TIIE GAZITTE OF IIIDIA : EXTRAORDF{ARY [Pmr II-Snc.

3(ii)

MINISTRY OF ET{VIRONMENT AI\D FORESTS

NOTtrICATION
New Delhi.the lst December.
2009

s'o'3067(E)'- Whereas, in e)€rciseof the powersconferredby sub-secton(t1.

9!g cl?Fe (v) ol ryFsection(2) of section3 of the Ehvironment (protection) Act,
1986(29 of 1986),a draft notification for makingcertainamendmenein the
EnvironmeT-Jqpact Assessment notification,
2006iisuedvideno. S.O.1533(E),
datedthe 14mSeptember, 2006,waspublished undersub-rule(3) of rule5 of tne
Environment (Protection)Rules,1986,vide numbers.o. rss iej, datedtn" tg*
January, ?009,invitingobjections andsuggestions fromall tne personslikelyto be
affectedthereby,withina periodof 60 daysfromthe dateof publication of the said
notificationin the Gazetteof India;
And whereas,all objectionsand suggestionsreceivedin responseto the
'draft notificationhave been duly considered
abovementioned by thb Central
Government;

. fq*,-therefore,in exercise of the powersconferred by sub-section (I) and

clause(v) of sub-section(2) of section3 of the Environment (irrotecfion)
Act, iggO,
r€adwithclause(d) of sub-rule (3) of rule5 of the Environment(protection) Rules,
1989,the CentralGovernment herebymakesthe followingamendments in the said
notification,
namely:-
-
In the saidnotification,

I in pa-ra3, for sub-para (r), the following shall be substituted,

namely:-
"(7) AII decisions
of the SEIM shallbe takenin a meetingand shall
ordinarilybeunanimous:

Providedthat,in casea decisionis takenby majority,

the detailsof views,
for and againstit, shallbe clearlyrecordedln tne minutesand a copy
thereofsentto MoEF."

U in para d in sub-para(iii), for thewordsandletters"ln the absenceof a

dulyconstituted
SEIAAor SEAC,a Category 'B' projectshallbe treated
'A' as a
Category project",th'e wordsand letters"ln the absenceof a duly
constituted
SEIAAor SEAC,a Category 'B' projectshallbe considered
at the
centralLevelasa category'B' project"
shallbesubstituted.
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rH in para r(i),. in- sub-para rrr retating to
stage (3) - pubric
Consultation,in clause(i),_

(i) afteritem(c),thefofrowing
itemshallbeinserted,
namery:-
"(cc) maintenance dredgingprovidedthe dredged
shallbedisposed J materiar
withinpo* limits.,,;
(ii) for item(d),thefollowing
itemshallbesubstituted,
namely:-
"(d) All Building or construction
projectsor AreaDeveropment
projects{whichdo not containany tategory.A, projects
and

l'
activities)
andTownships (itemg(a)andg[o)'inttresineduleto
the notification),".
w In para 10 relatingto Post EnvironmentalClearanceMonitoring,-

(a) the existingsub-para (i) shallbe renumbered as sub-para(ii) and

beforesub-para (ii) as so re-numbered, the followingsub-parashallbe
inserted
namely;

"(i) (a) In respect

of Gtegory'A'projects,it shallbe mandatory for the
projectproponent to makepublicthe environmental g.ntuo ro,.
cleararrce
theirprojectalongwiththe environmental conditionsandsareguJrds ii tnuit
.:|t.qy prominently advertising it at feastin two localnewipapers;iih;
districtor Statewherethe projectis locatedandin addition,this shalfalso
bedisplay.d! the projectproponent's websitepermanently. (b) In respect
of category'B'projects,irrespective of its clearance
bv ubrF I sgmR,tnu
projectproponent shallprominently advertisein the newspapers indicating
thatthe projecthasbeenaccorded environment clearanceandthe detailsof
MoEFwebsitewhereit is disprayed. (c) The Ministryof Environment and
Forests and the state/unionTerritory Level Environmental Impact
Assessment Authorities
(sEIAAs), as the casemaybe, shallalsoplacethe
environmental clearancein the publicdomainon Government portai.(d)The
copiesof the environmental clearance shallbe submittedby the pioject
proponents to the Heads of localbodies, Panchayats andMuniiipal Bodies in
additionto the relevantofficesof the Government whoin turnhasto display
the santefor 30 daysfromthe dateof receipt.,,;
(b) existing (ii)shallberenumbered
sub-para assub-para
(iii).

