GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Disposal at Sea Permit No. 4543-2-06586 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea is approved.

 1. Permittee: Notre Dame Seafoods Incorporated, Comfort Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.

 2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: Fish waste and other organic matter resulting from industrial fish-processing operations.

2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: Fish waste and other organic matter consisting of fish and shellfish waste.

 3. Duration of permit: Permit is valid from September 3, 2009, to September 2, 2010.

 4. Loading site(s): Comfort Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, at approximately 49°24.30′ N, 54°51.30′ W (NAD83).

 5. Disposal site(s): Comfort Cove, within a 250 m radius of 49°24.75′ N, 54°50.40′ W (NAD83), at an approximate depth of 60 m.

 6. Method of loading: The Permittee shall ensure that the material is loaded onto floating equipment complying with all applicable rules regarding safety and navigation and capable of containing all waste cargo during loading and transit to the approved disposal site.

6.1. The Permittee shall ensure that the waste to be disposed of is covered by netting or other material to prevent access by gulls and other marine birds, except during direct loading or disposal of the waste.

6.2. Material loaded for the purpose of disposal at sea may not be held aboard any ship for more than 96 hours from the commencement of loading without the written consent of an enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

6.3. The loading and transit shall be completed in a manner that ensures that no material contaminates the marine environment, notably the harbour and adjacent beaches. The Permittee shall also ensure that the loading sites are cleaned up and, if necessary, that spilled wastes are recovered.

 7. Route to disposal site(s) and method of transport: Most direct navigational route from the loading site to the disposal site.

 8. Method of disposal: The Permittee shall ensure that the waste to be disposed of shall be discharged from the equipment or ship while steaming within the disposal site boundaries and in a manner which will promote dispersion.

 9. Total quantity to be disposed of: Not to exceed 750 tonnes.

10. Inspection: By accepting this permit, the Permittee and their contractors accept that they are subject to inspection pursuant to Part 10 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

11. Contractors: The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the Permittee.

11.1. The Permittee shall ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal activity for which the permit is issued are made aware of the conditions identified in the permit and of possible consequences of any violation of these conditions.

12. Reporting and notification: The Permittee shall provide the following information at least 48 hours before loading and disposal activities commence: the expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information shall be submitted to Mr. Rick Wadman, Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Environment Canada, 6 Bruce Street, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador A1N 4T3, 709-772-5097 (fax), rick.wadman@ec.gc.ca (email).

12.1. The Permittee shall submit a written report to the Minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, c/o Mr. Rick Wadman, as identified in paragraph 12, 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 matter disposed of at the disposal site(s) and the dates on which disposal activities occurred.

12.2. This permit shall be displayed in an area of the plant accessible to the public.

I. R. GEOFFREY MERCER
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Atlantic Region
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Disposal at Sea Permit No. 4543-2-06587 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea is approved.

 1. Permittee: Golden Shell Fisheries Ltd., Hickman’s Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.

 2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: Fish waste and other organic matter resulting from industrial fish-processing operations.

2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: Fish waste and other organic matter consisting of fish and shellfish waste.

 3. Duration of permit: Permit is valid from August 10, 2009, to August 9, 2010.

 4. Loading site(s): Hickman’s Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, at approximately 48°06.00′ N, 53°44.40′ W (NAD83).

 5. Disposal site(s): Hickman’s Harbour, within a 250 m radius of 48°05.35′ N, 53°43.60′ W (NAD83), at an approximate depth of 110 m.

 6. Method of loading: The Permittee shall ensure that the material is loaded onto floating equipment complying with all applicable rules regarding safety and navigation and capable of containing all waste cargo during loading and transit to the approved disposal site.

6.1. The Permittee shall ensure that the waste to be disposed of is covered by netting or other material to prevent access by gulls and other marine birds, except during direct loading or disposal of the waste.

6.2. Material loaded for the purpose of disposal at sea may not be held aboard any ship for more than 96 hours from the commencement of loading without the written consent of an enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

6.3. The loading and transit shall be completed in a manner that ensures that no material contaminates the marine environment, notably the harbour and adjacent beaches. The Permittee shall also ensure that the loading sites are cleaned up and, if necessary, that spilled wastes are recovered.

