Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 30: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
July 29, 2023
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 21551
Ministerial condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) have assessed information pertaining to the substance 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, polymer with chloroethene, 1,1-dichloroethene and 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl 2-alkyl-2-propenoate, Confidential Substance Identity Number 19675-3;
And whereas the ministers suspect that the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act),
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Act, hereby permits the manufacture or import of the substance subject to the conditions of the following annex.
Marc D’Iorio
Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. The following definitions apply in these ministerial conditions:
- “notifier”
- means the person who has, on May 23, 2023, provided to the Minister of the Environment the prescribed information concerning the substance, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act); and
- “substance”
- means 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, polymer with chloroethene, 1,1-dichloroethene and 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl 2-alkyl-2-propenoate, Confidential Substance Identity Number 19675-3.
2. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance subject to the present ministerial conditions.
Restrictions
3. At least 120 days prior to beginning manufacturing the substance in Canada, the notifier shall inform the Minister of the Environment, in writing, and provide the following information:
- (a) the information specified in paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 9 to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [the Regulations];
- (b) the address of the manufacturing facility within Canada;
- (c) the information specified in paragraphs 5(a) to (f) and item 6 of Schedule 10 to those Regulations; and
- (d) the following information related to the manufacturing of the substance in Canada:
- (i) a brief description of the manufacturing process that details the precursors of the substance, the reaction stoichiometry and the nature (batch or continuous) and scale of the process,
- (ii) a flow diagram of the manufacturing process that includes features such as process tanks, holding tanks and distillation towers, and
- (iii) a brief description of the major steps in manufacturing operations, the chemical conversions, the points of entry of all reactants and the points of release of substances, and the processes to eliminate environmental releases.
Environmental release
4. Where release of the substance to the environment occurs during the manufacture of the substance or during the manufacture of products containing the substance, the notifier shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release, and to limit the dispersion of any release. Furthermore, the notifier shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, inform the Minister of the Environment by contacting an enforcement officer designated under the Act.
Other requirements
5. The notifier shall, prior to transferring the physical possession or control of the substance to any person,
- (a) inform the person, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions; and
- (b) obtain, prior to the first transfer of the substance, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions.
Record-keeping requirements
6. (1) The notifier shall maintain 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 that the notifier manufactures, imports, purchases, distributes, sells and uses;
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance; and
- (d) the written confirmation referred to in paragraph 5b).
(2) If the address referred to in paragraph (1)(c) changes, the notifier must update the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) accordingly within 30 days after the change.
(3) The notifier shall create the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) no later than 30 days after the date the information or documents become available.
(4) The notifier shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1)
- (a) in English, French, or both languages; and
- (b) at the notifier’s principal place of business in Canada, or at the principal place of business in Canada of their representative, for a period of at least five years after they are made.
(5) Any records mentioned in subsection (1) that are kept electronically must be in an electronically readable format.
Coming into force
7. The present ministerial conditions come into force on July 18, 2023.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Notice with respect to the updated guidance document on Protocols and Performance Specifications for Continuous Monitoring of Gaseous Emissions from Thermal Power Generation and Other Sources (formerly EPS 1/PG/7)
Under the provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), notice is hereby given that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) makes available the updated guidance document on Protocols and Performance Specifications for Continuous Monitoring of Gaseous Emissions from Thermal Power Generation and Other Sources (formerly EPS 1/PG/7).
The updated guidance document and the summary of key changes are available as of July 13, 2023, on the CEPA Registry of ECCC.
For context, ECCC originally introduced two Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) protocol documents for quantification of emissions from thermal power generation. One applies to SO2 and NOx and is referred to as PG/7; the other one applies to CO2 and is titled Reference Method for Source Testing: Quantification of Carbon Dioxide Releases by Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems from Thermal Power Generation (unofficially PG/8).
PG/7 was introduced in 1993 and updated in 2005, and it has recently been incorporated by reference in the Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations. PG/8 was introduced in 2012 and was incorporated by reference in the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations, and in the Regulations Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Natural Gas-fired Generation of Electricity. In addition, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) refers to PG/8 in its quantification requirements.
The majority of the current PG/8 text is equivalent to that of PG/7. The key difference between the two protocol documents is that PG/8 has a separate section that allows the monitoring of O2 as proxy of CO2 emissions from the combustion of natural gas, oil, and coal.
Considering the above, and with the objective of reducing the regulatory burden on the industry, ECCC has merged the two documents. In essence, ECCC opted to modify PG/7 through incorporation of the unique functionalities of PG/8. Further, under the current initiative, the applicability of the updated and merged guidance document is being expanded from thermal power generation to other stationary combustion sources.
ECCC published a draft of the updated guidance document, along with a separate document presenting a summary of key changes, in the CEPA Registry, subsequently giving notice, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, of the availability of the documents as of April 13, 2022, to draw the attention of interested parties, and solicit comments on the draft documents. ECCC has also reached out to the members of the CEPA National Advisory Committee (CEPA NAC) across the provinces and territories. Comments received from the stakeholders were duly considered in finalizing the updated guidance document now being published on the CEPA Registry.
Please note that in the federal regulatory context, the current versions of PG/7 and PG/8 will stay in effect until the newest version of the guidance document is incorporated into the regulations through regulatory amendments.
Karishma Boroowa
Director
Electricity and Combustion Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Email: ECD-DEC@ec.gc.ca
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