Vol. 137, No. 25 June 21, 2003
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of Part 7, Division 3, of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Permit No. 4543-2-06239 is approved.
1. Permittee: Saint John Port Authority, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2. Type of Permit: To load and dispose of dredged material.
3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from July 21, 2003, to July 20, 2004.
4. Loading Site(s): Saint John Harbour and Courtenay Bay: 45°16.00' N, 66°04.00' W (NAD83).
5. Disposal Site(s): Black Point: 45°12.68' N, 66°01.10' W (NAD83) and Anthony's Cove: 45°13.45' N, 66°01.50' W (NAD83).
6. Route to Disposal Site(s): Within the designated shipping channel and from the seaward end of the shipping channel directly to the disposal sites. Project vessels shall return from the disposal sites following the same route.
7. Equipment: Clamshell dredge and towed or self-propelled barges.
8. Method of Disposal: Disposal shall take place within 200 m of the disposal site.
9. Rate of Disposal: As required by normal operations.
10. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 400 000 m3 scow measure.
11. Waste and Other Matter to Be Disposed of: Dredged material consisting of gravel, sand, silt, and clay.
12. Requirements and Restrictions:
12.1. It is required that the Permittee notify in writing, by facsimile or electronic mail, Mr. Clark Wiseman, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, Atlantic Region, Queen Square, 16th Floor, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6, (902) 426-7924 (Facsimile), clark.wiseman@ec.gc.ca (Electronic mail), at least 48 hours prior to each occasion that dredging equipment is mobilized to the loading site. The notification shall include the equipment to be used, the contractor, the contact for the contractor, and the expected period of dredging.
12.2. A written report shall be submitted to Mr. Adrian MacDonald, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, Atlantic Region, Queen Square, 4th Floor, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6, within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. This report shall contain the following information: the quantity of material disposed of and the dates on which the disposal activities occurred.
12.3. The Permittee shall notify in writing Mr. Brian Keating, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, P.O. Box 281, Sussex, New Brunswick E0E 1P0, (506) 432-5081 (Facsimile), at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the first loading operation to be conducted under this permit. The notification shall include the equipment to be used, the contractor, the contact for the contractor, and the expected period of dredging.
12.4. The fee prescribed by the Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring) shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations. Proof of payment of the remaining balance of $94,000 for the fee shall be submitted to Mr. Adrian MacDonald, identified in 12.2., prior to January 20, 2004.
12.5. The Permittee shall submit a Dredged Material Disposal Plan to Mr. Adrian MacDonald, identified in paragraph 12.2., for approval prior to commencement of dredging. The plan shall address procedures to accurately measure or estimate quantities of dredged material disposed of at each disposal site, vessel tracking, volumes of material intended to be disposed of at each of the disposal sites, and a schedule for use of each of the disposal sites. The plan shall be approved by the Department of the Environment prior to the commencement of the first loading operation to be conducted under this permit.
12.6. It is required that the Permittee admit any enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to any place, ship, aircraft, platform or anthropogenic structure directly related to the loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit, at any reasonable time throughout the duration of this permit.
12.7. The Permittee shall ensure that precautions are taken to prevent releases of hazardous materials from dredging and disposal equipment and that a contingency plan in case of spills is prepared prior to dredging.
12.8. The loading of dredged materials authorized by this permit is restricted to the following locations: Navy Island Terminal (Berths Nos. 1, 2 and Centre); Rodney Terminal Slip (Berth No. 3, Rodney Slip, and Centre); Rodney Marginal; Terminal 12 (Berth No. 12 and Centre); Lower Cove Terminal; Marin Channel; and Courtenay Bay (Courtenay Channel, Basin, and Potash Terminal). The locations are described by the drawing "Dredging Quantities by Area (Rev)" (January 2003) submitted in support of the permit application.
12.9. The loading and disposal at sea authorized by this permit shall only be carried out by the Permittee or by any person with written approval from the Permittee.
12.10. A copy of this permit and documents referenced in this permit shall be available on-site at all times when dredging operations are underway.
K. G. HAMILTON
Environmental Protection
Atlantic Region
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of Part 7, Division 3, of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Permit No. 4543-2-06246 is approved.
1. Permittee: Husky Oil Operations Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
2. Type of Permit: To load and dispose of dredged material.
3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from August 1, 2003, to July 31, 2004.
