Vol. 134, No. 33 — August 12, 2000

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice with Respect to Dichloromethane

Pursuant to paragraph 71(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment requires, for the purpose of assessing whether to control, or the manner in which to control dichloromethane, any person described in Schedule 1 of this notice who possesses or who may reasonably be expected to have access to the information described in Schedule 2, to provide that information no later than December 1, 2000. Where appropriate, terms contained in this notice and its schedules have been defined in Schedule 3.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment, to the attention of Serge Langdeau, National Office of Pollution Prevention, Environment Canada, 351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 20th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3. Inquiries concerning the notice may be directed to Serge Langdeau at the above address or at (819) 994-0457 (Telephone), (819) 994-5030 (Facsimile), or serge.langdeau@ec.gc.ca (Electronic mail).

Pursuant to section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person who provides information in response to this notice may submit with the information a written request that it be treated as confidential.

JAMES RIORDAN
Director
National Office of Pollution Prevention

On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

SCHEDULE 1

Persons Required to Provide Information

1. (1) This notice applies to any person who owns or operates a facility that manufactured, imported, exported or used 1 000 kilograms or more of dichloromethane during the calendar year 1998 or 1999, or both.

(2) Despite subsection (1), this notice does not apply to any person who owns or operates a facility that used dichloromethane:

(a) exclusively in aerosol products;

(b) exclusively for laboratory purposes;

(c) exclusively for research and development purposes; or

(d) for paint stripping other than for the paint stripping of an aircraft or a component of an aircraft.

SCHEDULE 2

Information Required

1. Any person who owns or operates a facility that manufactured, imported, exported or used 1 000 kilograms or more of dichloromethane during the calendar year 1998 or 1999, or both, shall provide the following information for each facility:

(a) the company's legal name and trade name, facility identification, including name, address, public contact with telephone number, technical contact with telephone number and address and the type of activities in which the person is engaged; and

(b) the quantity of dichloromethane that was manufactured, imported, exported or used during the calendar year 1998 or 1999, or both.

2. (1) Any person who owns or operates a facility that used 1 000 kilograms or more of dichloromethane during the calendar year 1998 or 1999, or both, shall provide the following information for each facility:

(a) the quantity of dichloromethane that was released on site to air, water, and land during each year;

(b) the quantity of dichloromethane transferred off site for disposal during each year;

(c) the quantity of dichloromethane transferred off site for recycling during each year;

(d) whether pollution prevention measures were used during each year, and which of the following measures were used:

(e) the purposes for which dichloromethane was used during the calendar year of 1998 or 1999, or both, and the quantity of dichloromethane used for each of those purposes;

(f) whether the recommendations set out in Strategic Options for the Management of Toxic Substances — Dichloromethane: Report of Stakeholder Consultations(see footnote 1) are being implemented;

(g) if the recommendations set out in Strategic Options for the Management of Toxic Substances — Dichloromethane: Report of Stakeholder Consultations are not being implemented, whether you intend to begin implementation of the recommendations and the approximate date you will begin implementation; and

(h) if the recommendations set out in Strategic Options for the Management of Toxic Substances — Dichloromethane: Report of Stakeholder Consultations are being implemented:

(2) Despite subsection (1), any person who owns or operates a facility that used 1 000 kilograms or more of dichloromethane during the calendar year 1998 or 1999, or both, and reported releases of dichloromethane to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) for those calendar years, is not required to provide the information specified in paragraphs 2(1)(a) to (d).

SCHEDULE 3

Definitions

1. The definitions in this schedule apply in this notice.

"aircraft" means "aircraft" as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act.

"dichloromethane" means the chemical, also known as methylene chloride, having the molecular formula CH₂Cl₂, identified by the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number 75-09-2, whether in pure form or contained in a mixture or product.

"disposal" means the final disposal of the material in a landfill or by incineration.

"facility" means all buildings, equipment, structures and stationary items that are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites that are owned or operated by the same person and that function as a single integrated site.

"pollution prevention" means the use of processes, practices, materials, products, substances or energy that avoid or minimize the creation of pollutants and waste and reduce the overall risk to the environment or human health.

"recycling" includes any activity that keeps the material or a component of the material from becoming a material destined for disposal.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice with Respect to n-Propyl Bromide and Bromochloromethane

Pursuant to paragraph 71(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment requires any person who, during the calendar year 1999, manufactured, imported, exported, distributed or used more than 1 kg of any substance specified in Schedule 1, whether alone or in a mixture, to provide information as specified in Schedule 2 of this notice, no later than September 28, 2000. This information will be used for the purpose of assessing whether the substances listed in Schedule 1 are toxic or are capable of becoming toxic, or for the purpose of assessing whether to control, or the manner in which to control the listed substances.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment, to the attention of Mr. Denis Pineault, Use Patterns and Controls Implementation Section, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada, 351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 12th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3. Inquiries concerning the notice may be directed to Mr. Denis Pineault at the above address or at (819) 994-3239 (Telephone), or 1-888-391-3695 (Facsimile).

Pursuant to section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person who provides information in response to this notice may submit, with the information, a written request that it be treated as confidential.

J. A. BUCCINI
Director
Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch

On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

SCHEDULE 1

¹ CAS RN : Chemical Abstract Service Registration Number, a unique numeric code assigned to a chemical by the Chemical Abstracts Service of the American Chemical Society and used universally to uniquely identify chemicals.

SCHEDULE 2

1. GENERAL

1.1 Background

Both n-propyl bromide and bromochloromethane have measurable, albeit low, ozone depletion potentials. These substances were discussed at the Eleventh meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Parties, including Canada, decided to ban the production of bromochloromethane beginning January 1, 2002. The Parties also decided to continue research to determine if n-propyl bromide is hazardous to the ozone layer. This information will be used for the purpose of assessing whether the substances listed in Schedule 1 are toxic or are capable of becoming toxic, or for the purpose of assessing whether to control, or the manner in which to control the listed substances.

1.2 Definitions

"Bulk" refers to a specified substance, whether alone or in a mixture, contained in a container that is used for storage or transport. Examples of such containers are: road tankers, cylinders, drums of various capacities, etc.

"Calendar year" means a period of 12 consecutive months commencing on January 1.

"Imports" and "exports" refer to the physical movement of materials into and out of Canada, including interfirm transfers if these transfers cross the Canadian border.

"Manufactured products" means goods containing one or more of the substances covered by this notice (e.g., an aerosol can; air conditioners, or plant fire extinguishing systems; etc.).

1.3 Units

Report all quantities in kilograms (kg).

1.4 Reporting format

The information required applies to calendar year 1999. Please attach supplementary sheets if necessary.

1.5 Confidentiality

Information designated confidential is protected under section 314 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Please indicate on the page entitled "2. IDENTIFICATION AND DECLARATION" which parts of your response, if any, contain information which you consider to be confidential and include a brief rationale for your decision.

1.6 Forward your completed response before September 28, 2000, to:

Minister of the Environment, Attention of Mr. Denis Pineault, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada, Place Vincent Massey, 12th Floor, 351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3.

If you encounter any difficulty in understanding or completing this written notice, please contact Mr. Denis Pineault at (819) 994-3239 (Telephone), 1-888-391-3695 (Facsimile).

2. IDENTIFICATION AND DECLARATION

NON-INVOLVEMENT DECLARATION
( This company was not involved during 1999 in activities using any of the specified substances in Schedule 1. [In this case, please send only the present page completed, to the address mentioned at the bottom of this page.]

DECLARATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY
( The following information contained in this response is to be considered confidential for the purpose of subsection 313(1), Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. [Please specify sections, tables, etc., and include a rationale for your decision.]
________________________________________________

The information contained in this response is not considered confidential. The information may be released without restriction.

