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COVERED (REQUIRED TO SECURE ECC)
(MAY SECURE CNC) PROJECT SIZE
PROJECTS/DESCRIPTION CATEGORY PARAMETERS/
CATEGORY B: NON-ECP CATEGORY D
A : ECP REMARKS
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1.3.4 LPG/LNG/CNG/similar None ≥10 MT < 10 MT None Total storage
product storage and refilling capacity
1.3.5 Storage of petroleum, None ≥20,000 kL > 20 kL but ≤20 kL Total storage
petrochemical or related <20,000 kL capacity
products (including blending)
1.3.6 Refilling station None ≥20,000 kL > 20 kL but ≤20 kL Total storage
projects/gasoline station <20,000 kL capacity
projects
1.5.4 Pharmaceutical industries None >200 MT but > 200 MT but < ≤ 200 MT Annual production
and manufacture of soap and <50,000 MT 50,000 MT rate
detergents, health and beauty
products, and other consumer
products.
1.6.6 Agricultural processing None ≥ 50,000 MT > 5,000 MT but ≤ 5,000 MT Annual production
including rice, corn, vegetables, < 50,000MT rate
fruits and other agricultural
products.
1.6.8 Other types of food (and None ≥ 50,000 MT > 200 MT but ≤ 200 MT Annual production
other food by-products, <50,000 MT rate
additives, etc.) processing
industries
1.6.9 Processing of dairy None ≥ 10,000 L > 100 L but < ≤ 100 L (liquid) or Monthly production
products (liquid) or ≥ 100 10,000 L (liquid) ≤ 1 MT (solid) rate
MT (solid) or > 1 MT but <
100 MT (solid)
1.6.10 Sugar Mills None ≥ 50,000 MT > 200 MT but < ≤ 200 MT Annual (rated)
50,000 MT production rate
1.7.2 Textile, Wood, Rubber None ≥ 50,000 MT > 1,000 MT but ≤ 1,000 MT Annual production
and fiber glass industries < 50,000 MT rate
1.7.5 Metal-based products None Regardless of > 15,000 MT OR ≤ 15,000 MT AND Annual use of
manufacturing (including production Regardless of does not involve substances in PCL or
semiconductors, electronics) capacity if production the use of CCO (EIS)
involving the use capacity if substances Annual production
of ≥ 1.0 MT per involving the included in the rate (IEEC &
year of use of < 1.0 MT PCL and CCO Category D)
substances per year of
included in the substances
PCL and CCO included in the
PCL and CCO
1.7.7 Pulp and Paper Industries ≥ 50,000 ≥ 10,000 MT but > 200 MT but < ≤ 200 MT annually Annual production
MT < 50,000 MT 10,000 MT rate
1.7.8 Paper and plastics-based None None > 15,000 MT ≤ 15,000 MT Annual production
products rate
1.7.9 Car and Trucks Assembly None ≥ 2.5 ha < 2.5 ha None Total/gross floor area
including parking,
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A : ECP REMARKS
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open space and
other areas
1.7.10 Shipbuilding, None ≥ 500 DWT > 5 DWT but < ≤ 5 DWT and can Bat/ship capacity
boatbuilding and other marine 500 DWT handle 1 boat at a (based on maximum
vessel time capacity of ship and
manufacturing/fabrication boat that can be
(including ship breaking and fabricate/handled by
salvaging) the facility)
2.1.6 Mineral Processing Projects
c.) Non-metallic mineral ≥ 50,000 ≥ 10,000 MT but > 200 MT but < ≤ 200 MT annually Annual production
processing plant like MT < 50,000 MT 10,000 MT rate
cement, other cement
products, clinker, limestone,
ceramic industries,
manufacture of glass and
glass products, manufacture
and processing of calcium
3.2.4 Other Thermal Power ≥ 30 MW ≥ 10 MW but < > 1 MW but < ≤ 1 MW Total power
Plants (e.g. Coal, diesel, 30 MW 10 MW generating capacity
bunker, etc.)
3.2.7 Renewable energy None ≥ 100 MW >5 but < 100 ≤ 5 MW Total power
projects such as ocean, solar, MW generating capacity
wind, tidal power except
waste-to-energy and biogas
projects
3.2.10 Power transmission lines None None > 138 KV ≤ 138 KV Total power
generating capacity
3.2.11 Substation/switchyard None None > 220 KV ≤220 KV Total power
generating capacity
3.4 ROADS & BRIDGES
3.4.1 Roads, new construction NATIONA PROVINCIAL ALL TYPES OF ≤ 2 km
L ROAD: ≥ ROAD and ROADS: > 2 km
20.0 km, OTHER TYPES but <20.0km,
(length OF ROADS: (length with no
with no ≥20.0km, (length critical slope)
critical with no critical OR > 2km but <
slope) OR slope) OR ≥ 10.0 10.0 km (length
≥ 10.0 km km (length with with critical
(length critical slope) slope)
with
critical
slope)

