The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) declares the report entitled Replacement Class Screening Report (RCSR) for Annual Minor Re-dredging Program in Western Newfoundland and Southern Labrador to be a replacement class screening report pursuant to the provisions of subsection 19(1) and paragraph 19(2)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (Act).
Public consultations on the RCSR took place from July 5 to August 4, 2006. The Agency received no written submissions from the public concerning the RCSR. In making the declaration proposed by Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), the Agency has reviewed the RCSR and has determined that the project screening process, as described in the document, will meet the requirements of the Act for the environmental assessment of the class of projects. It is also the opinion of the Agency that the class of projects described in the RCSR is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects when the design standards and mitigation measures described in the report are applied.
The declaration is effective February 13, 2007, and is subject to the following terms and conditions:
Subject to subsection 19(8) of the Act, the declaration period is valid until February 13, 2012.
DFO will notify the Agency, in writing, a minimum of six months prior to the date on which the declaration expires, of its intention: to renew the RCSR; or to renew the RCSR with modifications or additions; or, not to renew the RCSR and thereby allow the declaration to expire.
To renew the RCSR, DFO will submit the proposed class screening report to the Agency not less than three months prior to the expiration date of this declaration, so that the Agency may initiate a new declaration process.
DFO and the Agency will ensure that the RCSR is made available to the public in accordance with the requirements of the Act, as the RCSR may be amended from time to time. As such, DFO will place the RCSR in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry (CEAR) project file of its Regional Office. DFO will also post a statement of the projects in respect of which the RCSR was used, on the CEAR Web site, on a quarterly basis, as required under paragraph 55.1(2)(d) of the Act.
Any amendments to the report will be developed and implemented in accordance with the provisions for amendment contained in section 7.0 of the RCSR.
For further information contact:
Robin-Lynne Virtue, Class Screening Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0826
Fax: (613) 957-0935
E-mail: ClassScreening@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