COMPANY WITH MANY INSTALLATIONS
This company possesses many installations and an answer is provided for all the installations of the company. [Please attach to your answer a list of all your installations with their addresses.]

3. SUBSTANCE AND MIXTURE IDENTIFICATION

For each specified substance in bulk that you will report in sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, please provide the information specified on the following table.

4. PRODUCTION, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN 1999

For each specified substance in bulk that you produced (including amounts produced for captive consumption), imported or exported during the calendar year 1999, please provide the information specified on the following table.

5. ACQUISITIONS FROM CANADIAN SOURCES IN 1999

For each specified substance in bulk, which you acquired from a company in Canada during the calendar year 1999, please provide the information specified on the following table.

6. CANADIAN USE PATTERN ANALYSIS IN 1999

For each specified substance in bulk that your company used or consumed during the calendar year 1999, list the name of each substance or mixture on the following table. For each substance or mixture indicate, together with the relevant use pattern codes (see Schedule 3), additional application details and the quantity of the substance or mixture that you utilized in each of the uses.

7. MASS BALANCE IN 1999

For each specified substance in bulk, please calculate your mass balance for the calendar year 1999 in the table below. Please justify any difference between your acquisitions (for example, purchases of Canadian providers, imports) and your uses (for example, sales in Canada and abroad, manufacture of manufactured products) by providing an explanation (for example, modifications of inventories, purchases, emissions in the environment, losses, etc.). Please specify quantities of each items specified.

8. SHIPMENTS IN CANADA IN 1999

For each specified substance in bulk sold during the calendar year 1999, please provide the names, addresses and telephone numbers of your customers. Please specify the quantity of the substance or mixture that you sold to your customers and indicate the relevant use pattern codes (see Schedule 3).

Note: It is realized you may not know your customers' exact use of the substance or the mixture, but please provide the most complete and accurate information you can.

9. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS IN 1999

For each specified substance which you imported or exported in manufactured products during the calendar year 1999, provide the information specified on the following table.

SCHEDULE 3

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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. 4543-2-06072 is approved.

1. Permittee: Saint John Port Authority, Saint John, New Brunswick.

2. Type of Permit: To load and dispose of dredged material.

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from September 12, 2000, to March 31, 2001.

4. Loading Site(s): Saint John Harbour and Courtenay Bay: 45°16.00' N, 66°04.00' W (NAD83).

5. Disposal Site(s): Black Point: 45°12.45' N, 66°00.97' W (NAD83).

6. Route to Disposal Site(s): Within the designated shipping channel and from the seaward end of the shipping channel directly to the disposal sites. Project vessels shall return from the disposal sites following the same route.

7. Equipment: Clamshell dredge and towed or self-propelled barges.

8. Method of Disposal: Dumping shall take place within 200 m of the disposal site marker buoy.

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

10. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 200 000 m³ scow measure.

11. Material to Be Disposed of: Dredged material consisting of gravel, sand, silt and clay.

12. Requirements and Restrictions:

12.1. It is required that the Permittee notify in writing, by facsimile or electronic mail, Mr. Clarke Wiseman, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, Atlantic Region, Queen Square, 16th Floor, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6, (902) 426-7924 (Facsimile), clarke. wiseman@ec.gc.ca (Electronic mail), at least 48 hours prior to each occasion that dredging equipment is mobilized to the loading site. The notification shall include the equipment to be used, the contractor, the contact for the contractor, and the expected period of dredging.

12.2. A written report shall be submitted to Mr. Clarke Wiseman, identified in paragraph 12.1., within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. This report shall contain the following information: the quantity of material disposed of and the dates on which the loading and disposal activities occurred.

12.3. The fee prescribed by the Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring) shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations. Proof of payment of the remaining balance of $47,000 for the fee shall be submitted to Mr. Victor Li, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, Atlantic Region, Queen Square, 4th Floor, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6, (902) 426-3897 (Facsimile), victor.li@ec.gc.ca (Electronic mail), prior to December 22, 2000.

