Vol. 132, No. 33 — August 15, 1998

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of Part VI of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Permit No. 4543-2-03206 is approved.

1. Permittee: n. Wallace and Company Ltd., Surrey, British Columbia.

2. Type of Permit: To dump or load dredged material.

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from August 17, 1998, to August 16, 1999.

4. Loading Site(s): Timberland Basin, Fraser River, British Columbia at: 49°11.70' N, 122°54.40' W.

5. Dump Site(s): Point Grey Disposal Site: 49°15.40' N, 123°22.10' W, at a depth of not less than 210 m.

The following position fixing procedures must be followed to ensure disposal at the designated dump site:

(i) The vessel must call the Vancouver Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) Centre on departure and inform VTM that it is heading for a disposal site,

(ii) Upon arrival at the disposal site, and prior to dumping, the vessel must again call VTM to confirm its position. Dumping can proceed if the vessel is on the disposal site. If the vessel is not within the disposal site boundaries, VTM will direct it to the site and advise that dumping can proceed, and

(iii) The vessel will inform VTM when dumping has been completed prior to leaving the disposal site.

6. Route to Dump Site(s) : Direct.

7. Method of Loading and Dumping: Loading by clamshell dredge with disposal by hopper scow or end dumping.

8. Rate of Dumping: As required by normal operations.

9. Total Quantity to be Dumped: Not to exceed 60 000 m³.

10. Material to be Dumped: Dredged material or other material typical to the loading site.

11. Requirements and Restrictions: The Permittee must notify the permit issuing office before commencement of the project as to the dates on which the loading or ocean disposal will occur.

The Permittee must ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or dumping activity for which the permit is issued are made aware of any restrictions or conditions identified in the permit and of the possible consequences of any violation of these conditions. A copy of the permit and the letter of transmittal must be carried on all towing vessels and loading platforms or equipment involved in ocean dumping activities.

Contact must be made with the Canadian Coast Guard regarding the issuance of a "Notice of Shipping". The Permittee should contact the District Manager, Canadian Coast Guard, Vessel Traffic Services, Kapilano 100 Building, Room 1205, 100 Park Royal S, West Vancouver, British Columbia V7T 1A2, (604) 666-8453 (facsimile).

Any inspector designated pursuant to subsection 99(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act shall be permitted to mount an electronic tracking device on any vessel that is engaged in the ocean disposal activities authorized by this permit. The Permittee shall take all reasonable measures to ensure there is no tampering with the tracking device and no interference with its operation. The tracking device shall be removed only by an inspector or by a person with the written consent of an inspector.

The Permittee must submit to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection, within 30 days of the expiry of the permit, a list of all work completed pursuant to the permit, the nature and quantity of material disposed of and the dates on which the activity occurred.

V. E. NIEMELA
Environmental Protection
Pacific and Yukon Region

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of Part VI of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Permit No. 4543-2-05942 is approved.

1. Permittee: Coastal Labrador Fisheries Ltd., St. Lewis, Newfoundland.

2. Type of Permit: To dump or load crab offal.

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from August 17, 1998, to August 16, 1999.

4. Loading Site(s): 52°22.10' N, 55°41.00' W, St. Lewis, Newfoundland.

5. Dump Site(s): 52°20.36' N, 55°41.80' W, at an approximate depth of 109 m.

6. Route to Dump Site(s): Most direct navigational route from loading site to dump site.

7. Equipment: Vessels, barges or other 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 dump site.

8. Method of Dumping: Direct release.

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

10. Total Quantity to be Dumped: Not to exceed 1 500 tonnes.

11. Material to be Dumped: Crab offal.

12. Requirements and Restrictions: It is required that the Permittee report, in writing, to Mr. Rick Wadman, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, 6 Bruce Street, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland A1N 4T3, (709) 772-5097 (Facsimile), at least 48 hours prior to the start of the first dumping operation to be conducted under this permit.

