Shapiro, Claudia v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Aeronautics Division (SPR 20150617)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords August 13, 2015 SPRlS/617 Ms. Nelly L. Diaz-Gonzalez Massachusetts Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division Logan Office Center One Harborside Drive, Suite 205N East Boston, MA 02128 Dear Ms. Diaz-Gonzalez: I have received the petition of Claudia Shapiro appealing the nomesponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Department) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Shapiro requested records regarding an 18 page questionnaire mentioned in the Statewide Airport System Plan Executive Summary. Having received no response, Ms. Shapiro 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 (10) 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 August 6, 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. Ms. Shapiro may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). ~tt ~nA. Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Claudia Shapiro OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre