Administrative appeals at MassDEP generate a variety of decisions, including Tentative Decisions, Recommended Final Decisions, and Final Decisions. If a motion for reconsideration is filed, one or more decision deciding the motion will also be issued. Consult 310 CMR 1.01 for more information about these kinds of decisions.

Decisions from MassDEP
The Commissioner of the agency or his or her designee issues Final Decisions. MassDEP's Presiding Officers issue Recommended Final Decisions which the Commissioner may adopt, reject or modify in a Final Decision. These decisions can be found on this website.

Decisions from the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA)
DALA's Administrative Magistrates issue Recommended Final Decisions for the Commissioner's review. Such Decisions may be adopted rejected or modified in the Commissioner's Final Decision. Administrative Magistrates at DALA also issue some kinds of Final Decisions (authorized by Delegation of Authority to Administrative Law Judges; Management of Adjudicatory Appeals, January 2, 1997) and Commissioner's Directive Concerning Adjudicatory Hearings, April 23, 2004.) Decisions from 2004 to the present issued from DALA are now available on the DALA website at www.mass.gov/dala/decisions.htm. MassDEP plans to make these decisions available on this website in the future.