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VERSION 3
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Part I
1. Requirements for Accreditation
2. Stages of assessment
3. Process to qualify as EC/ FAE
4. Expected functions of EC/ FAE
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1.
Requirements for
Accreditation
1. One in-house EC and two other in-house
FAEs
2. Cover all core and significant FAs as per
sectors applied for Vide Annexure II A
3. QMS manual as per Appendix B
4. NABL/ MoEF Lab
5. Complete application with all CVs and other
details in rquisite formats
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2.
Stages of assessment
a. Stage I
Completeness of
application
b. Stage II
Technical review of
documents
c. Stage III
Office Assessment
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3.
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4. Expected functions
EIA Coordinator
Functional Area Expert
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Part II
1. Quality Management System
2. Assessment Process
a. Initial Accreditation
b. Surveillance Assessment
c. Re-Accreditation
3. Re-Application
4. Experts
a. Definition - In-house/ Empanelled
b. Assessment/ approval status
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1.
2. Assessment Process
Aspects
1.Human resource
2.Field investigation and laboratory arrangement
3.Quality Management System (QMS)
4.Quality of EIA reports
5.Organizational commitment
6.Compliance to conditions of accreditation/
improvements achieved
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Assessment Process
a.
Initial Accreditation
Surveillance Assessment
a. Knowledge
of
the
sector/s and its probable
impacts on the physical,
ecological and social
environments and their
mitigation measures
b. Clarity on concept of
EIAs, role of an EC and
knowledge of relevant
legislations,
policies,
practices and guidelines
c. Ability to plan for EIAs
and coordinate the EIA
team to achieve the best
results
a. Site
familiarity
through visit to the
site to plan for EIAs
b. Completeness
of
impact assessment
covering all aspects
in respect of physical,
ecological, social and
risk related issues
c. Completeness
of
EMP addressing all
impacts along with
budgetary projections
and monitoring plan
Re-Accreditation
a. Updation in knowledge
about
sector,
regulations
&
development in EIA
field
b. Site familiarity to plan
for EIAs
c. Completeness
of
impact
assessment
(including
for
ecological, social, risk
related)
and
quantification, where
applicable
d. Completeness of EMP
addressing all impacts
with
budget
&
monitoring plan.
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a.
Initial Accreditation
a. Knowledge
of
the
functional
area/s
applicable in EIA context
b. Ability to identify and
quantify impacts, where
applicable
c. Ability to suggest/vet
mitigation measures and
clarity of role as FAE.
Surveillance
Assessment
Re-Accreditation
a. Site
familiarity,
involvement
in
selection of sampling
locations, collection,
supervision
and
quality assurance of
primary data.
b. Identification
and
quantification of
impacts,
where
applicable
c. Contribution to EIA
report
in
the
functional area and
EMP
a. Updation
about
regulations & on latest
developments in the
concerned FA
b. Site familiarity and role
in
collection/
supervision and quality
assurance of primary
data
c. Identification of all
impacts
and
quantification, where
applicable
d. EMP addressing all
impacts
and
monitoring plan
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b.
Field investigations and laboratory
systems
Initial Accreditation
Surveillance Assessment
a. Physical environment
Involvement of ECs and FAEs in
sampling
Quality assurance, preservation,
transportation
Interpretation
Information relevant to the baseline
data
Signed analysis report
b. Ecological environment
Involvement of concerned FAE
Quality assurance of data
Laboratory
testing
of
field
samples, interpretation of data
c. Socio-economic environment
ReAccreditation
Similar to SA,
with stress on
improvement
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c.
Initial Accreditation
Surveillance Assessment
Re-Accreditation
Similar to SA, with
stress
on
improvement
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d.
Quality of EIAs
Initial Accreditation
Surveillance
Assessment
ReAccreditation
Similar to IA,
with stress on
performance
Similar to SA,
with stress on
improvement
e.
Organizational Commitment
Initial Accreditation
a. Capacity building
Assessing performance of experts
Identifying training needs
Providing training for enhancement of
skill and competence
b. Commitments towards quality of EIAs
Preparation of activity chart
Meeting/s with project proponent &
DPR Consultant
System of learning from the comments
of the EAC/SEAC
c. Facilities
Use of appropriate tools and software for
impact assessment
Provision of computing and internet and
video conferencing facilities,
Library, documentation center
Surveillance
Assessment
ReAccreditation
Similar to IA
Similar to IA
with stress on
improvement
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f.
