NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy, EFSB 22-01 Meeting

The purpose of the Siting Board meeting is to listen to comments, deliberate, and vote on whether to approve, approve with conditions or amendments, or reject a Tentative Decision issued by the Siting Board. The Tentative Decision will be available on the Siting Board’s information webpage for this proceeding: https://mass.gov/infodetails/east-eagle-certificate.

Public Access and Opportunity for Public Comment

Pursuant to Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25; 980 CMR 2.04(1); and

St. 2021, c. 20, as extended by St. 2022, c. 107, the Siting Board will conduct a remote Siting

Board meeting using Zoom to hear public comments, deliberate, and vote on the Tentative

Decision. Additional information is available at: https://mass.gov/info-details/east-eagle-

certificate.

If you wish to provide oral comments at the Siting Board meeting, please sign up by email with

geneen.bartley@mass.gov with your name, email address, and mailing address by noon on

Monday, November 28, 2022. If you anticipate commenting by telephone, please leave a

voicemail message at (617) 305-3529 with your full name, telephone number (the one you will

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use to dial in), and mailing address by this date. Additional comments may be allowed during

the meeting at the discretion of the Siting Board Chair.

Members of the public wishing to submit written comments on the Tentative Decision should

submit comments by the close of business, Monday, November 28, 2022. Please file comments

by email with dpu.efiling@mass.gov .

Severe Weather Notification If there is severe weather, any postponement will be announced on the Zoom link and on the Siting Board’s information webpage for the proceeding provided above. In the case of severe weather on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the Siting Board will conduct the remote Siting Board meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.

1. Permits Sought by Eversource
   
   The Company’s Application seeks the following approvals and permits required for the Project
   
   in the form of a Siting Board-issued Certificate.
   
   1. An approval for buildings and structures that are constructed or altered within 100 feet of
   
   a park or parkway pursuant to Boston Municipal Code Section 7-4.11, ordinarily issued
   
   by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department (the “Boston Parks and
   
   Recreation Approval”);
   
   2. An approval of a Condor Street pedestrian easement, ordinarily issued by the City of
   
   Boston Public Improvement Commission (collectively, with the approvals listed as 3 and
   
   4 below, the “Boston PIC Approvals”);
   
   3. An approval of grants of location for new duct banks, conduit and manholes in a public
   
   way (Condor Street, East Eagle Street, Glendon Street, Lexington Street, Shelby Street,
   
   and Chelsea Street), ordinarily issued by the City of Boston Public Improvement
   
   Commission;
   
   4. An approval of a specific repair plan for Condor Street, ordinarily issued by the City of
   
   Boston Public Improvement Commission;
   
   5. An approval of a G.L. c. 91 Waterways License, ordinarily issued by the Massachusetts
   
   Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to G.L. c. 91 and its implementing
   
   regulations at 310 CMR 9.00;
   
   6. An approval of a Final Order of Conditions under the Wetlands Protection Act,
   
   G.L. c. 131, § 40, and 310 CMR 10.00, ordinarily issued by the Massachusetts
   
   Department of Environmental Protection;
   
   7. An approval of Foundation and Building Permits, ordinarily issued by the City of Boston
   
   Inspectional Services Department;
   
   8. An approval of Street Excavation Permits (Condor Street, East Eagle Street, Glendon
   
   Street, Lexington Street, Shelby Street, Saratoga Street and Chelsea Street), ordinarily
   
   issued by the City of Boston Department of Public Works;
   
   9. An approval of Street/Manhole Occupancy Permits (Condor Street, East Eagle Street,
   
   Glendon Street, Lexington Street, Shelby Street, and Chelsea Street), ordinarily issued by
   
   the City of Boston Department of Public Works;

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   10. An approval of a Sidewalk Occupancy Permit (Condor Street), ordinarily issued by the
   
   City of Boston Department of Public Works;
   
   11. An approval of a Construction Stormwater Permit, ordinarily issued by the City of
   
   Boston Water & Sewer Commission;
   
   12. An approval of a Construction Dewatering Discharge Permit, ordinarily issued by the
   
   City of Boston Water & Sewer Commission;
   
   13. An approval of a General Services Application, ordinarily issued by the City of Boston
   
   Water & Sewer Commission and;
   
   14. An approval of a Street Occupancy Permit (Willow Street), ordinarily issued by the City
   
   of Chelsea Department of Public Works.

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