Vol. 145, No. 23 — June 4, 2011

ARCHIVED — COMMISSIONS

CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD

CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND ATLANTIC ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Call for Bids No. NL11-01 (Area “B” — Western Offshore Region)

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board hereby gives notice of a call for the submission of bids in respect of two parcels in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area.

This notice of the Call for Bids No. NL11-01 is made pursuant and subject to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c. C-2.

The following is a summary of the Call for Bids No. NL11-01:

• (i) Sealed bids will be received by the Board prior to the time of closing of this call for bids. This call for bids will close at 4 p.m., Newfoundland Standard Time, on November 15, 2011, except as specifically provided for in the Call for Bids No. NL11-01;
  
• (ii) All bids must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Call for Bids No. NL11-01;
  
• (iii) The parcels are located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and are described in Schedule I. An Exploration Licence may be issued for each parcel;
  
• (iv) For the purpose of selecting a bid, the sole criterion to be used will be the total amount of money the bidder commits to expend on exploration on the parcel within Period I (“Work Expenditure Bid”);
  
• (v) A minimum bid of $100,000 will be required for each parcel in Area “B” — Western Offshore Region;
  
• (vi) For each parcel, the Work Expenditure Bid must be accompanied by a bank draft or certified cheque in the amount of $10,000 (“Bid Deposit”) made payable to the Receiver General. Furthermore, the successful bidder will be required to provide, within 15 days of notification of being the successful bidder, a promissory note in the amount of 25% of the Work Expenditure Bid (“Security Deposit”). A credit against the Security Deposit will be made on the basis of 25% of allowable expenditures as described in the Exploration Licence (“Allowable Expenditures”);
  
• (vii) The successful bidder will receive a refund, without interest, of the Bid Deposit when the Security Deposit is posted within 15 days. Failure to post the Security Deposit within 15 days will result in forfeiture of the Bid Deposit and disqualification of the bid.
  
• Following the announcement of the bid results, the Bid Deposits of unsuccessful bidders will be returned, without interest, as soon as possible;
  
• (viii) The interest owner may at its option extend Period I from five years to six years by providing to the Board before the end of the fifth year of Period I either
  
  • (a) a description of 50% contiguous Licence Lands to be surrendered together with a refundable drilling deposit of $250,000, or
    
  • (b) a $1,000,000 refundable drilling deposit.
    
  • A drilling deposit posted pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above will be refunded in full if the Licence is validated for Period II by the drilling of a well on that licence. No interest will be paid on the drilling deposit.
    
  • If a validation well is not drilled, the drilling deposit will be forfeited to the Receiver General for Canada upon termination of the Licence at the end of Period I. Allowable Expenditures cannot be applied against the Drilling Deposit;
    
  (ix) For each parcel, the licence requirement will be one well to be commenced within Period I and diligently pursued thereafter;
  
• (x) For each parcel, rentals will be applicable only in Period II at the following rates:
  
  • 1st year —$2.50 per hectare
    2nd year — $5.00 per hectare
    3rd year — $7.50 per hectare
    4th year — $7.50 per hectare
    
  When an Exploration Licence continues in force beyond Period II, rentals will be payable at the rates applicable during the last year of Period II.
  
• Rentals will be payable annually, in advance, and are to be submitted by cheque payable to the Receiver General, except for rentals applicable to an Exploration Licence continuing beyond Period II, which will be payable monthly, in advance, at the rate of one-twelfth (1/12) of the applicable annual rates.
  
• Rentals will be refunded annually, to a maximum of 100% of the rentals paid in that year, on the basis of a dollar refund for each dollar of Allowable Expenditures for that year.
  
• Carry forward provisions to reduce rentals otherwise payable in ensuing rental years will apply.
  
