NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – Under the current regulations (503 CMR 2.09(1)(b)), certain Certificates of Compliance (COCs) carry a percent reduction on all future claim payments because the COC application was filed outside of a specific time window. These reductions are imposed on all future reimbursement claims regardless as to whom the owner is or the claimant. This regulation change would allow the Board to modify the percent reduction amount subject to the Conference hearing process established by the UST Board. The public hearing date is schedule as follows:
Friday, March 2, 2012 at 10:00 am
Department of Revenue
100 Cambridge Street, 4th floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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The Commonwealth is in the process of converting its vendors from receiving paper checks to Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Rather than mailing a check for claim payments, your payment will be sent electronically and automatically credited to your designated account at your designated financial institution. As of January 1, 2012, paper checks will no longer be issued. Please click on the
attached file 
with further instructions on how to enroll in EFT.
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The Appendix 4 - Application for Reimbursement form has been revised and can be found on the UST Forms webpage. Effective August 8, 2011, please use the revised form when submitting new reimbursement claims. Note that claims previously submitted using the previous version of the form will still be accepted.
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The FY2012 schedule for the UST Administrative Review Board meetings has been posted on the Proposed Meeting Schedule webpage.
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The UST Program has issued a solicitation for Third Party Claims Administration and Associated Technical Services. For more information regarding the solicitation, please visit the Commonwealth's online procurement website at http://www.comm-pass.com/
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***Effective December 23, 2010***: All Applications for Reimbursement-Appendix 4A forms must be submitted electronically using the following form. Instructions are provided below, as well as a completed example form. Note that this electronic form must also be submitted for all claims previously submitted to the Board, which have not yet been voted on.
