Vol. 132, No. 51 — December 19, 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. 4543-2-03222 is approved.

1. Permittee: 568849 B.C. Ltd., Surrey, British Columbia.

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

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from January 2, 1999, to January 1, 2000.

4. Loading Site(s): Various approved sites in the lower mainland at approximately: (a) 49°17.90' N, 123°00.95' W; (b) 49°17.16' N, 123°05.83' W; (c) 49°07.70' N, 123°03.00' W; and (d) 49°12.00' N, 123°08.00' 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:

6. Route to Dump Site: Direct.

7. Method of Loading and Dumping: Loading with conveyor belts or trucks and disposal by end dumping.

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

9. Total Quantity to be Dumped: Not to exceed 250 000 m³.

10. Material to be Dumped: Excavated material comprised of clay, silt, sand, gravel, rock and concrete. All wood, topsoil, asphalt and other debris are to be segregated for disposal by methods other than ocean disposal.

11. Requirements and Restrictions: The Permittee must notify the permit issuing office in writing and receive written approval for each excavation site prior to any loading or dumping. The written notification must include the following information:

Additional sampling or analytical requirements may be specified by the permit issuing office.

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 disposal activities. A copy of the written approval for the appropriate loading site must be displayed with copies of the permit posted at the loading sites.

Contact must be made with the Canadian Coast Guard regarding the issuance of a "Notice of Shipping". The Permittee should contact the District Manager, Vessel Traffic Services, Canadian Coast Guard, 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 with the written consent of an inspector.

The Permittee must submit to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection, Pacific and Yukon Region, within 10 days of the end of each month, the quantity of material disposed of from each excavation site pursuant to the permit.

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 from each site, and the dates on which the activity occurred.

J. B. WILSON
Environmental Protection
Pacific and Yukon 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 5.24 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 January 1, 1999, and ending January 10, 1999.

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 INDUSTRY

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. DGTP-019-98 — Policy Framework for the Provision of Fixed Satellite Services

The purpose of this notice is to announce Industry Canada's new fixed satellite policy which opens all segments of the Canadian fixed satellite market, in several steps, beginning immediately and moving to full competition by March 1, 2000.

Industry Canada released a policy consultation paper, under Canada Gazette notice number DGTP-006-98 in March 1998, which solicited comments respecting the liberalization of the fixed satellite licensing policy. In particular, comments were requested with regard to the authorization of earth stations and satellite space stations used in the fixed satellite service. The review of the fixed satellite policy was initiated to implement Canada's commitments made under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Basic Telecommunications, reached in February 1997.

The Department has received, in response to the consultation paper, a wide range of submissions supportive of the liberalization of fixed satellite services in compliance with Canada's WTO Agreement and other related telecommunications initiatives.

In summary, the main provisions of the new fixed satellite policy provide for the immediate use of foreign satellites (ahead of Canada's WTO commitment of December 31, 1999) for Canadian Overseas telecommunications and for access to Intelsat satellites to accommodate Canadian international service providers and users. The policy will permit, with the end of Telesat Canada's monopoly for fixed satellite facilities for domestic and Canada-United States traffic on March 1, 2000, new Canadian satellite carriers and foreign satellites to access the Canadian domestic and Canada-United States satellite markets. (Industry Canada has concluded that there is no need to impose the requirement of foreign satellites to provide full coverage of all regions of Canada.) Furthermore, the Department will gradually liberalize its licensing of transmit and receive-only earth stations to permit service providers and users to operate their own stations on all approved fixed satellites as of March 1, 2000.

The policy paper is available electronically via the Internet at the following address:

World Wide Web (WWW) http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/spectrum

or in hard copy, for a fee, from: Tyrell Press Ltd., 2714 Fenton Road, Gloucester, Ontario K1T 3T7, 1-800-267-4862 (Canada toll-free telephone), 1-800-574-0137 (United States toll-free telephone), (613) 822-0740 (Worldwide telephone), (613) 822-1089 (Facsimile); and Canada Communication Group, 45 Sacré-Cœur Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0S9, 1-888-562-5561 (Canada toll-free telephone), (819) 779-2833 (Facsimile), (819) 779-4335 (Worldwide telephone).

December 4, 1998

MICHAEL HELM
Director General
Telecommunications Policy Branch

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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE

SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT

Flat Hot-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Sheet Products — Decision

On December 3, 1998, pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Deputy Minister of National Revenue initiated an investigation respecting the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip, including secondary or non-prime material, originating in or exported from France, Romania, the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic, in various widths from 3/4" (19 mm) and wider, and:

(a) for product in coil form, in thicknesses from 0.054" to 0.625" (1.37 mm to 15.88 mm) inclusive,

(b) for product that is cut-to-length, in thicknesses from 0.054" up to but not including 0.187" (1.37 mm up to but not including 4.75 mm),

excluding flat-rolled stainless steel sheet and strip.

The subject products may be imported under the following Harmonized System classification numbers:

column 1	column 2	column 3	column 4	column 5
-7208.25.10.10,	7208.25.10.20,	7208.25.10.30,	7208.25.10.40
-7208.25.90.10,	7208.25.90.20,	7208.25.90.30,	7208.25.90.40
-7208.26.10.10,	7208.26.10.20,	7208.26.10.30,	7208.26.10.40
-7208.26.90.10,	7208.26.90.20,	7208.26.90.30,	7208.26.90.40
-7208.27.10.10,	7208.27.10.20,	7208.27.10.30,	7208.27.10.40
-7208.27.90.10,	7208.27.90.20,	7208.27.90.30,	7208.27.90.40
-7208.36.00.10,	7208.36.00.20,	7208.36.00.30,	7208.36.00.40
-7208.37.10.10,	7208.37.10.20,	7208.37.10.30,	7208.37.10.40
-7208.37.90.10,	7208.37.90.20,	7208.37.90.30,	7208.37.90.40
-7208.38.10.10,	7208.38.10.20,	7208.38.10.30,	7208.38.10.40
-7208.38.90.10,	7208.38.90.20,	7208.38.90.30,	7208.38.90.40
-7208.39.00.10,	7208.39.00.20,	7208.39.00.30,	7208.39.00.40
-7208.53.00.10,	7208.53.00.20,	7208.53.00.30,	7208.53.00.40
-7208.54.00.10,	7208.54.00.20,	7208.54.00.30,	7208.54.00.40
-7208.90.00.00
-7211.13.00.00
-7211.14.00.90
-7211.19.10.00,	7211.19.90.10,	7211.19.90.90
-7211.90.10.00,	7211.90.90.90
-7225.20.00.91,	7225.20.00.92
-7225.30.10.00,	7225.30.90.00
-7225.40.10.10,	7225.40.10.20,	7225.40.10.30,	7225.40.10.40
-7225.40.20.10,	7225.40.20.20,	7225.40.20.30,	7225.40.20.40
-7225.40.90.11,	7225.40.90.19,	7225.40.90.21,	7225.40.90.91,	7225.40.90.92,
-7225.40.90.93,	7225.40.90.94
-7225.99.00.90
-7226.20.00.91,	7226.20.00.92
-7226.91.10.00,	7226.91.90.20,	7226.91.90.30,	7226.91.90.40,	7226.91.90.90
-7226.99.90.00

Information

Interested parties are invited to file written submissions presenting facts, arguments, and evidence which they feel are relevant to the alleged dumping and/or injury to the Canadian industry. Written submissions should be forwarded to Mr. Darryl Larson, Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate, 191 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario KlA 0L5. To be given consideration in this investigation, all such information should be received by January 11, 1999.

Any information submitted to the Department by interested parties concerning this investigation is deemed to be public information unless clearly marked confidential. Where the submission by an interested party is confidential, a non-confidential edited version of the submission must also be provided which will be disclosed to other interested parties upon request.

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 the officer named above at (613) 954-1642.

December 3, 1998

R. TAIT
Director General
Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate

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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE

SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT

Stainless Steel Round Bar — Decision

On December 3, 1998, pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Deputy Minister of National Revenue initiated an investigation respecting the alleged injurious dumping into Canada of certain stainless steel round bar originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea. The goods in question are classified under the following Harmonized System classification numbers:

column 1	column 2
7222.11.00.11	7222.20.90.11
7222.11.00.21	7222.20.90.21
7222.20.10.11	7222.30.00.11
7222.20.10.21	7222.30.00.21

Information

Interested parties are invited to file written submissions presenting facts, arguments, and evidence which they feel are relevant to the alleged dumping and/or injury. Written submissions should be forwarded to Mr. Jody Grantham, Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate, 191 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario KlA 0L5. You can also reach Mr. Grantham by telephone at (613) 954-7405 or by facsimile at (613) 954-3750. To be given consideration in this investigation, all such information should be received by January 11, 1999.

Any information submitted to the Department by interested parties concerning this investigation is deemed to be public information unless clearly marked confidential. Where the submission by an interested party is confidential, a non-confidential edited version of the submission must also be provided which will be disclosed to other interested parties upon request.

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 the officer named above.

Ottawa, December 3, 1998

R. TAIT
Director General
Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

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 following foreign banks, pursuant to subsection 521(1.06) of the Bank Act, as foreign banks to which subsection 521(1.03) of the Bank Act does not apply:

Foreign Bank	Effective Date
National City Corporation	11/05/98
The Fuji Bank, Limited	11/26/98

December 9, 1998

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

FOREIGN BANK ORDERS

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 521(3) of the Bank Act, that His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to subsection 521(1) of the Bank Act, has consented to the following foreign banks, 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 bank:

Privy Council Number	Foreign Bank
P.C. 1998-1979	National City Corporation
P.C. 1998- 2090	The Fuji Bank, Limited

 

Privy Council Number	Non-Bank Affiliates	Effective Date
P.C. 1998-1979	National City Canada, Inc.	11/05/98
P.C. 1998- 2090	Dana Commercial Credit, Canada Inc.	11/26/98

December 9, 1998

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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