Vol. 132, No. 34 — August 22, 1998

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Conditions for the Import and Manufacture of Substances New to Canada that are Suspected of Being Toxic

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 29(5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, that the Minister of the Environment has imposed, pursuant to subsection 29(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, conditions on the import and manufacture of substances suspected of being "toxic", as defined under section 11 of the Act.

Siloxanes and Silicones, methyl hydrogen, reaction products with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-(2-propenyloxy)piperidine, CAS No. 182635-99-0.

1. The notifier may import the substance only in circumstances where:

(a) the substance is used as an additive in textiles and fabrics intended exclusively for upholstery and carpeting; or

(b) where the substance is used in applications other than for textiles and fabrics, it may be used solely in applications which do not incorporate the substance into manufactured items intended for children.

2. Where the notifier proposes to sell the substance, or products or items containing the substance, the notifier must inform customers, in writing, of the conditions described in item 1 and obtain written confirmation from the customers that they will meet these conditions.

3. Should the notifier intend to manufacture the substance, the notifier shall inform the Minister, in writing, 30 days prior to manufacturing.

4. The notifier must maintain electronic or paper records indicating:

(a) the use of the substance by the notifier;

(b) the name and address of each of the notifier's customers buying the substance, or products or items containing the substance;

(c) that the notifier has informed its customers of the conditions specified in item 1 and that the receiving company will meet these conditions; and

(d) any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records.

5. The records made in item 4 must be maintained at the notifier's headquarters in Canada for a period of five years after they are made and must be made available to Environment Canada at the Minister's request.

Propaneperoxoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-,1,1dimethylpropyl ester, CAS No. 29240-17-3.

1. The notifier may import the substance only for use or sale as an initiator in polymerization processes in circumstances where the notifier requests any processor of the substance to:

(a) prior to waste water treatment, treat liquid wastes resulting from rinsing containers that held the substance through a high temperature waste water stripping column under temperature and residence time conditions ensuring the substance experiences a minimum of six thermal half lives; or

(b) introduce liquid wastes resulting from rinsing containers that held the substance into the polymerization reaction.

2. Should the notifier intend to process the substance, the notifier shall comply with the conditions set out in item 1.

3. Where any release of the substance to the environment occurs in contravention of the conditions set out in item 1, the notifier shall take all appropriate measures to immediately prevent any further release, and shall notify the Minister of the Environment immediately by contacting an inspector designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA inspector) of the closest regional office. The notifier shall request the processor to take these measures should the release of the substance occur at the processor's facility.

4. The notifier shall maintain, and have available for review by a CEPA Inspector or any other official of the Department of the Environment, electronic or paper records — with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records — indicating:

(a) the use of the substance;

(b) the quantity of the substance being imported, sold, purchased or used;

(c) the name and address of each customer buying the substance; and

(d) that the notifier has informed customers of the conditions and that the receiving company will meet these conditions prior to use.

5. The notifier shall request any processor of the substance to maintain, and to have available for review by a CEPA inspector or any other official of the Department of the Environment, electronic or paper records — with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records — indicating:

(a) the temperature of the waste water stripping column and residence time of the substance in the waste water stripping column each time it is used to process liquid wastes resulting from rinsing containers that held the substance; and

(b) all the information requirements set out in subitems 4(a) to (d).

6. Electronic or paper records made in items 4 and 5 shall be maintained at the notifier's Canadian headquarters or at the Canadian headquarters of the processor of the substance for a period of five years after they are made.

7. The notifier shall inform all its customers, in writing, of all the conditions imposed and obtain written confirmation from the notifier's customers that they will meet these conditions prior to use.

8. Should the notifier intend to manufacture the substance, the notifier shall inform the Minister of the Environment, in writing, 30 days prior to manufacturing.

J. A. BUCCINI
Director
Commercial Chemicals
Evaluation Branch

On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

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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. 4543-2-04192 is approved.

1. Permittee: Lower North Shore Community Sea Food Cooperative, Harrington-Harbour, Quebec.

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

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from August 31, 1998, to August 30, 1999.

4. Loading Site(s): Harrington-Harbour wharf, 50°29.80' N, 59°28.70' W (NAD27).

5. Dump Site(s): Within a 100 m radius of 50°29.70' N, 59°28.35' W (NAD27).

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

7. Equipment: Towed scow, barge or boat.

8. Method of Dumping: The wastes will be discharged directly into the sea within the perimeter indicated in condition 5.

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

10. Total Quantity to be Dumped: Not to exceed 400 tonnes.

11. Material to be Dumped: Wastes from fish, shellfish, crab and lobster processing.

12. Requirements and Restrictions: It is required that the Permittee report, in writing, to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection, Department of the Environment, Quebec Region, 105 McGill Street, 4th Floor, Montréal, Quebec H2Y 2E7, 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 the Regional Director within 30 days of the expiry of the permit. This report shall contain the following information: the quantity and type of material disposed of pursuant to the permit, the equipment used for dumping operations, and the dates on which the dumping and loading 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.

