The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) declares the report entitled "Model Class Screening Report for Aquatic-based Commercial Guiding Activities in the Mountain National Parks of Canada" (the MCSR) to be a model class screening report pursuant to the provisions of subsection 19(1) and paragraph 19(2)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (the Act).
Public consultations on the MCSR took place from March 7, 2008 to April 7, 2008. The Agency received no written submission(s) from the public concerning the MCSR. In making the declaration proposed by Parks Canada, the Agency has reviewed the MCSR 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 MCSR 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 May 3, 2008, and is subject to the following terms and conditions:
- Subject to subsection 19(8) of the Act, the declaration period is valid until May 3, 2013.
- Parks Canada 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 MCSR; or to renew the MCSR with modifications or additions; or, not to renew the MCSR and thereby allow the declaration to expire.
- To renew the MCSR, Parks Canada will submit the proposed MCSR 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.
- Parks Canada and the Agency will ensure that the MCSR, and subsequent Class Screening Project Reports, are made available to the public in accordance with the requirements of the Act, as the MCSR may be amended from time to time. As such, Parks Canada will place the MCSR, and subsequent Class Screening Project Reports, in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry (CEAR) project file of its Regional Office. Parks Canada will also post a statement of the projects in respect of which the MCSR was used on the CEAR Web site, on a quarterly basis, as required under paragraph 55.1(2)(d) of the Act. The quarterly schedule for posting on the CEAR Web site is contained in section 6.4 of the MCSR.
- Any amendments to the report will be developed and implemented in accordance with the provisions for amendment contained in section 7.1 of the MCSR.
For further information contact:
Tamara Skillen-Haynes, Class Screening Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Tel.: 613-957-0716
Fax: 613-957-0941
E-mail: ClassScreening@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
