65-407 C.M.R. ch. 252, § 5 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES

A. PIP Application Form. The Commission shall establish and make available on its web page a standard PIP application form. The form shall include:

1. Name or names of applicant;

2. Location of the requested PIP;

3. Whether the PIP will be inside or outside;

4. A narrative stating the reasons why a PIP is desirable at the requested location;

5. All information necessary for the Commission to evaluate and rank the application pursuant to Section 6; and

6. Any other information the Commission determines is necessary to administer the PIP program.

B. Annual Application Period. The Commission shall establish an annual application period of one month each year during which applicants may submit to the Commission requests for new PIPs for the following year.

C. Ranking and Approval. No later than two months after the close of the annual application period, the Commission shall approve and rank all submitted applications using the criteria established in Section 6. The applications will be approved in rank order until all of the funding determined by the Commission to be available to fund the program for the year is fully expended.

D. Additional Applications. Applicants may submit to the Commission requests for PIPs at any time outside the annual application period. If the Commission determines that sufficient funds are available, it shall approve such additional applications using the criteria established in Section 6.

E. PIP Installation. The Commission shall notify each applicant of the approval or rejection of the applicant's requested PIP. Each successful applicant shall notify its PIP Provider to arrange installation of the PIP.

F. Discontinuing a PIP. The Commission may, at its own discretion or upon petition of an interested person, order the removal of a PIP.

G. Notice to Public Telephone Providers. The Commission shall post a list of approved PIPs on its website. If any public telephone provider notifies the Commission within 20 days of the posting that it has installed a public telephone within 1,000 feet of a proposed PIP's location, the approved PIP will not be installed at that location.

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65-407 C.M.R. ch. 252, § 5