Vol. 133, No. 45 — November 6, 1999

National Parks Wilderness Area Declaration Regulations

Statutory Authority

National Parks Act

Sponsoring Department

Department of Canadian Heritage

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

Description

The National Parks Act sets out a provision to declare, by regulation, any region of a national park that exists in a natural state or that is capable of returning to a natural state as a wilderness area. Where a region of a national park is declared a wilderness area by regulation, any activity that is likely to impair the wilderness character of that area may not be authorized. Commercial development of any kind, for example, would be precluded upon the declaration of a wilderness area.

The wilderness areas that are declared by regulation are to be consistent with areas that are currently zoned as special preservation and as wilderness, Zones I and II respectively, in park management plans. Special preservation areas, Zone I, are those which contain or support unique, threatened or endangered natural or cultural features or are among the best examples of the features that represent a natural region. Wilderness areas, Zone II, are extensive areas which are good representations of a natural region where perpetuation of ecosystems with minimal human interference is the key consideration.

In accordance with the National Parks Act, the only accepted activities that could be authorized within a declared wilderness area must be related to:

(a) park administration;

(b) public safety;

(c) the provision of basic user facilities, including trails and rudimentary campsites;

(d) the conduct of traditional renewable resource harvesting activities; and

(e) access by aircraft to remote wilderness areas where there is no other means of access to those areas.

Any activity to be authorized in a declared wilderness area would be subject to ministerial approval and to any conditions considered necessary by the Minister for the conduct of those activities in the area.

Accordingly, the National Parks Wilderness Area Declaration Regulations are established to initially set out wilderness areas within Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho national parks. The areas are identified by reference to administrative map plan numbers in the Canada Lands Surveys Records.

With two exceptions, all lands identified as Zone I and Zone II in the park management plans are being declared wilderness areas. Areas of land in Banff National Park that are subject to a specific claim by the Siksika Nation in relation to the conduct of traditional ceremonial activities have not been included in the wilderness areas to be declared for that park. Lands under negotiation in the development of the Sunshine ski area in Banff National Park have also been excluded.

A revised management plan for Banff was tabled in 1997. Revised management plans for Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho national parks are nearing completion, but no changes have been or will be made to lands now identified as Zone I or Zone II.

The Regulations will be amended subsequently to add wilderness areas in other national parks.

Alternatives

There is no alternative mechanism within the National Parks Act which provides the same degree of protection for Zone I and II lands within national parks.

Benefits and Costs

The declaration of wilderness areas within the parks will ensure that activities conducted in those areas do not impair their natural character. The initiative will prevent development or uses of any type other than those activities which are clearly authorized for wilderness areas under the National Parks Act. The Regulations will serve to strengthen the mandate of the National Parks Act which states that national parks are dedicated to the people of Canada for their benefit, education and enjoyment and that national parks shall be maintained and made use of so as to leave them unimpaired for future generations.

Costs are incurred in obtaining administrative map plans for the declaration of wilderness areas in national parks. Producing administrative map plans using existing topographical maps minimizes costs. The more costly alternative would involve a new legal survey to produce a metes and bounds description (i.e. latitude and longitude) of the Zones I and II.

Consultation

Public consultation on the intent to designate wilderness areas has taken place through the development and approval of management plans for Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho national parks. Consultation on the initiative to declare wilderness areas by regulation has also occurred through a policy review which led to the establishment of Parks Canada's Guiding Principles and Operational Policies, which were tabled in the House of Commons in 1994.

Compliance and Enforcement

Any activity or use, with the exception of those specified under the National Parks Act, would be denied. Authorized activities or uses would require ministerial approval and would be subject to any conditions deemed necessary by the Minister. Unauthorized use of wilderness areas would be subject to prosecution under the provisions respecting prohibited or restricted activities or use of national park lands set out under the various Regulations made under the National Parks Act.

Contact

Mr. Gérard Doré, Chief, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, National Parks, Department of Canadian Heritage, 25 Eddy Street, 4th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0M5, 953-7831 (Telephone), 997-0835 (Facsimile).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 5(8)(see footnote a) of the National Parks Act, proposes to make the annexed National Parks Wilderness Area Declaration Regulations.

Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Gerard Doré, Chief, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, National Parks, Department of Canadian Heritage, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M5. (Fax: (819) 994-5140)

Ottawa, October 28, 1999

MARC O'SULLIVAN
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

NATIONAL PARKS WILDERNESS AREA DECLARATION REGULATIONS

WILDERNESS AREAS

1. The regions shown on the administrative map plans, the numbers of which are set out in column 2 of an item of the schedule, that exist in a natural state or that are capable of returning to a natural state are declared to be wilderness areas within the national park set out in column 1 of that item.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

SCHEDULE
(Section 1)

Item	Column 1 National Park	Column 2 Administrative map plan numbers in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa
1.	Banff National Park	79808 79809 79810 79811 79812 79813 79814 79815 79816 79817 79818 79819 79820 79821 79822 79823 79824 79825 79826 79955
2.	Jasper National Park	79827 79828 79829 79830 79831 79832 79833 79834 79835 79836 79837 79838 79839 79840 79841 79842 79843 79844 79845 79846 79847 79848 79849 79850
3.	Kootenay National Park	79861 79862 79863 79864 79865 79866 79867
4.	Yoho National Park	79868 79869 79870 79871 79872 79873

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Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Section 140 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program)

Statutory Authority

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Sponsoring Department

Department of the Environment

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

Description

The purpose of these rollover regulations is to ensure that existing regulations under the Canadian Environment Protection Act are consistent with the newly proclaimed Canadian Environment Protection Act, 1999. All of the amendments being put forward are of a technical nature, and do not include any substantive changes to the regulations. These changes are being made to harmonize the wording in the regulations with the terminology and scheme of the new Act.

The following regulations that are being rolled over under the new legislation, are included in this submission:

Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1

Gasoline Regulations

Diesel Fuel Regulations

Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations

These changes will have no impact on Canadians.

Contact

Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, (819) 953-6830 (Telephone), (819) 997-9806 (Facsimile).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote b), that the Governor in Council proposes, pursuant to section 140 of that Act, to make the annexed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Section 140 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program).

Any person may, within 60 days after the publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established under section 333 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote c) and stating the reasons for the objection. All comments and notices must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Department of the Environment, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3.

The comments and reasons for the objection 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. The comments and reasons for the objection should also stipulate those parts thereof for which there is consent to disclosure pursuant to the Access to Information Act.

Ottawa, October 28, 1999

MARC O'SULLIVAN
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

REGULATIONS AMENDING CERTAIN REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 140 OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 (MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM)

FUELS INFORMATION REGULATIONS, NO. 1

1. Section 2 of the Fuels Information Regulations No. 1(see footnote 1) and the heading before it are repealed.

GASOLINE REGULATIONS

2. The definition "Act" in section 2 of the Gasoline Regulations(see footnote 2) is replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (Loi)

DIESEL FUEL REGULATIONS

3. The definition "Act" in section 1 of the Diesel Fuel Regulations(see footnote 3) is replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Loi)

4. Section 2 of the Regulations is amended by replacing the expression "section 46" with the expression "section 139".

SULPHUR IN GASOLINE REGULATIONS

5. (1) The definitions "imported" and "produced" in subsection 1(1) of the Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations(see footnote 4) are repealed.

(2) The definition "Act" in subsection 1(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Loi)

6. (1) In subsections 2(1) and (2) of the Regulations, the expression "section 46" is replaced by the expression "section 139".

(2) The portion of subsection 2(3) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

(3) For the purposes of section 139 of the Act, the concentration of sulphur in gasoline sold that shall not be exceeded is

(3) Subsection 2(4) of the Regulations is amended by adding the word "or" at the end of paragraph (c) and by repealing paragraph (d).

7. The portion of section 8 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

8. At the Minister's request, any person who produces, imports or sells gasoline shall submit to the Minister

COMING INTO FORCE

8. These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 140 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, chapter 33 of the Statutes of Canada, 1999, comes into force.

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Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Section 191 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program)

Statutory Authority

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Sponsoring Department

Department of the Environment

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

Description

The purpose of these rollover regulations is to ensure that existing regulations under the Canadian Environment Protection Act are consistent with the newly proclaimed Canadian Environment Protection Act, 1999. All of the amendments being put forward are of a technical nature, and do not include any substantive changes to the regulations. These changes are being made to harmonize the wording in the regulations with the terminology and scheme of the new Act.