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A : ECP REMARKS
EIS EIS IEE Checklist PD (Part I only)
3.4.2 Roads, widening, None > 50 % increase > 50 % increase ≤ 50 % increase in
rehabilitation and/or in capacity (or in in capacity (or capacity (or in
improvement terms of in terms of terms of
length/width) length/width) length/width) but
AND ≥20.0 km, AND ≥2 km but ≤ 2 km increase in
(length with no < 20.0 km, length
critical slope) OR (length with no
≥10.0 km (length critical slope)
with critical OR> 2 km but <
slope) 10.0 km (length
with critical
slope
3.4.3 Bridges and viaducts ≥ 10.0 km ≥ 5 km but < 10.0 > 50 m but < 5.0 ≤ 50 m
(including elevated roads), new km km Regardless of
construction length for
footbridges or for
pedestrian only
3.4.4 Bridges and viaducts None ≥ 50 % increase > 50% increase ≤ 50 % increase in
(including elevated roads), in capacity (or in in capacity (or capacity (or in
rehabilitation and/or terms of in terms of terms of
improvement length/width) OR length/width) length/width) but
≥ 10 km but < total ≤ 2 km increase in
length of 10km length
3.4.5 Roads- None None Regardless of None
flyover/cloverleaf/interchanges length and
width
3.4.6 Pedestrian passages None None All underpass All overpass
projects projects
3.4.7 Tunnel sand sub-grade ≥ 1.0 km < 1.0 km None None
roads
3.4.8 On-grade railway system, Regardless None None None
new of length
and width
3.6.1 Commercial [Business None ≥ 5.0 hectare > 1 hectare but < ≤ 1 hectare Total/gross floor area
centers with residential units 5.0 hectare including parking,
(mixed use), malls, open space and
supermarkets, public markets] other areas
• Fast food/Restaurant
• Commercial Establishments
3.6.2 All office and residential
building such as motels,
condominiums, schools, etc.
including storage facilities with
no hazardous or toxic materials