 7. Route to disposal site(s) and method of transport: Most direct navigational route from the loading site to the disposal site.

 8. Method of disposal: The Permittee shall ensure that the waste to be disposed of shall be discharged from the equipment or ship while steaming within the disposal site boundaries and in a manner which will promote dispersion.

 9. Total quantity to be disposed of: Not to exceed 1 000 tonnes.

10. Inspection: By accepting this permit, the Permittee and their contractors accept that they are subject to inspection pursuant to Part 10 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

11. Contractors: The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the Permittee.

11.1. The Permittee shall ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal activity for which the permit is issued are made aware of the conditions identified in the permit and of possible consequences of any violation of these conditions.

12. Reporting and notification: The Permittee shall provide the following information at least 48 hours before loading and disposal activities commence: the expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information shall be submitted to Mr. Rick Wadman, Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Environment Canada, 6 Bruce Street, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador A1N 4T3, 709-772-5097 (fax), rick.wadman@ec.gc.ca (email).

12.1. The Permittee shall submit a written report to the Minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, c/o Mr. Rick Wadman, as identified in paragraph 12, 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 matter disposed of at the disposal site(s) and the dates on which disposal activities occurred.

12.2. This permit shall be displayed in an area of the plant accessible to the public.

I. R. GEOFFREY MERCER
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Atlantic Region
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice with respect to reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) for 2009

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 46(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act), that, with respect to emissions of GHGs identified in Schedule 1 to this notice and for the purpose of conducting research, creating an inventory of data, formulating objectives and codes of practice, issuing guidelines or assessing or reporting on the state of the environment, any person who operates a facility described in Schedule 2 to this notice during the 2009 calendar year, and who possesses or who may reasonably be expected to have access to information described in Schedule 3 to this notice, shall provide the Minister of the Environment with this information no later than June 1, 2010.

Information on GHG emissions requested under this notice shall be submitted to

Minister of the Environment
Greenhouse Gas Division
Environment Canada
Fontaine Building, 10th Floor
200 Sacré-Cœur Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3

Enquiries concerning this notice shall be addressed to

Greenhouse Gas Division
Environment Canada
Fontaine Building, 10th Floor 200
Sacré-Cœur Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Telephone: 819-994-0684
Fax: 819-953-2347
Email: ghg@ec.gc.ca

This Notice applies to the calendar year 2009. Pursuant to subsection 46(8) of the Act, persons subject to this notice shall keep copies of the required information, together with any calculations, measurements and other data on which the information is based, at the facility to which the calculations, measurements and other data relate, or at the facility’s parent company, located in Canada, for a period of three years from the date the information is required to be submitted. Where the person chooses to keep the information required under the notice, together with any calculations, measurements and other data, at the facility’s parent company in Canada, that person shall inform the Minister of the civic address of that parent company.

The Minister of the Environment intends to publish greenhouse gas emission totals by gas by facility. Pursuant to section 51 of the Act, any person subject to this notice who provides information in response to this notice may submit, with their information, a written request that it be treated as confidential based on the reasons set out in section 52 of the Act. The person requesting confidential treatment of the information shall indicate which of the reasons in section 52 of the Act applies to their request. Nevertheless, the Minister may disclose, in accordance with subsection 53(3) of the Act, information submitted in response to this notice. Please note that a person who fails to comply with the Act may be subject to the offence provision.

GEORGE ENEI
Acting Director General
Science and Risk Assessment Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

SCHEDULE 1

Greenhouse Gases

Table 1: Greenhouse Gases Subject to Mandatory Reporting

^†  The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number is the property of the American Chemical Society and any use or redistribution, except as required in supporting regulatory requirements and/or for reports to the Government when the information and the reports are required by law or administrative policy, is not permitted without the prior, written permission of the American Chemical Society.