The following Regulations that are being rolled over under the new legislation, are included in this submission:

Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations

PCB Waste Export Regulations, 1996

These changes will have no impact on Canadians.

Contact

Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, (819) 953-6830 (Telephone), (819) 997-9806 (Facsimile).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote d), that the Governor in Council proposes, pursuant to section 191 of that Act, to make the annexed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Section 191 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program).

Any person may, within 60 days after the publication of this notice, file with the Minister of Environment comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established under section 333 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote e) and stating the reasons for the objection. All comments and notices must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Department of the Environment, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3.

The comments and reasons for the objection 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. The comments and reasons for the objection should also stipulate those parts thereof for which there is consent to disclosure pursuant to the Access to Information Act.

Ottawa, October 28, 1999

MARC O'SULLIVAN
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

REGULATIONS AMENDING CERTAIN REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 191 OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 (MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM)

EXPORT AND IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES REGULATIONS

1. (1) The definitions "Act", "Chief" and "notice" in subsection 2(1) of the Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations(see footnote 5) are replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (Loi)

"Chief" means the Chief of the Transboundary Movement Division, Operations Branch, the Department of the Environment; (chef)

"notice" means the notice of a proposed export or import of a hazardous waste for the purpose of notifying the Minister under section 185 of the Act; (préavis)

(2) Subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

"hazardous waste" means

(a) any product, substance or organism that is dangerous goods, as defined in section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, that is no longer used for its original purpose and that is recyclable material or intended for treatment or disposal, including storage prior to treatment or disposal, but does not include a product, substance or organism that is

(b) any substance specified in Part I, II, III or IV of the List of Hazardous Wastes Requiring Export or Import Notification in Schedule III; (déchets dangereux)

2. Paragraph 6(t) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(t) where the hazardous waste is to be disposed of by an operation set out in column I of item 7 or 11 of Part I of Schedule I and it would be a contravention of section 124 or 125 of the Act to carry out that operation unless a permit referred to in subsection 127(1) or 128(2) of the Act has been granted in respect of that operation, a permit referred to in subsection 127(1) or subsection 128(2) of the Act is granted in respect of that operation;

3. Paragraph 7(r) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(r) where the hazardous waste is to be disposed of by an operation set out in column I of item 7 or 11 of Part I of Schedule I and it would be a contravention of section 124 or 125 of the Act to carry out that operation unless a permit referred to in subsection 127(1) or 128(2) of the Act has been granted in respect of that operation, a permit referred to in subsection 127(1) or subsection 128(2) of the Act is granted in respect of that operation;

4. The headings of Form 1 of Schedule II to the Regulations are replaced by the following:

FORM 1 / FORMULE 1

NOTICE — PRÉAVIS

For proposed export or import of hazardous wastes, where Canada is not a country of transit, pursuant to subsection 185(1) and section 191 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

En vue de l'exportation ou de l'importation de déchets dangereux, si le Canada n'est pas un pays de transit, conformément au paragraphe 185(1) et à l'article 191 de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999)

5. The headings of Form 2 of Schedule II to the Regulations are replaced by the following:

FORM 2 / FORMULE 2

TRANSIT NOTICE — PRÉAVIS DE TRANSIT

For transit of hazardous wastes through Canada pursuant to subsection 185(1) and section 191 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

En vue du transit de déchets dangereux au Canada conformément au paragraphe 185(1) et à l'article 191 de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999)

6. The heading of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

LIST OF HAZARDOUS WASTES REQUIRING EXPORT OR IMPORT NOTIFICATION

7. The Regulations are amended by replacing the expression "subsection 44(2)" with the expression "subsection 185(1)" in the following provisions:

PCB WASTE EXPORT REGULATIONS, 1996

8. The definitions "Act", "Chief", "PCB" and "PCB waste notice" in section 1 of the PCB Waste Export Regulations, 1996 (see footnote 6) are replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Loi)

"Chief" means the Chief of the Transboundary Movement Division, Operations Branch, Department of the Environment. (chef)

"PCB" means any chlorobiphenyl described in item 1 of the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Act. (BPC)

"PCB waste notice" means the notice of the proposed export of PCB waste for the purpose of notifying the Minister under subsection 185(1) of the Act. (préavis)

9. The headings of Schedule I to the Regulations are replaced by the following:

PCB Waste Notice

Préavis de l'exportation de déchets contenant des BPC

For proposed export of PCB wastes, where Canada is not a country of transit, pursuant to subsection 185(1) and section 191 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

En vue de l'exportation de déchets contenant des BPC, si le Canada n'est pas un pays de transit, conformément au paragraphe 185(1) et à l'article 191 de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999)

COMING INTO FORCE

10. These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 191 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, chapter 33 of the Statutes of Canada, 1999, comes into force.

