ESIA Albania Document Guide Page 2 of 43 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1  INTRODUCTION 3  2  DOCUMENT MAP 4  3  ACRONYMS 7  4  GLOSSARY 13  5  REFERENCES 18  5.1  ESIA Section 1 18  5.2  ESIA Section 2 18  5.3  ESIA Section 3 19  5.4  ESIA Section 4 20  5.5  ESIA Section 5 21  5.6  ESIA Section 6 22  5.7  ESIA Section 7 38  5.8  ESIA Section 8 39  5.9  ESIA Annex 11 - HDA Report 39  6  PROJECT ESIA TEAM 42 Page 3 of 43 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 1 INTRODUCTION This document presents the following ancillary materials to guide and assist in the reading of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Albanian section of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP):  A document map providing a visual representation of the ESIA documentation structure (including document references);  A list of acronyms used throughout the ESIA documentation;  A glossary of technical terms used throughout the ESIA documentation;  A full list of literature, data sources and websites used as references or background information during the ESIA process; and  An overview of the ESIA team. Page 4 of 43 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 2 DOCUMENT MAP Page 5 of 43 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 Page 6 of 43 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 Page 7 of 43 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 3 ACRONYMS °C Degree Celsius AA Appropriate Assessment AC Alternating Current ACI Area of Conservation Interest (CORINE biotope) ADRIAMED Scientific Cooperation to Support Responsible Fisheries in the Adriatic Sea AHAP Area of High Archaeological Potential AIS Automatic Identification System AL Albania ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable ANCI American National Standards Institute ANTP Albanian National Transport Plan AOX Absorbable Organic Halogens ASCI Areas of Special Conservation Interest (Emerald Site) ASTER (GDEM) Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (Global Digital Elevation Model) AWP Albanian Workers’ Party AWTI Above Water Tie-in bar Unit of pressure barg Unit of gauge pressure BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BAT Best Available Technology BBOP Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme bcm billion cubic metres bcm/yr billion cubic metres per year BEMIP Baltic Electricity Market Interconnection Plan BMP Biodiversity Management Plan BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand BREF BAT reference documents BS Base Saturation BSAP Biodiversity Strategy, Action Plan and National Report BVS Block Valve Stations C Carbon CARDS Community Assistance to Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation Cat Category CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CD Conservation Dependant CEC Organic Carbon Exchange Capacity CGPM Commission Générale des Pêches pour La Méditerranée CH Cultural Heritage CHMP Cultural Heritage Management Plan CI Chlorine CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of CLOs Community Liaison Officers CO Carbon Monoxide CO Carbon Dioxide 2 COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CONCAWE European Oil Company Organisation for Environment, Health and Safety CORINE Coordination of Information on the Environment (European Programme under the European Commission) CPA Conservation Priority Areas CR Critically Endangered CRTRA Council of the Regulation of the Territory of the Republic of Albania CS Compressor Stations Page 8 of 43 Area Comp. 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Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 CS02 Compressor Station 02 CS03 Compressor Station 03 CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CVD cardiovascular Diseases dB Decibel dBA A-Weighted decibel DC direct current DCM Ministerial Decree DCVG Direct Current Voltage Gradient DD Data Deficient DIN German Institute for Standardization DIV Dutch Intervention Value DO Dissolved Oxygen DPA Democratic Party of Albania DS Dutch Standards DTV Dutch Target Value DWD Drinking Water Directive EA Ecosystem Approach EASEE European Association for the Streamlining of Energy Exchange EBE Extended Basic Engineering EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Commission ECNC European Centre for Nature Conservation ECoW Ecological Clerk of Works EEA European Environmental Agency EEC European Economic Community EEMUA Engineering Equipment & Materials Users' Association EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EGIS European Gas Pipeline Incident Data Group EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMEP European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme EN European Standards EN Endangered ENT E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction EPT Index A measure of macro invertebrate richness incorporating the number of species in the sample belonging to the more sensitive orders of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera ERE Energy Regulatory Entity ERM Environmental Resources Management ERP Emergency Response Plan E&S Environment and Safety ESAP Environmental and Social Action Plan ESCP Erosion and Sediments Control Plan ESD Emergency Shut Down ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan Espoo Convention UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context EU European Union EU LCPD European Union Large Combustion Plant Directive FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation F&G Fire and Gas Page 9 of 43 Area Comp. 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Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 GIS Geographic Information System GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Greenhouse Gases GPS Global Positioning System GR Greece GSA Geographical Sub-Area GT Gross Tonnage ha hectare HC Hydrocarbons HCl Hydrochloride HDA Habitats Directive Assessment HDD Horizontal directional drilling HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection / Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome H&S Health and Safety HPP Hydropower Project HR Human Resources HRIA Human Rights Impact Assessment HSE Health, Safety & Environment Hz Hertz IBA Important Bird Area ICH Intangible Cultural Heritage ICSS Integrated Control and Safety System ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment IFC International Finance Corporation IFI International project Finance Institutions IHMA Institute of Hydrometeorology of Albania ILO International Labour Organisation INSTAT Institute of Statistics Albania IPA Important Plant Areas IPC Integrated Permit Concept IPRO Immovable Property Registration Office IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control IROPI Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest ISO International Standards Organization IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature JRC Joint Research Centre K Kelvin kg kilogram km kilometre km2 square kilometre km/ha kilometres per hectare Kp Kilometre point of pipeline (aka. ‘chainage’) LC Least Concern LCA Landscape Character Area LCC Local Control Centres LCD Local Content Development l/d Litres per day LDS Leak Detections System LEA Land and Easement Acquisition Strategy LEL Lowest Effect Level L Equivalent noise level eq Page 10 of 43 Area Comp. 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Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP AAL00-ERM-641-Y-TAE-1001 Document Title: ESIA Albania - Document Guide Rev.: 00 LGU Local Government Unit LNG Liquefied Natural Gas L Noise pressure level p LPA Landscape Protected Areas LR Low Risk LRF Livelihood Restoration Framework LRP Livelihood Restoration Plan LTC Long-term contracts LU&SQ Land Use and Soil Quality L Sound power level w m metre m2 square metre m³ cubic metre m³/sec cubic metre per second MAFCP Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection of Albania MAP Mediterranean Action Plan max maximum masl metres above sea level MEET Methodology for Estimate Air Pollutant Emissions from Transport METI Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry MoEFWA Ministry of Environment Forestry and Water Administration MFS Mediterranean Forecasting System Mg Magnesium mg/kg milligrams per kilogram mg/l milligrams per litre mg/m3 milligrams per cubic metre mg/Nm³. milligrams per normal cubic metre mg/Sm³ milligrams per standard cubic metre min minimum mm millimetres MNR Managed Nature Reserve MV Medium Voltage MW Megawatt μg/kg micrograms per kilogram μg/m3 micrograms per cubic metre Na Sodium n/a not available N Nitrogen 2 NAE Albanian National Agency of Energy NASA United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Natura 2000 Network of Protected Areas under the European Commission NATM New Austrian tunnelling Method NCA National Council of Archaeology NCAR U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research NCD Non-Communicable Diseases NCR National Council of Restoration NDT Non-destructive testing NEA National Environment Agency NGO Non-Governmental Organization NIVA Norwegian Environmental Research Institute NM Nature Monuments NO Nitrogen dioxide 2 NO Nitrogen Oxides x NP National Park NT Near Threatened