Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Sites Remediation Project
Public Comment Requested on a Draft Agreement for a Joint Environmental Assessment Panel
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) and Nova Scotia Environment and Labour (NSEL) invite the public to comment on a draft agreement for a joint panel review of the proposed Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Sites Remediation Project. Written comments, in either official language, received no later than July 7, 2005 will be considered. After taking public comments into account, the agreement will be finalized and made public.
A copy of the draft agreement can be found on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry Web site and the Nova Scotia Environment and Labour's Web site. The draft document can also be obtained from or viewed at the centres listed below.
The final agreement will set out the mandate and authorities of the joint review panel, its composition and project review procedures. The joint review will satisfy the requirements of both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the Nova Scotia Environment Act.
Copies of the draft agreement are available at the following centres:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
1801 Hollis Street, Suite 200, Halifax
(902) 426-0564
Nova Scotia Environment and Labour
5151 Terminal Road, Halifax
(902) 424-5300
Nova Scotia Environment and Labour
295 Charlotte Street, Sydney
(902) 563-2100
Please direct your comments to:
Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Review
P.O. Box 431
Sydney NS B1P 6H2
comments@stpco-review.ca
NOTE: All comments received will be considered public and will become part of the public registry for the project.
To register as an interested party and to be kept informed of the review activities, please provide a full mailing address, an e-mail address and/or a fax number, to the address listed above.
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