Table 2: Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Potentials (GWPs)

SCHEDULE 2

Criteria for Reporting

Persons subject to this notice

1. (1) All persons who operate a facility that emits 50 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (50 kt CO₂ eq.) or more (the “reporting threshold”) of the GHGs listed in Table 1 of Schedule 1 in the 2009 calendar year shall be subject to the reporting requirements set out in this notice.

(2) If the person who operates a facility as described in this Schedule changes during the 2009 calendar year, the person who operates the facility as of December 31, 2009, shall report for the entire 2009 calendar year by June 1, 2010. If operations at a facility are terminated during the 2009 calendar year, the last operator of that facility is required to report for the portion of the 2009 calendar year during which the facility was in operation by June 1, 2010.

2. (1) For the purposes of determining whether a facility meets or exceeds the reporting threshold described in section 1, the following equation and explanatory notes listed in subsections (2) to (4) are to be used:

where

E = total emissions of a particular gas or gas species from the facility in the calendar year 2009, expressed in tonnes

GWP = global warming potential of the same gas or gas species

i = each emission source

(2) A person subject to this notice shall quantify emissions of individual species of HFCs and PFCs separately and then multiply the result for each individual species by the global warming potential for that species that is set out in Table 2 of Schedule 1.

(3) A person subject to this notice shall not include CO₂ emissions from combustion of biomass in the determination of total emissions for the purposes of establishing whether a facility meets or exceeds the reporting threshold. However, the person shall quantify and report CO₂ emissions from combustion of biomass as part of the greenhouse gas emissions information that is required under this notice, and the person shall indicate those emissions separately, as set out in the Reportable Information requirements in Schedule 3.

(4) A person subject to this notice shall not include CO₂ emissions from biomass decomposition in the determination of total emissions for the purposes of establishing whether a facility meets or exceeds the reporting threshold. Also, the person shall not report CO₂ emissions from biomass decomposition as part of the greenhouse gas emissions information that is required under this notice.

3. A person submitting a report in respect of a facility that meets the emission criteria above shall use quantification methods for estimating emissions that are consistent with the guidelines approved for use by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the preparation of National Greenhouse Gas Inventories by Annex 1 Parties (Decision 18/CP.8), and the annex to that decision contained in FCCC/CP/2002/8.

SCHEDULE 3

Reportable Information

1. A person subject to this notice shall report the following information for each facility that meets the reporting threshold set out in Schedule 2 of this notice:

(a) the reporting company’s legal and trade name (if any), and federal business number (assigned by the Canada Revenue Agency);

(b) the facility name (if any) and the address of its physical location;

(c) the six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada code;

(d) the National Pollutant Release Inventory identification number (if any);

(e) the name, position, mailing address and telephone number of the person submitting the information that is required under this notice;

(f) the name, position, mailing address and telephone number of the public contact (if any);

(g) the name, position, mailing address and telephone number of the authorized signing officer signing the Statement of Certification pursuant to section 4; and

(h) the legal names of the Canadian parent companies (if any), their civic addresses, their percentage of ownership of the reporting company (where available), their federal business number and their Dun and Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) number (if any).

2. For each of the GHGs listed in Table 1 of Schedule 1, a person subject to this notice shall report the following information for each facility that meets the reporting threshold set out in Schedule 2 of this notice:

(a) the total quantity in tonnes of direct emissions of carbon dioxide, in each of the following source categories: Stationary Fuel Combustion emissions, Industrial Process emissions, Venting emissions, Flaring emissions, Fugitive emissions, On-site Transportation emissions, Waste emissions, and Wastewater emissions. The person subject to this notice shall not include CO₂ emissions from biomass combustion in the above source categories, but shall report these emissions separately;

(b) the total quantity in tonnes of direct emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, in each of the following source categories: Stationary Fuel Combustion emissions, Industrial Process emissions, Venting emissions, Flaring emissions, Fugitive emissions, On-site Transportation emissions, Waste emissions, and Wastewater emissions. The person subject to this notice shall include CH₄ and N₂O emissions from biomass combustion in the above source categories;

Note: Table 3, below, provides a table for reporting these gases.