4. Loading Site(s):
46°46.20' N, 48°00.60' W (NAD83), south glory hole;
46°51.70' N, 48°03.70' W (NAD83), north glory hole; and
46°47.40' N, 48°02.60' W (NAD83), central glory hole.
These sites are the glory hole locations at the White Rose Field, Grand Banks, approximately 350 km southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
5. Disposal Site(s): 46°45.75' N, 48°02.81' W (NAD83).
Dredged material will be deposited approximately 3 km south of the central glory hole, at a depth of 120 m.
6. Equipment: Trailer suction hopper dredge Vasco de Gama.
7. Method of Disposal: Dredged material will be carried to the disposal site by the dredge vessel Vasco de Gama and discharged from the hopper.
8. Rate of Disposal: Depending on the composition of the material to be dredged, the disposal rate will range from daily to once per week. The average volume per disposal will be 10 000 m3.
9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 241 907 m3.
10. Waste and Other Matter to Be Disposed of: Dredged material consisting of sand, silt, clay, gravel, boulders and cobble.
11. Requirements and Restrictions:
11.1. The Permittee shall notify in writing, by facsimile or by electronic mail, Mr. Rick Wadman, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, Newfoundland and Labrador District Office, 6 Bruce Street, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador A1N 4T3, (709) 772-5097 (Facsimile), rick. wadman@ec.gc.ca (Electronic mail), at least 24 hours prior to each occasion that the dredging equipment is mobilized to a dredge site. The notification shall include on-site contacts and the expected period of dredging.
11.2. The Permittee shall submit a written report to Mr. Rick Wadman, identified in paragraph 11.1., within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. This report shall contain the following information: the quantity and type of material disposed of pursuant to the permit and the dates on which the loading and disposal activities occurred.
11.3. It is required that the Permittee admit any enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to any place, ship, or anthropogenic structure directly related to the loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit, at any reasonable time throughout the duration of this permit.
11.4. Procedures to accurately measure or estimate quantities of dredged
material disposed of at each disposal site shall be submitted to Mr. Rick
Wadman, identified in paragraph 11.1. The procedures shall be approved
by the Department of the Environment prior to the commencement of the
first dredging operation to be conducted under this permit.
11.5. Use of drilling muds or additives is prohibited.
11.6. Blasting at the site is prohibited.
11.7. Prior to the commencement of project activities, an Oil Spill
Prevention Plan shall be prepared by the Permittee and approved by the
Department of the Environment. The plan shall include a monitoring program
designed to gather data on sea birds and approved by the Canadian Wildlife
Service.
11.8. An Application for Authorization for Works or Undertakings Affecting Fish Habitat issued by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for this project shall be obtained by the Permittee prior to the commencement of project activities.
11.9. A copy of this permit and the Oil Spill Prevention Plan shall be available on-site at all times when dredging operations are underway.
11.10. The Permittee shall report all oiled bird sightings by project personnel to Environment Canada, by contacting Canadian Coast Guard Operations Centre, within 24 hours of each incident. The Permittee shall document and report to Environment Canada, in a timely manner, all bird collisions with project vessels.
11.11. The Permittee shall provide advance notice to mariners of project activities through "Notice to Ships" and "Notice to Mariners" submitted to the Maritime Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS), St. John's.
11.12. The dredging or ocean disposal referred to under this permit shall not be carried out without written authorization from the Permittee.
K. G. HAMILTON
Environmental Protection
Atlantic Region
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Notice with Respect to Certain Halons
Pursuant to paragraph 71(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment requires, for the purpose of assessing whether to control or the manner in which to control the substances listed in Schedule 1 to this notice, any person who, at the date of publication of this notice, was in possession of 25 kilograms or more of any of the listed substances, whether alone or in a mixture, who possesses or who may reasonably be expected to have access to the information described in Schedule 2 to this notice, to provide that information no later than September 24, 2003.
Responses to this notice shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment, to the attention of Mr. Jean M. Carbonneau, Ozone Protection Programs Section, Environment Canada, 351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 12th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3. Inquiries concerning the notice may be directed to Mr. Carbonneau at the above address or at 1-888-391-3426 (Telephone) or 1-888-391-3695 (Facsimile).
Pursuant to section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person who provides information in response to this notice may submit, with the information, a written request that it be treated as confidential.
