Code of Massachusetts Regulations
345 CMR - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Title 345 CMR 1.00 - Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Plan
Section 1.88 - Community Supervisory Committee Requirements

(1) The Board shall designate a committee to assume the responsibilities of the Community Supervisory Committee for each Candidate Site Community if the Chief Executive Officer of such community fails to take appropriate action to establish the Community Supervisory Committee within 45 days of the issuance of the draft Candidate Site Identification Report. The committee so designated shall assume such responsibilities until the Community Supervisory Committee is established.

(2) The Board shall provide technical assistance to each Community Supervisory Committee and sufficient funds to enable it to acquire administrative and clerical personnel and to retain consultants necessary to exercise its powers and duties. The Board shall inform Community Supervisory Committees about policies relating to compensation and benefits available to their communities, and about the availability of state resources for local economic assistance.

(3) Each Community Supervisory Committee shall assist the Board in developing a Detailed Site Characterization plan for a Candidate Site located within the community and participate throughout the implementation of such Detailed Site Characterization plan. Appropriate Board officials and consultants shall meet monthly with each Community Supervisory Committee.

(4) The Board shall keep each Community Supervisory Committee informed of the progress of the Detailed Site Characterization; furnish the Community Supervisory Committee with copies of all data, reports, and memoranda pertaining to the Detailed Site Characterization including raw data, draft reports and memoranda; and give the Community Supervisory Committee reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon all work performed.

(5) Upon the expiration of 30 days after the selection of any Superior Site or, if a petition for an adjudicatory proceeding has been filed pursuant to M.G.L. c.111H, s.24, upon a final decision of the Commissioner of the DEP approving the site selection, the Board shall request the Chief Executive Officer of each neighboring community to appoint a representative to the Community Supervisory Committee of each site community. If the Chief Executive Officer of a neighboring community fails to take such action within 21 days of receiving such request, the Board shall make the appointment.