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Vol. 136, No. 38 — September 21, 2002 GOVERNMENT NOTICESDEPARTMENT 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, the conditions of Permit No. 4543-2-03301 are amended as follows: 9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 1 000 000 m3. A. MENTZELOPOULOS [38-1-o] 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, the conditions of Permit No. 4543-2-03302 are amended as follows: 9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 80 000 m3. A. MENTZELOPOULOS [38-1-o] 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. 4543-2-03306 is approved. 1. Permittee: Westcoast Cellufibre Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia. 2. Type of Permit: To load or dispose of dredged material. 3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from October 21, 2002, to October 20, 2003. 4. Loading Site(s): Westcoast Cellufibre, Vancouver, British Columbia, at approximately 49°12.32' N, 123°06.50' W. 5. Disposal Site(s): Point Grey Disposal Site, 49°15.40' N, 123°22.10' W, at a depth of not less than 210 m. The following position-fixing procedures must be followed to ensure disposal at the designated disposal site: (i) The vessel must call the Marine Communications
and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre upon departure from loading site and
inform MCTS that it is heading for a disposal site;
(ii) Upon arrival at the disposal site, and prior to disposal, the vessel must again call MCTS to confirm its position. Disposal can proceed if the vessel is on the disposal site. If the vessel is not within the disposal site boundaries, MCTS will direct it to the site and advise that disposal can proceed; and (iii) The vessel will inform MCTS when disposal has been completed prior to leaving the disposal site. 6. Route to Disposal Site(s): Direct. 7. Method of Loading and Disposal: Clamshell dredging with disposal by bottom dump scow or end dumping. 8. Rate of Disposal: As required by normal operations. 9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 8 000 m3. 10. Waste and Other Matter to Be Disposed of: Dredged material consisting of silt, sand, rock, wood wastes and other materials typical to the approved loading site, except logs and usable wood. 11. Requirements and Restrictions: 11.1. The Permittee must notify the permit issuing office before commencement of the project as to the dates on which the loading or dumping will occur. 11.2. The Permittee must ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal activity for which the permit is issued are made aware of any restrictions or conditions identified in the permit and of the possible consequences of any violation of these conditions. A copy of the permit and the letter of transmittal must be carried on all towing vessels and loading platforms or equipment involved in disposal at sea activities. 11.3. The fee prescribed by the Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring) shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations. 11.4. Contact must be made with the Canadian Coast Guard, Regional Marine Information Centre (RMIC) regarding the issuance of a "Notice to Shipping." The RMIC is located at 2380- 555 West Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5G3, (604) 666-6012 (Telephone), (604) 666-8453 (Facsimile), RMIC-PACIFIC@PAC.DFO-MPO.GC.CA (Electronic mail). 11.5. 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 that is engaged in the disposal at sea activities authorized by this permit. The Permittee shall take all reasonable measures to ensure 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 the written consent of an enforcement officer. 11.6. The Permittee must submit to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection Branch, within 30 days of the expiry of the permit, a list of all work completed pursuant to the permit, including the nature and quantity of material disposed of and the dates on which the activity occurred. A. MENTZELOPOULOS [38-1-o] CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of Part 7, Division 3, section 128, of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), Permit No. 4543-2-03307 is approved. 1. Permittee: Grieg Seafood BC Ltd., Campbell River, British Columbia. 2. Type of Permit: To load and dispose of uncontaminated organic matter of natural origin. 3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from September 7, 2002, to September 30, 2002. 4. Loading Site(s): Esperanza Inlet, British Columbia, various sites at approximately 49°53.50' N, 126°47.00' W. 5. Disposal Site(s): Pacific Ocean, at approximately 49°41.20' N, 127°21.00' W, at a depth of not less than 250 m. 6. Route to Disposal Site(s): Direct. 