V in the Scheduler-

(i) for item 1(a) and'the entries relating thereto,- the folloping
item and entriesshallbe substituted,nimely:-
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"1(a) (i)Mining of >50 ha of mining <50 ha >5 ha of General

minerals. lease area in miningleasearea Condition
respectof non-coalin respectof non- shallapply.
minelease. coalminelease.
Note:Mineral
>150 ha of <150ha >5 ha prospecting is
miningleasearea of mininglease exempted.";
in respectof coal area in respect
minelease. of coal mine
lease.
Asbestosmining
irrespective of
miningarea.

(ii)Slurry pipelines
(coal lignite and
other ores)passing
through national
parK/ sanctuaries/
coral reefs,
ecologically
sensitive
areas.

(ii) against item 1(c), for the entries in column (E), the following
entries shall be substituted,namely:_

"GeneralConditionshallapply"

trlote:Irrigationprojectsnot involvingsubmergence
or inter-state
domain shallbeappraisedbytheSEIMascategory'B'projects.',;

(iii) againstitem t(d),-

(a) in column (3), for the entries, the following entries shall be
substituted,namely-

> 50 MW(petcoke,dieselandall otherfuelsiniludingrefinery

resldual
oil wasteexceptbiomass);
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(b) in column (4), for the entries, the following

entries shall be
substituted, namely:-

"<500MW(coal/lignite/naphthaandgasbased);
<50 MW> 5 MW(Petcoke,dieselanOattothe;
fuelsincluding
refinery
residualoil wasteexceptbiomasS);
<20MW> 15MW(basedon biomassor non hazardous
municipalsolid
wasteas fuel).,,;

(c) in.column (5), for the entries, the

following entries shalt be
substituted namely:-

"General
Condition
shallapply.

Note:
(i) Powerplants up to 15 MW, basedon biomass
and usrng
auxiriary
fuersuchas coar/ rignite/ petroreumproductsup to
15olo
dre exempt.
(ii) Powerplantsup to 15 MW, basedon non-hazardous
municipal
wasteand usingauxiriaryfuersuchas coar/ rignite/ petroteum
productsup to 15o/o
?r€ exempt.
(iii) Powerplantsusingwasteheatboilerwithout
any auxiliaryfuel
are exempt.',;

(iv) against item 3(a), in column (5), for the entries,

the following
entries shall be substituted, nimely:_

"General
condition
shallapply.

Note:
(i) The recyclingindustriarunits registered
underthe HSMRules,
areexempted.
(ii) In caseof secondary. metailurgicar
processingindustriarunits,
those projectsinvorvingoperJtionof furna6, oniv
,r.n as
inductionand electricarc furnace,submergeo arc-ruinace,and
cupolawith capacitymorethan30,000tonies p",.unnrr (TpA)
wouldrequireenvironmental clearance.
(iii) Plant/ unitsotherthan powerprants(given
againstentry no.
1(d) or the schedure),basedon munrcipat soriowaste (non-
hazardous) areexempted.,,.
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(v) against item 4(b), in column (5), for the entry, the following
entry shall be substituted,namely:-

"General
conditions
shallapply.";

(vi) againstitem 4(d),-

(a) in column (4), tor'the entry, the following entra shall be

substituted,namely:-

"(i) All projectsirrespective

of the size,if it is locatedin a Notified
IndustrialArea/Estate.
(ii) < 300tonnesperday(TPD)andlocatedoutsidea NotifiedIndustrial
ArealEstate.";

(b) in column (5), for the entry, the following entry shall be
substituted, namely:-

aswellasspecific
"General conditions
shallapply.

