 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING S 
 
 
Notice is hereby given pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §2, that the Departme nt of Public Health will 
hold public hearings  on proposed amendments to 105 CMR 665.000: Minimum Standards for 
Retail Sale of Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems   
 
As required by M.G.L. c. 30A, § 2, the Department now intends to hold a public hearing 
regarding this regulation. The public hea ring will be held on: March 2 7, 2020, at 10: 30 a.m. in 
the Public Health Council Room, Second Floor, Department of Public Health, 250 Washington 
Street, Boston, MA 02108. 
 
Speakers are requested to provide a copy of their oral testimony. The Department encourages all 
interested parties to submit testimony electronically to the following address: 
Reg.Testimony@state.ma.us . Please submit electronic testimony as an attached Wor d document 
or as text within the body of an email and type “Tobacco and ENDS regulation” in the subject 
line. All submissions must include the sender’s full name and address. The Department will post 
all electronic testimony that complies with these instru ctions on its website. Parties who are 
unable to submit electronic testimony should mail submissions to William Anderson, Office of 
the General Counsel, Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108. 
All written or oral comments subm itted to the Department may be posted on the Department’s 
website and released in response to a request for public records. All testimony must be 
submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27 , 2020.    
 
A copy of the proposed amendments may be viewed on the D epartment’s website or obtained 
from the Office of the General Counsel at 617 -624-5220. 
 
If you are d eaf or hard of hearing, or are a person with a disability who requires accommodation, please 
contact Alex Gomez  at Tel # 617-624-5928, Fax # 617 -624- 5075, email 
Alex.gomez@massmail.state.ma.us, or TTY  # (617) 624-6001  at least 5 days before the hearing .  
 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts  
Executive Office of Health and Human Services  
Department of Public Health 
250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 -4619  
 
 
CHARLES D. BAKER 
Governor  
KARYN E. POLITO  
Lieutenant Governor   
MARYLOU SUDDERS 
Secretary  
MONICA  BHAREL , MD,  MPH  
Commissioner  
 
Tel: 617 -624-6000  
www.mass.gov/dph 
 