Ads for The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs in Boston, MA

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 qualifying housing and mixed use projects to meet the Commonwealth's housing production goals. The amendments also propose streamlining for conceptual urban renewal plan and ecological restoration limited projects as defined in Wetlands Protection Act regulations at 310 CMR 10.00. Remote (virtual) public hearings on this M.G.L. c. 30A regulatory package will be held via Zoom at the following dates and times: October 14, 2025, 2-4pm (register at link below): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/-CnBWqcNRIalgqBXg0q0Ow October 15, 2025, 2-4pm (re gister at link below): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/0mclX2LjRZGerGc4O QFbg October 15, 2025, 6:30-8pm (register at link below): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/fF6MvpqrRFes9IQrkwfVxw Following public hearings, written comments will be accepted until 5:00pm on October 31, 2025 by email at MEPA-regs@mass.gov, or by mail to MEPA Office, Attn: MEPA Director, 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 (Mandarin), Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese. 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# 96974 09/12/2025