RFA-2 Application Requirements

(1) An applicant shall be eligible to submit an RFA-2 application only after: (a) the issuance of a positive determination of suitability by the commission at the conclusion of the RFA-1 process in accordance with 205 CMR 115.05(3); and (b) payment to the commission of all application fees, additional amounts for community disbursements, and additional fees for investigations required by 205 CMR 114.00: Fees arising out of the RFA-1 process. (2) An RFA-2 application, as described in 205 CMR 119.01: Contents of the Application, must be filed on or before the applicable deadline established by the commission pursuant to the instructions and process posted by the commission on its website and in the application. The commission may establish different deadlines for submission of RFA-2 applications for a Category 1 license, a Category 2 license, or for a region or regions. The commission will post on its website the deadline or deadlines for submission of RFA-2 applications. (3) The commission shall have no obligation to accept or review an application issued a negative determination of administrative completeness in accordance with 205 CMR 118.03(1) submitted by the established deadline or an application submitted after the established deadline. (4) Upon petition by the applicant to the commission in accordance with 205 CMR 102.03(4), the commission may, in its discretion, extend the time for filing a complete RFA-2 application to provide reasonable additional time for filing in cases in which extraordinary circumstances prevent a timely filing. (5) Either contemporaneous with or prior to submitting an RFA-2 application, the applicant shall forward a copy of the completed studies and reports referenced in 205 CMR 119.01(36) and further identified in the RFA-2 application form to each of the communities on the list of prospective surrounding communities referenced in 205 CMR 123.02(3). An RFA-2 application shall not be issued a positive determination of administrative completeness in accordance with 205 CMR 118.03 until this provision is satisfied.