12.4. Procedures to accurately measure or estimate quantities of dredged material disposed of at each disposal site shall be submitted to Mr. Victor Li, identified in paragraph 12.3. The procedures shall be approved by the Department of the Environment prior to the commencement of the first dredging operation to be conducted under this permit.

12.5. It is required that the Permittee admit any enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to any place, ship, aircraft, platform or anthropogenic structure directly related to the loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit, at any reasonable time throughout the duration of this permit.

12.6. The Permittee shall notify in writing Mr. Brian Keating, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, P.O. Box 281, Sussex, New Brunswick E0E 1P0, (506) 432-5081 (Facsimile), at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the first loading operation to be conducted under this permit.

12.7. The Permittee shall notify the Fundy Traffic Centre, (506) 636-4696, prior to the commencement of the first dredging operation to be conducted under this permit.

12.8. A Vessel Tracking Plan designed to electronically monitor vessel traffic to and from the disposal sites shall be submitted to Mr. Victor Li, identified in paragraph 12.3. The plan shall be approved by the Department of the Environment prior to the commencement of the first loading operation to be conducted under this permit.

12.9. The Permittee shall ensure that precautions are taken to prevent releases of hazardous materials from dredging and disposal equipment and that a contingency plan in case of spills is prepared prior to dredging.

12.10. The loading of dredged materials authorized by this permit is restricted to the following locations: Navy Island Terminal (Berth Nos. 1 and 2); Rodney Terminal (Rodney Marginal, Center, Rodney Slip and Berth No. 3); Terminal 12 (Berth No. 12 and Center); Lower Cove Terminal (Lower Cove, Pugsley A, B and C); Long Wharf Terminal (Long Wharf Slip and Marginal) and Courtenay Bay (Courtenay Bay Channel, Basin, and Potash Terminal). The locations are described by the drawing "Dredging Quantities by Area" submitted in support of the permit application.

12.11. The loading and disposal of dredged material authorized by this permit is restricted to the following time periods: September 12 to November 14, 2000, and January 14 to March 31, 2001.

12.12. Notwithstanding paragraph 12.10., any material originating in the "Restricted Area" of the Courtenay Bay Basin, identified in the drawing "Dredging Quantities by Area" submitted in support of the permit application, shall not be disposed at sea.

12.13. The loading and disposal at sea authorized by this permit shall only be carried out by the Permittee or by any person with written approval from the Permittee.

12.14. A copy of this permit and documents and drawings referenced in this permit shall be available on-site at all times when dredging operations are underway.

K. G. HAMILTON
Environmental Protection
Atlantic Region

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Publication after Assessment of a Substance — Road Salts — Specified on the Priority Substances List (Subsection 77(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Whereas a summary of a draft report of the assessment of the substance road salts specified on the Priority Substances List is annexed hereby,

Notice therefore is hereby given that the Ministers of the Environment and of Health propose to recommend to Her Excellency the Governor in Council that road salts be added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Public comment period

As specified under subsection 77(5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person may, within 60 days after publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment written comments on the measure the Ministers propose to take and the scientific considerations on the basis of which the measure is proposed. All comments must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice and be sent to the Director, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Department of the Environment, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3, (819) 953-4936 (Facsimile), or by electronic mail to the PSL Webmaster, PSL.LSIP@ec.gc.ca.

In accordance with section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person who provides information in response to this notice, may submit, with the information, a request that it be treated as confidential.