• Rentals will apply to lands subject to a declaration of significant discovery during the term of the Exploration Licence at the rates and levels of refundability specified above;
  
• (xi) An Allowable Expenditure schedule will have application throughout Period I of the Exploration Licence. The rates of Allowable Expenditures will be reviewed, and may be amended, at the expiration of Period I;
  
• (xii) Rentals (“Significant Discovery Licence”)
  
• Each Significant Discovery Licence shall be subject to the following rental regime after the expiration of the term of the Exploration Licence of origin:
  
  • (a) Rentals on Significant Discovery Licences, following the expiry date of the Exploration Licence, shall be at the following base rates:
    
    • Year 1 to 5 — $0.00 per hectare
      Year 6 to 10 — $40.00 per hectare
      Year 11 to 15 — $100.00 per hectare
      Year 16 to 20 — $800.00 per hectare
      
    The rental rates applicable to any Significant Discovery Licence resulting from Call for Bids No. NL11-01 will be payable in constant (inflation adjusted) 2012 dollars.
    
  • (b) Rental rates of $800.00 will increase by $100.00 for each year beyond year 20, and will be payable in constant (inflation adjusted) 2012 dollars until the Significant Discovery Licence is relinquished or converted to a Production Licence. For greater certainty, the interest owner may relinquish lands to reduce future rental payments.
    
  • (c) There shall be no carry forward of excess allowable expenditures from Exploration Licences.
    
  • (d) Rentals are to be submitted by bank draft or certified cheque payable to the Receiver General.
    
  • (e) For greater certainty, rentals shall be calculated on the basis of the total hectarage of lands held as part of the Significant Discovery Licence, as of the anniversary date.
    
  • (f) Rentals will be refunded annually, to a maximum of one hundred percent (100%) of the rentals paid in that year, on the basis of a dollar refund for each dollar of allowable expenditures for that year;
    
  (xiii) A successful bidder will be required to comply with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Benefits procurement, employment and reporting procedures as established by the Board in its Exploration Benefits Plan Guidelines;
  
• (xiv) Each parcel will be subject to the payment of issuance fees and Environmental Studies Research Fund levies;
  
• (xv) The Board is not obliged to accept any bid or issue any interest as a result of this call for bids; and
  
• (xvi) Any licence that may be issued shall be in the form of the Exploration Licence attached to the Call for Bids No. NL11-01.

The full text of Call for Bids No. NL11-01 is available at the Board’s Web site (www.cnlopb.nl.ca) or upon request made to the Registrar, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, TD Place, 5th Floor, 140 Water Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6H6, 709-778-1400.

MAX RUELOKKE, P.Eng.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

SCHEDULE I
AND DESCRIPTION
CALL FOR BIDS NO. NL11-01
(Area “B” — Western Offshore Region)

Parcel No. 1

Parcel No. 2

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CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD

CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND ATLANTIC ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Call for Bids No. NL11-02 (Area “C” — Flemish Pass/North Central Ridge)

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board hereby gives notice of a call for the submission of bids in respect of two parcels in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area.

This notice of the Call for Bids No. NL11-02 is made pursuant and subject to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c. C-2.

The following is a summary of the Call for Bids No. NL11-02:

• (i) Sealed bids will be received by the Board prior to the time of closing of this call for bids. This call for bids will close at 4 p.m., Newfoundland Standard Time, on November 15, 2011, except as specifically provided for in the Call for Bids No. NL11-02;
  
• (ii) All bids must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Call for Bids No. NL11-02;
  
• (iii) The parcels are located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and are described in Schedule I. An Exploration Licence may be issued for each parcel;
  
• (iv) For the purpose of selecting a bid, the sole criterion to be used will be the total amount of money the bidder commits to expend on exploration on the parcel within Period I (“Work Expenditure Bid”);
  
• (v) A minimum bid of $1,000,000 will be required for each parcel in Area “C” — Flemish Pass/North Central Ridge;
  
• (vi) For each parcel, the Work Expenditure Bid must be accompanied by a bank draft or certified cheque in the amount of $10,000 (“Bid Deposit”) made payable to the Receiver General. Furthermore, the successful bidder will be required to provide, within 15 days of notification of being the successful bidder, a promissory note in the amount of 25% of the Work Expenditure Bid (“Security Deposit”). A credit against the Security Deposit will be made on the basis of 25% of allowable expenditures as described in the Exploration Licence (“Allowable Expenditures”);
  
• (vii) The successful bidder will receive a refund, without interest, of the Bid Deposit when the Security Deposit is posted within 15 days. Failure to post the Security Deposit within 15 days will result in forfeiture of the Bid Deposit and disqualification of the bid.
  
