Additives in Canadian fuels: appendix B

Appendix B: request letter

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
March 30, 1999

To: Companies Producing and/or Importing Liquid Fuels (see Distribution List)

Re: Verification of Information Reported on Additives in Liquid Fuels

Information on fuels additives, excluding lead and lead compounds but including oxygenates, is required to be submitted to Environment Canada under the Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1. Under these regulations, every person producing or importing more than 400 m³ annually of a liquid fuel (originating from crude oil, coal or bituminous sands) containing an additive must report information on the additive. This must be done within 60 days of the first use and within 60 days of any change in the information provided. This includes changes in the weighted average of the additive concentration in the product produced or imported.

Environment Canada has reviewed its files on additives in liquid fuels. There appears to be a number of inconsistencies in certain instances and missing data have been noted, and some of the data may be out of date. (For example, in the past some companies have mistakenly reported the concentration of a component of an additive, whereas the regulations require that the concentration of the additive in the fuel that is to be reported.) I am therefore requesting that your company review the information we have on file regarding additives added to liquid fuels.

Please find attached a summary of the latest information we have on file regarding your company's use of additives. Please review the information and if it is correct and up-to-date please advise; if not, please submit new correct information in the form attached. Please note when an additive is only used intermittently or is soon to be discontinued. It would be appreciated if the information could be provided by June 30, 1999. Environment Canada's contact in this matter is Mark Tushingham of the Oil, Gas & Energy Branch, Environment Canada, 10th floor, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3 (Tel: 819-994-0510, Fax: 819-953-8903). Please contact him if there are questions.

Ross M White
Manager, Oil, Gas & Energy Branch

attachments (only to producers and importers)

cc: Canadian Petroleum Products Institute
Canadian General Standards Board
Environment Canada regional directors