Annex

Summary of the Draft Report of the Assessment of the Substance Road Salts Specified on the Priority Substances List

Road salts enter the Canadian environment through their storage and use and through disposal of waste snow. Road salts are used for de-icing and anti-icing winter road maintenance, with some use as summer dust suppressants. Inorganic chloride salts considered in this assessment include sodium chloride, calcium chloride, potassium chloride and magnesium chloride; in the environment, these dissociate into the chloride anion and the corresponding cation. In addition, ferrocyanide salts, which are added as anti-caking agents in road salts formulations, were assessed. It is estimated that approximately 4 750 000 tonnes of sodium chloride de-icers were used in the 1997-98 winter and that 110 000 tonnes of calcium chloride are used on roadways in a typical year. When combined, it is estimated that 2 950 000 tonnes of chloride were released into the environment in Canada in the 1997-98 winter season. Very small amounts of other salts were used.

These compounds enter surface water, soil and groundwater after snowmelts, and are dispersed by splash and spray through the air. Chloride ions are conservative, which means that the ion follows water without being retarded or lost from flowing water. All chloride ions that enter groundwater can ultimately be expected to reach surface water; it may take from a few years to several decades or more for steady-state groundwater concentrations to be reached.

Because of the widespread dispersal through the environment, environmental concerns can be associated with most environmental compartments. In water, natural background concentrations of salts can be high in some areas of the Prairies and British Columbia. In other regions, concentrations in water are in the order of a few mg/L. High concentrations of chloride related to use of road salts on roadways have been measured in water, for example with reported maxima of about 19 000 mg/L in road runoff, 89 000 mg/L in meltwater, 13 500 mg/L in wetlands, 8 500 mg/L in ditches and streams, 4 310 mg/L in small rivers and 150 mg/L in rural lakes and 2 000 to 3 000 mg/L in urban impoundment lakes. In groundwater, concentrations as high as 2 800 mg/L have been associated with storage yards with concentrations of about 400 mg/L being associated with general area-wide urban inputs. Modelling and field measurements have indicated key concerns in urban areas of high use, notably in southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Field measurements have shown that roadway applications in rural areas can also result in increased concentrations of chloride even in lakes a few hundred meters away from roadways.

Toxic effects to aquatic biota have been associated in the laboratory with exposures to chloride concentrations as low as 400 mg/L for non-lethal effects (fungi) and 874, 989 and 1 068 mg/L for median lethal effects (fathead minnow embryos, rainbow trout egg/embryos and daphnids, respectively). The No-Observed-Effect Concentration (NOEC) for the 33-day early stage test for survival of fathead minnow was 252 mg/L chloride, with a Lowest-Observed-Effect Concentration (LOEC) [9 percent reduction in survivorship] of 352 mg/L. Modelling using acute to chronic ratios indicates possible median lethal effects at concentrations as low as 210 mg/L chlorides for daphnids. About 5 percent of aquatic species would be affected (median lethal concentration) at chloride concentrations of about 210 mg/L, while 10 percent of species would be affected at chloride concentrations of about 240 mg/L. Changes in populations or community structure can occur at lower concentrations. Because of differences in optimal chloride concentrations for different species of algae, shifts in populations in lakes were associated with concentrations of 12 to 235 mg/L. High concentrations of chloride in lakes can also increase availability of metals and, by preventing seasonal mixing of waters, affect distribution of oxygen and nutrients.

In soils, a limited number of measurements are available which correlate soil concentrations with biological effects or with direct abiotic effects on soils. Modelling studies of the salt concentrations in soil from roadways was done and indicated that impacts should be limited to areas in or close to the rights of way. Studies also indicated that sensitive microorganisms may be affected by soil concentrations of about 60 ppm Na and 90 ppm Cl and above. Soil concentrations exceeding these levels have been reported within about 30 m from the edges of highways in Canada and have also been reported for soils at patrol yards.

Laboratory and field data have correlated damage to vegetation with distance from treated roadways and concentrations of sodium and chloride in plant tissues. Sensitive terrestrial plants may be affected by soil concentrations of about 68 ppm Na and 215 ppm Cl and above, or by tissue concentrations of about 575 ppm Na and 800 ppm Cl and above. Concentrations exceeding these soil levels have been reported within about 30 m from the edges of highways in Canada and in patrol yards, and concentrations exceeding these tissue concentrations have been reported within about 100 m from the edges of Canadian highways. A number of field studies have documented damage to vegetation and shifts in plant community structure near roadways resulting from the use of road salts.

