Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Title 700 CMR 13.00 - Approval of Access to Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highways and Other Property › Section 13.03 - Permit Application Processing

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Submission of Application
. The District Highway
			 Director within whose District boundaries access is sought shall be responsible
			 for issuance of Permits. Applications are reviewed on a first come, first
			 served basis. An Applicant or their agent shall request issuance of a Permit
			 using the online SHAPS tool, or by submitting a standard form issued by
			 MassDOT. The application shall include all support material required on the
			 application form. The application form shall be filed with the District Highway
			 Director within whose District boundaries access is sought.
(2)
Completeness
			 Review
. Any materials submitted for MassDOT review as part of a
			 Permit application will be date stamped by the District Permits Engineer upon
			 his or her receipt. Upon receipt, the District Highway Director or his or her
			 designee shall review the contents of the application to determine if any
			 materials necessary to conduct a detailed review are missing. The District
			 Highway Director or his or her designee shall notify the Applicant of any
			 missing documentation within ten-business days from the stamped date or the
			 application will be considered complete and the detailed review period shall
			 begin. For purposes of calculating review time, day one shall be the first
			 business day after receipt of an Application. When an Application is deemed
			 incomplete, the ten-business day review period will start from zero upon
			 resubmission of the required documents. The completeness review process shall
			 be followed until the District Highway Director or his or her designee
			 determines that the application contains all of the material necessary to
			 conduct a detailed review.
(3)
Completeness of Application
. A Permit application
			 shall be determined to be complete by the District Highway Director or his or
			 her designee once the following items have been received and determined to be
			 in a format acceptable to conduct a detailed review:
(a) A signed MassDOT Permit application,
			 including those applications submitted though SHAPS with all information items
			 appropriately completed;
(b) All
			 supporting data as required during the application process
(c) Evidence of EEA certification of MEPA
			 compliance, if necessary. This includes evidence of having been granted a
			 waiver of or otherwise completed MEPA for a portion of the Project;
(d) A Section 61 Finding issued by MassDOT,
			 for those Projects where an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was required
			 under MEPA relative to a MassDOT Access Permit, unless waived by
			 MassDOT;
(e) Engineering plans in a
			 format acceptable to the District Highway Director or his or her designee to
			 conduct a detailed review where work within the State Highway Layout, or on
			 MassDOT Property is required. No engineering plan shall be deemed acceptable
			 unless the State Highway record baseline and sidelines are clearly shown and
			 the proposed work is tied into the record baseline;
(f) A check or money order payable to the
			 Massachusetts Department of Transportation, or other electronic payment method
			 as it may be available, in the amount indicated on the permit
			 application;
(g) A certificate of
			 insurance evidencing the coverage indicated in the Permit application or as
			 otherwise required by MassDOT in its sole discretion; and
(h) Any and all federal, state, and local
			 approvals required by the District Permit Engineer to issue or proceed with the
			 review of the permit application. These include, but are not limited to:
			 Massachusetts Historical Commission review, local Board and Conservation
			 Commission Approvals, OREAD agreements, local ADA coordinator review, Old Kings
			 Highway Commission review, dig safe number, and submission of a trench
			 rider.