Pursuant to subsection 71(4) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Minister of the Environment may, on request in writing from any person to whom this notice applies, extend the time or times within which the person shall comply with this notice.
JOHN ARSENEAU
Director General
Toxics Pollution Prevention Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
SCHEDULE 1
Substances
HALONS
Acronym |
Name |
CAS RN1 |
Formula |
Halon 1011 |
bromochloromethane |
74-97-5 |
CH2ClBr |
Halon 1211 |
bromochlorodifluoromethane |
353-59-3 |
CF2ClBr |
Halon 1301 |
bromotrifluoromethane |
75-63-8 |
CF3Br |
Halon 2402 |
dibromotetrafluoroethane |
124-73-2 |
CF2Br-CF2Br |
1 CAS RN: Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number. The Chemical Abstracts Service Information is the property of the American Chemical Society and any use or redistribution, except as required in supporting regulatory requirements and/or for reports to the Government when the information and the reports are required by law or administrative policy, is not permitted without the prior, written permission of the American Chemical Society.
SCHEDULE 2
Information Required
1. If the information provided in response to this notice represents more than one facility, persons to whom this notice applies shall provide the name and location address of each facility to which the information relates as an attachment to their submission.
2. Persons to whom this notice applies shall provide the following information:
Halons 2003 Identification and Declaration Form |
Identification |
Name and location address: |
Name and title of person responding: |
Telephone number: |
Fax machine number (if available): |
Electronic mail (if available): |
Request for Confidentiality |
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Pursuant to section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
1999, I request that the following information be treated
as confidential. Specify sections, tables, etc., and include the rationale
for your request. |
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I do not request that the following information be treated as confidential
and I consent to it being released without restriction. |
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Name (print) |
Title |
Signature |
Date of signature |
Provide the information no later than September 24, 2003, to:
Minister of the Environment, to the attention of Mr. Jean M. Carbonneau
Ozone Protection Programs Section
Environment Canada
Place Vincent Massey, 12th Floor
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3
Telephone: 1-888-391-3426 Fax machine: 1-888-391-3695 |
3. For each substance, whether alone or in a mixture, listed in Schedule 1 to this notice that was in your possession at the date of publication of this notice, provide the following information:
(a) the name of the substance;
(b) the quantity that was in your possession, i.e., the capacity, reported in kilograms, of each cylinder containing the substance, the number of cylinders, and the total quantity, reported in kilograms, of the substance;
(c) the goods or the location (e.g., an aircraft, a boat, a military vehicle, a computer room, a control room, an electricity room, a filing room, an archive room, an exhibition hall, a kitchen, etc.) that is protected by the substance that was in your possession; and
(d) if the information required in paragraph (b) has already been sent to the Minister of the Environment, the name of the person and their affiliation to whom the information had been sent.
Name of the substance |
Capacity of cylinder (kg) |
Number of cylinders |
Total quantity (kg) |
Goods or location to be protected |
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Attach supplementary sheets if necessary.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the notice.)
Halons have the highest ozone depletion potentials of all the ozone-depleting substances listed in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. On May 1, 2001, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) adopted a strategy to phase out remaining uses of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons and to ensure the appropriate disposal of surplus stocks. The "Canada's Strategy to Accelerate the Phase-Out of CFC and Halon Uses and to Dispose of the Surplus Stocks" is available on the CCME site at the following address: http://www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/cfc_halons_dspslstrtgy_e.pdf.
The phaseout strategy lists the following task: "For fixed systems, provide for one refill between 2005 and 2010. The refill would be allowed on the condition that the system is replaced by an alternative within a year of the refill. This would also be subject to critical use exemptions. Starting in 2010, refills will be prohibited." The information provided by persons to whom this notice applies will assist Environment Canada, the provinces and the territories in implementing the phaseout of halon uses in Canada.