Behavioural and toxicological impacts have been associated with exposure of mammalian and avian wildlife to road salts. Road salt increases the vulnerability of birds to car strike and may poison some birds directly. To relieve thirst, birds may ingest snow which could have negative energetic consequences; consumption of meltwater containing high concentrations of salt may increase salt ingestion rather than alleviating salt toxicosis. Road salt may also affect wildlife through its impact on habitat, with reduction in plant cover or community shifts that could affect wildlife dependent on these plants for food or shelter.

Ferrocyanides are very persistent but are of low toxicity. However, in solution and in presence of light, they can dissociate and form cyanide. In turn, the cyanide ion (as HCN) may volatilize and dissipate fairly quickly. The ultimate effects of ferrocyanides therefore depend on the complex balance between photolysis and volatilization, which, in turn, depend on environmental factors. Modelling studies undertaken in support of this assessment indicate that there is some potential for certain aquatic organisms to be affected by cyanide in areas of high use of road salts, although the likelihood that sensitive organisms would actually be exposed for extended periods in roadside habitats is uncertain.

Based on the available data, it is considered that road salts are entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its biological diversity, and that constitute or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends. Therefore, it is proposed that road salts be considered "toxic" under section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).

Future management should focus on key sources in areas where the assessment has indicated concerns. These relate to patrol yards, roadway applications, snow disposal and ferrocyanides.

The use of de-icing agents is an important component of strategies to keep roadways open and safe during the winter and minimize traffic crashes, injuries and mortality under icy and snowy conditions. These benefits were recognized by the Expert Advisory Panel on the second Priority Substances List (PSL), even as they recommended that this assessment of potential impacts on environmental organisms be conducted. Any measures developed as a result of this assessment must never compromise human safety; selection of options must be based on optimization of winter road maintenance practices so as to not jeopardize road safety, while minimizing the potential for harm to environmental organisms. Any action taken to reduce impacts on environmental organisms is likely also to reduce potential for contamination of groundwater-based drinking water supplies, which is clearly desirable.

Patrol yards: Key concerns relate to contamination of groundwater at patrol yards, discharge to surface water and effects on aquatic biota. In addition, overland flow of salty snowmelt waters can result in direct impacts to surface water and near-field vegetation. Based on surveys and reviews, salt losses from patrol yards are associated with loss at storage piles (which include salt piles as well as piles of sand and gravel to which salts have been added), and during the handling of salts, relating to both storage, and loading and unloading of trucks. The discharge of patrol yard washwater is also a potential source of salt loss. Measures should therefore be considered to ensure storage of salt and abrasives to reduce losses through weathering, management practices to reduce losses during transfers, and management of stormwater and equipment washwater to minimize releases.

Roadway application: Key environmental concerns have been associated with areas of high salt use and high road density. Regions of southern Ontario and Quebec and the Maritimes have the highest rate of salt use on an area basis and as such have the highest potential for contamination of soils and surface and groundwater by road salts as a result of roadway applications. In addition, urban areas in other parts of the country where large amounts of salts are applied are of potential concern, especially for streams and aquifers which are wholly surrounded by urban areas. In rural areas, surface waters receiving drainage from roadways may also be susceptible to contamination. Any area of Canada where splash or spray from salted roads can be transported through air pathways to sensitive vegetation are a potential concern. Wetlands which directly adjoin roadway ditches and which receive sheet runoff in the form of salty snowmelt waters are also foci for management concerns. Therefore, measures should be considered to reduce the overall use of chloride salts in such areas. The selection of alternative products or of appropriate practices or technology to reduce salt use should be considered while ensuring maintenance of roadway safety.

