In September, the first public hearings on the EIA under the new rules will be held

In September, the first public hearings on the EIA under the new rules will be held
Katerina Belousova

OVD will apply to mining, logging, construction of a power line and a gas station

In September, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources will hold four public hearings on environmental impact assessment (EIA) via video conference.

Such changes are provided for by the updated Law 3227-IX "On Environmental Impact Assessment", which entered into force on July 29, the department's Facebook page says.

It is noted that from July 31, in the announcement of the start of public discussion of the report on the ATS, the business entity must state:

  • date and time of public hearings;
  • a link to join the video conference (such a link is created by the relevant authorized body).

Schedule of public hearings:

  • 09/04/2023 at 10:00 a.m. GPU "Poltavagasvydobuvannya" JSC "Ukrgazvydobuvannya" – About holding a special permit form in connection with the expansion of the boundaries of the special permit No. 5967 dated 31.07.2014 for the use of subsoil for the purpose of extracting hydrocarbons from the Kolomatsky deposit in the territory of the Bogodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region. (Meeting number: 2372 715 8115, password: mNbPfSEY832, link)
  • 12.09.2023 at 10:00 a.m. Specialized forestry communal enterprise "Orlan" – Special use of forest resources in the order of felling for main use within the boundaries of the Shepetiv district of the Khmelnytskyi region on the territory of the Biloghirska OTG and Yampilska OTG (Meeting number: 2371 712 3220, password: WHkpVAag523, link);
  • 09/13/2023 at 10:00 a.m. PRIVATE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "NEK "UKRENERGO" – New construction of the 330 kV substation of the Dnistrovsk HPP – the 750 kV Vinnytsia substation. Vinnytsia and Chernivtsi regions (Meeting number: 2369 080 9916, password: ApHi5PYc7p5, link);
  • 09/14/2023 at 10:00 a.m. "GLOBINO AGRO" LLC – Reconstruction of the production base of "GLOBINO AGRO" LLC with the installation of an additional gas station in Globyne, Poltava region (Meeting number: 2362 389 7168, password: 398V9fSSWAw, link).

Recall, On July 13, the Verkhovna Rada voted in the second reading for draft law No. 8410 "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Environmental Impact Assessment", which in particular shortens the duration of the ATS procedure from 216 to 67 days.

As previously reported by EcoPolitics, the new Law No. 3227-IX "On Environmental Impact Assessment" entered into force in Ukraine on July 29, due to which, from July 31, the public discussion of the report with EIA will take place under new rules.

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