ANNEX 2-1c

ANNEX 2-1c
DECISION CHART FOR DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT MODIFICATION
DECISION CHART FOR DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT MODIFICATION

Resulting Decision Document / Type of EIA Report Required

Operational projects, or those which have stopped for 5 years and
plan to re-start For Projects
Proposed Modifications1 to the which stopped
Analysis of Proposed Modifications For Groups I and II For Groups I and II For Group III Non- for > 5 years and
Current Project EIS-based Projects IEE-based Projects covered Projects w/ plan to re-start
with an ECC applying with an ECC or w/out CNC with
for modification applying for applying for modifications
modification modification
1. ECC Amendment
Since the modification will be in an area ECC Amendment Updated PDS
ECC Amendment
Expansion of land/project already described and evaluated in the /Letter Request (Annex 2-6),
/Letter Request with
area w/in catchment or original EIA Report, incremental impacts with brief Environmental
brief description of not applicable
environment described in the from additional land development will description of Status, Impact
activities in the
original EIA Report have been addressed in the approved activities in the Assessment &
additional area
EMP additional area 2
EMP
ECC Amendment ECC Amendment
It is assumed the modification proposal ECC Amendment
Expansion of land/project /Environmental /Environmental
may have significant potential impacts /Environmental
area OUTSIDE catchment or Performance Performance
2. due to absence of prior assessment as Performance Report not applicable
environment described in the Report and Report and
to how the project may affect the and Management
original EIA Report Management Management
proposed expansion area Plan (EPRMP)
Plan (EPRMP) Plan (EPRMP)

Increase in capacity or
Non-exceedance of PDR (non-covered
auxiliary component of the ECC Amendment
project) threshold is assumed that ECC Amendment
original project which will ECC Amendment /Letter Request
impacts are not significant; Updating PDS
either not entail exceedance /Letter Request with with brief
3. of PDR (non-covered brief description of description of not applicable (Annex 2-6) &
Modification scenario and decision Environmental
project) thresholds or EMP & additional capacity or additional
process are applicable to both non- 3
ERA can still address component capacity or Status
implemented and operating projects
impacts & risks arising from component
issued ECCs
modification
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DECISION CHART FOR DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT MODIFICATION

Resulting Decision Document / Type of EIA Report Required

Operational projects, or those which have stopped for 5 years and
plan to re-start For Projects
Proposed Modifications1 to the which stopped
Analysis of Proposed Modifications For Groups I and II For Groups I and II For Group III Non- for > 5 years and
Current Project EIS-based Projects IEE-based Projects covered Projects w/ plan to re-start
with an ECC applying with an ECC or w/out CNC with
for modification applying for applying for modifications
modification modification
4. Exceedance of PDR (non-covered) ECC Amendment
Increase in capacity or threshold is assumed that impacts may /EPRMP
auxiliary component of the be potentially significant, particularly if ECC Amendment
ECC Amendment
original project which will modification will result to a next higher /Environmental
/Environmental
either exceed PDR (non- level of threshold range Performance
Performance Report not applicable
covered project) thresholds, Report and
and Management
or EMP & ERA cannot Modification scenario and decision Management
Plan (EPRMP)
address impacts and risks process are applicable to both non- Plan (EPRMP)
arising from modification implemented and operating projects
with or without issued ECCs
ECC Amendment
ECC Amendment ECC Amendment Updating PDS
EMP and ERA can still address impacts /Letter Request with /Letter Request (Annex 2-6) &
not applicable
& risks arising from modification brief process with brief process Environmental
description description 3
Change/s in process flow or Status
5. ECC Amendment
technology ECC Amendment
/Environmental
/Environmental
EMP and ERA cannot address impacts Performance ECC Amendment
Performance Report not applicable
& risks arising from modification Report and /EPRMP
and Management

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Management Plan
Plan (EPRMP)
(EPRMP)
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DECISION CHART FOR DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT MODIFICATION

