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Public Participation Report Motivation for the Postponement of Compliance Timeframes in terms of Regulation 11 of Section 21 NEM:AQA Minimum Emissions Standards Report Prepared for National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Limited Report Number 506430/ Final PPR Report Prepared by March 2017 SRK Consulting: 506430: Natref 2017 Postponement – Final PPR Page i Public Participation Report Motivation for the Postponement of Compliance Timeframes in terms of Regulation 11 of Section 21 NEM:AQA Minimum Emissions Standards National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Limited SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. Section A Second Floor, Suite 02/B1 Norfolk House 54 Norfolk Terrace, off Blair Atholl Drive Westville 3630 South Africa e-mail: [email protected] website: www.srk.co.za Tel: +27 (0) 31 279 1200 Fax: +27 (0) 31 279 1204 SRK Project Number 506430 March 2017 Compiled by: Reviewed by: Ms. A Davidson Mr. D Kilian (CEAPSA MSAIEES) Environmental Scientist Partner Email: [email protected] Authors: Ms. P Burmeister and Ms. A Davidson BURP/DAVA 506430_Natref_Final_Public_Participation_Report_Final_20170328 March 2017 SRK Consulting: 506430: Natref 2017 Postponement – Final PPR Page ii Table of Contents Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................... iii List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................... iv 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Scope of this report ............................................................................................................................. 1 2 Approach to Public Participation ................................................................................ 1 3 I&AP Identification ........................................................................................................ 3 4 Project Announcement ................................................................................................ 4 5 Public comment on the Draft Motivation Report and AIR ......................................... 4 5.1 Public meetings ................................................................................................................................... 5 5.2 Follow up with I&APs .......................................................................................................................... 5 5.3 Comments Received ........................................................................................................................... 6 6 Availability of the Final Motivation Reports for Public Comment ............................ 6 7 Next Steps in the Application Process ....................................................................... 6 8 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 6 Appendices ........................................................................................................................ 8 Appendix A: I&AP Database ........................................................................................... 9 Appendix B: Notification Letters .................................................................................. 10 Appendix C: Background Information Document ...................................................... 11 Appendix D: Newspaper Advertisements.................................................................... 12 Appendix E: Site Notice ................................................................................................ 13 List of Figures Figure 2-1: Technical and Public Participation Process ................................................................................. 2 BURP/DAVA 506430_Natref_Final_Public_Participation_Report_Final_20170328 March 2017 SRK Consulting: 506430: Natref 2017 Postponement – Final PPR Page iii Disclaimer The opinions expressed in this Report have been based on the information supplied to SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SRK) by National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Limited (Natref). The opinions in this Report are provided in response to a specific request from Natref to do so. SRK has exercised all due care in reviewing the supplied information. Whilst SRK has compared key supplied data with expected values, the accuracy of the results and conclusions from the review are entirely reliant on the accuracy and completeness of the supplied data. SRK does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in the supplied information and does not accept any consequential liability arising from commercial decisions or actions resulting from them. Opinions presented in this report apply to the site conditions and features as they existed at the time of SRK’s investigations, and those reasonably foreseeable. These opinions do not necessarily apply to conditions and features that may arise after the date of this Report, about which SRK had no prior knowledge nor had the opportunity to evaluate. BURP/DAVA 506430_Natref_Final_Public_Participation_Report_Final_20170328 March 2017 SRK Consulting: 506430: Natref 2017 Postponement – Final PPR Page iv List of Abbreviations AEL Atmospheric Emission Licence AIR Atmospheric Impact Report BID Background Information Document CRR Comments and Responses Report DEA Department of Environmental Affairs EIA Environmental Impact Assessment I&APs Interested and Affected Parties MES Minimum Emission Standards Natref National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Limited NAQO National Air Quality Officer NEMA National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998) NEM:AQA National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act No. 39 of 2004) Sasol Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Sasol) SMS Short Message System BURP/DAVA 506430_Natref_Final_Public_Participation_Report_Final_20170328 March 2017 SRK Consulting: 506430: Natref 2017 Postponement – Final PPR Page 1 1 Introduction National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (Natref) operates the only inland crude oil refinery in South Africa, and employs approximately 600 permanent staff. The refinery is located in Sasolburg in the Northern Free State, and is operated on behalf of two shareholders, Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd (63.64%) and Total South Africa (Pty) Ltd (36.36%). As set out in this 2017 Postponement Application, Natref is challenged to meet the MES as reflected in its AEL, by 31 March 2018 for sources at five points of compliance. Natref is therefore applying for this postponement, to complete the necessary project activities underway to implement the most appropriate solutions and make provision for the safe and complete execution of the projects, which should achieve compliance with the prescribed emission standards for the five points of compliance. Natref’s application includes the findings of an independently prepared Atmospheric Impact Report (AIR), which determines Natref’s impact on ambient air quality, along with further reasons that warrant consideration in a decision about postponements from the MES. Natref has appointed Airshed Planning Professionals (Airshed) to prepare the AIR and SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. (SRK) to manage the technical studies and the Public Participation Process (PPP). 1.1 Scope of this report This report documents the public participation activities undertaken during the announcement phase, the process whereby Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) were provided the opportunity to comment on the Draft Motivation Report and AIR prepared as part of the application and documents any comments received and associated responses given. 2 Approach to Public Participation The PPP undertaken as part of Natref’s application for postponement of the compliance timeframes, is structured to meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (Government Notice No. 982, 04 December 2014), published under the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA), as specified in the November 2013 MES Regulations. The PPP is an important component of the application and is closely linked to the technical activities required for the preparation of the Motivation Report. Figure 2-1 details the Technical and Public Participation processes. BURP/DAVA 506430_Natref_Final_Public_Participation_Report_Final_20170328 March 2017 SRK Consulting: 506430: Natref 2017 Postponement – Final PPR Page 2 Figure 2-1: Technical and Public Participation Process BURP/DAVA 506430_Natref_Final_Public_Participation_Report_Final_20170328 March 2017 SRK Consulting: 506430: Natref 2017 Postponement – Final PPR Page 3 3 I&AP Identification I&APs were identified as follows: From previous environmental authorisation processes undertaken by SRK. Registered during previous Natref postponement application in 2014. Registered with the Offset Implementation Plan public participation process. The I&AP database for the Natref operation comprises approximately 1140 I&APs, representing various sectors of society as listed below (Refer to Appendix 1 for the full database of I&APs): National government: The Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Mineral Resources and the Department of Water and Sanitation. Provincial government: The Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development,

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