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    Front 21/42

    Date:

    31/12/15

    Sir/Madam,

    Subject:

    PubIic hearing for the Revised Strategic Environmental Assessment

    SEA)

    Report for Draft

    Amendments to the Management

    Plan

    for National Park Galichica for the Period 2 11 2 2

    With reference to your letter dated 24th of 2015 and received 29th of 2015

    in relation to the duration

    of

    the pubIic consultation as

    well

    as the date for the pubIic hearing for the

    Revised Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA) Report, we would like to inform you the

    following.

    The pubIic consultation process has carried out in accordance with the Article

    69 of

    the Law

    Environment and the the pubIic participation in the process

    of

    preparation

    of

    environmental regulations and other acts

    as

    well

    as

    environmental plans and programs (O.G. of

    RM

    Nos. 147/08 &

    45/11 .

    Furthermore, the specifies the following t imeframes related to the pubIic disclosure process:

    The duration of

    the pubIic consultation

    is 30

    calendar days

    from

    MoEPP's Positive Opinion

    being pubIished the responsibIe entity s website

    The pubIic hearing has to scheduled between the 5th and the 25th day from MoEPP's

    Positive Opinion being pubIished the responsibIe entity 's website

    The Draft Revised SEA Report was disclosed for pubIic consultation

    28th of

    August

    2015

    the

    web site

    of

    National Park Galicica (NPG). The technical consultation

    for

    the Draft

    SEA

    Report was

    held the

    th of

    September

    2015

    NPG's premises.

    Following the initial review

    of

    the Draft SEA Report

    the

    NPG has

    prepared the

    the Report which has also made pubIically availabIe.

    the was pubIished, positive opinion issued has disclosed the NPG's

    website

    8th of 2015.

    As

    you would aware, the Opinion specifies next steps that NPG has to follow up in order the SEA

    Report to obtain the

    final approval.

    Given the fact that the documents have in the pubIic domain for over

    four

    months, we believe

    there has

    sufficient time

    for

    stakeholder analysis and comment leading up to the formal pubIic

    consultation process.

    We would also like to stress

    that

    the process

    of

    pubIic consultation is still ongoing until the 8th

    of

    January

    2016

    which is the mandatory deadline according to the national legislation. In this respect

    we willing to consider proposal to extend the pubIic consultation period until the th of

    February

    2016

    in order to allow time for stakeholders to present their views and comments.

    However, regarding the forthcoming pubIic hearing scheduled for the

    4th of

    January

    2016

    please

    note that interested parties were timely notified the date and place for the pubIic hearing. Given

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    the short notice

    from

    request and th t all arrangements for the pubIic hearing have already

    finalised we regret

    to

    advise

    th t

    we

    unabIe

    to

    move the date

    for

    the pubIic hearing.

    We look

    forw rd to

    seeing you at the pubIic hearing in the

    NP

    premises in Ohrid and receiving your

    comments through constructive discussion.

    Best Regards

    Zoran Veljano

    Director PubIic Institution National Park Galicica