7. Method of Disposal: The material to be disposed of shall be discharged from the vessel while underway. Disposal will take place in a manner that will allow the greatest degree of dispersion. 8. Rate of Disposal: As required by normal operations. 9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 2 800 tonnes. 10. Material to Be Disposed of: Fish waste resulting from an algal bloom. 11. Requirements and Restrictions: 11.1. Prior to disposal, the Permittee must obtain all other necessary permits and approvals from other regulatory agencies in respect of the project described herein. 11.2. The Permittee must ensure that arrangements are in place to allow an enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to be on site during the disposal operation. 11.3. The Permittee must ensure that a contingency plan for the transport and disposal is in place to minimize impacts to the marine environment, navigation and unacceptable risks to human health pursuant to CEPA. 11.4. The Permittee shall ensure that only fish waste resulting from a bloom of Chattonella marina which occurred in Esperanza Inlet during September 2002 is to be loaded for the purpose of disposal at sea. No fish that were receiving treatment for furunculosis, or other diseases, can be disposed of in the marine environment and must be segregated for land disposal. 11.5. The Permittee shall notify, in writing, the Regional Director, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment of the dates on which the disposal occurred, the exact latitude and longitude of the disposal site, and a description of how the position was determined and estimated. 11.6. The Permittee must ensure that all contractors involved in the disposal activity under this the permit are made aware of its restrictions or conditions and of the possible consequences of any violation of these conditions. A copy of the permit and the letter of transmittal must be on site during the disposal activities. 11.7. Contact must be made with the Canadian Coast Guard, Regional Marine Information Centre (RMIC), regarding the issuance of a "Notice to Shipping." The Regional Marine Information Centre is located at, 2380-555 West Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5G3, (604) 666-6012 (Telephone), (604) 666-8453 (Facsimile), RMIC-PACIFIC@PAC.DFO-MPO.GC.CA (Electronic mail). A. MENTZELOPOULOS [38-1-o] 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, the conditions of Permit No. 4543-2-03307 are amended as follows: 5. Disposal Site(s): Pacific Ocean, at approximately 49º40.00' N, 127º28.00' W, at a depth of not less than 600 m. A. MENTZELOPOULOS [38-1-o] DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS OCEANS ACT Maintenance Dredging Services Tonnage Fees The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pursuant to section 47 of the Oceans Act, hereby fixes the fees to be paid for maintenance dredging services in the St. Lawrence Ship Channel in accordance with the annexed Schedule, effective September 1, 2002, until March 31, 2003. August 31, 2002 ROBERT G. THIBAULT MAINTENANCE DREDGING SERVICES TONNAGE FEES SCHEDULE 1. The following definitions apply for the purpose of establishing and collecting fees to be paid for the provision of maintenance dredging services by the Canadian Coast Guard to ships transiting the St. Lawrence Ship Channel. "draught" means the largest static draught of a ship during a transit. "fishing vessel" means a vessel, boat or craft that is employed in catching fish, processing fish or transporting fish back to shore. "government ship" means any vessel, boat or craft that is owned or operated by the government of any country other than Canada, a province, state, territory or municipality of a country for which no fee, tariff or freight rate is charged for the vessel's, boat's or craft's services, or any vessel, boat or craft owned or operated by the Government of Canada. "gross tonnage" means (a) in the case of a ship that is subject to the 1969 Convention, the gross tonnage that is indicated on the International Tonnage Certificate for that ship or (b) in the case of a ship that is not subject to the 1969 Convention, the gross tonnage or register tonnage that is indicated on the certificate of registry for that ship. "Minister" means the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. "1969 Convention" means the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969. "pleasure craft" means a vessel, boat or craft that is used exclusively for pleasure and does not carry passengers or goods for hire, reward, remuneration or any object of profit. "ship" means a vessel, boat, or craft carrying either a domestic or foreign flag, other than a pleasure craft, fishing vessel, and government ship. "St. Lawrence Ship Channel" means the navigation channel of the St. Lawrence River between the upstream boundary of the Port of Montreal and the upstream end of Île aux Coudres. "transit" means any upstream movement or downstream movement made by a ship that begins, stops or ends at a Canadian port and that includes all or part of the St. Lawrence Ship Channel. 