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Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Section 209 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program)

Statutory Authority

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Sponsoring Department

Department of the Environment

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

Description

The purpose of these rollover regulations is to ensure that existing regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act are consistent with the newly proclaimed Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. All of the amendments being put forward are of a technical nature, and do not include any substantive changes to the regulations. These changes are being made to harmonize the wording in the regulations with the terminology and scheme of the new Act.

The following regulations that are being rolled over under the new legislation, are included in this submission:

Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations

Registration of Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products on Federal Lands Regulations

Federal Halocarbon Regulations

These changes will have no impact on Canadians.

Contact

Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, (819) 953-6830 (Telephone), (819) 997-9806 (Facsimile).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote f), that the Governor in Council proposes, pursuant to section 209 of that Act, to make the annexed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Section 209 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program).

Any person may, within 60 days after the publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established under section 333 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote g) and stating the reasons for the objection. All comments and notices must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Department of the Environment, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3.

The comments and reasons for the objection 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. The comments and reasons for the objection should also stipulate those parts thereof for which there is consent to disclosure pursuant to the Access to Information Act.

Ottawa, October 28, 1999

MARC O'SULLIVAN
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

REGULATIONS AMENDING CERTAIN REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 209 OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 (MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM)

FEDERAL MOBILE PCB TREATMENT AND DESTRUCTION REGULATIONS

1. (1) The definition "Act" in section 2 of the Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations (see footnote 7) is repealed.

(2) The definition of "chlorobiphenyls" or "PCBs" in section 2 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

"chlorobiphenyls" or "PCBs" means the chlorobiphenyls described in item 1 of the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (biphényles chlorés or BPC)

2. Paragraph 3(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(a) on federal land or on aboriginal land; or

REGISTRATION OF STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ALLIED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ON FEDERAL LANDS REGULATIONS

3. The long title of the Registration of Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products on Federal Lands Regulations (see footnote 8) is replaced by the following:

FEDERAL REGISTRATION OF STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ALLIED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ON FEDERAL LANDS OR ABORIGINAL LANDS REGULATIONS

4. The definition "appropriate federal department" in section 1 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

"appropriate federal department" means a department, board or agency of the Government of Canada, or a corporation named in Schedule III to the Financial Administration Act, that owns, leases or otherwise controls the federal land or aboriginal land on which a storage tank system is located. (ministère fédéral compétent)

5. Section 2 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

2. These Regulations apply to owners of outside aboveground storage tank systems for petroleum products having a single or total capacity or more than 4 000 L, and to owners of underground storage tank systems for petroleum products or allied petroleum products, where the storage tank systems are located on federal land or on aboriginal land.

FEDERAL HALOCARBON REGULATIONS

6. (1) The definition "Act" in section 1 of the Federal Halocarbon Regulations (see footnote 9) is replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Loi)

(2) The definition "bromofluorocarbon" in section 1 of the English version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

"bromofluorocarbon" means a fully halogenated bromofluorocarbon each molecule of which contains one, two or three carbon atoms and at least one atom each of bromine and fluorine. (bromofluorocarbure)

(3) Paragraph (b) of the definition "owner" in section 1 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(b) is the holder of a right in or has possession, control or custody of, or cares for, operates, administers or may dispose of a system that is the property of Her Majesty in right of Canada and that is on or in federal land or aboriginal land. (propriétaire)

7. Section 2 of the Regulations and the heading before it are repealed.

8. Section 30 of the Regulations is repealed.

COMING INTO FORCE

9. These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 209 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, chapter 33 of the Statutes of Canada, 1999, comes into force.

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Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Sections 89 and 114 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program)

Statutory Authority

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Sponsoring Department

Department of the Environment

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

Description

The purpose of these rollover regulations is to ensure that existing regulations under the Canadian Environment Protection Act are consistent with the newly proclaimed Canadian Environment Protection Act, 1999. All of the amendments being put forward are of a technical nature, and do not include any substantive changes to the regulations. These changes are being made to harmonize the wording in the regulations with the terminology and scheme of the new Act.

The following regulations that are being rolled over under the new legislation are included in this submission:

New Substances Notification Regulations Masked Name Regulations

These changes will have no impact on Canadians.

Contact

Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, (819) 953-6830 (Telephone), (819) 997-9806 (Facsimile).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote h), that the Governor in Council proposes, pursuant to subsections 89(1) and 114(1) of that Act, to make the annexed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under Sections 89 and 114 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Miscellaneous Program).

Any person may, within 60 days after the publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established under section 333 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote i) and stating the reasons for the objection. All comments and notices must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Cynthia Wright, Director General, Strategic Priorities Directorate, Environmental Protection Service, Department of the Environment, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3.

The comments and reasons for the objection 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. The comments and reasons for the objection should also stipulate those parts thereof for which there is consent to disclosure pursuant to the Access to Information Act.

Ottawa, October 28, 1999

MARC O'SULLIVAN
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Office

REGULATIONS AMENDING CERTAIN REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTIONS 89 AND 114 OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 (MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM)

NEW SUBSTANCES NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS

1. (1) The definitions "Act", "biotechnology product", "DSL" and "NDSL" in subsection 2(1) of the New Substances Notification Regulations (see footnote 10) are replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (Loi)

"biotechnology product" means an inanimate biotechnology product; (produit biotechnologique)

"DSL" means the Domestic Substances List maintained by the Minister under subsection 66(1) of the Act, as amended from time to time; (LIS)

"NDSL" means the Non-domestic Substances List maintained by the Minister under subsection 66(2) of the Act, as amended from time to time; (LES)

(2) The portion of the definition "micro-organism" (see footnote 11) in subsection 2(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

"micro-organism" means a microscopic living organism that is

(3) Subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

"organism" means a living organism as defined in section 104 of the Act, except in the following provisions:

(a) paragraph (c) of the definition "micro-organism",

(b) paragraphs 29.16(b) and (c),

(c) paragraphs 29.19(b) and (c),

(d) Schedule XIV,

(e) paragraph 1(d) and subparagraphs 1(e)(vi) and (viii) of Schedule XIX,

(f) paragraph 2(d) of Schedule XIX,

(g) subparagraph 3(d)(iii) and paragraph 3(f) of Schedule XIX, and

(h) items 5 to 7 in Schedule XIX; (organisme)

2. Section 4 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

4. For the purposes of paragraph 81(6)(e) of the Act, a substance is exempt from the application of subsections 81(1) and (2) of the Act where it is manufactured or imported in a quantity that does not exceed the quantity that first triggers a requirement to provide information under these Regulations.

3. The portion of section 16 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

16. The quantity of a substance prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph 87(1)(b)(iii) of the Act is

4. The portion of section 29 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

29. The quantity of a substance prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph 87(1)(b)(iii) of the Act is

5. In subsection 31(1) of the Regulations, the expressions "section 26" and "paragraph 29(1)(c)" are replaced by the expressions "section 81" and "paragraph 84(1)(c), respectively.

MASKED NAME REGULATIONS

6. The definition "Act" in section 2 of the Masked Name Regulations (see footnote 12) is replaced by the following:

"Act" means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (Loi)

7. The portion of subsection 3(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

3. (1) For the purposes of sections 88 and 113 of the Act, the explicit chemical or biological name of a substance shall be masked by

COMING INTO FORCE

8. These Regulations come into force on the day on which subsections 89(1) and 114(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, chapter 33 of the Statutes of Canada, 1999, come into force.

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Footnote a

R.S., c. 39 (4th Supp.), s. 3(2)

Footnote b

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote c

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote 1

C.R.C., c. 407

Footnote 2

SOR/90-247

Footnote 3

SOR/97-110

Footnote 4

SOR/99-236

Footnote d

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote e

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote 5

SOR/92-637

Footnote 6

SOR/97-109

Footnote f

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote g

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote 7

SOR/90-5

Footnote 8

SOR/97-10

Footnote 9

SOR/99-255

Footnote h

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote i

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote 10

SOR/94-260

Footnote 11

SOR/97-119

Footnote 12

SOR/94-261

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