• Following the announcement of the bid results, the Bid Deposits of unsuccessful bidders will be returned, without interest, as soon as possible;
  
• (viii) The interest owner may at its option extend Period I from six years to seven years by providing to the Board before the end of the sixth year of Period I either
  
  • (a) a description of 50% contiguous Licence Lands to be surrendered together with a refundable drilling deposit of $1,000,000, or
    
  • (b) a $5,000,000 refundable drilling deposit.
    
  • A drilling deposit posted pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above will be refunded in full if the Licence is validated for Period II by the drilling of a well on that licence. No interest will be paid on the drilling deposit.
    
  • If a validation well is not drilled, the drilling deposit will be forfeited to the Receiver General for Canada upon termination of the Licence at the end of Period I. Allowable Expenditures cannot be applied against the Drilling Deposit;
    
  (ix) For each parcel, the licence requirement will be one well to be commenced within Period I and diligently pursued thereafter;
  
• (x) For each parcel, rentals will be applicable only in Period II at the following rates:
  
  • 1st year — $5.00 per hectare
    2nd year — $7.50 per hectare
    3rd year — $10.00 per hectare
    
  When an Exploration Licence continues in force beyond Period II, rentals will be payable at the rates applicable during the last year of Period II.
  
• Rentals will be payable annually, in advance, and are to be submitted by cheque payable to the Receiver General, except for rentals applicable to an Exploration Licence continuing beyond Period II, which will be payable monthly, in advance, at the rate of one-twelfth (1/12) of the applicable annual rates.
  
• Rentals will be refunded annually, to a maximum of 100% of the rentals paid in that year, on the basis of a dollar refund for each dollar of Allowable Expenditures for that year.
• 
  Carry forward provisions to reduce rentals otherwise payable in ensuing rental years will apply.
  
• Rentals will apply to lands subject to a declaration of significant discovery during the term of the Exploration Licence at the rates and levels of refundability specified above;
  
• (xi) An Allowable Expenditure schedule will have application throughout Period I of the Exploration Licence. The rates of Allowable Expenditures will be reviewed, and may be amended, at the expiration of Period I;
  
• (xii) Rentals (“Significant Discovery Licence”)
  
• Each Significant Discovery Licence shall be subject to the following rental regime after the expiration of the term of the Exploration Licence of origin:
  
  • (a) Rentals on Significant Discovery Licences, following the expiry date of the Exploration Licence, shall be at the following base rates:
    
    • Year 1 to 5 — $0.00 per hectare
      Year 6 to 10 — $40.00 per hectare
      Year 11 to 15 — $200.00 per hectare
      Year 16 to 20 — $800.00 per hectare
      
    The rental rates applicable to any Significant Discovery Licence resulting from Call for Bids No. NL11-02 will be payable in constant (inflation adjusted) 2012 dollars.
    
  • (b) Rental rates of $800.00 will increase by $100.00 for each year beyond year 20, and will be payable in constant (inflation adjusted) 2012 dollars until the Significant Discovery Licence is relinquished or converted to a Production Licence. For greater certainty, the interest owner may relinquish lands to reduce future rental payments.
    
  • (c) There shall be no carry forward of excess allowable expenditures from Exploration Licences.
    
  • (d) Rentals are to be submitted by bank draft or certified cheque payable to the Receiver General.
    
  • (e) For greater certainty, rentals shall be calculated on the basis of the total hectarage of lands held as part of the Significant Discovery Licence, as of the anniversary date.
    
  • (f) Rentals will be refunded annually, to a maximum of one hundred percent (100%) of the rentals paid in that year, on the basis of a dollar refund for each dollar of allowable expenditures for that year;
    
  (xiii) A successful bidder will be required to comply with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Benefits procurement, employment and reporting procedures as established by the Board in its Exploration Benefits Plan Guidelines;
  
• (xiv) Each parcel will be subject to the payment of issuance fees and Environmental Studies Research Fund levies;
  
• (xv) The Board is not obliged to accept any bid or issue any interest as a result of this call for bids; and
  
• (xvi) Any licence that may be issued shall be in the form of the Exploration Licence attached to the Call for Bids No. NL11-02.