Importation was prohibited in 1994 for halon 1211, halon 1301 and halon 2402, and in 2002 for halon 1011. Halons are mainly used as fire-extinguishing agents in portable fire extinguishers, hand-held or wheeled, and in fixed or total flooding systems. This equipment is designed to protect against fire the following goods or locations: aircraft, boat, military vehicle, computer room, control room, electricity room, filing room, archive room, exhibition hall, kitchen, etc. In the early 1990s, this equipment was manufactured, serviced or identified by the following names of companies or trade marks: Amerex, Badger-Powhatan, Buckeye Fire Equipment, CASP Aerospace, Cerberus-Pyrotronics, Chubb Fire, Cronin Fire, D.R. Brenton, EFS Engineered Fire Safety, Fike Canada, Flag-Fire Equipment, Fleck Bros. Safety, General Fire, Grinnell Fire Protection, Incendex International, Levahot Industries, Levitt Safety, Pacific Coast Fire, Pittway, Protection Incendie Viking, Pyrene, Safety Supply Canada, Sava Fire Equipment, Securiplex Systems, Superior Safety, Systematic Fire Control, Valcom, Vipond Fire Protection, Westech Protection, William Brothers Corporation, Wormald Fire Systems, etc.
This notice is published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, pursuant to paragraph 71(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). This notice requires the persons to whom it applies to provide certain information on their activities with respect to the substances listed in Schedule 1 of this notice.
Pursuant to subsection 71(3) of CEPA 1999, every person to whom this notice applies is required to comply with this notice within the time specified in the notice. The time specified in this notice is September 24, 2003.
Compliance with CEPA 1999 is mandatory. Subsection 272(1) of CEPA 1999 provides that:
272. (1) Every person commits an offence who contravenes
(a) a provision of this Act or the regulations;
(b) an obligation or a prohibition arising from this Act or the regulations;
(c) an order or a direction made under this Act;
...
Subsection 272(2) of CEPA 1999 provides that:
272. (2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both; and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $300,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both.
Furthermore, with respect to providing false or misleading information, subsection 273(1) of CEPA 1999 provides that:
273. (1) Every person commits an offence who, with respect to any matter related to this Act or the regulations,
(a) provides any person with any false or misleading information, results or samples; or
(b) files a document that contains false or misleading information.
Subsection 273(2) of CEPA 1999 provides that:
273. (2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both, if the offence is committed knowingly;
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $300,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, if the offence is committed knowingly;
(c) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both, if the offence is committed negligently; and
(d) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, if the offence is committed negligently.
The above provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 have been reproduced for convenience of reference only. If there is any variance between the above provisions and the wording of CEPA 1999, the Act prevails. For all purposes of interpreting and applying the law, readers should consult the Act as passed by Parliament, which is published in the "Assented to" Acts service, Part III of the Canada Gazette and the annual Statutes of Canada.
For additional information on CEPA 1999 and the Compliance and Enforcement Policy for the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and on applicable penalties, please contact the Enforcement Branch at (819) 994-0907. A copy of the CEPA 1999 Compliance and Enforcement Policy is available at the following Web site: www.ec.gc.ca/ceparegistry/policies.
Provide your information no later than September 24, 2003, to: Minister of the Environment, Attention of Mr. Jean M. Carbonneau, Ozone Protection Programs Section, Environment Canada, Place Vincent Massey, 12th Floor, 351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3. An electronic copy of this notice is available at the following Internet addresses: www/ec.gc.ca/ozone and www/ec.gc.ca/CEPARegistry/notices.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Publication of Results of Investigations and Recommendations for a Substance Used Crankcase Oils (Subsections 68(b) and 68(c) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas a summary of a follow-up report to the assessment of waste/used crankcase oils, a substance previously specified on the Priority Substances List, is annexed hereby,
Notice therefore is hereby given that the Ministers of the Environment and of Health intend to recommend to Her Excellency the Governor in Council that used crankcase oils be added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Public Comment Period
Any person may, within 60 days of publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment, comments with respect to this proposal. All comments must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice and be sent to the Director, Existing Substances Branch, Department of the Environment, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3, (819) 953-4936 (Facsimile), or by electronic mail to PSL.LSIP@ec.gc.ca.
If appropriate, the comments should stipulate those parts thereof that should not be disclosed pursuant to the Access to Information Act and, in particular, pursuant to sections 19 and 20 of that Act, the reason why those parts should not be disclosed and the period during which they should remain undisclosed.
JOHN ARSENEAU
Director General
Toxics Pollution Prevention Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
PAUL GLOVER
Director General
Safe Environments Programme
On behalf of the Minister of Health
Annex
Summary of the Follow-up Report to the Assessment of the Substance Waste/Used Crankcase Oils
Waste crankcase oils (WCO), which appeared on the first Priority Substances List (PSL1), were assessed to determine whether they should be considered "toxic" as defined under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). With the data available at that time, it was concluded in the PSL1 assessment that there was insufficient information to conclude whether WCO constituted a danger to the environment under paragraph 11(a) of CEPA, due to lack of exposure and effects data for the selected scenarios of concern (i.e., re-refining, burning as fuel, dust suppressant and land disposal) [Government of Canada, 1994].
