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 PAGE 32 Department of Electricity. Ministry of Energy and Mines Nongbone Road, P.O.BOX 5313, Vientiane Lao PDR. Tel: (856-21) 415388; 413012 Fax: (856-21) 415714; 413013. E-mail: solarred@ or anousak_pv@ SR21 V1 LAO PSEMD/PMUPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC PEACE INDEPENDENCE DEMOCRACY UNITY PROSPERITY Ministry of Energy and Mines Department of Electricity No: /MEM.DOE Vientiane Capital, Date………… RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT (REP II) DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY COMPONENT ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD FRAMEWORK (ESSF) June 2009  Contents  TOC \o 1-3 \h \z \u  HYPERLINK \l _Toc231917276 I. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..…4 II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES STATEMENT…………...…………………………………… PAGEREF _Toc231917276 \h 5  HYPERLINK \l _Toc231917277 III. POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION OF REP II  PAGEREF _Toc231917277 \h 7  HYPERLINK \l _Toc231917278 IV. ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD SCREENING  PAGEREF _Toc231917278 \h 8 V HYPERLINK \l _Toc231917279 . ENVIORNMENTAL ASPECTS  PAGEREF _Toc231917279 \h 13  HYPERLINK \l _Toc231917286 VI. SOCIAL ASPECTS  PAGEREF _Toc231917286 \h 14   TOC \h \z \c Table HYPERLINK \l _Toc225327328Table 1. Screening Process for Each Subproject  PAGEREF _Toc225327328 \h 10   TOC \h \z \c Figure HYPERLINK \l _Toc225327323Figure 1. Key Steps of Safeguard management for REP II  PAGEREF _Toc225327323 \h 12   TOC \h \z \c Annex  HYPERLINK \l _Toc231918743 Annex 1: Resettlement Policy Framework  PAGEREF _Toc231918743 \h 13  HYPERLINK \l _Toc231918744 Annex 2: Ethnic Group Development Frameworks  PAGEREF _Toc231918744 \h 24 Annex 3: Environmental Management Framework…………………………………………………...29 Abbreviation PDEM Province Department of Energy and Mines DOE Department of Electricity ECI Electrical Installation and Construction Company EDL Electricite Du Laos EGDF Ethnic Groups Development Frameworks EIA Environmental Impact Assessment SEMD Social and Environmental Management Divi