Compliance to conditions of accreditation/
improvements achieved
Initial
Accreditation
NA
Surveillance Assessment
Re-Accreditation
a.Compliance to conditions of
accreditation
b.Informing
NABET
and
replacing if approved expert
leaves,
utilizing
only
approved
experts
of
appropriate category
c.Providing
statement
countersigned by ECs and
FAEs involved in preparation
of EIA
d.Timely payments to NABET
a. Performance of approved
experts
b. Quality of baseline data
c. Enabling factors including
facilities provided
d. Quality of EIA
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3.
Re-applications
4.
Experts
In-house
Full time employee working on the pay rolls on regular basis (not
on time to time basis or on as and when reqd basis
Gets appropriately paid as per her/his qualification and
experience (through bank and are subject to TDS, as applicable)
Approved experts
Co-terminus
Utilization of approved experts having
shifted
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FAA
Cat. B FAE
Cat. A FAE
Cat. B EC
AEC
EC Cat. A
Team Member
Mentor
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Part III
1. Process and requirements for other assessments
a. Supplementary
b. Expansion of Scope
c. QMS implementation
2. Filling formats for application
a. Annexure IV, Annexure IV A, Annexure IV B
b. Annexure V
c. Annexure VI A1, Annexure VI A2, Annexure VI
A3
d. Annexure VI A4, Annexure VI A5
3. Self Assessment Checklist
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a.
Supplementary Assessment
This provision is to
Cover balance functional areas
Propose replacements
Propose additional experts to cover sectors
Assess candidates absence during Stage III with
prior information
Requirements
Submit Application as per Annexure IC
Annexure IV, IV A, IV B, V of proposed candidates,
as applicable
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Organized once a month generally
b.
Expansion of scope
This provision is for ACOs requesting for
modification/ change in scope
Follows the process of IA (I/II/III)
Requirements
Submit Application as per Annexure ID
Annexure IV, IV A, IV B, V of proposed
candidates, as applicable
Organized as and when required
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c. QMS Implementation
Requirements
Submit Application as per Annexure IE
Revised QMS addressing the shortfalls
Demonstration of CAPA
Organized as and when required
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2. Formats
To be filled for IA
EIA Coordinator
In-house
Empanelled
In-house
Empanelled
Annexure IV
Annexure IV
Annexure IV
Annexure IV
Annexure IV A Annexure IV A
Annexure IV B
Annexure IV B
Annexure V
Annexure V
MoU/ Agreement/NOC
as per Scheme
MoU/ Agreement/NOC
as per Scheme
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Formats (contd.)
To be filled for SA/RA
EIA Coordinator
For fresh Formats same as in IA
For approved experts
Seeking change in
sector/s
Annexure IV
Annexure IV
Annexure IV
Annexure VI A4
(declaring same)
Annexure VI A4 (giving
details of work)
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Formats (contd.)
To be filled for SA/RA
Functional Area Expert
For fresh Formats same as in IA
For approved experts
Seeking change in
functional area/s
Annexure IV
Annexure IV
Annexure IV
Annexure VI A5
(declaring same)
Annexure VI A5 (giving
details of work)
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Formats (contd.)
Formats to be filled for Organization
1.Annexure VI A1
2.Annexure VI A2
3.Annexure VI A3
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3.
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Rationalization of
Functional Areas
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Grou
p No
Sector No as per
Annexure II
Core
(In-house) FA
Significant FA (InHouse/Empanelled)
Manufacturing
industries
AP, AQ, WP
Power, Cement
4, 9, 40 (iv)
AP,AQ
Mining, River
valley
Coal washery,
Mineral
beneficiation
1, 3
WP, SE, EB
6, 7
Infrastructure, Oil
& gas exploration
(off-shore, onshore)
WP, EB, SE
Infrastructure
28, 30, 32, 36, 37
SHW, WP
LU, AP, AQ, EB, SE, Geo,
services
HG, RH
7
Building and large 38, 39
WP, MSW
LU, AP, Noise, EB, SE, HG,
const., township
SC
and area dev.
Note: 1. For EIAs related to captive townships, MSW will be a significant FA
2. For Cat B2 projects, EB and SE can be empanelled
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THANK YOU
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