Rule 69. (no heading in the Gazette)

(1) The Member Secretary of the Committee shall arrange to register the applications received for appraisal of site in a separate register and acknowledge the same within a period of 7 days.

(2) The Member Secretary of the Committee shall fix the time and date of meeting with the prior approval of the Chairman and shall refer to committee all the applications received and registered, for decision.

(3) The Committee may adopt a procedure for its working keeping in view the need for expeditious disposal of applications.

(4) The Committee shall examine the application for appraisal of a site with reference to the prohibitions and restrictions on the location of factory and the carrying on the process and operations in different areas as per the provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 and rules made thereunder.

(5) The Committee may ask for documents, examine experts, inspect the site, if necessary, and take other steps for formulating its view with regard to the suitability of the site.

(6) Exemption: The Industrial project granted clearance under notification No. 1533 (E) dated 14.9.2006 under the Environmental (protection) Act, 1986, issued by Ministry of Environment & Forest, shall not be required to get clearance from this committee.

(7) Wherever the proposed site requires clearance by the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India, site appraisal shall be considered by the Committee only after such clearance has been received.

(8) The application for grant of permission for the initial location of a factory involving a hazardous process or for the expansion of such factory, shall contain the particulars as prescribed in Form XXXIV. COMPULSORY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY OCCUPIER [Section 84]