A copy of this permit must, at all times, be kept aboard any vessel involved with the dumping operations.

The Permittee must complete the Registry of Ocean Dumping Operations as provided by the Department of Environment. This registry must, at all times, be kept aboard any vessel involved with the dumping operations and be accessible to inspectors designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

The ocean dumping referred to under this permit shall not be carried out without written authorization from the Permittee.

The barge or containers to transport the wastes must be covered in a manner to prevent access by gulls and other sea-birds.

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

M.-F. BÉRARD
Environmental Protection
Quebec 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. 4543-2-05971 is approved.

1. Permittee: Department of Public Works and Government Services, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

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

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from August 24 to October 15, 1998.

4. Loading Site(s):

(1) 46°23.33' N, 63°47.33' W (NAD83), Summerside Marine Terminal — East Berth as described by Figure 17.1 Sampling Locations of Dredge Site, East and West Berth and Turning Basin (May 26/98) submitted in support of the permit application.

(2) 46°23.33' N, 63°47.42' W (NAD83), Summerside Marine Terminal — East Berth as described by Figure 17.1 Sampling Locations of Dredge Site, East and West Berth and Turning Basin (May 26/98) submitted in support of the permit application.

(3) 46°23.05' N, 63°47.45' W (NAD83), Summerside Turning Basin. Loading is restricted to the designated dredge areas within the turning basin and described by Figure 17.1 Sampling Locations of Dredge Site, East and West Berth and Turning Basin (May 26/98) submitted in support of the permit application.

(4) 46°22.82' N, 63°49.08' W (NAD83), Summerside Navigation Channel. Loading is restricted to the designated dredge areas within the navigation channel and described by Figure 17.1 Sampling Locations of Dredge Site, East and West Berth and Turning Basin (May 26/98) and Figure 17.2 Sampling Locations of Dredge Site, Summerside Channel (May 26/98) submitted in support of the permit application.

5. Dump Site(s): From 46°22.90' N, 63°50.10' W to 46°22.90' N, 63°50.80' W (NAD27), at an approximate depth of 2.5 m.

6. Route to Dump Site(s): Within the designated shipping channel and from channel marker buoy DE7 directly to the dump site. Project vessels shall return from the disposal sites following the same routes.

7. Equipment: Clam dredge, backhoe, excavator and towed or self-propelled barges.

8. Method of Dumping: Dumping shall take place within 100 m of the line connecting the coordinates specified in condition 5 of this permit. Dumping shall take place only on the shoreward side of this same line.

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

10. Total Quantity to be Dumped: Not to exceed 57 000 m³ place measure.

11. Material to be Dumped: 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. Adrian MacDonald, 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), adrian.macdonald@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, contractor, contact for the contractor, and expected period of dredging.

12.2. A written report shall be submitted Mr. Adrian MacDonald, identified in 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 and type of material disposed of pursuant to the permit, the equipment used and the dates on which the loading and dumping activities occurred.

12.3. 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.

12.4. The Permittee shall notify in writing Mr. Leaming Murphy, Area Habitat Coordinator, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, P.O. Box 1236, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7M8, (902) 566-7848 (Facsimile), at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the first dredging operation to be conducted under this permit.

12.5. An Environmental Protection Plan designed to address concerns relating to shellfish and other fisheries resources, wildlife, navigation, gear conflicts, and spill prevention shall be submitted to Mr. Adrian MacDonald, identified in 12.1. The plan shall be approved by Environment Canada prior the commencement of the first dredging operation to be conducted under this permit.

12.6. 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 engaged in loading and dumping 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 only be removed with the written consent of an inspector.

12.7. 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.

12.8. The dredging and ocean dumping authorized by this permit shall only be carried out by the Permittee or by a person with written approval from the Permittee.

K. G. HAMILTON
Environmental Protection
Atlantic Region

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DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS

CANADA SHIPPING ACT

Proposed Change in Standards

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 660.8 of the Canada Shipping Act, that the Minister shall cause notice to be published in the Canada Gazette of each standard proposed to be issued by the Minister under subsection 660.6(1), together with notice of the place at which the proposed standard is available, at least 30 days before the proposed effective date of the standard, and any interested person may make representation with respect to the proposed standard to the Minister within those 30 days.

Amendments to the Response Organizations Standards — 1995 (TP 12401), by deleting the reference to Nanticoke in Schedule I — Designated Ports, on page 4, in Schedule I — Primary Areas of Response on page 7 and in Schedule II — Percentage of Tiered Response Capability — Primary Areas of Response, on page 8 and by including in Schedule I — Enhanced Response Areas, page 5, the following text:

Niagara/Welland Canal Area

All the Canadian waters, in Lake Erie, east of a line drawn from Long Point Light at 42°32.8'N 80°02.6'W, then southeasterly 150°(T) to intersect the Canada-US border at 42°26.4'N 79°58.0'W, then easterly along the Canada-US border to include the Niagara River; and

all the Canadian waters, in Lake Ontario, west of a line drawn from Fort Mississauga at the Mouth of the Niagara River 43°15.7'N 79°04.6'W to follow the Canada-US border to a position where the border changes from a northerly direction to an easterly direction 43°26.1'N 79°12.1'W, then due North to the Canadian shoreline at 43°44.2'N 79°12.1'W.

and by including in Schedule II — Percentage of Tiered Response Capability — Enhanced Response Areas, on page 8, the following text:

Enhanced Response Area	On Shore	Sheltered	Unsheltered
Niagara/Welland Canal Area	50	30	20

The proposed effective date of the amendment is August 22, 1998.

