Griffin, Peter v. Department of Environmental Protection - Western Regional Office (SPR 20150020)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 13, 2015 SPRlS/020 Ms. Catherine V. Skiba Department of Environmental Protection Western Regional Office 436 Dwight Street Springfield, MA 01103 Dear Ms. Skiba: I have received the petition of Peter Griffin appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Griffin requested copies ofrecords pertaining to a specifically identified property. Having received no response, Mr. Griffin petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated January 13, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Griffin may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Peter Griffin One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre