Vol. 135, No. 32 — August 11, 2001

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

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. 4543-2-03280 is approved.

1. Permittee: Vancouver Pile Driving, North Vancouver, British Columbia.

2. Type of Permit: To load waste and other matter for the purpose of disposal at sea.

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from September 11, 2001, to September 10, 2002.

4. Loading Site(s):

(a) Various approved sites in the Fraser River estuary, at approximately 49°12.00' N, 123°08.00' W;

(b) Various approved sites in Vancouver Harbour, at approximately 49°18.70' N, 123°08.00' W; and

(c) Various approved sites on southeast Vancouver Island, at approximately 49°39.00' N, 123°22.00' W.

5. Disposal Site(s):

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

(b) Sand Heads Disposal Site: 49°06.00' N, 123°19.50' W, at a depth of not less than 70 m; and

(c) Victoria Disposal Site: 48°22.30' N, 123°21.80' W, at a depth of not less than 90 m.

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

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

7. Method of Loading and Disposal: Loading by clamshell dredge or suction cutter dredge and pipeline, and disposal by hopper barge or end dumping.

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

9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 10 000 m³.

10. Waste and Other Matter to Be Disposed of: Dredged material consisting of silt, sand, rock, wood wastes and other approved material typical of the approved loading site except logs and usable wood.

11. Requirements and Restrictions:

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

Additional requirements may be requested by the permit issuing office.

11.2. The Permittee must ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal 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 disposal at sea activities. A copy of the written approval for the appropriate loading site must be displayed with each copy of the permit posted at the loading sites.

11.3. The fee prescribed by the Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring) shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations.

11.4. Contact must be made with the Canadian Coast Guard, Regional Marine Information Centre, regarding the issuance of a "Notice to Shipping." The Permittee should contact the Regional Manager, Regional Marine Information Centre, 2380-555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5G3, (604) 666-6012 (Telephone), (604) 666-8453 (Facsimile), rmic-pacific@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca (Electronic mail).

11.5. Any enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, shall be permitted to mount an electronic tracking device on any vessel that is engaged in the disposal at sea 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 enforcement officer or by a person with the written consent of an enforcement officer.

11.6. The Permittee must report to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection Branch, Pacific and Yukon Region, within 10 days of completion of loading at each loading site, the nature and quantity of material disposed of pursuant to the permit and the dates on which the activity occurred.

11.7. The Permittee must submit to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection Branch, 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.

J. B. WILSON
Environmental Protection
Pacific and Yukon Region

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY

RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT

Notice No. DGRB-006-01 — Consultation on the Auction of Spectrum Licences for Wireless Communication Services in the 2 300 MHz Band and Fixed Wireless Access in the 3 500 MHz Band — Proposed Policy, Licensing Procedures and Technical Considerations

The purpose of this notice is to invite public comments on the proposed policy, licensing procedures and technical considerations for the auction of spectrum licences for the Wireless Communication Service (WCS) Band or 2 300 MHz Band (2 305- 2 320 MHz and 2 345-2 360 MHz), and the Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Band or 3 500 MHz Band (3 400-3 700 MHz).

The Department's Guidelines on the Licensing Process and Spectrum Release Plan (DGTP-04-99) identified the FWA band at 3 500 MHz as one which, based on anticipated demand, would require a competitive licensing process when it is opened to urban areas and large communities. The spectrum at 2 300 MHz which was designated for WCS in a recent utilization policy paper dealing with the frequency range 2 285-2 483.5 MHz (DGTP-003-01), has similar capabilities and anticipated demand as the spectrum for FWA at 3 500 MHz. The similarities between the two bands make dealing with both bands within a single consultation process efficient.

This document is available electronically on the Internet at the following address:

World Wide Web (WWW)

http://strategis.gc.ca/spectrum

or can be obtained in hard copy, for a fee from: Tyrell Press Ltd., 2714 Fenton Road, Gloucester, Ontario K1T 3T7, sales1@ tyrellpress.ca (Electronic mail), 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 DLS, St-Joseph Print Group Inc., 45 Sacré-Cœur Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0S7, 1-888-562-5561 (Canada toll-free telephone), 1-800-565-7757 (Canada toll-free facsimile), (819) 779-4335 (Worldwide telephone), (819) 779-2833 (Worldwide facsimile).

Interested parties should submit their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF or ASCII TXT) to facilitate posting on the Department's Web site. All comments should be prefaced by the heading "Comments — Canada Gazette Notice DGRB-006-01."

Comments should be sent to: WCS.FWA@ic.gc.ca no later than October 15, 2001.

Comments received will be posted on Industry Canada's Spectrum Web site: http://strategis.gc.ca/spectrum.

Reply comments on these initial submissions will then be invited. Again, respondents should provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF or ASCII TXT) to facilitate posting on the Department's Web site. Reply comments submitted should be prefaced by the heading: "Reply comments — Canada Gazette Notice DGRB-006-01."

Reply comments should be sent to the Internet address WCS.FWA@ic.gc.ca no later than November 1, 2001.

Reply comments will also be made available to the public via Industry Canada's Web site.

August 3, 2001

JAN SKORA
Director General
Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulatory Branch

MICHAEL HELM
Director General
Telecommunications Policy Branch

ROBERT MCCAUGHERN
Director General
Spectrum Engineering Branch

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BANK ACT

Allianz AG — Order to Hold Shares

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 518(6) of the Bank Act, of the issuance on July 20, 2001, of the following order:

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 requesting permission for Allianz AG, a foreign bank, to acquire, directly or indirectly, a substantial investment in DreCan Holding Ltd., Kleinwort Benson International Trustees Limited, Kleinwort Benson International Trust Corporation and Kleinwort Benson (Canada) Limited.

This order is subject to the following terms and conditions:

— that Allianz AG continues to hold a substantial investment, directly or indirectly, in DreCan Holding Ltd., Kleinwort Benson International Trustees Limited, Kleinwort Benson International Trust Corporation and Kleinwort Benson (Canada) Limited ; and

— that substantially all of the activities in Canada of DreCan Holding Ltd., Kleinwort Benson International Trustees Limited, Kleinwort Benson International Trust Corporation and Kleinwort Benson (Canada) Limited do not consist of any activities referred to in paragraph 518(3)(a) of the Bank Act.

July 31, 2001

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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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 Allianz AG on July 20, 2001, 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.

July 31, 2001

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BANK ACT

Foreign Bank Orders

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:

Foreign Bank	Non-Bank Affiliates	Effective Date (m/d/y)
(1) UniTeller Financial Services, Inc. (2) USA Education, Inc.	UniTeller Canada, ULC Sallie Mae — Canada Financial Corporation	07/24/01 07/23/01

July 31, 2001

JAMES SCOTT PETERSON
Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT

Pohjola Non-Life Insurance Company Ltd. — Order to Insure in Canada Risks

Notice is hereby given of the issuance, pursuant to section 574 of the Insurance Companies Act, of an order to insure in Canada risks, effective July 25, 2001, permitting Pohjola Non-Life Insurance Company Ltd. to insure risks falling within the following classes of insurance: automobile, fidelity, liability and property limited to the business of reinsurance.

July 31, 2001

JOHN PALMER
Superintendent of Financial Institutions

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