A written report shall be submitted to Mr. Rick Wadman, Environmental Protection Branch, 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 and type of material disposed of pursuant to the permit and the dates on which the loading and dumping activities occurred.

It is required that the Permittee admit any inspector designated pursuant to subsection 99(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, to any place, ship, aircraft, platform or anthropogenic structure directly related to the loading or ocean dumping referred to under this permit, at any reasonable time throughout the duration of this permit.

The dump site must be marked and all dumping must take place within 100 m of the dump site marker.

The loading and transit of waste material to the dump site must be conducted in such a manner that no material enters the marine environment. Waste material spilled at any place, other than the permitted dump site, must be retrieved. All waste must be contained on shore while the barge is away from the loading site.

The crab offal must be covered by netting or other material to prevent access by gulls.

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

Vessels operating under the authority of this permit must carry and display a radar-reflecting device at all times mounted on the highest practical location.

The loading or ocean dumping conducted under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the Permittee.

Crab offal loaded for the purpose of ocean dumping may not be held aboard any vessel for a period of time longer than 96 hours without the written consent of an inspector designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

K. G. HAMILTON
Environmental Protection
Atlantic Region

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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

CANADA PENSION PLAN

In accordance with subsection 111(3) of the Canada Pension Plan, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to subsection 111(2), the Minister of Finance has fixed an interest rate of 5.56 percent as applicable in the case of any obligation described in subsection 111(1) having a term to maturity of 20 years that is offered by a province for purchase by the Minister of Finance during the period commencing September 1, 1998, and ending September 10, 1998.

Please note that this rate is subject to change pending final approval of legislation to amend the Canada Pension Plan and to establish the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

PAUL MARTIN
Minister of Finance

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Food and Drug Regulations — Amendment

This notice provides an opportunity to comment on the proposal to remove flunisolide nasal solution in concentrations of 0.025 percent (25µg flunisolide per spray) from Schedule F of the Food and Drug Regulations. Schedule F lists drugs that are required under Federal legislation to be sold on prescription.

Flunisolide is indicated "for the relief of (nasal) symptoms due to seasonal allergies". The maximum daily dose of flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal spray is limited to four sprays in each nostril daily.

Rationale for the change in status

— Schedule F unnecessarily restricts the availability of this drug to the public.

— The evaluation of the known pharmacological and toxicological properties, reported adverse drug reactions and available literature submitted by a distributor of flunisolide, resulted in a favourable benefit/risk review.

— Flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal spray has been marketed as a prescription drug in Canada for approximately 19 years. It is being used by approximately 21.9 million patients worldwide, and is available without a prescription, in the United Kingdom and South Africa. The post market surveillance data support the safe use of this drug with nonprescription status.

Alternatives

Listing flunisolide 0.025 percent on Schedule F restricts its distribution by requiring a prescription. The rationale above do not support maintaining prescription status for this drug. The status quo is unacceptable.

The recommendation that nonprescription status is appropriate was made using established and publicly available criteria. Canadians should be allowed easier access to safe and effective treatments without unnecessary restrictions.

This proposed amendment will impact on the following sectors:

Public

The removal of the prescription requirement for flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal spray will provide the public with easier access to the product and the added convenience of self-medication.

Product labels will be required to bear appropriate directions and cautionary statements respecting the product's safe and proper use. This will provide the public with additional safety information.

The public will be required to pay directly for the product, which may have previously been covered by prescription drug insurance plans.

Pharmaceutical Industry

The Food and Drug Regulations limits the advertising of Schedule F drugs for human use, to name, quantity and price. This amendment will provide distributors of flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal spray with more market flexibility.

Flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal spray will be competing with other allergy medications, such as antihistamines, on the self-medication market.

Once this initiative comes into effect, flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal spray can no longer be sold as a prescription drug. Notice of this change in regulatory status has been communicated to the pharmaceutical industry through a mailing as well as through this publication. The mailings to the associations and affected distributors included a draft labelling standard to assist in revising product labels. This will allow all distributors of flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal spray sufficient time to obtain approval of their labelling change to market their products as nonprescription drugs prior to this deregulation becoming effective.

