National Planning Agency
Plans environmental assessment process
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The environmental assessment of programmes shall be carried out simultaneously and as part of the development of the relevant programme. The main stages of the environmental assessment of programmes are as follows.
Assessment profile
The initial work on an environmental assessment programme must decide on the focus of the environmental assessment, its scope and focus.
The proposed scope and focus of environmental assessment shall be explained in a written statement, called an assessment prospectus. The responsible party of the relevant program seeks the opinion of the organization on the assessment prospectus under the Act on Environmental Assessment of Projects and Programs. It is also desirable that the assessment prospectus be made more widely public and public.
A specific evaluation description is not necessary for municipal planning plans. It assumes that the description of the planning project, which outlines the planned planning, also outlines how the environmental assessment of the planning proposal is intended to be met.
For other planning, such as system plan, framework plan and transport plan, a specific evaluation protocol is generally required.
Environmental assessment of the programme
The environmental assessment of a plan should be carried out simultaneously and as part of its development. This will include the opportunity to use the environmental assessment to identify and choose between different options.
The final proposal for a plan and its environmental assessment must be presented before the final approval of the plan.
The environmental assessment of a programme is presented in an environmental assessment report and the report can serve as an independent statement and then as a supporting document for the relevant programme. The environmental assessment report can also be integrated in the relevant programme in whole or in part, for example as a separate chapter on the environmental assessment of the programme.
Delivering a programme
At the final approval of the programme:
The environmental assessment report and the comments received on the proposal for a plan and the environmental assessment report should be taken into account.
A summary of how environmental considerations have been integrated into the programme shall be prepared in the light of the environmental assessment report, comments and comments on the proposal for a programme and the environmental assessment report.
It is necessary to know how the environmental impact of the implementation of the programme is planned to be monitored.
The final decision and the accompanying documents must be presented to the commentary and made publicly available.