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MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 57 Tbilisi Avenue AZ1000, Baku Republic of Azerbaijan Absheron Rehabilitation Program CONTAMINATED SITES REHABILITATION PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK BAKU February 2008 TABLE OF CONTENT List of Abbreviations 3 List of Annexes 4 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 5 1.1. Background 5 1.2. Project Environmental Assessment Category 6 Chapter 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 7 2.1. Project Components 7 2.2. Brief Project Environmental Situation 12 Chapter 3 Applicable Environmental Legislation and Policies 13 3.1. Overall relevant Azerbaijan legislation 13 3.2. National Environmental Impact (EIA) policy and legislation 15 3.3. Relevant World Bank Safeguard policies 16 Chapter 4 Proposed Framework for EA guidelines and procedures related to remediation works under the Project (for the 1000 ha Site and future NORM cleanup sites) 18 Chapter 5 Institutional Arrangements for the EA process 19 Chapter 6 Public consultation and information disclosure 22 6.1. Procedures for public consultation on the sub-projects 22 6.2. Procedures for public disclosure 22 Annex 1 Background on environmental pollution at the “1000-ha Site” 23 Annex 2 Assessment of Azerbaijan’s EA/EIA Legislation and Practice 24 Annex 3 World Bank OP 4.01, Annex B - Content of an Environmental Assessment Report for a Category “A” Project 29 Annex 4 Environmental Management Plan (EMP) 30 List of Abbreviations ARP Absheron Rehabilitation Project EA Environmental Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMF Environmental Management Framework EMP Environmental Management Plan EREG Environmental Review Expert Group ESP Environmental State Program IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IDP Internal Displaced People MENR Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources MES Ministry of Emergency Situations NGO Non-Governmental Organization NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials OP/BP