Various components of WCO are listed on Schedule 1, List of Toxic Substances, under CEPA 1999, including arsenic and its compounds, benzene, cadmium, chromium and its compounds, acidic, sulfidic and soluble inorganic nickel, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and lead.
Since the publication of the PSL1 report on WCO, no new exposure or effects data have been found in the literature for the above-noted scenarios. However, new information on exposure and effects from leakage of WCO from the crankcases of vehicles was found in the literature. Studies on roadway runoff provide a link between release of WCO from vehicles and effects on benthic organisms, which also include changes in the biodiversity of sediment fauna. As a result, this new information was used as a surrogate for the dust suppressant and land disposal scenarios to show possible effects on sediment biota and change in species diversity that can result from exposure to WCO. For the purpose of the follow-up report, the name Waste Crankcase Oils (WCO) has been changed to Used Crankcase Oils (USO) to better represent the substance assessed.
Based on the findings of the analysis of data published between 1993 and 2000 on the exposure and effects of used crankcase oils to aquatic ecosystems, it is concluded that used crankcase oils are entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its biological diversity. It is proposed that Used Crankcase Oils be considered "toxic" under paragraph 64(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).
The full Follow-up Report may be obtained from the GreenLane Web site: (http://www.ec.gc.ca/substances/ese/eng/PSAP/ PSL1_IIC.cfm) or from the Inquiry Centre, Environment Canada, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3 (1-800-668-6767).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT
Notice to Interested Parties Proposal for the Control of Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (BDO) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Precursor Control Regulations (PCR)
This notice provides interested stakeholders with the opportunity to identify themselves for future consultation and to provide preliminary comments on Health Canada's proposal to amend the CDSA and the PCR to add GBL and BDO to Part I (Class A) of Schedule VI to the CDSA. GBL and BDO are chemical precursors used in the clandestine production of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB). This proposed amendment would implement controls over the importation, exportation, production, packaging, possession, selling and provision of GBL and BDO under the PCR.
GHB is listed in Schedule III to the CDSA. It is a central nervous system depressant with some legitimate scientific and medical uses. It was originally developed as an anaesthetic and has also been used in some countries to treat alcohol withdrawal and narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder associated with excessive daytime sleepiness. There are currently no approved marketed products containing GHB in Canada. Over the past years, GHB commonly referred to as "date rape drug", has become a "rave drug." It is abused for its ability to produce euphoric and hallucinatory states as well as for its alleged effects on muscle growth.
GBL and BDO have been found in clandestine laboratories that have been dismantled by Canadian law enforcement agencies and Health Canada. Including GBL and BDO in the list of precursor chemicals controlled under the CDSA and PCR will limit their accessibility for use in the illicit manufacture of GHB and thereby reduce the production and appearance of GHB on the illicit market. This amendment will assist in addressing the major health and safety risks associated with the traffic and abuse of GHB.
GBL and BDO have also a number of legitimate commercial uses. For example, GBL is used as a constituent of paint removers and textile aids as well as a solvent for other purposes such as cleaning computer equipment. BDO has many commercial applications including use in the manufacturing of thermoplastics and polyurethanes. The regulatory framework under the PCR was designed with the objective of minimizing the impact of these Regulations on the legitimate trade of precursors.
Although GHB is listed in the United Nations' Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971, its precursors, namely GBL and BDO, are not controlled as precursor chemicals in the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988. However, a number of countries have chosen to impose stricter controls over these substances based on an assessment of abuse and diversion of these chemicals nationally. For example, GBL is controlled as List I Chemical under the Controlled Substances Act in the United States.
Additional controls over GBL and BDO in Canada are warranted based on the increased availability of GHB on the illicit market, and the increased appearance of GBL and BDO in clandestine laboratories in Canada.
The publication of this notice begins a 60-day comment period. Interested stakeholders will be given another opportunity to provide comments following publication of the proposed regulatory amendment in the Canada Gazette, Part I. This is expected to take place in late fall 2003.