No newMercury will be permitted

Cellbased.plants ahdexistingunits
convertingto membranecell technologyare exempt from the
notification.";

(vii) against item 4(O, in column (5), for the eristing entta, the
following entry shall be substituted, namely:-

aswellasspecific
"General shallapply.";
conditions

(viii) againstitem 5(a),-

(a) in column (3), for the existing entty, the following entty
shall be substituted, namely:-
*All projectsexceptSingleSuperPhosphate.";

(b) in column (4), for t{re entta, the follswing entry shall be
substituted, namely:-

"SingleSuperPhosphate.";
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(ix) against item 5(e), in column (5), for tfte existitq entry' the
following entry shall be substituted, nam€ry:-

"General
aswellasspecificcontlitions
sfrallapply.';

(x) against itcm 5(O, in column (5), fur tlrc existing entty, the
following entry shall be suHituEd, nameS:-

"General
andspecificconditions
shallapply.";

(xi) item 5(k) and the entries relating thereto shall h omittedl,

(xii) against item 7(a),-

(a) in column (3), for the entry, the fdfowing entry shall be
substituted, namely:-

"All projectsincluding
airstrips,whicharefor commErcial
use.";
(b) in column (5), for the entry, the fiollowangentry shall be
substituted, namely:-

"Note:
Air strips,whichdo not involvebunkering/rcfuelingfiacilityandor Air
TrafficControl,areexempted.";

(xiii) against itenr 7(c), in column (5), for the enFy, the fdlowing
ently shall be substituted, narnely:-
"General
aswellasspecific
conditions
shallapply.
Note:
1. IndustrialEstateof area below500 ha. and not housingany
industryof Gtegory'A'or'B'd@snotrequireclearance.
2. If the area is less than 500 ha. but conbins buildingand
construction projects> 20,000Sq. rntr. and or development
. areamorethan50 ha it will betreatedaqactivitylistedat serial
no.B(a)or B(b)in the Schedule,
asthecasemaybe.";
 (xiv) against item 7(e),-

(a) in column (2), lor the enhy, the following entry shall be
substituted,namely:-

"Potts,harbours,
breakwaters,dredging.,,

(b) in column (5), for the enhy, the following entry shall be
substituted, namely:-

"General
Condition
shaflapply.

Note:
1. capitaldredginginsideand oubide the porb or harbors
channelsareincluded;
2. Maintenance dredgingis exemptprovidedit formedpart of the
originalproposalfor whichEnvironment
Management plan (EMp)
wasprepared andenvironmental
clearance
obtained.,';

(xv) against item 7(f),

(a) in column (4), for the ently, the following ently shall be
substitutednamely:-
projects;
"(i) AllStateHighway and
(ii) stateHighwayexpansionprojects
in hillyterrain(above
1,000m AMSL) andor ecologically
sensitive areas.";
(b) in column (5) for the eristing entry, the following enhy
shall be substituted,namely:-
"General
Condition
shallapply.
Note:
Highways
include
expressways.";

(xvi) againstitem 7(g),-

(a) in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be
substituted, narnely:-
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"(i) All projects at altitudeof 1,000mtr.andabove.

located
(ii) All projects in notifiedecologically
located areas.";
sensitive

(b) in cotumn(4), for the entry, the foltowing entry shall be

substituted,namely:-
"Allprojects in column(3).";
exceptthosecovered

(xvii) after the Schedule,in the 'Note', for sub-headingrelating to

'GeneralConditiorl(GC)', the following shall be substituted'
namely:-

"GeneralCondition(GC):
'B'
Any projector activityspecifiedin Category will be treatedas
Category 'A', if locatedin wholeor in paft within 10 km from the
boundary of: (i) ProtectedareasnotifiedundertheWildlife(Protection)
\d, 1972;(ii) Criticallypollutedareasas identifiedby the Central
ControlBoardfromtimeto time;(iii) Eco-sensitive
Pollution areasas
notifiedundersection3 of the Environment (Protection)'Act,
1986,
suchas, Mahabaleshwar Panchgani, Matheran, Pachmarhi, Dahanu,
Doon Valley,and (iv) inter-State boundaries and international
boundaries:

Provided thatthe requirement regarding distanceof 10 km of

the inter-Stateboundariescan be reducedor completely doneaway
with by an agreement between the respective States or U.Tssharing
the commonboundaryin pasethe acti\iitydoesnot fall within 10
kilometresof theareasmentioned at item(i), (ii)and(iii)above."