The full text of Call for Bids No. NL11-02 is available at the Board’s Web site (www.cnlopb.nl.ca) or upon request made to the Registrar, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, TD Place, 5th Floor, 140 Water Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6H6, 709-778-1400.

MAX RUELOKKE, P.Eng.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

SCHEDULE I
LAND DESCRIPTION
CALL FOR BIDS NO. NL11-02
(Area “C” — Flemish Pass/North Central Ridge)

Parcel No. 1

Parcel No. 2

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CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD

CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND ATLANTIC ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Call for Bids No. NL11-03 (Area “C” — Labrador Offshore Region)

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board hereby gives notice of a call for the submission of bids in respect of four parcels in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area.

This notice of the Call for Bids No. NL11-03 is made pursuant and subject to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c. C-2.

The following is a summary of the Call for Bids No. NL11-03:

• (i) Sealed bids will be received by the Board prior to the time of closing of this call for bids. This call for bids will close at 4 p.m., Newfoundland Standard Time, on November 15, 2011, except as specifically provided for in the Call for Bids No. NL11-03;
  
• (ii) All bids must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Call for Bids No. NL11-03;
  
• (iii) The parcels are located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and are described in Schedule I. An Exploration Licence may be issued for each parcel;
  
• (iv) For the purpose of selecting a bid, the sole criterion to be used will be the total amount of money the bidder commits to expend on exploration on the parcel within Period I (“Work Expenditure Bid”);
  
• (v) A minimum bid of $1,000,000 will be required for each parcel in Area “C” — Labrador Offshore Region;
  
• (vi) For each parcel, the Work Expenditure Bid must be accompanied by a bank draft or certified cheque in the amount of $10,000 (“Bid Deposit”) made payable to the Receiver General. Furthermore, the successful bidder will be required to provide, within 15 days of notification of being the successful bidder, a promissory note in the amount of 25% of the Work Expenditure Bid (“Security Deposit”). A credit against the Security Deposit will be made on the basis of 25% of allowable expenditures as described in the Exploration Licence (“Allowable Expenditures”);
  
• (vii) The successful bidder will receive a refund, without interest, of the Bid Deposit when the Security Deposit is posted within 15 days. Failure to post the Security Deposit within 15 days will result in forfeiture of the Bid Deposit and disqualification of the bid.
  
• Following the announcement of the bid results, the Bid Deposits of unsuccessful bidders will be returned, without interest, as soon as possible;
  
• (viii) The interest owner may at its option extend Period I from six years to seven years by providing to the Board before the end of the sixth year of Period I either
  
  • (a) a description of 50% contiguous Licence Lands to be surrendered together with a refundable drilling deposit of $1,000,000, or
    
  • (b) a $5,000,000 refundable drilling deposit.
    
  • A drilling deposit posted pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above will be refunded in full if the Licence is validated for Period II by the drilling of a well on that licence. No interest will be paid on the drilling deposit.
    
  • If a validation well is not drilled, the drilling deposit will be forfeited to the Receiver General for Canada upon termination of the Licence at the end of Period I. Allowable Expenditures cannot be applied against the Drilling Deposit;
    
  (ix) For each parcel, the licence requirement will be one well to be commenced within Period I and diligently pursued thereafter;
• (x) For each parcel, rentals will be applicable only in Period II at the following rates:
  
  • 1st year — $5.00 per hectare
    2nd year — $7.50 per hectare
    3rd year — $10.00 per hectare
    
  When an Exploration Licence continues in force beyond Period II, rentals will be payable at the rates applicable during the last year of Period II.
  
• Rentals will be payable annually, in advance, and are to be submitted by cheque payable to the Receiver General, except for rentals applicable to an Exploration Licence continuing beyond Period II, which will be payable monthly, in advance, at the rate of one-twelfth (1/12) of the applicable annual rates.
  
• Rentals will be refunded annually, to a maximum of 100% of the rentals paid in that year, on the basis of a dollar refund for each dollar of Allowable Expenditures for that year.
  
• Carry forward provisions to reduce rentals otherwise payable in ensuing rental years will apply.
  
