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9.6.2 Public announcement of the project The project was announced as follows: • Publication of a media advertisement in Middelburg Observer on Friday, 11 February 2011. • In order to inform surrounding communities and adjacent landowners of the proposed development, four (4) site notices were erected on site and at visible locations close to the site on Friday, 11 February 2011. Key stakeholders, who included the abovementioned sectors, were directly informed of the proposed development by e-mail and fax on Friday, 11 February 2011. Distribution of Background Information Documents and Registration and Comment sheets by fax/post/email to I&APs on Friday, 11 February 2011: • Letters were hand–delivered to adjacent landowners on Friday, 11 February 2011, notifying and informing them of the proposed development. • I&APs were given 40 days to comment and / or raise issues of concern regarding the proposed development. The comment period expired on Wednesday, 23 March 2011. 9.6.3 Meetings with I&APs A public meeting was held subsequent to the submission of the Scoping Report to the Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (MDEDET). The issues raised by the registered Interested and Affected Parties were captured and addressed in the Issues and Response Report (IRR). The Minutes of the public meeting is also available and attached as Annexure 2: Public Participation.) 9.6.4 Raising issues for investigation by EIA specialists I&APs had the opportunity to raise issues either in writing, during the public meeting, by telephone, fax and/or email. Concerns raised, as well as responses to these concerns, are detailed in the Comment and Response Report (see Annexure 2: Public Participation). All the issues raised by I&APs during the EIA process were captured in a Comment and Response Report (see Annexure 2: Public Participation) and I&APs received letters acknowledging their contributions. 9.6.5 Draft scoping report All the issues raised to date was captured in the Draft Scoping Report which was available in English. The EIA Regulations specify that I&APs must have an opportunity to verify that their issues have been captured. A period of 40 days was made available for public comment on the Draft Scoping Report (1 March 2012 until 9 April 2012). The availability of the Draft Scoping Report was announced as follows: • personal letters, fax and e-mail to all the registered I&APs on the distribution list. EIA-REP-325d-11 October 2012 97
In addition, the Draft Scoping Report was distributed for comment as follows: • left in public places (Ermelo Community Library); and • Hand-delivered to the relevant authorities; • ENVASS website http://www.envass.co.za; Public review of the Draft Scoping Report was done by the following methods: • Written comment, including email – a comment sheet requesting I&APs to respond to specific questions accompanied the report; further written submissions were encouraged. 9.6.6 Final Scoping report The Final Scoping Report was prepared after the end of the public review period; this document will be made available for a period of 21 days. It will be updated with additional issues raised by I&APs and new information generated as a result. The public, stakeholders and registered Interested and Affected Parties have another 21 days to verify that the issues raised have indeed been captured and addressed in the Final Scoping Report. The Final Scoping Report was submitted for review and decision-making purposes on Friday, 27 July 2012. The Final Scoping Report was accepted and Environmental Assurance received permission to proceed with the Environmental Impact Assessment phase of the project on Thursday, 23 August 2012. 9.6.7 Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report The EIA Regulations specify that I&APs must have an opportunity to verify that their issues have been captured. The Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report which will be available for forty days (40) from 5 November 2012 until 21 January 2013. The availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report will be announced as follows: • personal letters, fax and email to all the registered I&APs on the distribution list. In addition, the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report will be distributed for comment as follows: • left in public places (Ermelo Community Library); and • Hand-delivered to the relevant authorities; • ENVASS website http://www.envass.co.za; 9.6.8 Public Participation during the Impact Assessment phase Public participation during the Impact Assessment Phase of the EIA will revolve around a review of the findings of the EIA and inputs into the Environmental Management Programme (EMPr). The findings will be presented in an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and EMPr and the volume of specialist studies. EIA-REP-325d-11 October 2012 98
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10.4.1.2 DURATION .................
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Table 33: Assessment of the possibl
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PHRA - Provincial Heritage Resource
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INTRODUCTION Environmental Assuranc
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