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'Enforcement Decree of the Air Quality Preservation Act' Approved at the Cabinet Meeting

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] The Ministry of Environment has decided to delegate the authority to approve installation plans for hydrogen charging stations to the heads of local environmental offices and the Seoul Metropolitan Air Quality Office in order to accelerate the establishment of hydrogen charging stations. The Korea Environment Corporation, a specialized environmental business institution, will support the technical review of installation plans.

The Ministry of Environment announced that the amendment to the 'Enforcement Decree of the Air Quality Preservation Act' containing these provisions was approved at the Cabinet meeting on the 22nd.

Previously, through the amendment of the Air Quality Preservation Act, when the Minister of Environment approved an installation plan, it was newly established that the business operator is deemed to have obtained the necessary permits and approvals for installing a hydrogen charging station. This aims to reduce time delays caused by administrative procedures by having the main administrative agency responsible for permits and approvals handle various permits scattered across individual laws quickly and collectively as a one-stop service window.

Accordingly, from July 14 of this year, business operators intending to install hydrogen charging stations can apply for related permits and approvals at the Ministry of Environment, the one-stop window, following the hydrogen charging station installation plan approval procedure stipulated in the amendment.

Business operators installing hydrogen charging stations must submit the application for approval of the installation plan along with related documents to the Minister of Environment. In addition to the site and facility details related to hydrogen charging stations as stipulated by law, the application must include additional information such as installation costs and required duration. Attached documents should include design drawings, construction schedules, and other installation-related documents, as well as relevant documents prescribed by the applicable laws related to permits and approvals according to the permit agenda.

To process installation plans promptly and systematically, the Ministry of Environment has delegated the authority to approve installation plans to the heads of watershed (local) environmental offices and the Seoul Metropolitan Air Quality Office. The Korea Environment Corporation, a specialized environmental business institution, will support the technical review of installation plans.

The Ministry of Environment plans to prepare a practical guidebook on the application for hydrogen charging station installation plans and the introduction of permit agendas, hold briefing sessions for business operators and local governments, and establish a cooperative system to manage each site systematically.

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