4.

(1) Prior Environment Clearance

• New projects or activities including expansion or modernization of
project or activities listed in the schedule under Category A, Category
B1 and Category B2
4. (2) Prior Environment Permission
• New projects or activities including expansion or modernization of
project or activities listed in the schedule under Category “B2” that
are no required to be placed before Appraisal Committee as specified
in the Schedule, shall require Prior Environment Permission from the
concerned Regulatory Authority before start of any construction work
or installation or establishment or modernization;
5. Categorization of projects and activities
1. All projects are listed into three categories namely – Category A, Category B1 and
Category B2 based on the potential social and environmental impacts and spatial
extent of these impacts.
2. All projects under Category ‘A’ in the Schedule including expansion and modernization
of existing projects shall require prior EC from the Ministry
3. All projects under “Category B1” in the Schedule, including expansion and
modernization of existing projects, but excluding those fulfill the General Conditions
defined under sub-clause (30) of Clause 3 of this notification, shall require prior-EC
from the SEIAA or UTEIAA, as the case may be;
4. All projects under “Category B1” in the Schedule including expansion and
modernization of existing projects and those which fulfill the General Conditions
defined under sub-clause (30) of Clause 3 of this notification, shall require prior-EC
from the Ministry without change in the category of the project;
5. Categorization of projects and activities
5. All projects under Category “B2” that are required to be placed before
Appraisal Committee as specified in the Schedule, shall require prior –EC
from the SEIAA or UTEIAA, as the case may be.
6. All other projects under Category “B2” (other than those projects
specified under sub-clause (5) above, shall require prior EP from the
SEIAA or UTEIAA, as the case may be;
7. All projects concerning national defence and security or involving other
strategic considerations, as determined by the Central Government,
shall require prior EC or prior EP, as the case may be, from the Ministry
without any change in the category of the project. Further, no
information relating to such projects shall be placed in public domain.
10. Stages in the Prior Environmental
Clearance Process – Category A or Category B1
• 1) The six stages, in sequential order, are:
• Stage (1): Scoping;
• Stage (2): Preparation of Draft EIA Report;
• Stage (3): Public Consultation;
• Stage (4): Preparation of Final EIA;
• Stage (5): Appraisal; and
• Stage (6): Grant or Rejection of Prior Environmental Clearance
10. Stages in the Prior Environment
Clearance Process – Category B2
• 2) The three minimum stages, in sequential order, are:
• Stage (1): Preparation of EMP report;
• Stage (2): Verification of completeness of the application by the
Regulatory Authority; and
• Stage (3): Grant or Rejection of Prior Environment Clearance;
10. Stages in the Prior Environment
Permission Process – Category B2
• 3) The Prior Environment Permission Process for Category “B2” that are not
required to be placed before Appraisal Committee will comprise of two minimum
stages as follows:
• Stage (1): Preparation of EMP report;
• Stage (2): Verification of completeness of the application by the Regulatory
Authority; and
• Stage (3): Grant or Rejection of Prior Environment Permission.
Provided that the ACO preparing the ACO preparing the EMP and the Project
Proponent, shall be responsible for the adequacy of the EMP.
Provided further that the EMP report is kept on record and the Regulatory
Authority reserves the right to prescribe additional measures for the project.
 11. Process of application for Prior Environment
Clearance or Prior Environment Permission
Stage/P Forms Supplement Applicability Regulatory Authority
urpose
Scoping Form -1 Prefeasibility report All projects under Ministry: For the projects under Cat “A”
Category “A” and and Cat “B1” (those which attracts the
Category “B1” General Conditions) and
SEIAA or UTEIAA, as the case may be:
For the projects under Category “B1”
(those which do not attract the General
Conditions) and Category B2
Public Simple 1) At least 10 hard copies and a All projects as given in Member Secretary of SPCB/UTPCC
Consulta Letter soft (electronic) copy of the sub-clause (1) of Clause concerned.
tion addressed draft EIA report prepared in 14 of this notification
English
2) At least 10 hard copies of
summary of EIA report I English
and in the official language of
the State or Union Territory or
Regional Language
 11. Process of application for Prior Environment
Clearance or Prior Environment Permission
Stage/Purp Forms Supplement Applicability Regulatory Authority
ose
Appraisal Form 1 i) Form 1A; and All projects mentioned at SEIAA or UTEAIA, as the case
ii) Conceptual Plan Coulmn (5) under Item 42 and may be.
43 of the Scedule
Form -1 i. Form -1B2; All projects falling under SEIAA or UTEIAA, as the case
ii. EMP; Category “B2” may be.
iii.Final Layout Plan;
iv. Feasibility Report or Mining
Plan in case of mining
projects;
v. District Survey Report in
case of mining of minor
minerals; and
vi. Cluster certificate in case of
cluster situation.
 11. Process of application for Prior Environment
Clearance or Prior Environment Permission
Stage/Purp Forms Supplement Applicability Regulatory Authority
ose
Appraisal Form-2 i) Final EIA Report; All projects falling Ministry: For the projects
ii) Copy of Feasibility Report or Approved under Category “A” or under Category ‘A’ and
Mining Plan in case of mining projects; Category “B” Category ‘B1’ (those which
iii) Copy of final layout plan; attracts the General
iv) Public Consultation Proceedings Conditions);
v) District Survey Report in case of mining
of minor minerals; and SEIAA or UTEIAA, as the
vi) Certificate of compliance of conditions case may be: For the projects
earlier prior –EC or prior EP, as the under Category ‘B1’ (those
case may be, issued by the Competent which do not attract the
Authority in case of expansion or General Conditions) and
modernization proposals; and Category ‘B2’
vii) Other pre-requisites as specified at
sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 17 of
this notification.