Table 3: Table for Reporting Certain GHGs by Source Category

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Food and Drug Regulations — Amendments

Interim Marketing Authorization

A provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations (the Regulations) for the use of carrageenan as an emulsifying, gelling, stabilizing and thickening agent in a number of foods at various maximum levels of use. A provision also exists in the Regulations for the use of tocopherols as a Class IV preservative (antioxidant) in fats and oils, shortening and in most unstandardized foods, at a maximum level of use consistent with good manufacturing practice.

Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of carrageenan as an emulsifying and stabilizing agent in frozen fish fillets and frozen prepared fish fillets, at a maximum level of use of 0.01%. This submission also requested the use of tocopherols as an antioxidant in frozen fish fillets and frozen prepared fish fillets, at a maximum level of use of 300 mg/kg. Evaluation of the available data supports the safety and effectiveness of carrageenan as an emulsifying and stabilizing agent and tocopherols as an antioxidant in frozen fish fillets and frozen prepared fish fillets.

The use of these food additives will benefit industry and consumers through the availability of frozen fish fillets that will have improved texture and moisture and that will not discolour due to oxidation of the fat in the fish.

Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Regulations be amended to permit the use of carrageenan as an emulsifying and stabilizing agent in frozen fish fillets and frozen prepared fish fillets, both at a maximum level of use of 0.01%. It is also the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the use of tocopherols as an antioxidant in frozen fish fillets and frozen prepared fish fillets, both at a maximum level of use of 300 mg/kg.

As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing Authorization is being issued to permit the immediate use of carrageenan and tocopherols, as indicated above, while the regulatory process is undertaken to amend the Regulations. The standardized foods listed above are exempted from paragraphs B.01.042(a) and (c) and B.21.003(a) and from sections B.16.007 and B.21.006 of the Regulations.

The proposed regulatory amendments would be enabling measures to allow the sale of additional foods containing carrageenan as an emulsifying and stabilizing agent and tocopherols as an antioxidant. The amendments are supported by the safety assessment and would have a low impact on the economy and on the environment. Consequently, the regulatory amendments may proceed directly to final approval and publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

Interested persons may make representations with respect to Health Canada’s intention to amend the Regulations within 75 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 the contact person identified below.

Contact

Marie-Claude Tardif, Associate Director, Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and Interagency Affairs, Health Canada, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Address Locator 2203B, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9, 613-957-1750 (telephone), 613-941-6625 (fax), sche-ann@hc-sc.gc.ca (email).

June 30, 2009

MEENA BALLANTYNE
Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Products and Food Branch

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

Appointments

July 3, 2009

DIANE BÉLANGER
Acting Manager

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. SMSE-010-09 — New issue of SRSP-301.7

Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing Standard Radio System Plan 301.7 (SRSP-301.7), Issue 2: Technical Requirements for Fixed Radio Systems Operating in the Bands 1700-1710 MHz and 1780-1850 MHz, which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the efficient utilization of these bands.

This document was updated to reflect the Decision on Consultation SMSE-008-08 — Proposed Revisions to the Technical Requirements for Fixed Service in the Bands 1700-1710 MHz and 1780-1850 MHz and recent changes in available equipment for these bands.

General information

The document SRSP-301.7, Issue 2, will come into force as of the date of publication of this notice. This document has been coordinated with industry through the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).

Any inquiries regarding the SRSP should be directed to the Manager, Fixed Wireless Communications, 613-990-4792 (telephone), 613-952-5108 (fax), srsp.pnrh@ic.gc.ca (email).

Interested parties should submit their comments within 120 days of the date of publication of this notice. Soon after the close of the comment period, all comments received will be posted on Industry Canada’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Submitting comments

Respondents are requested to provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) to the Manager, Fixed Wireless Communications, along with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used.

Written submissions should be addressed to the Director General, Spectrum Engineering Branch, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C8.

All submissions should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and the notice reference number (SMSE-010-09).

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on Industry Canada’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed at www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html. Printed copies of the Canada Gazette can be ordered by telephoning the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at 613-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.