Resulting Decision Document / Type of EIA Report Required

Operational projects, or those which have stopped for 5 years and
plan to re-start For Projects
Proposed Modifications1 to the which stopped
Analysis of Proposed Modifications For Groups I and II For Groups I and II For Group III Non- for > 5 years and
Current Project EIS-based Projects IEE-based Projects covered Projects w/ plan to re-start
with an ECC applying with an ECC or w/out CNC with
for modification applying for applying for modifications
modification modification
6. Activity is directly lessening or mitigating ECC Amendment
Additional component or ECC Amendment
the project’s impacts on the ECC Amendment /EPRMP
products which will enhance /Letter Request
environment. However, to ensure there /Letter Request with
the environment (e.g. due to with consolidated
is no component in the modification consolidated Project
compliance to new stringent Project
which fall under covered project types, Description Report of not applicable
requirements) or lessen Description
EMB will require disclosure of the new project
impacts on the environment Report of project
description of the components and component and
(e.g. thru utilization of waste component and
process with which the new product will integrated EMP
into new products) integrated EMP
be developed.
From ECC
From ECC
Amendment to
From ECC Amendment to
Relief of ECC
Downgrade project size or No incremental adverse impacts; may Amendment to Relief Relief of ECC
Commitments
7. area or other units of result to lower project threshold or may of ECC Commitments Commitments not applicable
(Conversion to
measure of threshold limits result to non-coverage (Conversion to CNC): (Conversion to
CNC):
/Letter-Request only CNC):
/Letter-
/Letter-Request
Request only
Considered new application but with
lesser data requirements since most
facilities are established; environmental From CNC to CNC or
Conversion to new project
performance in the past will serve as New ECC New ECC CNC to ECC New ECC

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8. type (e.g. bunker-fired plant
baseline; However, for operating / EIS /IEEC, IEER /PDR, IEEC, /New EIA Report
to gas-fired)
projects, there may be need to request IEER, EIS
for Relief from ECC Commitment prior to
applying for new project type to ensure
 ANNEX 2-1c
DECISION CHART FOR DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT MODIFICATION

Resulting Decision Document / Type of EIA Report Required

Operational projects, or those which have stopped for 5 years and
plan to re-start For Projects
Proposed Modifications1 to the which stopped
Analysis of Proposed Modifications For Groups I and II For Groups I and II For Group III Non- for > 5 years and
Current Project EIS-based Projects IEE-based Projects covered Projects w/ plan to re-start
with an ECC applying with an ECC or w/out CNC with
for modification applying for applying for modifications
modification modification
no
balance of environmental
accountabilities from the current project
No physical change in project size/area;
ECC Amendment
no change in process/technology but ECC Amendment
Integration of ECCs for similar or /Letter Request
contiguous projects
improved management of continuous ECC Amendment PEPRMP (if
with consolidated
projects by having an integrated /Letter Request with applied as co-
Project
9. planning document in the form of an consolidated Project not applicable located project)
(Note: Integration of ECCs is at Description
integrated ECC (ECC conditions will be Description Report or EPRMP (if
the option of the Proponent to Report of project multi-component
request/apply)
harmonized across projects ; conditions and integrated EMP
component and single project)
relating to requirements within other
integrated EMP
agencies’ mandates will be deleted)
ECC Amendment
/Letter-
No physical change on the project but
ECC Amendment Request with
Revision/Reformatting of ECC conditions relating to requirements ECC Amendment
10. /Letter Request not applicable Updated PDR
ECC Conditions within other agencies’ mandates will be /Letter Request only
only &
deleted
Environmental
Status
1
For project issued an ECC, “expansion “ in terms of capacity or components is referred against the limits set in the ECC and not on current operations. No need to apply/amend ECC if increase in current

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operations is within the ECC limits. Modification scenarios may be applied to both single and co-located projects. Projects that are operational or implemented prior to 1982 without having stopped for >5
years and without modification/expansion falling within thresholds of covered projects under Group I and II are not covered by any documentary requirement of the Philippine EIS System.
2
Proponent will be required a Project Briefing; EMB Review to be assisted by one (1) EIA Review Committee to assess the likely impacts of increasing the area (with transfer of facilities/incremental
impacts in new area) and changes in the environment from at least 5 years before 3 Proponent will be required a Project Briefing; and review to be undertaken by EMB only