W in the AppendixI, in Form I,-

(a) for item (I) relating to the Basic Information, the following
shall be substituted,namely:-

"(I) BasicInformation

Serial Item Details

Number
1. Nameof the proiect/s
2. S. No.in the schedule
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3. Proposedcapacity/area/length/tonnageto be
handled/command area/leasearea/number
of
wellsto be drilled
4. New/Expa nsion/Modernization
5. ExistingCapaciVAreaetc.
6. Cateqory of Proiecti.e.'A'or'B'
7. Doesit attractthe generalcondition?If yes,
please
specifu.
8. Doesit attractthe specific
conditionTIf'yes,
soecifu.
olease
9. Location
Plot/Survey/Khasra
No.
Villaoe
Tehsil
District
State
10. Nearest railway station/airportalong with
distancein kms.
11. NearestTown, city, District Headquafters
in kms.
alonqwithdistance
12. VillagePanchayats, Zilla Parishad,Municipal
Corporation, Local body (complete postal
addresseswithtelephone nos.to be oiven)
13 Nameof the applicant
L4, ReqisteredAddress
15. Addressfor corresoondence :
Name
Desiqnation(Owner/Paftner/CEO)
Address
PinCode
E-mail
Telephone No.
FaxNo.
16. Sitesexamined,if any. Vi||age-District-State
Detailsof Alternative
Locationof thesesitesshouldbe shownon a 1 .
topo sheet. 2.
r';
3.
L7. InterlinkedProjects

18. Whetherseparateapplicationof interlinked

oroiecthasbeensubmitted?
19. If yes,dateof submission

20. If no, reason

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approval/clearance
-

under:ii yes,outuirioi'in-e
s_ame
andtheirstatusto begiven.
t:l lll..lq$ (conservation-)
nct,1e80?
lfl Ih. yI{. (prorectionj
Arii'ifizz
(c) the C.R.ZNotification,
1991?
Whether 6.
Ofdef/POlicv relprranttrat=tiaa
Glqt4g r^
to !L^ ^:!^-
the site?
Foresttandinvofved
(hecta@
Whether there is an@
a0ajns!.theprojectandforfaiO in whichthe
is propose
?rgJ-"ct to b*:et up?
(a) Nameof theCoun
(b) CaseNo.
(c) Orders/directions
I its
relevance
with the
of the Court,if any and

(b) the foilowing shail be inseftedat

the end, namery:-
"I herebygiven undeftakinq that the data and information
applicationandenclosures given in the
aretrueio.tlre_
oesioi my lnowledge andbeliefandI am
awarethat if anypartof the dataandinformation
misleading submittedis foundto be falseor
at anystage,.the
projectwillbe rejeaeo-andclearance
projectwillbe revoked give,if anyto the
at ourris-kandcost.
Date:
Place:
Signature of the applicant
WithNameand FullAddress
(Projectproponent/ AuthorisedSignatoryj

NOTE:
1' The projectsinvolvingclearanceundercoastal
RegulationzoneNotification,
1991shallsubmitwith the application a c.n.i mapduly demarcated
of the authorized by one
agencies, showingtne pro;eitactivities, w.r.t. c.R.z (at the
stage of ToR) and the reiommendationsof
the State coastal zone
Management Authoriw(at the stageof EC). simultaneous action
taken to obtainthe requisiteclearanceLnder the provisionsshallalsobe
Notification,1991for the activitiesto be tocateoin of the c.R,Z
the cRZ.
2' The projectsto be locatedwithin 10 km or irie
Nationalparks,sanctuaries,
BiosphereReserves,Migratory corridors of wird
proponentshallsubmitthe map duly autherticated Animars,the project
by chief witolir. warden
showing these features vis-a-vis the project
rocation and the
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recommendations or commentsof the ChiefWildlifeWarden'thereon (at the

stageof EC)."
3. All correspondence with the Ministryof Environment & Forestsincluding
submission'ofapplicationfor TOR/Environmental Clearance,subsequent
as
clarifications, may be requiredfrom time to time, participation
in the EAC
Meetingon behalfof the pOeA proponentshallbe madeby the authorized
signatoryonly. The authorized signatoryshouldalsosubmita documentin
suppoftof hisclaimof beingan authorizedsignatoryfor the specificproject.".

