The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

Grassy Point (Placentia Bay) Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Transshipment Terminal
Proponent: Newfoundland LNG Limited                                   (Reg. 1304)

The proponent has submitted a Risk Assessment Study as required by the Minister of Environment and Conservation as one of the conditions of release from further environmental assessment review on January 19, 2007. Public comments on the Risk Assessment Study must be received by September 10, 2007. For further information on this project contact Paul Carter at (709) 729-0188 or e-mail pcarter@gov.nl.ca.

Human Health Component Study                                              (Reg.1243)
Long Harbour Commercial Nickel Processing Plant
Proponent: Voisey's Bay Nickel Company Limited

The minister has accepted the Human Health Component Study for the Long Harbour Commercial Nickel Processing Plant Environmental Impact Statement. Some clarifications and supplementary information have been provided as required and the final text dated July 2007 is now available on the Environmental Assessment Division website.

Further information may be obtained by contacting 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 government Web site at //www.gov.nl.ca/env