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(NAR) VOL. 11 NO.2 / APRIL – JUNE 2000

[ PCSD ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 00-04, S. 2000, February 25, 2000 ]

REVISED GUIDELINES IN THE IMPOSITION OF PROCESSING FEES COVERING APPLICATIONS FOR SEP CLEARANCE OF PROJECTS AND UNDERTAKINGS IN PALAWAN



Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19 of Republic Act 7611 and PCSD Resolution Nos. 97-112 and 99-146, and on the basis of the review of the administrative costs incurred in the processing of applications, PCSD Administrative Order No. 2, series of 1999 is hereby revised:

SECTION 1.        For the purpose of this Order, projects and undertakings shall refer to activities, including actions, programs and policies, regardless of scale and magnitude, which may have significant impact on the environment.

SECTION 2.        Projects and undertakings shall be classified into:

2.1       Projects requiring IEE — These are projects located in Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) as provided for in DENR Administrative Order No. 96-37, Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Presidential Decree 1586 or the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System.

2.2       Projects requiring EIS — These are projects considered as Environmentally Critical Projects (ECP) as provided for in DENR Administrative Order No. 96-37, Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Presidential Decree 1586 or the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System.

2.3       Transporting, trading, catching and culture of live fish — These involve business operations covered by PCSD Resolution No. 98-118 as amended by PCSD Resolution Nos. 98-124 and 99-142 and PCSD Administrative Order No. 99-03, as amended by PCSD Administrative Order No. 00-05; and

2.4       Research studies including those covered by Executive Order 247 —

SECTION 3.   Proponents of projects enumerated in Section 2 of this Order shall refer to any entity, private or government organizations, persons, owners or agents, planning to undertake any of the said projects.

SECTION 4.        The rate of processing fee per project shall be as follows:

4.1       Filing Fee                               -           P10.00
4.2       Evaluation Fee

4.2.1 Projects requiring IEE                                                      -           P290.00
4.2.2 Project requiring EIS                                                        -           P590.00
4.2.3 Transporting, trading, catching and culture of live fish         -           P290.00
4.2.4 Research Studies                                                              -           P290.00

4.3       Inspection/Validation fee

4.3.1 Projects requiring IEE                                                      -           P900.00
4.3.2 Projects requiring EIS                                                      -           P4,500.00

SECTION 5.        In addition to the above processing fee, the proponent shall shoulder the transportation cost of the evaluation team.

SECTION 6.       The applicable fees shall be paid to PCSDS upon submission of the required application papers.

SECTION 7.       Effectivity — This Order shall take effect 30 days following its publication in local newspaper of general circulation in Palawan.

So ordered.

Adopted: 25 Feb. 2000

(SGD.) ALFREDO E. ABUEG, JR.
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives
Chairman, PCSD

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