Vn for AppendixIV, the following shall be substituted,namely:-

"APPENDIXIV
(See paragraph 7)

OF PUBLICHEARING
FORCONDUCT
PROCEDURE

1.0 The PublicHearingshallbe arrangedin a systematic, time boundand

transparentmannerensuringwidestpossiblepublicparticipation at the project
State Pollution
site(s) or in its closeproximityDistrict-wise,by the concern_ed
Conirot Board (SPCB)or the Union Territory Pollution Control Committee
(urPcc).
2. O The Process:

Z.I The applicantshall make a requestthrougha simpleletter to the

MemberSecretary of the SPCBor UnionTerritoryPollution ControlCommittee, in
whosejurisdiction the projectis located,to arrangethe publichearing withinthe
prescribedstatutoryperiod. In casethe projectsite is coveringmorethan one
bistrict or State or UnionTerritory,the publichearingis mandatedin each
District,Stateor UnionTerritoryin whichthe projectis locatedand the applicant
shallmakeseparaterequeststo eachconcerned SPCBor UTPCC for holdingthe
publichearingas perthis procedure.
2,2 Thg applicantshallenclosewith the letterof request,at least10 hard
copiesand an equivalentnumberof soft (electronic) copiesof the draft EIA
Reportwith the genericstructuregivenin AppendixIII inrcluding the Summary
Environment ImpactAssessment reportin Englishand in the official language
of the state/locallanguage,preparedstrictlyin accordance with the Termsof
Reference communicated after Scoping(Stage-2).Simultaneously the applicant
shallarrangeto forwardcopies,one hard and one soft,of the abovedraft EIA
Reportalongwith the SummaryEIAreportto the followingauthorities or offices,
withinwhosejurisdiction the projectwill be located:
(a) bistrict Magistrate/District collector/Deputy commissiomr/s
(ni Zilaparishad or MunicipalCorporation or Panchayatstlnion
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(c) DistrictIndustriesOffice
(d) Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) | PRIs Concerned/Development
authorities
(e) ConcernedRegionalOffice of the Ministryof Environmentand
Forests

2.3 On receivingthe draft Environmental ImpactAssessment report,the

above-mentioned authoritiesexceptthe RegionalOfficeof MoEF,shalldrrangeto
widely publicizeit within their respectivejurisdictionsrequestingthe interested
personsto sendtheir commentsto the concernedregulatoryauthorities.They
shall also makeavailablethe draft EIA Reportfor inspection
'Public,electronically
or
otherwise to the publicduringnormalofficehourstill the Hearingis over.
2.4 The SPCBor UTPCC concerned shallalso makesimilararrangements
for givingpublicityabout the projectwithin the State/Union Territoryand make
availablethe Summaryof the draft Environmental Impact Assessmentreport
(AppendixIII A) for inspection in selectofficesor publiclibrariesor any other
suitablelocationetc. Theyshallalsoadditionally makeavailablea copyof the
I draft Environmental Impact Assessment repoft to the above five
as givenin para2.2.
authorities/offices

3.0 Noticeof PublicHearing:

3.1 The Member-Secretary of the concernedSPCBor UTPCCshall finalize

the date,time andexactvenuefor the conductof publichearingwithin7 (seven)
daysof the date of receiptof the draft EnvironrnentalImpactAssessment report
from the projectproponent,ahd advertisethe samein oraemajorNationalDaily
and one Regional vernacular Daily/ OfficialStateLanguage.A minimumnotice
periodof 30 (thirty)days shall be providedto the publicfor furnishingtheir
responses;
3.2 The advertisement'shall also informthe publicaboutthe placesor
officeswherethe publiccouldaccessthe draftEnvironmental ImpactAssessment
repoft and the SummaryEnvironmental Impact Assessment repoft beforethe
publichearing. In placeswherethe newspapers do not reach,the Competent
Authorityshouldarrangeto informthe localpublicaboutthe publichearingby
other meanssuchas by way of beatingof drumsas well as advertisement /
announcement on radioI television.
3.3 No postponement of the date,time,venueof the publichearingshall
be undertaken, unlesssomeuntowardemergency situationoccursand thenonly
on the recommendationof the concerned District Magistrate/District
collector/Deputy commissioner, the postponement shallbe notifiedto the public
throughthe sameNationaland Regional vernaculardailiesand alsoprominently
displayedat all the identifiedofficesby the concernedSPCBor UnionTerritory
Pollution
ControlCommittee;
3.4 In the aboveexceptional circumstances,freshdate,time and venuefor
the publicconsultation shall be decidedby the Member- Secretaryof the
concerned $PCB or UTPCC only in consultation with the District
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Magistrate/DistrictCollector/Deputy Commissioner and notifiedafreshas

per procedureunder3.1 above.