• Rentals will apply to lands subject to a declaration of significant discovery during the term of the Exploration Licence at the rates and levels of refundability specified above;
  
• (xi) An Allowable Expenditure schedule will have application throughout Period I of the Exploration Licence. The rates of Allowable Expenditures will be reviewed, and may be amended, at the expiration of Period I;
  
• (xii) Rentals (“Significant Discovery Licence”)
  
• Each Significant Discovery Licence shall be subject to the following rental regime after the expiration of the term of the Exploration Licence of origin:
  
  • (a) Rentals on Significant Discovery Licences, following the expiry date of the Exploration Licence, shall be at the following base rates:
    
    • Year 1 to 5 — $0.00 per hectare
      Year 6 to 10 — $40.00 per hectare
      Year 11 to 15 — $200.00 per hectare
      Year 16 to 20 — $800.00 per hectare
      
    The rental rates applicable to any Significant Discovery Licence resulting from Call for Bids No. NL11-03 will be payable in constant (inflation adjusted) 2012 dollars.
    
  • (b) Rental rates of $800.00 will increase by $100.00 for each year beyond year 20, and will be payable in constant (inflation adjusted) 2012 dollars until the Significant Discovery Licence is relinquished or converted to a Production Licence. For greater certainty, the interest owner may relinquish lands to reduce future rental payments.
    
  • (c) There shall be no carry forward of excess allowable expenditures from Exploration Licences.
    
  • (d) Rentals are to be submitted by bank draft or certified cheque payable to the Receiver General.
    
  • (e) For greater certainty, rentals shall be calculated on the basis of the total hectarage of lands held as part of the Significant Discovery Licence, as of the anniversary date.
    
  • (f) Rentals will be refunded annually, to a maximum of one hundred percent (100%) of the rentals paid in that year, on the basis of a dollar refund for each dollar of allowable expenditures for that year;
    
  (xiii) A successful bidder will be required to comply with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Benefits procurement, employment and reporting procedures as established by the Board in its Exploration Benefits Plan Guidelines;
• (xiv) Each parcel will be subject to the payment of issuance fees and Environmental Studies Research Fund levies;
• (xv) The Board is not obliged to accept any bid or issue any interest as a result of this call for bids; and
• (xvi) Any licence that may be issued shall be in the form of the Exploration Licence attached to the Call for Bids No. NL11-03.

The full text of Call for Bids No. NL11-03 is available at the Board’s Web site (www.cnlopb.nl.ca) or upon request made to the Registrar, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, TD Place, 5th Floor, 140 Water Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6H6, 709-778-1400.

MAX RUELOKKE, P.Eng.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

SCHEDULE I
LAND DESCRIPTION
CALL FOR BIDS NO. NL11-03
(Area “C” — Labrador Offshore Region)

Parcel No. 1

Parcel No. 2

Parcel No. 3

Parcel No. 4

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

APPEALS

Notice No. HA-2011-006

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) will hold public hearings to consider the appeals referenced hereunder. These hearings will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Tribunal’s Hearing Room No. 2, 18th Floor, Standard Life Centre, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario. Interested persons planning to attend should contact the Tribunal at 613-998-9908 to obtain further information and to confirm that the hearings will be held as scheduled.

Customs Act

RLogistics LP v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency

Date of Hearing: June 28, 2011

Appeal No.: AP-2010-057

Goods in Issue: Armbands for the iPod nano

Issue: Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item No. 4202.99.90 as other similar containers, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item No. 8522.90.90 as other parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading Nos. 85.19 to 85.21, as claimed by RLogistics LP.

Tariff Items at Issue: RLogistics LP—8522.90.90
President of the Canada Border Services Agency—4202.99.90

Customs Act

Outdoor Gear Canada v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency

Date of Hearing: June 30, 2011

Appeal No.: AP-2010-060

Goods in Issue: Different models of bicycle wheel components

Issue: Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item No. 8714.99.10 as bicycle wheels, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item No. 8714.99.90 as other parts and accessories of vehicles of heading Nos. 87.11 to 87.13 or, in the alternative, under tariff item No. 8714.93.00 as hubs, other than coaster braking hubs and hub brakes, and free-wheel sprocket-wheels, as claimed by Outdoor Gear Canada.

