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Plans & Reports for Comment

Report: Potential Health Effects of Wind Turbines
Public Meeting Dates:
2/14/12
2/16/12
2/28/12

Comment Period
1/17/12 - 3/19/12
Draft 2012 State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plans
Public Meeting Date: 2/16/12

Comment Period:
1/12/12 - 2/17/12
EOEEA Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Hearings
Comment Period:
closed
  • The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) will hold 2 hearings to allow interested parties to provide their comments as part of our Fiscal Year 2013 recommendation process.
  • Hearing Notice & Details
Draft Action Plan for Regulatory Reform
Comment Period:
closed
Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Site NRD Settlement
Comment Period:
closed
Program Plan/Performance Partnership Agreement Work Plan
Comment Period:
closed
MassDOT Update & Status Report: Transit System Improvements
Comment Period:
closed
  • MassDEP has held two public meetings on the the annual update and status report for transit projects submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) as required by 310 CMR 7.36 (2) (f) through (j), and MassDOT's petition to delay the Fairmount Line Improvement Project and 1,000 new park and ride parking spaces.
  • Public Meeting Notice
Draft 2009 Mercury Lamp Recycling Rate Determination
Comment Period:
closed

Regulations & Policies for Comment

Unsold RGGI Allowances from the First Compliance Period
Comment Period:
closed
  • Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Commissioner Mark Sylvia has convened the RGGI Auction Advisory Committee to assist him with the Massachusetts RGGI program review that will take place in 2012. The first matter before the Committee is the retirement of unsold allowances from the first Compliance Period. DOER and DEP staff have prepared a recommendation for the Committee's consideration and the Committee will be accepting public comments until January 5, 2012.
Amendments: Building Capacity for Managing Organic Materials
Comment Period
closed
  • 310 CMR 16.00, 310 CMR 19.000 & 314 CMR 12.00
  • MassDEP issued proposed amendments to its site assignment, solid waste management facility, and wastewater treatment facility operation, maintenance and pretreatment regulations that, when implemented, would facilitate significant expansion of the state's capacity to process and recycle organic materials. The agency's draft Solid Waste Master Plan calls for that capacity to be more than quadrupled to 450,000 tons per year by 2020.
  • Proposed Amendments & Background Document
  • Public Hearing Notice
Air Pollution Control Adhesives & Sealants Amendments & Definition Changes
Comment Period:
closed
  • 310 CMR 7.00 & 310 CMR 7.18
  • MassDEP is proposing amendments to its Air Pollution Control Regulations that would add a new section governing adhesives and sealants as part of its strategy to reduce ground-level ozone, make related changes to pollution control technology requirements, and make a number of other technical corrections to improve consistency among state and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Public hearings have been held and all comments received are being considered.
  • Proposed Amendments & Technical Support Documents & Small Business Impact Statements
  • Public Hearing Notice
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Operator Training Emergency Regulations
Comment Period:
closed
  • 310 CMR 80.01
  • MassDEP has proposed emergency regulations for implementing the Class A, Class B and Class C Operator training requirements for underground storage tank (UST) facilities regulated in Massachusetts. Public hearings have been held and all comments received are being considered.
  • Emergency Regulations
  • Public Hearing Notice

Permits & Approvals for Comment

Central Artery/Tunnel Ventilation Systems Operating Re-Certification
Comment Period:
closed