2. Subject to sections 7 to 11, the fee applies to each ship that (a) is on a transit in the St. Lawrence Ship Channel; and (b) has a draught of 5.0 metres or more during a transit. 3. Subject to sections 7 to 11, every ship shall pay to the Minister a fee obtained by multiplying the gross tonnage of that ship by $0.0345 for each transit, subject to a minimum fee of $25.00. 4. Each of the corporations identified in Column I shall pay to the Minister the annual fixed fee in the corresponding line in column II:
5. The fee set by section 3 shall be paid by the ship upon issuance of an invoice by the Minister or by a person authorized by the Minister to the ship or the authorized agent of the ship. 6. The fee set by section 4 shall be paid by each of the corporations mentioned therein upon issuance of an invoice by the Minister or by a person authorized by the Minister. 7. No fee is payable by a ship that is travelling non-stop through Canadian waters to, or from, a port in the United States without a stop at a Canadian port. 8. A stop by a ship at a Canadian port for the sole purpose of taking on bunkers that will be used exclusively to continue its voyage will not be subject to the fee. 9. A stop at a Canadian port for one or more of the following sole purposes will not be subject to the fee: (i) to respond to a medical emergency;
(ii) to undertake emergency ship repairs; (iii) to respond to a government department or agency request to stop; or (iv) to make an overnight stop required due to the seasonal removal of lighted aids to navigation. 10. Subject to section 12, no fee is payable when a movement of a ship is within the boundaries of a port on the St. Lawrence Ship Channel. 11. Subject to section 12, no fee is payable by a ship on a transit (a) beginning at the Port of Montreal and proceeding directly into the St. Lawrence Seaway, or (b) ending at the Port of Montreal after proceeding directly from the St. Lawrence Seaway. 12. For purposes of the application of sections 10 and 11, the Terminal at Contrecœur shall be deemed to be a destination distinct from the Port of Montreal. 13. Interest is payable on an overdue fee commencing 30 days after issuance of the invoice and is calculated pursuant to the Interest and Administrative Charges Regulations. (see footnote 1) Explanatory Note On August 31, 2002, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans approved the extension of the Maintenance Dredging Services Tonnage Fees ("Fee Schedule") to March 31, 2003. This Fee Schedule required extension before its expiry on August 31, 2002, in order for the Canadian Coast Guard, a sector of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, to continue recovering the costs it incurs to dredge the navigation channel of the St-Lawrence River between the Port of Montreal and Île aux Coudres, near the city of Quebec, also known as the St. Lawrence Ship Channel. The Minister also approved one other non-substantive amendment to Section 4 of the Fee Schedule. The word "annual" has been added to the wording to make it clear that the fixed fees paid by the Montreal Port Authority, the Quebec Port Authority and Ultramar Limited are paid on an annual basis. No other adjustments beyond the two amendments noted above have been made to the Fee Schedule. For further information regarding this Fee Schedule, interested parties may contact Mr. Ted Wallace, Manager, Legislation and Policy Development, Canadian Coast Guard, 200 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6, (613) 993-0409 (Telephone), (613) 996-8902 (Facsimile), wallacet@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (Electronic mail). In the Quebec Region, interested parties may contact Mr. Marc Demonceaux, Director, Marine Programs, 104 Dalhousie Street, Québec, Quebec G1K 7Y7, (418) 648-7747 (Telephone), (418) 648-7718 (Facsimile), demonceauxm@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (Electronic mail). [38-1-o] OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL Appointments
September 13, 2002 JACQUELINE GRAVELLE [38-1-o] Balance Sheet as at September 4, 2002
Balance Sheet as at September 11, 2002
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