Permit Application Materials

(1) A project proponent shall include all of the following materials with a permit application before an issuing authority may deem the application complete: (a) A locus map and a resource area map at the appropriate scale as verified by the applicable authority or an alternative site specific determination by that authority that establishes the following: 1. The project parcel is located entirely within a "Priority Development Site" as defined by M.G.L. c. 43D; 2. The project parcel is located entirely within a "Growth District" as defined by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development; and 3. The project parcel is not in a wetland as defined by M.G.L. c. 131, § 40, tideland as defined by M.G.L. c. 91, § 1, priority habitat as delineated by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife under M.G.L. c. 131A, or an area of critical environmental concern as designated by the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs. (b) A certificate issued bythe Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs indicating that the MEPA review process, as required under M.G.L. c. 30, §§ 61 through 62I and 301 CMR 11.00: MEPA Regulations is complete for the project. (c) Written notice shall be provided to each issuing authority that the permit application is being submitted under the Program. (Note: Project proponents are strongly encouraged to notify all issuing authorities at the beginning of the MEPA review process that the permit applications associated with the project will be submitted under the Program. If a project includes the disposition of state real property, the applicant is also strongly encouraged to notify the Division of Capital Asset Management of the project's eligibility for the Program at the beginning of the MEPA review process.) (d) The name, mailing addresses, e-mail address, and telephone number of the person who will serve as the applicant's official point of contact for the Program. (e) Any other materials that the issuing authority requires to be included with a permit application. (2) Issuing authorities are encouraged to work together, wherever possible, and may provide for pre-application conferences to notify the proponent about all permits required for the project and the materials to be submitted with each permit application. The Interagency Permitting Board or the Permit Ombudsman may also establish procedures to provide for such conferences.