Environment and Conservation
November 10, 2009
Environmental Assessment Bulletin
The Honourable Charlene
Johnson, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has
announced the following event relative to Part 10
Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection
Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL PREVIEW
REPORT SUBMITTED:
St. Lawrence Fluorspar
Mine Reactivation (Reg. 1418)
Proponent: Canada Fluorspar (NL) Inc.
The proponent has
submitted an Environmental Preview Report (EPR) and
Federal Environmental Assessment Report for the above
undertaking. The EPR and Federal Environmental
Assessment Report was required to address deficiencies
in the registration document to determine the
significance of any environmental effects. Guidelines
for the preparation of the EPR and Federal Environmental
Assessment Report were issued on September 15, 2009.
Public comments regarding the document are welcome and
must be received no later than December 14, 2009. The
document can be viewed on the Department�s website
indicated below. The Minister will decide the
acceptability of the EPR not later than December 24,
2009, upon receiving recommendations from the Assessment
Committee. For further information on this project
contact the Chair of the Assessment Committee, Paul
Carter at (709)729-0188 or e-mail at
PCarter@gov.nl.ca.
For further information
on the environmental assessment process, please contact
the Director of Environmental Assessment at (709)
729-4211 or toll-free: 1-800-563-6181 or by mail to:
Director, Environmental
Assessment Division
Department of Environment and Conservation
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6
Environmental assessment
information is on the department Web site at
//www.gov.nl.ca/env.
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Media contact:
Melony O�Neill
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575, 689-0928
moneill@gov.nl.ca
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