Snow disposal: Key environmental concerns relate to eventual loss of meltwater into surface water and into soil and groundwater at snow disposal sites. Measures to minimize percolation into soil and groundwater and direct the release of salty snowmelt waters into surface waters which have minimal environmental sensitivity, or via storm sewers could be considered. Mesures should also be considered to ensure sufficient dilution before release.

Ferrocyanides: This assessment indicates that there is a possible adverse exposure for the more sensitive aquatic vertebrates in areas of very high use of road salts. Risks could be reduced by reducing total salt use or reducing content of ferrocyanides in road salt formulations. To reduce the possibility of exposure, producers of road salts could consider reducing the addition rate of ferrocyanide to road salt. Any reduction in total salt use would be expected to result in an equivalent reduction in release of ferrocyanides.

J. A. BUCCINI
Director
Commercial Chemicals
Evaluation Branch

On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT

CANADA PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACT

Results of 2000 Call for Bids: Central Mackenzie Valley

The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development hereby gives notice, pursuant to section 15 of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act (CPRA), R.S., 1985, c. 36, 2nd Supplement, of the bids which have been selected in response to the 2000 Call for bids for the Central Mackenzie Valley. A summary of terms and conditions applicable to the call was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on April 1, 2000. The call closed on July 31, 2000. Winning bidders, having submitted work deposits representing 25 percent of their work proposal bid will receive an exploration licence. A summary of the terms and conditions of the six exploration licences being issued is also set out herein.

In accordance with the requirements set out in the 2000 Call for Bids: Central Mackenzie Valley, the following bids have been selected:

The following is a summary of the terms and conditions of the six exploration licences issued to the winning bidders as indicated above:

1. The exploration licences confer, relative to the lands: the right to explore for and the exclusive right to drill and test for petroleum; the exclusive right to develop those frontier lands in order to produce petroleum; and the exclusive rights, subject to compliance with the other provisions of the Act, to obtain a production licence.

2. The term of the exploration licences will be eight (8) years consisting of two consecutive periods of four (4) years each.

3. Each interest owner shall drill one well prior to the end of Period I. That is, within the first four years of the term, as a condition precedent to obtaining tenure to Period II which comprises years five, six, seven, and eight. Failure to drill a well shall result in the reversion to Crown reserve, at the end of Period I, of the lands not subject to a significant discovery licence or a production licence.

4. The interest holders submitted their issuance fees and posted work deposits equivalent to 25 percent of the bid submitted for each parcel. A reduction of the deposit will be made as allowable expenditures, as defined in the Call for Bids, are incurred on the lands in Period I of the term.

5. Rentals will be applicable only in Period II at a rate of $2.50 per hectare in respect of the first year, $5.00 in the second year and $7.50 in the third and fourth year. A reduction of rentals will be made as allowable expenditures, as defined in the Call for Bids, are incurred during Period II of the term.

6. Other terms and conditions referred to in the licences include provisions respecting Indemnity, Liability, Successors and Assigns, Notice, Waiver and Relief, Appointment of Representative and Agreement by interest owner.

7. For the payment of a prescribed service fee, the exploration licences may be inspected, or by written request, certified copies made available at the following address: Office of the Registrar, Northern Oil and Gas Directorate, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 10 Wellington Street, 6th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H4.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Northern Oil and Gas Directorate, Northern Affairs Program, 10 Wellington Street, 6th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H4, 953-8529.

JAMES MOORE
Assistant Deputy Minister
Northern Affairs

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. SMBR-002-00 — Guidelines for the Measurement of Radiofrequency Fields at Frequencies from 3 kHz to 300 GHz

Industry Canada announces publication for comments of "Guidelines for the Measurement of Radiofrequency Fields at Frequencies from 3 kHz to 300 GHz."

Health Canada publishes the document "Safety Code 6" which sets forth the limits of exposure to radiofrequency fields.