If you are interested in this process or have comments on this proposal, please contact Amal Hélal, Policy and Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Controlled Substances, Address Locator 3503D, 123 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1B9, (613) 946-4224 (Facsimile), OCS_Policy_and_Regulatory_ Affairs@hc-sc.gc.ca (Electronic Mail), within 60 days of the date of this notice.
June 13, 2003
BETH PIETERSON
Acting Director General
Drug Strategy and
Controlled Substances Programme
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT
Food and Drug Regulations Amendment
Interim Marketing Authorization
Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of the food additive sodium tripolyphosphate in a wide variety of foods. Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of sodium tripolyphosphate as a sequestering agent in canned whelks at a maximum level of use of 5 000 parts per million (p.p.m.). Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of the use of this food additive in this application.
The use of sodium tripolyphosphate in canned whelks will permit production of a higher quality product. Consumers will also benefit from the use of this substance in canned whelks because of the availability of a product that is more tender and appealing in colour.
Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the use of sodium tripolyphosphate in canned whelks at a maximum level of 5 000 p.p.m., singly or in combination with sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium acid pyrophosphate.
As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate use of sodium tripolyphosphate as indicated above while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the Regulations.
June 6, 2003
DIANE C. GORMAN
Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Products and Food Branch
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT
Food and Drug Regulations Amendment
Interim Marketing Authorization
Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of the maltogenic amylase from Bacillus subtilis DN1413 (pDN1413), at levels of use consistent with good manufacturing practice, in starch used in the production of dextrins, maltose, dextrose, glucose (glucose syrup) or glucose solids (dried glucose syrup) and a variety of baking products. Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of a maltogenic amylase obtained from a genetically modified Bacillus subtilis organism, the Bacillus subtilis LFA63 (pLFA63), that carries the gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus coding for this enzyme.
Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of this maltogenic amylase obtained from the genetically modified Bacillus subtilis LFA63. The use of this maltogenic amylase enzyme will benefit both the consumer and the industry through the increased availability of quality food products and more efficient and improved manufacturing conditions.
Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the use of the maltogenic amylase enzyme obtained from the genetically modified Bacillus subtilis LFA63 (pLFA63). The use of this maltogenic amylase will be permitted for the same purposes as the other maltogenic amylase enzyme, namely in starch used in the production of dextrins, maltose, dextrose, glucose (glucose syrup) or glucose solids (dried glucose syrup) and a variety of baking products, at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.
As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate use of this maltogenic amylase enzyme as indicated above while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the Regulations.
June 5, 2003
DIANE C. GORMAN
Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Products and Food Branch
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
Appointments
Name and Position |
Order in Council |
Bachand, André |
2003-821 |
National Parole Board |
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Vice-Chairperson |
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Baker, Bill |
2003-797 |
Commissioner of Firearms |
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Belzberg, Jenny |
2003-819 |
National Arts Centre Corporation |
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Member of the Board of Trustees |
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Bremner, Ronald S. (Ron) |
2003-816 |
Telefilm Canada |
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Member/Membre |
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Canada Pension Plan |
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Review Tribunal |
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Members/Membres |
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Bajikijaie, Benjamin Félix Toronto |
2003-839 |
Barber, Joy Patricia Oshawa |
2003-838 |
Gurm, Balbir Kaur Vancouver |
2003-836 |
Jimmo, Margaret Elaine Newcastle |
2003-842 |
Lombard, Cindy-Jo Kelowna |
2003-835 |
May, Clare White Ottawa |
2003-837 |
Perron, Jean-François Montréal |
2003-840 |
Rogers, James Conrad Marystown |
2003-843 |
Sauvé, Denis Montréal |
2003-841 |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
2003-825 |
Members of the Governing Council |
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Nadeau, Louise |
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Rotman, Joseph |
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Canadian Race Relations Foundation |
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Members of the Investment Committee |
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Douglas, Lynrod |
2003-817 |
Ling, Rebecca |
2003-818 |
Weekes, Ralph R. |
2003-817 |
Caron, Gaétan |
2003-820 |
National Energy Board |
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Member/Membre |
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Casgrain, J. Kirkland |
2003-800 |
Superior Court for the District of Montréal in the Province of Quebec |
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Puisne Judge |
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Chakkalakal, Elsy Jetty |
2003-808 |
Immigration and Refugee Board |
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Full-time Member |
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Convey, John |
2003-807 |
Canada Elections Act |
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Returning Officer Elk Island |
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Deloitte & Touche |
2003-809 |
