Vol. 141, No. 42 — October 20, 2007

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. 4543-2-03423 is approved.

1. Permittee: British Columbia Transmission Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia.

2. Type of Permit: To load wastes and other matter for the purpose of disposal at sea and to dispose of wastes and other matter at sea.

3. Permit is valid: from November 22, 2007, to November 21, 2008.

4. Loading Site(s): Various approved sites in the Fraser River Estuary, at approximately 49°11.90' N, 123°07.88' W, and Vancouver Island, at approximately 49°22.45' N, 123°56.42' W.

5. Disposal Site(s): Various approved sites between the Fraser River Estuary, at approximately 49°11.90' N, 123°07.88' W, and Vancouver Island, at approximately 49°22.45' N, 123°56.42' W.

6. Route to Disposal Site(s): Direct.

7. Method of Loading: Trenching and/or water jetting systems.

8. Rate of Disposal: As required by normal operations.

9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 1 000 m³.

10. Waste and Other Matter to Be Disposed of: Dredged material consisting of silt, sand, rock and other matter typical to the approved loading site.

11. Requirements and Restrictions:

11.1. The Permittee must notify the permit-issuing office before commencement of the activity as to the dates on which the loading and disposal at sea will occur.

11.2. The Permittee must ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal activities for which the permit is issued are made aware of the requirements and restrictions as well as the conditions identified in the permit and of the possible consequences of any violation of these. A copy of the permit and of the letter of transmittal must be carried on all vessels and loading platforms or equipment involved in disposal at sea activities.

11.3. Any enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 shall be permitted to mount an electronic tracking device on any vessel engaged in disposal at sea activities authorized by this permit. The Permittee shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that there is no tampering with the tracking device and no interference with its operation. The tracking device shall be removed only by an enforcement officer or by a person with an enforcement officer.

11.4. The Permittee must submit to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Pacific and Yukon Region, within 30 days of the expiry of the permit, a list of all activities completed pursuant to the permit, including the nature and quantity of matter disposed of from the loading site, the disposal site and the dates on which the activities occurred.

M. D. NASSICHUK
Environmental Stewardship
Pacific and Yukon Region

On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

CONSULTATIONS ON POSSIBLE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

The Government of Canada is seeking the views of Canadians on the scope of a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan).

This notice is part of the Government of Canada's domestic consultation process with business, citizen-based organizations and individual Canadians, as well as with the provincial and territorial governments, to obtain advice and views on priorities, objectives and concerns to help define the scope of this possible FTA initiative.

Background

On July 13, 2007, Prime Minister Harper and King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan announced that Canada and Jordan would begin studying the feasibility of negotiating an FTA in the near future. While bilateral trade with Jordan is currently modest, there is some potential for long-term growth.

Canadian merchandise exports to Jordan totalled $56.3 million in 2006, down from $122.5 million in 2005, but up from the 2000–2004 average of $32.0 million. The larger 2005 figure reflects the one-time sale of $62.4 million in aircraft in that year. Canada's largest exports are forest products, agri-food products, machinery and auto parts. Imports from Jordan grew from $3.9 million in 2001 to $14.6 million in 2006 and include mainly apparel products as well as textiles, food products and electrical machinery.

Jordan's economy provides opportunities for Canadian exporters and investors in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, forest products, mining, telecommunications and transportation. Jordan has already negotiated FTAs with the United States, the European Union, the European Free Trade Association and Singapore.

Bilateral commercial relations

Canada and Jordan have a number of bilateral initiatives designed to enhance the economic relationship, including a renewed Air Services Agreement (2007), which provides for twice-weekly direct Royal Jordanian flights connecting Amman to Montréal; a recently concluded Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (signature and ratification pending); and a Double Taxation Agreement (2000). The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funds projects in the country.

Additional information on Canada's relationship with Jordan can be found at

• International Trade Canada Fact Sheet: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/geo/jordan-en.aspx
• Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
  www.infoexport.gc.ca
  www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/embassies/jordan/trade_investment-en.asp
• The Canadian Embassy in Amman
  www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/embassies/jordan/menu-en.asp

Submissions by interested parties

It is essential that the Government of Canada be fully aware of the interests and potential sensitivities of Canadians with respect to this initiative before a decision is made on how to proceed. We would welcome advice and views on any priorities, objectives and concerns relating to a possible FTA with Jordan. In particular, we are seeking views with respect to the following:

• Opinions on areas of export interest, including products that would benefit from the removal of tariffs and other barriers by Jordan. The Government is also seeking views on market access liberalization for Jordanian products in the Canadian market, including opinions on the staging of any concessions (e.g. tariff phase-outs);
• Views on general rules-of-origin issues and/or advice on appropriate rules of origin or procedures for specific products or sectors;
• Suggestions on "trade facilitation" issues (e.g. significant impediments related to import procedures);
• Advice, views and experiences with customs-related/immigration issues for business travellers and commercial goods entering and/or leaving Jordan;
• Advice and views on trade in services, whether there are any priority service sectors for Canadian providers and opinions on regulatory measures affecting access, including those which may restrict trade in services;
• Advice and views on competition policy matters, including development of possible cooperation mechanisms;
• Views on ways to reflect the interests and values of Canadians in the areas of environmental protection, workers' rights, human rights and other social concerns, as they relate to Jordan; and
• Views on other related issues not mentioned above.

