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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office within the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, will hold public hearings on proposed amendments to 301 CMR 11.00 MEPA Regulations. The amendments propose to streamline MEPA review of housing and mixed use projects of a limited size to meet the Commonwealth's housing production goals. The amendments also propose streamlining for ecological restoration limited projects as defined in Wetlands Protection Act regulations at 310 CMR 10.00, which do not qualify for existing streamlining provisions. Remote (virtual) public hearings on this M.G.L. c. 30A regulatory package will be held via Zoom at the following dates and times: July 15, 2025, 2-4pm (register at link below): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/-CnBWqcNRIalgqBXg0q0Ow July 16, 2025, 2-4pm (register at link below): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/0mclX2LjRZGerGc4O_QFbg July 16, 2025, 6:30-8:00pm (register at link below): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/fF6MvpqrRFes9IQrkwfVxw Following public hearings, written comments will be accepted until 5:00pm on July 18, 2025 by email at MEPA-regs@mass.gov, or by mail to MEPA Office, Attn: Tori Kim, 100 Cambridge Street, 10th fl., Boston, MA 02114. A copy of the proposed regulations will be made available on the MEPA website at https://www.mass.gov/regulations/301-CMR-1100-mepa-regulations, or may be obtained by sending an email to MEPA-regs@mass.gov. Oral interpretation at public hearings will be provided in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese, and translated materials are available on the MEPA website. To request language translation or oral interpretation in other languages, please contact MEPA-regs@mass.gov (insert "Language Translation Request" in subject line). To request other reasonable accommodations, contact Melixza Esenyie, ADA and Diversity Manager at Melixza.Esenyie2@mass.gov or 617-626-1282. AD# 94781 06/20/2025