Canada Post Corporation |
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Auditor |
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Douglas, Robert O. |
2003-845 |
Canadian Grain Commission |
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Assistant Commissioner |
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Dufour, Yvon Paul |
2003-813 |
Atlantic Pilotage Authority |
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Member/Membre |
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Employment Insurance Act |
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Chairpersons of the Boards of Referees |
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Ontario |
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Sinclair, Frederick (Fred) Kenora |
2003-834 |
Quebec |
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Brousseau, André Sainte-Foy |
2003-830 |
Cloutier, Diane Val-d'Or |
2003-833 |
Lanteigne, Émile Sept-Îles |
2003-832 |
Montagne, Lise Laval |
2003-829 |
Picard, Yves Sainte-Foy |
2003-831 |
Gero, John |
2003-826 |
Canadian Commercial Corporation |
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Director |
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Green, The Hon. J. Derek |
2003-776 |
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Administrator |
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June 4 to 6, 2003 |
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Huband, The Hon. Charles R. |
2003-775 |
Government of Manitoba |
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Administrator |
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June 5 to 9, 2003 |
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Lamer, The Right Hon. Antonio, P.C./C.P. |
2003-824 |
Communications Security Establishment |
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Commissioner |
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Massé, Paul-André |
2003-805 |
Canadian Forces Grievance Board |
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Special Advisor to the Chairperson |
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Moin, Syed M. A. |
2003-806 |
Lake of the Woods Control Board |
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Canadian representative International |
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Member |
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National Parole Board |
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Part-time Members |
2003-822 |
Dossa, Firoz R. |
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Duke, Gary |
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Morton, Cynthia Nan |
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O'Connor, The Hon. Dennis R. |
2003-882 |
Government of Ontario |
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Administrator |
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June 12 to 16, 2003 |
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Port Authority |
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Directors |
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Creek, Roberts Fraser River |
2003-810 |
Hayes, Paul A. Toronto |
2003-815 |
Mitchell, Brian William Prince Rupert |
2003-814 |
Public Service Pension Advisory Committee |
2003-828 |
Members |
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Collette, Monique |
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Emond, Robert M. |
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Roy, A. Claudine |
2003-799 |
Superior Court for the District of Montréal in the Province of Quebec |
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Puisne Judge |
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Royal Canadian Mint |
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Directors of the Board of Directors |
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Brûlé, J. Marc |
2003-811 |
Taylor, Thomas V. |
2003-812 |
Secord, John |
2003-844 |
International Pacific Halibut Commission |
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Member/Membre |
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Stoodley, Keith |
2003-827 |
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
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Member |
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Thibault, Paul J. |
2003-823 |
International Development Research Centre |
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Governor of the Board of Governors |
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Wright, Robert A. |
2003-798 |
Canadian Centre for Management Development |
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Governor |
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June 13, 2003
JACQUELINE GRAVELLE
Manager
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT
Notice No. SMSE-005-03 Amendment to the Standard Radio System Plan 503 (SRSP-503), Issue 5
Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is amending the Standard Radio System Plan 503 (SRSP-503), Issue 5: Technical Requirements for Cellular Radiotelephone Systems Operating in the Bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz.
SRSP-503, Issue 5, was modified to reflect the change of maximum Effective Radiated Power (ERP) for digital base stations, listed in the Technical Criteria.
The revised SRSP-503, Issue 6, has been coordinated with the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).
To Obtain Copies
Copies of SRSP-503, Issue 6, and other official publications are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at http://strategis.gc.ca/spectrum.
Paper copies can be obtained for a fee from: St. Joseph Print Group Inc., 1165 Kenaston Street, P.O. Box 9809, Station T, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 6S1, (613) 746-4005 (Telephone), 1-888-562-5561 (Toll free number), (819) 779-2833 (Facsimile), DLSOrderdesk@eprintit.com (Electronic mail).
June 6, 2003
ROBERT W. MCCAUGHERN
Director General
Spectrum Engineering Branch
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DEPARTMENT OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL
CRIMINAL CODE
Designation as Fingerprint Examiner
Pursuant to subsection 667(5) of the Criminal Code, I hereby designate the following person of the Toronto Police Service as a Fingerprint Examiner:
Gord Myers
NICOLE JAUVIN
Deputy Solicitor General of Canada
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