Provincial Health Care System

A switch to non-prescription status may lead to lower costs for publicly funded drug benefit plans since most provinces have decided not to cover the cost of non-prescription drugs. As well, there may be a reduction in physician visits for the purposes of obtaining a prescription, leading to lower physician costs.

Direct notice of this regulatory proposal was also sent to the Deans of Pharmacy, Registrars of Medicine and Pharmacy, Provincial Ministries of Health, Medical and Pharmacy licensing bodies and Deputy Ministers of Health. The publication of this notice begins a 45 day comment period. This proposal is also listed in the Therapeutic Products Programme Website under "Drugs, Schedule Amendments, Early Consultation, Schedule 1132":

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/therapeut

The Therapeutic Products Programme will evaluate the comments and proceed with a proposal to amend the Regulations. The effective date of this regulatory initiative is targeted for the Spring 1999. This effective date will provide a three month delayed implementation from the publication in Canada Gazette Part II. This will allow manufacturers sufficient time to prepare for the product being introduced into the nonprescription drug market. Distributors that are currently marketing flunisolide 0.025 percent nasal solution will be notified of the intended effective date prior to the publication in Canada Gazette Part II.

Comments on this notice may be sent to Karolyn Lui, Policy Division, Bureau of Policy and Coordination, Therapeutic Products Programme, Health Protection Building, Address Locator 0702B1, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2, or by Internet at karolyn_lui@hc-sc.gc.ca.

Comments must be received within 45 days of publication of this notice. All comments should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of the publication of this notice.

August 7, 1998

DANN M. MICHOLS
Director General
Therapeutic Products Programme

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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE

SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT

Stainless Steel Round Bar — Decision

On August 5, 1998, pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), the Deputy Minister of National Revenue made a final determination of dumping respecting stainless steel round bar of sizes 25 mm diameter up to 570 mm diameter inclusive, originating in or exported from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

The subject goods are normally imported into Canada under the following Harmonized System classification numbers:

7222.11.00.11
7222.11.00.21
7222.20.10.11
7222.20.10.21
7222.20.90.11
7222.20.90.21
7222.30.00.11
7222.30.00.21

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is continuing its inquiry into the question of injury to the Canadian industry and will make its finding on or before September 4, 1998. If the Tribunal finds that the dumping has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury, future imports of subject goods may be subject to an anti-dumping duty equal to the amount by which the normal value exceeds the export price of the goods. In that event, all duty payable under section 3 of SIMA is hereby demanded pursuant to section 11 of SIMA.

Information

A statement of reasons explaining this decision has been provided to persons directly interested in these proceedings. A free copy may be obtained by contacting Jody Grantham or Iqbal Motani, Senior Program Officers, Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate, 191 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L5, by telephone at (613) 954-7405 or at (613) 952-7547, respectively, or by facsimile at (613) 954-3750.

Ottawa, August 5, 1998

ROB TAIT
Director General
Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate

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BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at July 29, 1998

ASSETS	amount
1. Gold coin and bullion
2. Deposits payable in foreign currencies:
(a) U.S.A. Dollars $	299,775,846
(b) Other currencies	3,618,335
Total $	303,394,181
3. Advances to:
(a) Government of Canada
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association	235,769,000
Total	235,769,000
4. Investments
(At amortized values):
(a) Treasury Bills of Canada	12,894,558,564
(b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years	4,963,760,744
(c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years	10,435,633,126
(d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada
(e) Other Bills
(f) Other investments	2,018,223,253
Total	30,312,175,687
5. Bank premises	185,135,309
6. All others assets	389,938,747
Total $	31,426,412,924

LIABILITIES	amount
1. Capital paid up $	5,000,000
2. Rest fund	25,000,000
3. Notes in circulation	30,353,917,962
4. Deposits:
(a) Government of Canada $	8,417,614
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Banks	235,171,595
(d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association	64,267
(e) Other	265,468,084
Total	509,121,560
5. Liabilities payable in foreign currencies:
(a) To Government of Canada	142,005,913
(b) To others
Total	142,005,913
6. All other liabilities	391,367,489
Total $	31,426,412,924