June 18, 2009

MARC DUPUIS
Director General
Spectrum Engineering Branch

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

CANADA MARINE ACT

Thunder Bay Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent

BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES

WHEREAS Letters Patent were issued by the Minister of Transport for the Thunder Bay Port Authority (the “Authority”) under the authority of the Canada Marine Act, effective July 1, 1999;

WHEREAS in support of port operations the Authority wishes to acquire from Viterra Inc. and 6115477 Canada Inc. the real property known as Terminal “S” and Terminal “M” fronting the East side of Maureen Street in the City of Thunder Bay and being legally described in the Annex hereto;

WHEREAS Schedule C of the Letters Patent describes the real property, other than federal real property, held or occupied by the Authority;

WHEREAS the board of directors of the Authority has requested the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to issue Supplementary Letters Patent to add to Schedule C of the Letters Patent the real property described in the Annex hereto;

NOW THEREFORE under the authority of section 9 of the Canada Marine Act, the Letters Patent are amended by deleting in Schedule C the reference to “Intentionally deleted” and then adding to Schedule C of the Letters Patent the real property described in Annex hereto.

These Supplementary Letters Patent are to be effective on the date of registration in the Thunder Bay Land Title Office of the transfer documents evidencing the transfer of the real property described in the Annex hereto from Viterra Inc. and 6115477 Canada Inc. to the Authority.

Issued under my hand this 29th day of June, 2009.

___________________________________
John Baird, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

ANNEX

TERMINAL “S”

Pin Number: 62264-0321

PCL 27-1 SEC D104; LT 27 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE; LT 30 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE S/T AN EASEMENT, AND RIGHT-OF-WAY, DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT 17106 IN FAVOUR OF THE OWNERS OF LOT 31 ON PLAN 55D-104 OVER SAID LOT 30 ON PLAN 55D-104, S/T AN EASEMENT, DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT 17107 IN FAVOUR OF THE OWNERS OF LOT 31 ON PLAN 55D-104 OVER SAID LOT 27 ON PLAN 55D-104; EXCEPT PT 8, 55R6403; THUNDER BAY

Pin Number: 62264-0320

PCL 26-2 SEC D104; PT LT 26 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE PT 7, 55R6403; THUNDER BAY

Pin Number: 62264-0323

PCL 20-2 SEC D104; PT LT 20 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE PT 2, 55R6403; THUNDER BAY

Pin Number: 62264-0312

PCL 21-1 SEC D104; LT 21 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE; THUNDER BAY

Pin Number: 62264-0318

PCL STREETS-4 SEC D104; PT 66 FT RDAL PL 55D104 MCINTYRE CLOSED BY LT208056; PT 4, 55R6403; THUNDER BAY

TERMINAL “M”

Pin Number: 62264-0289

PCL 7-1 SEC D104; LT 7 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE; THUNDER BAY

Pin Number: 62264-0290

PCL 2-2 SEC D104; LT 2 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE; THUNDER BAY (see below:)

This portion of the property will be severed and transferred to Thunder Bay Port, and the new legal description will be: PT PCL 2-2 SEC D104; PT LT 2 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE BEING PT 2 55R12750; THUNDER BAY

Pin Number: 62264-0291

PCL 23-1 SEC D104; LT 23 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE; THUNDER BAY;

Pin Number: 62264-0293

PCL 25-1 SEC D104; LT 25 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE; THUNDER BAY;

Pin Number: 62264-0317

PCL STREETS-3 SEC D104; PT 66 FT RDAL PL 55D104 MCINTYRE CLOSED BY LT208056; PT 3, 55R6403; THUNDER BAY (see below :)

This portion of the property will be severed and will be tran s ferred to Thunder Bay Port and the new legal description will be: PT 66 FT RDAL PL 55D104 MCINTYRE CLOSED BY LT208056; PT 3, 55R6403; SAVING AND EXCEPTING PT 3 55R12750; THUNDER BAY

Pin Number: 62264-0322

PCL 20-1 SEC D104; PT LT 20 PL 55D104 MCINTYRE PT 1, 55R6403; THUNDER BAY

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