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Public participation of EIA in R.O.C.
Hsiao-Tien Wu, Wei-Chein Sun & Tung-Wang Chang
Environmental Protection AdministrationExecutive Yuan R.O.C.
I. Introduction
• R.O.C. has developed and finished the legislation of ”EIA Act” in 1994, and it has been put into effect for over twelve years.
• As people are growing more and more aware of how important the environmental protection becomes to human life, the number of mechanisms and channels for “public participation” starts to increase along the process, and they become more and more diverse.
• When it comes to legal and practical aspects, several ways and means have been established in “EIA Act” to provide sufficient and detailed information for the public to review, such as:
(1)public access to necessary information in EPA websites(2)public hearings(3)questionnaire surveys(4)on-site inspections,(5) public expression of opinions in review meetings, and so on.
Multiple channels are provided for citizens to take part and speak for themselves.
http://www.epa.gov.tw/
History of EPA
Organizational structure
Air quality protection
Waste management
Environmental impact assessment
II. Open Information
Technical specifications
Review criteria
Process for EIA operations
Meeting minutes of the EIA Review Committee
Review schedule and progress
II.1 Review schedule and progress
name of a specific case
person in charge of the case
date that the review meeting
progress of the review
Underreview
Supplementation of relevant information needed for further review
II.2 Meeting minutes of the sessions of EIA review committee
Meeting minutes of the sessions of EIA Review Committee
II.2 Meeting minutes of the sessions of EIA review committee
• In average, the EPA holds the EIA review committee meeting once every month. The EPA, as the law requires, has assembled an EIA review committee consisting of 21 members, including 7 government agencies representatives and 14 experts and scholars specialized in a variety of areas.
II.3 Meeting minutes of specific task force
• “specific task force”:some of the committee members and other experts and scholars specialized in different areas are invited .
• Hill slope development: water and soil conservation, civil engineering are invited
• Beach front development: marine ecology• When the “specific task force” reaches a mutual
consent and conclusion after sessions of review and discussion, the result will sent to the “EIA review committee” for final resolutions.
II.3 Meeting minutes of specific task force
Meeting minutes of specific task force
II.4 Review conclusions
Review conclusions
II.5 Document disclosure
Inquiries for environmental impact assessment document
system
II.5 Document disclosure
category of development site
name of developer
Liu-Ching
Name of EIA Document
Table of Content Suggestion for this case Review conclusion
Content
Chapter 01
Attachment 01
The following items shall be recorded in the EIS
• The name and business address or office address of the developer
• The name, permanent residence address, temporary residence address and identification number of the statutory responsible person
• The signatures of those who conducted comprehensive assessments of the environmental impact statement and those who wrote impact items for the environmental impact statement
• The name of the development activity and the development site
• The purpose and content of the development activity
• All types of related plans and current environmental conditions within the area that could possibly be impacted by the development activity
• A forecast of the environmental impacts that could possibly be caused by the development activity
• Environmental protection strategies and alternate plans
• The budget required for the implementation of environmental protection work
• A summary chart of strategies for the prevention and mitigation of the adverse impact of the development activity on the environment
Suggestion for this case
• Citizens are allowed to upload their doubts and opinions, and the Administration will collect and summarize the suggestion uploads to the developer for future studies.
• After the suggestions are reviewed and studied, the developer will make proper responses and send them back to the “EIA review committee” for reference.
III. Public participation * Organize meetings for local
residents and concerned group
Submit an EIS to the industry competent authority
Transfer the EIS to the competent authority for review
Required to proceed by conducting a phase II environmental impact
assessment due to concern of a significant impact on the environment
* Review by “ EIA review committee”
* Distribute the EIS to relevant angecies
* Public explanation meeting
* Define the scope of assessment
Draft an EIA report
* To conduct an on-site inspection and hold a public hearing
Transfer the EIA report to the competent authority for review
* Review by “ EIA review committee”
The developer may submit an
alternate plan for a new review
Complete a review conclusion and issue an official
announcement
* Hold a public explanation meeting
Complete a review conclusion and issue an
official announcement and official register
Permission not granted
Permission not granted
Approval
Phase II EIA
Phase II EIA
Industry competent authority
Developer EIA competnet authority
F l o w c h a r t s o f E I A
Approval
* EIS document publish on the Internet
* On-site inspection
* Review by specific task force
Public participate*
Public Participation
Phase I EIA:• Organize meetings for
local residents and concerned group.
• EIS document publish on the Internet.
• On-site inspection• Review by specific task
force.• Review by “EIA review
committee”• Hold a public
explanation meeting.
Phase II EIA:• Distribute the EIS to
relevant agencies.• Public explanation
meeting.• Define the scope of
assessment.• To conduct an on-site
inspection and hold a public hearing.
• Review by “EIA review committee”
IV. Conclusion
• Summarizing the above, it is with no doubt that the channels for the citizens of Taiwan in expressing their comments and opinions are multiplying without any obstacles. However, one of the biggest difficulties at the moment is to figure out how to incorporate the comments and opinions of citizens that are mostly unprofessional and without key points, in the conclusion or documentation of EIA reviews, and this requires the efforts of government to find a solution.
• htwu@epa.gov.tw
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