translated from Spanish: Starts consultation on construction of The Dos Bocas refinery

The Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (ASEA) initiated the public consultation phase of the construction project of the Dos Bocas Refinery, in Tabasco.
Through a statement, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) indicated that the consultation phase of the project will last for 20 working days, in which individuals and/or groups who decide to comment on the construction of the refinery may do so in writing.
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“Individuals and/or stakeholders who decide to comment and propose additional prevention and mitigation measures to this project shall do so in writing in accordance with Article 34 of the General Law on Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (LGEEPA),” said Semarnat.
The Secretariat stated that, the article “grants the promoter (Pemex) the right to keep information in reserve and submit a public version of the document”; however, at this consultation phase, the ASEA will modulate this right and review the reservations submitted to this version of the project.
It also announced that, at this stage, the ASEA will hold a public meeting at which attendees who demonstrate legitimate interest and are duly accredited will be able to access the data in the file.
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At that meeting, Pemex will have to explain to the attendees, including local authorities, the environmental technical aspects of the work, the possible impacts that would be caused by its implementation and the prevention and mitigation measures that would be Implemented.
“Comments and comments received by the authority in both the consultation and the public briefing will form part of the dossier. This means that citizen observations should be taken into account for the final analysis and resolution issued by this environmental authority on the project,” said Semarnat.
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The format for submitting written observations to the project of construction of the Dos Bocas Refinery will be available on the ASEA website, and the documents will be received via the email account (email protected)
In the coming days the ASEA will release the date on which the public meeting will be held, which will be held in the state of Tabasco, as well as the registration requirements to participate in it.
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Original source in Spanish