Hazardous Materials (Management, Handling and Transboundary ...
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Schedule - VI[ See rule 12]LIST OF AUTHORITIES AND CORRESPONDING DUTIESS.No. Authority Corresponding Duties1. Ministry of Environment<strong>and</strong> Forests under theEnvironment (Protection)Act, 19862. Central Pollution ControlBoard constituted underthe Water (Prevention <strong>and</strong>Control of Pollution) Act,19743. State Government/UnionTerritory Government/Administration4. State Pollution ControlBoards or Pollution ControlCommittees constitutedunder the Water(Prevention <strong>and</strong> Control ofPollution) Act, 1974(i) Identification of hazardous materials/wastes(ii) Permission to exporters(iii) Permission to importers(iv) Permission for transit of hazardous materials/wastesthrough India(i) Co-ordination of activities of State Pollution ControlBoards/Committees(ii) Conduct training courses for authorities dealing withmanagement of hazardous wastes(iii) Recommend st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> specifications for treatment<strong>and</strong> disposal of wastes <strong>and</strong> leachates Recommendprocedures for characterization of hazardous wastes.(iv) Sector specific documentation to identify wastestreams(s) for inclusion in <strong>Hazardous</strong> materials/wastesRules(v) Prepare guidelines to prevent/reduce/minimize thegeneration <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling of hazardous wastes(vi) Registration <strong>and</strong> renewal of registration of Recyclers/Rerefinersof non-ferrous metal wastes <strong>and</strong> used oil/wasteoil(vii)Any other function under Rules delegated by the Ministryof Environment <strong>and</strong> Forests(i) Identification of site(s) for common treatment, storage<strong>and</strong> disposal facility (TSDF)(ii) Assess EIA reports <strong>and</strong> convey the decision of approvalof site or otherwise(iii) Acquire the site or inform operator of facility or occupieror association of occupiers to acquire the site(iv) Notification of sites(v) Publish periodically an inventory of all disposal sites inthe State/Union territory(i) Inventorisation of hazardous materials/wastes(ii) Grant <strong>and</strong> renewal of authorisation(iii) Monitoring of compliance of various provisions <strong>and</strong>conditions of authorisation including exports <strong>and</strong> imports(iv) Issue of public notice <strong>and</strong> conduct public hearing(v) Examining the applications for imports submitted by theimporters <strong>and</strong> forwarding the same to Ministry ofEnvironment <strong>and</strong> Forests(vi) Implementation of programmes toprevent/reduce/minimise the generation of hazardousmaterials/wastes(vii) Action against violations of <strong>Hazardous</strong> materials/wastes(<strong>Management</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>H<strong>and</strong>ling</strong>) Rules, 198935
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