5.0 REGULATORY REVIEW, COMMENTS AND COORDINATION
The Project’s review under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, M.G.L. c. 30, §§ 61 through 62H, inclusive (MEPA) has been completed; the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued a Certificate on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) on May 15, 2009, finding that the FEIR complied with MEPA.
The Project received an Order of Conditions from the Revere Conservation Commission on June 3, 2009 in accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act.
Agency coordination and community outreach are also discussed in Section 1.4.
5.1 EA Scoping
On June 4, 2009, a meeting was held at the office of the MBTA to establish the scope for the Project’s Environmental Assessment. The following agencies and persons participated in the meeting:
State Agencies
Andrew Brennan, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Holly Palmgren, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Project Management & Cost (PM&C), Consultant to Eurovest Development, Inc.
Peter Bradley
Consultants to PM&C
Holly Carlson, Epsilon Associates, Inc.
Elizabeth Grob, Epsilon Associates, Inc.
Laura Rome, Epsilon Associates, Inc.
5.2 List of Agencies and Persons Consulted
Since mid-2007, throughout the planning for this Project, the Proponent has held monthly meetings with the City of Revere to discuss design, schedule, programming, and construction logistics. Mayor Thomas Ambrosino has been personally involved in those meetings and remains an integral part of the Project team. Due to this degree of coordination with the City, the community’s interests and concerns are directly reflected in the Project proposal.
During the Notice of Intent public hearing process in May 2008, the public and the Revere Conservation Commission had an opportunity to provide comments on the application. The MassDEP Wetlands and Waterways Division also reviewed the Notice of Intent application at that time.
Name / Affiliation / Location (MA)Federal
Peter Butler / Federal Transit Administration / Cambridge
Richard Doyle / Federal Transit Administration / Cambridge
State
Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division (formerly known as Executive Office of Transportation/MA Highway Department) / Boston
Lisa McKee / Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development / Boston
Victoria Maguire
Local
Mayor Thomas Ambrosino / City of Revere / Revere
Douglas McGarrah / Foley Hoag LLP (Consultant to the City of Revere) / Boston
Paul Rupp / CR Associates (Consultant to the City of Revere) / Swampscott
Andrew B. DeSantis, Chair / Revere Conservation Commission / Revere
5.3 Public Comment
The proposed action will be publicized by public notice in a local newspaper and will be made available to the public at Revere City Hall. A 30-day comment period will follow publication of the notice pursuant to 23 CFR 711.121(f). If no substantive comments are received, the Draft EA will become final, and this initial public notice will also serve as the final public notice. Substantive comments will be addressed as appropriate in the final documents.
2679 MBTA South Garage/EA 5-1 Regulatory Review,
Environmental Assessment Comments and Coordination