Maturity distribution of investments in securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years (item 4(c) of above assets):	amount
(a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years	$	3,230,010,784
(b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years		4,718,196,947
(c) Securities maturing in over 10 years		2,487,425,395
	$	10,435,633,126
Total amount of securities included in items 4(a) to (c) of above assets held under purchase and resale agreements	$	118,111,750

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

D. LUSBY
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.

B. BONIN
Senior Deputy Governor 

Ottawa, July 30, 1998

BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at July 31, 1998

ASSETS	amount
1. Gold coin and bullion
2. Deposits payable in foreign currencies:
(a) U.S.A. Dollars $	337,199,954
(b) Other currencies	3,580,654
Total $	340,780,608
3. Advances to:
(a) Government of Canada
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association	666,467,000
Total	666,467,000
4. Investments
(At amortized values):
(a) Treasury Bills of Canada	12,993,918,281
(b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years	5,104,770,146
(c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years	10,621,003,720
(d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada
(e) Other Bills
(f) Other investments	2,112,504,560
Total	30,832,196,707
5. Bank premises	183,112,825
6. All others assets	403,075,080
Total $	32,425,632,220

LIABILITIES	amount
1. Capital paid up $	5,000,000
2. Rest fund	25,000,000
3. Notes in circulation	30,720,736,386
4. Deposits:
(a) Government of Canada $	16,740,090
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Banks	557,788,285
(d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association	206,985,425
(e) Other	319,273,680
Total	1,100,787,480
5. Liabilities payable in foreign currencies:
(a) To Government of Canada	178,748,424
(b) To others
Total	178,748,424
6. All other liabilities	395,359,930
Total $	32,425,632,220

Maturity distribution of investments in securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years (item 4(c) of above assets):	amount
(a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years	$	3,229,985,788
(b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years		4,654,071,641
(c) Securities maturing in over 10 years		2,736,946,291
	$	10,621,003,720
Total amount of securities included in items 4(a) to (c) of above assets held under purchase and resale agreements	$	579,789,380

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

D. LUSBY
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.

G. G. THIESSEN
Governor 

Ottawa, August 4, 1998

BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at August 5, 1998

ASSETS	amount
1. Gold coin and bullion
2. Deposits payable in foreign currencies:
(a) U.S.A. Dollars $	298,711,993
(b) Other currencies	3,598,991
Total $	302,310,984
3. Advances to:
(a) Government of Canada
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association	227,436,000
Total	227,436,000
4. Investments
(At amortized values):
(a) Treasury Bills of Canada	12,863,053,952
(b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years	4,963,609,969
(c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years	10,317,205,129
(d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada
(e) Other Bills
(f) Other investments	2,645,492,078
Total	30,789,361,128
5. Bank premises	183,234,253
6. All others assets	357,176,270
Total $	31,859,518,635

LIABILITIES	amount
1. Capital paid up $	5,000,000
2. Rest fund	25,000,000
3. Notes in circulation	30,774,477,152
4. Deposits:
(a) Government of Canada $	3,757,092
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Banks	326,387,049
(d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association	7,296
(e) Other	263,203,134
Total	593,354,571
5. Liabilities payable in foreign currencies:
(a) To Government of Canada	139,687,118
(b) To others
Total	139,687,118
6. All other liabilities	321,999,794
Total $	31,859,518,635

Maturity distribution of investments in securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years (item 4(c) of above assets):	amount
(a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years	$	3,229,923,298
(b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years		4,599,935,550
(c) Securities maturing in over 10 years		2,487,346,281
	$	10,317,205,129
Total amount of securities included in items 4(a) to (c) of above assets held under purchase and resale agreements	$

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

D. LUSBY
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.

G. G. THIESSEN
Governor 

Ottawa, August 6, 1998

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