Public Hearing on Proposed Listing of 22 Substances

Revisions have been proposed to 301 CMR 41: Toxic or Hazardous Substance List (TURA List). Specifically, the proposed change to the regulation is to list twenty-two substances under 301 CMR 41.00 section 41.03(16), which have been added by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to EPCRA Section 313 Toxic Chemical List. The addition of these substances is mandated by M.G.L. Chapter 21I Section 9.

Copies of the proposed regulations may be downloaded here, or may be obtained by sending an email to Tiffany Skogstrom at [email protected]. 

Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on November 3, 2023. These may be submitted via email to [email protected], or via mail to: Tiffany Skogstrom, Executive Director of the TURA Administrative Council, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, 100 Cambridge Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02114. 

A public hearing will be held virtually on Zoom from 1pm to 3pm on November 3, 2023. Please note that this meeting is being conducted remotely. ​Use this link to access the Zoom public hearing (Webinar ID: 929 5246 3054) or find your local phone number.

Reasonable accommodations to participate in the public hearing are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need; please include as much detail as you can, and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please allow at least two weeks (14 days) advance notice.
Last minute requests will be accepted, but we may be unable to fulfill the request. Please call Melixza G. Esenyie, Non-Discrimination Coordinator at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs at 617-626-1282.

Further details may be found in the Notice of Public Hearing. This notice will also appear in the Massachusetts Register on October 27, 2023.