(1) Whether, with reference to the awarding of a certain tender (details furnished), (a) a tender may be awarded before her department has approved the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and (b) the advertisement for public comment may be published after the tender has been awarded; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, when will the interested and affected parties be granted an opportunity to register; Friday, 12 November 2010] 240 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES NO 34 ─2010 (2) whether any developer or contractor may commence with the construction of a project before the closing date for public comment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the (i) correct and (ii) reasonable period for comments by the public, (b) when will interested and affected parties have access to the EIR for comment and (c) what are the relevant details of this project in the EIR?