Vol. 138, No. 43 — October 23, 2004

Regulations Amending the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations

Statutory authority

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act

Sponsoring department

Department of Transport

REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Description

Subsection 6(1) of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act (the Act) provides that the mandate of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) is

... to take actions, either directly or through a screening contractor, for the effective and efficient screening of persons who access aircraft or restricted areas through screening points, the property in their possession or control and the belongings or baggage that they give to an air carrier for transport. Restricted areas are those established under the Aeronautics Act at an aerodrome designated by the regulations or at any other place that the Minister may designate.

The effect of the Act is to lay the groundwork for CATSA's responsibility for the screening of passengers, other persons, baggage and property at aerodromes designated by regulations made under the Act.

Section 1 of the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations (the Regulations) provides that the aerodromes set out in the schedule to the Regulations are designated aerodromes for the purposes of the Act.

The proposed amendments will add Mont-Tremblant International—styled for regulatory purposes as Rivière-Rouge (Mont-Tremblant International)—and Red Deer Regional to the schedule to the Regulations and will remove La Grande-3 and La Grande-4.

Transport Canada is currently reviewing the national policy for the designation of aerodromes under the Act. Designating Mont-Tremblant International and Red Deer Regional will enable screening services to be provided in accordance with the Act and in response to expressed commercial interest.

Alternatives

There are no alternatives. The Act requires the designation by regulation of the aerodromes where CATSA has a mandate to conduct screening.

Benefits and costs

The availability of screening at Mont-Tremblant International and Red Deer Regional will enable the aerodromes to support a broader range of commercial air services, and is therefore considered beneficial to fostering regional economic development.

In particular, for Mont-Tremblant International, having security screening will open up new tourism opportunities for the community by allowing for the operation of direct flights to and from untapped American markets, which have already expressed interest in a direct transborder arrangement. Having security screening will allow Red Deer Regional, located in a city whose population grew more than 10 percent between 1995 and 2001 alone, to offer their burgeoning community and its visitors the ability to fly direct to other major Canadian and international metropolitan centres.

The amendments with respect to La Grande-3 and La Grande-4 are proposed by Transport Canada at this time because commercial passenger operations have ceased at those aerodromes and are unlikely to recommence.

The cost of screening at Mont-Tremblant International and Red Deer Regional will be borne by CATSA and funded by the Air Travellers Security Charge.

Environmental impact

There are no anticipated environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendments.

Consultation

Consultations on the proposed amendments to the schedule to the Regulations have been held with the affected aerodrome operators.

Strong business and political support has been demonstrated in the community of Mont-Tremblant. Federal and provincial government departments and agencies, such as Infrastructure Canada and Economic Development Canada, have contributed funds to the community and the aerodrome in support of tourism and economic development.

Results from a municipal election in 2000 indicated that 60 percent of residents were not in favour of the aerodrome's development. In addition, an association representing residents of Chaud Lake, which borders the aerodrome, has expressed concerns including noise and environmental issues.

Municipal and regional governments have contributed funds to Red Deer Regional in support of their designation because of the importance of this initiative to the city's economic development. Provincial and federal politicians have also demonstrated support for the aerodrome's designation.

It is anticipated that other stakeholders may object to the proposed amendments, notably interests representing other aerodromes seeking to be added or removed from the list of designated aerodromes. Applications for addition to or removal from the schedule to the Regulations that are submitted by other aerodrome operators will be assessed on a case-by-case basis during the review of the national policy for the designation of aerodromes.

Compliance and enforcement

These Regulations are administrative in nature. They are not offence-creating nor subject to enforcement measures.

Contact

Mr. Jim Marriott, Director, Regulatory Affairs—Security, Transport Canada, Place de Ville, Tower C, 13th Floor, 330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5, (613) 990-5520 (telephone), (613) 990-5046 (facsimile), marrioj@tc.gc.ca (electronic mail).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to paragraph 34(a) of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act (see footnote a), proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations.

Any interested person may make representations to the Minister of Transport concerning the proposed Regulations within 15 days after the date of publication of this notice. All representations must be in writing and cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice and be sent to Jim Marriott, Director, Regulatory Affairs - Security Branch, Transport Canada, Place de Ville, Tower C, 13th Floor, 330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 (tel.: (613) 990-5520; fax: (613) 990-5046; e-mail: marrioj@tc.gc.ca).

Persons making representations should identify any of those representations the disclosure of which should be refused under the Access to Information Act, in particular under sections 19 and 20 of that Act, and should indicate the reasons why and the period during which the representations should not be disclosed. They should also identify any representations for which there is consent to disclosure for the purposes of that Act.

Ottawa, October 18, 2004

EILEEN BOYD
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE CATSA
AERODROME DESIGNATION REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. The references "La Grande-3" and "La Grande-4" in the schedule to the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations (see footnote 1) are struck out.

2. The schedule to the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Red Deer Regional

Rivière-Rouge (Mont-Tremblant International)

COMING INTO FORCE

3. These Regulations come into force on December 23, 2004.

[43-1-o]

Footnote a

S.C. 2002, c. 9, s. 2

Footnote 1

SOR/2002-180

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