These guidelines for the measurement of radiofrequency fields at frequencies from 3 kHz to 300 GHz are published to provide guidance to interested parties to verify compliance with the Safety Code 6 requirements of BPR-1 or CPC-2-0-03, as applicable. Any comments on these guidelines may be submitted to the Director General, Spectrum Engineering Branch, Department of Industry, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C8, or at the following Internet address: broadcast.gazette@ic.gc.ca.

Comments should be submitted no later than 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. Comments received will be made available on written request to the Director General, at the above-mentioned address.

Copies of this Canada Gazette notice and "Guidelines for the Measurement of Radiofrequency Fields at Frequencies from 3 kHz to 300 GHz" are available electronically on the Internet at the following address:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/spectrum for the English version;

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/spectre for the French version.

July 31, 2000

R. W. MCCAUGHERN
Director General
Spectrum Engineering Branch

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND ATLANTIC ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board — Call for Bids No. NF00-1

The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board hereby gives notice of a call for the submission of bids in respect of 14 parcels in the Newfoundland offshore area.

This notice of the Call for Bids No. NF00-1 is made pursuant and subject to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C., 1987, c. 3, and the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland Act, R.S.N. 1990, c. C-2.

The following is a summary of the Call for Bids No. NF00-1:

H. H. STANLEY
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

SCHEDULE I

LAND DESCRIPTION

CALL FOR BIDS NO. NF00-1

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BANK ACT

Designation Order

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 521(1.1) of the Bank Act, that the Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), on behalf of the Minister of Finance, designated The Chase Manhattan Corporation on July 24, 2000, pursuant to subsection 521(1.06) of the Bank Act, as a foreign bank to which subsection 521(1.03) of the Bank Act does not apply.

August 3, 2000

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BANK ACT

Foreign Bank Order

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 521(3) of the Bank Act, that the Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), on behalf of the Minister of Finance, has consented to the following foreign banks, pursuant to subsection 521(1) of the Bank Act, acquiring shares of or ownership interests in one or more Canadian entities in such numbers as to cause the entities to become non-bank affiliates of the foreign banks:

August 2, 2000

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BANK ACT

The Chase Manhattan Corporation

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 518(6) of the Bank Act, of the issuance on July 24, 2000, of the following order:

Order to Hold Shares

The Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), on behalf of the Minister of Finance and pursuant to subparagraph 518(3)(b)(ii) of the Bank Act, approves the application of The Chase Manhattan Corporation and its associated entities requesting permission to acquire a substantial investment in Copthall Holdings (Canada) Inc. and Jardine Fleming Canada Holdings Ltd.

This order is subject to the condition that the principal activities in Canada of Copthall Holdings (Canada) Inc. and Jardine Fleming Canada Holdings Ltd. do not consist of any activity referred to in paragraph 518(3)(a) of the Bank Act.

August 3, 2000

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at July 19, 2000

NOTES

I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.

F. J. MAHONEY

Chief Accountant 

I declare that the foregoing return is to the best of my knowledge and belief correct, and shows truly and clearly the financial position of the Bank, as required by section 29 of the Bank of Canada Act.

M. KNIGHT

Senior Deputy Governor 

Ottawa, July 20, 2000

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BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at July 26, 2000

NOTES

I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.

F. J. MAHONEY

Chief Accountant 

I declare that the foregoing return is to the best of my knowledge and belief correct, and shows truly and clearly the financial position of the Bank, as required by section 29 of the Bank of Canada Act.

M. KNIGHT

Senior Deputy Governor 

Ottawa, July 27, 2000

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BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at July 31, 2000

NOTES

I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.

F. J. MAHONEY

Chief Accountant 

I declare that the foregoing return is to the best of my knowledge and belief correct, and shows truly and clearly the financial position of the Bank, as required by section 29 of the Bank of Canada Act.

M. KNIGHT

Senior Deputy Governor 

Ottawa, August 1, 2000

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Footnote 1

Environment Canada (Ottawa, June 5, 1998). This document can be obtained in hard copy from Environment Canada or electronically at www.ec.gc.ca/sop/.

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