All interested parties are invited to submit their views by November 16, 2007. Please be advised that any information we receive as a result of this consultation will be considered public information, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Submissions should include

1. the contributor's name and address and, if applicable, his/her organization, institution or business;
2. the specific issues being addressed; and
3. precise information on the rationale for the positions taken, including any significant impact it may have on Canada's domestic or foreign interests.

Contributions can be sent by email to consultations@international.gc.ca, by fax at 613-944-3489, or by mail to Trade Negotiations Consultations (Jordan), Regional Trade Policy Division (TBB), International Trade Canada, Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2.

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. SMBR-001-07 — Experimental authorizations for hybrid digital radio (IBOC) in the FM band

The Department continues its commitment to afford Canadians the highest quality and variety of broadcasting services. At this time, the Department is of the view that experimentation with hybrid digital radio (IBOC) broadcasting would be beneficial to Canadian broadcasters and to the Canadian public.

In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has introduced hybrid in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio in both the FM and AM bands. Over 1 300 FM stations have been authorized to broadcast digital radio. These are all provisional operations, as the FCC has not yet enacted a permanent set of rules and procedures. On the consumer side, digital receivers are available at major U.S. retailers.

The Department is now prepared to consider applications for experimental hybrid digital radio authorizations for existing FM radio broadcasting undertakings in Canada. At this time, it has been decided not to extend experimental authorizations to AM undertakings, as this would be premature.

Specific information on the general procedure to be followed in the submission of an application for an experimental authorization can be found in the Department's Broadcasting Circular BC-1, entitled AM, FM and TV Broadcasting Process, dated 1993. This can be found at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/smt-gst.nsf/en/sf01079e.html.

In addition to the above, the applicant shall file the following with the Department:

(1) a document containing the technical characteristics of the digital radio system.

This document shall include the following: city, transmitter location, call-sign, frequency, transmitter model, hybrid mode type (standard or extended), analogue and digital radio power and complete antenna specifications.

(2) a description of the proposed digital coverage, if this differs significantly from the approved analogue coverage area.

The applicant shall also notify all Canadian stations operating on the first-adjacent channel that are short-spaced relative to the analogue operation of the FM station.

On the basis of the information provided and after internal evaluation, the Department will decide if an experimental authorization is to be granted. If granted, this will be published on the Department's Web site, for access by the general public.

Should the experimental broadcasting operation cause harmful interference, the broadcaster is to co-operate with the Department to take immediate remedial action. This could extend from reducing power or altering its radiation pattern, to a complete shutdown of the experiment.

Applicants are advised that CRTC approval is also required in order to operate a programming undertaking, including an experimental operation.

Future actions

Should these experiments prove successful, Industry Canada will work with the public and private broadcasting industry to develop the required technical regulations in order to accommodate hybrid digital radio on a more permanent basis.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred herein to are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at http://strategis.gc.ca/spectrum.

Official printed copies of Canada Gazette notices can be obtained from the Canada Gazette Web site at http://canadagazette. gc.ca/publication-e.html or by calling the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at 819-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.

October 12, 2007

R. W. MCCAUGHERN
Director General
Spectrum Engineering Branch

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

CANADA MARINE ACT

Nanaimo Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent

BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES

WHEREAS Letters Patent were issued by the Minister of Transport for the Nanaimo Port Authority ("Authority") under the authority of the Canada Marine Act effective July 1, 1999;

WHEREAS Schedule C of the Letters Patent describes the real property, other than federal real property, held or occupied by the Authority;

WHEREAS the board of directors of the Authority has requested the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to issue Supplementary Letters Patent to add to Schedule C of the Letters Patent the real property described as District Lot 89, Nanaimo District, containing 1.985 hectares more or less;

NOW THEREFORE under the authority of section 9 of the Canada Marine Act, the Letters Patent are amended by adding to Schedule C of the Letters Patent the real property described as District Lot 89, Nanaimo District, containing 1.985 hectares more or less.

These Supplementary Letters Patent are to be effective on the date of registration in the Victoria Land Title Office of the transfer documents evidencing the transfer of the real property described above from Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of British Columbia to the Authority.

Issued under my hand this 3rd day of October 2007.

______________________________________
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

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