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Date: 2016-03-03 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

the powers conferred by sub section 1 and clause v of sub section 2 of section 3 of the Environment Protection Act 1986 a draft notification for making certain amendments in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006 issued vide number SO 1533 E

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, dated March 3, 2016, announces amendments to the Environment Impact Assessment Notification of 2006, concerning the preparation and presentation of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) reports and Environment Management Plans (EMP). It specifies that accredited environmental consultant organizations can prepare these reports and appear before Expert Appraisal Committees. The notification follows a period of public comment and consideration of received feedback. Key Points / Main Content: Amendments to Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006: * Paragraph 13 is inserted after paragraph 12 in the Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006. EIA Report and EMP Preparation: * Accredited environmental consultant organizations are allowed to prepare EIA reports and EMPs. * Accreditation must be for the specific sector and project category, by the Quality Council of India (QCI), National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), or any other agency notified by the Ministry. * These organizations can appear before the concerned Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) or State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC). Environmental Consultant Organisations: * The Ministry will prepare a panel of national-level educational and research institutions to work as Environmental Consultant Organisations. Impact Analysis: Environmental Consultant Organizations: * Impact: Can prepare EIA reports and EMPs for specific sectors and categories if accredited. * Action Required: Ensure accreditation by QCI, NABET, or another notified agency; be empaneled by the Ministry. Expert Appraisal Committees (EAC) and State Expert Appraisal Committees (SEAC): * Impact: Will receive EIA reports and EMPs from accredited consultant organizations. * Action Required: Evaluate reports from accredited organizations; consider reports from empaneled national-level institutions. Project Proponents: * Impact: Must use accredited environmental consultant organizations or empaneled institutions for EIA report and EMP preparation. * Action Required: Engage accredited or empaneled organizations for EIA and EMP related tasks. Central Government: * Impact: Implementation and monitoring of the amended notification. * Action Required: Maintain and update the list of accredited agencies and empaneled national-level institutions.

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Environment Protection Act, 1986: The primary legislation under which the notification and amendments are issued. Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, which are referenced in the notification process. Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006: A key notification that this document amends, concerning environmental impact assessments. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing environmental regulations. Quality Council of India: An accreditation body for Environmental Consultant Organizations. National Accreditation Board for Education and Training: An accreditation board for Environmental Consultant Organizations. Expert Appraisal Committee: Committee that Environmental Consultant Organisations appear before. State Expert Appraisal Committee: State level committee that Environmental Consultant Organisations appear before.
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And whereas, all objections and suggestions received in response to the above mentioned draft notification have been duly considered by the Central Government;¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, read with clause (d) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the said notification, namely:- In the Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006, after paragraph 12, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:- “13. Preparation and presentation of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report and Environment Management Plan (EMP).- The Environmental consultant organisations which are accredited for a particular sector and the category of project for that sector with the Quality Council of India (QCI) or National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET) or any other agency as may be notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change from time to time shall be allowed to prepare the Environmental Impact Assessment report and Environmental Management Plan of a project in that sector and category and to appear before the concerned Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) or the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC). The Ministry will also prepare a panel of national level reputed educational and research institutions to work as Environmental Consultant Organisations”. [F. No. J-11011/77/2008-IA-II (I)] MANOJ KUMAR SINGH, Jt. Secy. Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide notification No. S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 and subsequently amended as follows: 1. S.O.1737(E) dated the 11th October, 2007 2. S.O. 3067(E), dated the 1st December, 2009 3. S.O.695(E), dated the 4th April, 2011 4. S.O.2896(E), dated the 13th December, 2012 5. S.O.674(E), dated the 13th March, 2013 6. S.O.2559(E), dated the 22nd August, 2013 7. S.O. 2731(E), dated the 9th September, 2013 8. S.O. 562(E), dated the 26th February, 2014 9. S.O.637(E), dated the 28th February, 2014 10. S.O.1599(E), dated the 25th June, 2014 11. S.O. 2601 (E), dated 7th October, 2014 12. S.O. 2600(E) dated 9th October, 2014 13. S.O. 3252(E) dated 22nd December, 2014 14. S.O. 382 (E), dated 3rd February, 2015 15. S.O. 811(E), dated 23rd March, 2015 16. S.O. 996 (E) dated 10th April, 2015 17. S.O. 1142 (E) dated 17th April, 2015 18. S.O. 1141 (E) dated 29th April, 2015. Uploaded by the Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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