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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