Colman Herman v. Massachusetts Port Authority (SPR 20250903)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 9, 2025 SPR25/0903 Shannon O’Donnell Public Records Access Officer Massachusetts Port Authority One Harborside Drive, Suite 200S East Boston, MA 02128 Dear Ms. O’Donnell: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Authority) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 17, 2025, Mr. Herman requested, “[t]he latest diversity data for the Massachusetts Port Authority by white, black, Asian, Hispanic, etc...” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0903, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Authority provided Mr. Herman with a response on April 4, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Authority’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Authority’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832 • Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us