4.0 Supervisionand presidingover the Hearing:

4.I The DistrictMagistrate

/ DistrictCollector/ DeputyCommissioneror his
or her representative not below the rank of an AdditionalDistrictMagistrate
assistedby a representativeof SPCBor UTPCC, shallsuperuiseand presideover
the entirepublichearingprocess.

5.0 Videography

5'1 The SPCBor UTPCC shallarrangeto videofilm the entireproceedings.

A
copy of the videotapeor a CD shall be enebsed with the public helring
proceedingswhilefonruarding
it to the Regulato4i!fiffirity concerned.

5.0 Proceedings
6.1 The attendance of all thosewho are presentat the venueshall be
notedand annexedwith the finalproceedings.

6.2 There shall be no quorum requiredfor attendancefor startingthe

proceedings.

6.3 A representative of the applicantshallinitiatethe proceedings

with a
presentation
on the projectandthe SummaryEIArepoft.

6.4 Personspresentat the venueshall be grantedthe opportunityto seek

information or clarifications
on the projectfrom the aipplicant.The summaryof
the publichearingproceedings accurat6$reflectingall the viewsand concerns
expressedshall be recordedby the representative of the SPCBor UTpCCand
readoverto the audience at the end of the proceedingsexplaining
the contents
in the local/vernacularlanguage and the agreedminutesshallbe signedby the
DistrictMagistrate/District Collector/Deputy Commissioneror his or her
representativeon the sameday andforwardedto the SPCB/UTPCC concerned.
6,5 A Statement of the issuesraisedby the publicandthe comments of the
applicantshall also be preparedin the local languageor the OfficialState
language,as the casemaybe,andin English andannexed to the proceedings+

6.6 The proceedings of the publichearingshallbe.conspicuouslydisplayed

at the office of the Panchyats within whose jurisdiction
the projectis located,
officeof the concernedZila Parishad,DistrictMagistrate/ District collector /
Deputy Commissioner,andthe SPCBor UTPCC.TheSPCB or UTPCC shallalso
displaythe proceedings on its websitefor generalinformation.Comments, if any,
on the proceedings, may be sentdirectlyto the concerned regulatory
authorities
andthe applicant concerned
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7.O Time period for completionof public hearing

7.t The publichearingshallbe completed withina periodof forty five days

from dateof receiptof the requestletterfrom the applicant.Thereafterthe SPCB
or UTpCCconcerned shallsentthe publichearingproceedings to the concerned
regulatoryauthoritywithineight daysof the completion of the publichearing.
Simuttaneously, a copy witt atso be provided to the proiect proponent'
The applicantmay alsodirectlyforward.a cgpyof the approvedpublichearing
proceedingsto tne regulatory authority concernedalong with the final
Environmental ImpactAssessment repoft or supplementary report to the draft
EIA report prepared after the public hearing and public consultations
tne concerns
incorpoiating expressedin the publichearingalongwith actionplan
to address
item-wise,
andfinanciaiallocation, thoseconcerns."

'the
7.2 If the SPCBor UTPCCfails to hold the publichearingwithin
stipulated45 (fortyfive) days,the Centralgovernmentin Ministryof Environment
'A'
and Forestsfor Category projector activityand the State Governmentor
UnionTerritoryAdministration for Category'B'projector activityat the requestof
the SEIM, shallengageany otheragencyor authorityto completethe process,
as per procedure laiddownin this Notification.".

VIII in Appendix V, for para 3, the following para shall be substituted,

namely:-

"3. Wherea publicconsultation is not mandatory,the appraisalshallbe made

on the basisof the prescribedapplication Form1 and EIAreport,in the caseof
all projectsand activitiesother than Item B of the Schedule.In the caseof
Item 8 of the Schedule, considering its uniqueprojectcycle,the EACor SEAC
concernedshallappraiseall CategowB projectsor activitieson the basisof
Form1, Form1A and the conceptual planand makerecommendations on the
project regardinggrant of environmentalclearanceor othenruise and also
stipulatethe conditionsfor environmental clearance.".
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[No.J-l l0l3/56/2004-lA'
G. K. PANDEY' Advisor

Note:The principalruleswerepublished Paft

in the Gazetteof India,Extraordinary,
numberS.O.1533(E),
(ii) videnotification
II, Section3, Sub-section datedthe
14thSeptember,2006 and amendedvide S.O. L737(E),dated the 11"'
October,2047'

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