Interested persons may make representations to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans concerning the proposed amendment within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representation must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Danielle Amat, Environmental Response, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 200 Kent Street, 5th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6.

August 14, 1998

DAVID ANDERSON
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

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NOTICES OF VACANCIES

CANADA PENSION PLAN/OLD AGE SECURITY REVIEW TRIBUNALS

Commissioner

The Commissioner directs the administration of the Canada Pension Plan/Old Age Security Review Tribunals, a national quasi-judicial program governing appeals under the Old Age Security Act and the Canada Pension Plan. The Commissioner's responsibilities include establishing and scheduling Review Tribunals in accordance with the appropriate legislation, ensuring that Review Tribunal rules of procedure are carried out, accepting or refusing appeals to Review Tribunals and conveying Review Tribunal decisions to all parties to appeals. The Commissioner is also in charge of directing the planning, organization and management of the administrative operations of Review Tribunals.

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

The successful candidate has a university degree from a recognized institution or equivalent experience and training. The selected candidate also has extensive experience in managing a diversified complex organization. Knowledge of the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security legislation and appeals process is an asset. The chosen candidate has demonstrated the ability to work under stress, to manage and motivate people and deal with politically sensitive and complex issues. The preferred candidate has excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills. Strong innovative planning and organizational skills are required, and the ability to interpret and apply complex legislation is preferred.

The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate to the area of employment or to a location within reasonable commuting distance.

Proficiency in both official languages is a definite asset.

All applications will be treated confidentially.

This notice has been placed in the Canada Gazette to assist the Governor in Council in identifying qualified candidates for this position. It is not, however, intended to be the sole means of recruitment.

Please send your curriculum vitae by September 11, 1998, to the Prime Minister's Office, Director of Appointments, Langevin Block, Room 406, 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2, (613) 957-5743 (Facsimile). The applications forwarded through Internet will not be considered for reasons of confidentiality.

Further information is available on request.

Bilingual notices of vacancies will be produced in alternate format (i.e., audio cassette, diskette, braille, large print, etc.) upon request. For further information, please contact Canadian Government Publishing, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0S9, (819) 956-4800.

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CANADA PENSION PLAN/OLD AGE SECURITY REVIEW TRIBUNALS

Deputy Commissioner

The Deputy Commissioner's mandate flows from two sources: the Canada Pension Plan which grants the incumbent all the powers of the Commissioner in the event of that person's absence or incapacity, and the Commissioner who assigns administrative authority and responsibility. The Deputy Commissioner is involved in the detailed internal office procedures and practices and, under the general direction of the Commissioner, directs and supervises matters related to the day to day administration, organization, coordination and operation of the Commissioner's Office. The Deputy Commissioner must be totally knowledgeable and capable of carrying out the functions of the Commissioner such as; establishing and scheduling Review Tribunals; ensuring Rules of Procedures are followed; accepting/refusing appeals; conveying Tribunal decisions; directing client service operations; developing orientation training/procedural guidelines; monitoring conducts of Review Tribunals; planning and developing information programs; and maintaining the independence of the Canada Pension Plan/Old Age Security Review Tribunal system.

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

The successful candidate has a university degree from a recognized institution or equivalent experience and training. The selected candidate also has extensive experience in managing a diversified complex organization. Knowledge of the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Act and the appeals process is an asset. The chosen candidate has demonstrated the ability to work under stress and deal with politically sensitive and complex issues. The ability to interpret and apply complex legislation is preferred. The preferred candidate must possess strong innovative planning and organizational skills, excellent communication skills — oral and written, and strong negotiation skills.

The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate to the area of employment or to a location within reasonable commuting distance.

Proficiency in both official languages is a definite asset.

All applications will be treated confidentially.

This notice has been placed in the Canada Gazette to assist the Governor in Council in identifying qualified candidates for this position. It is not, however, intended to be the sole means of recruitment.

Please send your curriculum vitae by September 11, 1998, to the Prime Minister's Office, Director of Appointments, Langevin Block, Room 406, 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2, (613) 957-5743 (Facsimile). The applications forwarded through Internet will not be considered for reasons of confidentiality.

Further information is available on request.

Bilingual notices of vacancies will be produced in alternate format (i.e., audio cassette, diskette, braille, large print, etc.) upon request. For further information, please contact Canadian Government Publishing, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0S9, (819) 956-4800.

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