Tariff Items at Issue: Outdoor Gear Canada—8714.99.90 or 8714.93.00
President of the Canada Border Services Agency—8714.99.10

May 27, 2011

By order of the Tribunal
DOMINIQUE LAPORTE
Secretary

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The Commission posts on its Web site the decisions, notices of consultation and regulatory policies that it publishes, as well as information bulletins and orders. On April 1, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure came into force. As indicated in Part 1 of these Rules, some broadcasting applications are posted directly on the Commission’s Web site, www.crtc.gc.ca, under “Part 1 Applications.”

To be up to date on all ongoing proceedings, it is important to regularly consult “Today’s Releases” on the Commission’s Web site, which includes daily updates to notices of consultation that have been published and ongoing proceedings, as well as a link to Part 1 applications.

The following documents are abridged versions of the Commission’s original documents. The original documents contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including the locations and addresses where the complete files for the proceeding may be examined. These documents are posted on the Commission’s Web site and may also be examined at the Commission’s offices and public examination rooms. Furthermore, all documents relating to a proceeding, including the notices and applications, are posted on the Commission’s Web site under “Public Proceedings.”

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PART 1 APPLICATION

The following application was posted on the Commission’s Web site between May 20, 2011, and May 26, 2011:

V Interactions Inc.
Québec, Quebec
2011-0847-3
Addition of a post-transition digital transmitter for CFAP-TV
Deadline for submission of interventions, comments and/or answers: June 23, 2011

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

INFORMATION BULLETIN

2011-340 May 20, 2011

Applications processed pursuant to streamlined procedures

In the information bulletin, the Commission sets out lists of applications that did not require a public process and that it processed from January 1 to February 28, 2011, pursuant to its streamlined procedures. These applications involve transfers of ownership and changes in the effective control of broadcasting undertakings, as well as applications for amendments or extensions of deadlines.

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NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD

APPLICATION TO EXPORT ELECTRICITY TO THE UNITED STATES

BP Canada Energy Company

By an application dated May 12, 2011, BP Canada Energy Group ULC (the “Applicant”) has applied to the National Energy Board (the “Board”), under Division II of Part VI of the National Energy Board Act (the “Act”), for authorization to export up to 200 000 MWh of combined firm and interruptible energy annually for a period of 10 years.

The Board wishes to obtain the views of interested parties on this application before issuing a permit or recommending to the Governor in Council that a public hearing be held. The directions on procedure that follow explain in detail the procedure that will be used.

1. The Applicant shall deposit and keep on file, for public inspection during normal business hours, copies of the application at its offices located at BP Canada Energy Group, 240 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H8, attention Peter Exall, 403-233-1252 (telephone), and provide a copy of the application to any person who requests one. A copy of the application is also available for viewing during normal business hours in the Board’s library, at 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Room 1002, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8, or online at www.neb-one.gc.ca.

2. Submissions that any party wishes to present shall be filed with the Secretary, National Energy Board, 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8, 403-292-5503 (fax), and served on the Applicant by July 4, 2011.

3. Pursuant to subsection 119.06(2) of the Act, the Board shall have regard to all considerations that appear to it to be relevant. In particular, the Board is interested in the views of submitters with respect to

• (a) the effect of the exportation of the electricity on provinces other than that from which the electricity is to be exported;
  
• (b) the impact of the exportation on the environment; and
  
• (c) whether the Applicant has
  
  • (i) informed those who have declared an interest in buying electricity for consumption in Canada of the quantities and classes of service available for sale, and
    
  • (ii) given an opportunity to purchase electricity on terms and conditions as favourable as the terms and conditions specified in the application to those who, within a reasonable time of being so informed, demonstrate an intention to buy electricity for consumption in Canada.

4. Any answer to submissions that the Applicant wishes to present in response to items 2 and 3 of this notice of application and directions on procedure shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board and served on the party that filed the submission by July 19, 2011.

5. For further information on the procedures governing the Board’s examination, contact the Secretary of the Board at 403-299-2714 (telephone) or 403-292-5503 (fax).

ANNE-MARIE ERICKSON
Secretary

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