15. Any other
			 Agency from which an Agency Action may be required for the Project. (c)
Requested Copies
. The Proponent shall promptly send a
			 copy of the ENF, free of charge, to any Agency or Person requesting it during
			 the review period for the ENF. The Proponent may send an electronic copy
(e.g.,
CD-Rom or website address), provided that the
			 electronic copy is accompanied by information on how to obtain a paper copy.
			 The Proponent shall maintain a list of each Person or Agency requesting a copy,
			 the date of each request, and the date each copy was sent out. The Secretary
			 may extend the review period for the ENF as a result of undue delay by the
			 Proponent in providing copies.