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A : ECP REMARKS
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3.6.3 Institutional and other None None Primary, Clinics (out-
structures with laboratory Secondary, patient, health
facilities Tertiary centers, dental
hospitals or clinics including
Medical rural health units,
Facilities X-ray clinic,
diagnostic
laboratory, assay
laboratory)
3.6.4 Storage facilities for toxic None ≥ 1000 MT < 1,000 MT None Storage capacity
or hazardous materials,
substances or products
(including those in PCL)
3.6.5 Industrial Parks None ≥ 5 hectare < 5 hectare None Based on project
(horizontal development) with area (e.g. title, lease
critical slopes contract)
3.6.6 Industrial Parks None ≥ 25 hectare < 25 hectare None Based on project
(horizontal development) flat area (e.g. title, lease
areas contract)
3.6.7 Subdivision and other None ≥ 5 hectare > 1 hectare but < ≤ 1 hectare Based on project
housing projects in areas with 5 hectare area (e.g. title, lease
critical slopes contract)
3.6.8 Subdivision and other None ≥ 25 hectare > 1 hectare but < ≤ 1 hectare Based on project
housing projects in flat areas 25 hectare area (e.g. title, lease
contract)
3.6.9 Family None None None Regardless of area
dwellings/apartment type
3.7.1 Fuel pipelines None ≥ 20 km < 20 km None
3.7.2 Other pipelines/cables None ≥ 50 km < 50 km None
3.7.3 Submarine pipeline/cables None ≥ 5 km < 5 km None
3.8.4 Materials Receiving and None None With ≤ 3,750 MT
Recovery Facilities (for paper, composting (compost annual
plastics and other materials) facilities > 3,750 production rate)
MT annual or no composting
rated/ facility (material
production rate segregation/sortin
g only)
3.8.5 Domestic wastewater None ≥ 5,000 m3 > 30 m3 but ≤ 30 m3 Based on system
treatment facility (including < 5,000 m3 capacity
septage treatment facility)
3.8.7 Hazardous waste None ≥ 10 MT < 10 MT None Annual treatment/
treatment, recycling, and/or OR projects with (without processing capacity
disposal facilities (for recycling radioactive radioactive (for conversion of
of lead, see details in Heavy materials materials) volume to mass: use
Industries) 1 kg/L as the factor)
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(regardless of
amount/quantity)
3.8.8 Industrial and hospital None ≥ 50 m3 < 50 m3 None Daily
waste (non-hazardous) treatment/processing
materials treatment facilities capacity (for
conversion of
volume to mass: use
1 kg/L as the factor)
3.8.9 Recycling facilities for None ≥ 50,000 MT and > 15,000 MT but ≤ 15,000 MT AND Annual treatment/
paper, plastic, and other non- involving the use < 50,000 MT does not involve processing capacity
hazardous materials of chemicals (with or without the use of
chemicals) chemicals
OR ≥ 50,000 MT
and does not
involve the use
of chemicals
4.2 Resort and other None ≥ 5 ha > 0.1 ha but < 5 ≤ 0.1 ha Project/gross floor
tourism/leisure projects ha area shall be the
sum/total of
total/gross floor area
(of structures) plus
open areas and other
facilities (e.g.,
landscape, parking,
pools)

For hotels in urban

areas, refer to
categories for
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Type of EIA Report Required

For projects which

For Cat. A or B projects that Resulting Decision
Proposed Modification to Current Project have stopped for
are operational or have Document
> 5 years and plan to
stopped for < 5 years and
re-start with
plan to re-start
modifications
• Expansion of project area
• Increase of project capacity
• Change of process/technology
Expansion or modification: EPRMP EPRMP ECC Amendment
• Exceeds coverage threshold
• Impacts and risks cannot be addressed by
EMP
• Outside environment indicated in original
EIA Report
Expansion or modification: Letter Request with brief Updated PD ECC Amendment
• Within coverage threshold description of expansion or
• Impacts and risks can still be addressed by modification
EMP
• Within environment indicated in original
EIA Report (same capacity)
Other Modifications
Additional component or products which will • Letter Request EPRMP ECC Amendment
enhance the environment or lessen impacts on • Consolidated PD
the environment • Integrated EMP
Dismantling old facilities and construction of New EIA Report
new facilities with same process, type, and EMB may request special
capacity study/ assessment
Integration of ECCs for similar or contiguous EPRMP (single) or
projects PEPRMP (co-located)
Revision / Reformatting of ECC conditions Letter Request only • Letter Request ECC Amendment
• Updated PD
EMB may request special
study/ assessment
Change of name or ownership (no expansion or Letter Request only ECC Amendment
modification)
Downgrade project size or area or other units Letter Request only From ECC Amendment to
of measure of threshold units Relief of ECC
Commitments (Conversion
to CNC)
• Conversion to new project type (e.g. New EIA Report New ECC
bunker-fired plant to gas-fired), OR (for Cat. A or B projects)
• Dismantling of old facilities and
construction of new facilities with different CNC to CNC, or
capacity, OR CNC to ECC depending on
• Issuance of separate ECCs coverage (for Cat. C or D
• Expansion or modification of non-covered projects)
project that will exceed the threshold

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