Environmental Assessment Bulletin

The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

ENVIRONMENTAL PREVIEW REPORT ADDENDUM SUBMITTED:

Argentia Wellhead Platform for White Rose Extension                     (Reg. 1665)
Proponent: Husky Energy

The proponent has submitted an addendum to the environmental assessment (EA) report for the White Rose Extension Project. The addendum was prepared to address the additional information requested on the EA report on March 15, 2013. Public comments regarding the document are welcome and must be received no later than May 29, 2013.

The addendum is available on the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board’s
(C-NLOPB’s) website at www.cnlopb.nl.ca (CEAR 12-01-68249).

The document submitted is in response to the Environmental Preview Report required by the Minister of Environment and Conservation for the Argentia Peninsula and Placentia Bay portion of the project and screening level assessment required by the C-NLOPB on the entire project. A single harmonized environmental assessment is being conducted by the province and the C-NLOPB to fulfill the requirements of both the Environmental Protection Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

Please send comments to:

Paul Carter
Department of Environment and Conservation
4th Floor, West Block, Confederation Complex
PO Box 8700
St. John’s NL A1B 4J6
Tel. 709-729-0188
Fax 709-729-5518
Email pcarter@gov.nl.ca

or

Elizabeth Young
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
5th Floor, TD Place
140 Water Street
St. John’s NL A1C 6H6
Tel. 709-778-4232
Fax 709-778-1473
Email eyoung@cnlopb.nl.ca 

UNDERTAKINGS RELEASED:

Pierre Pond ATV Trail
Proponent: Newfoundland Outdoor Adventures Inc.                 (Reg. 1687)

The project is released subject to the following condition:

• Trail construction must take place outside of the pine marten denning and caribou calving/post calving periods (April to late June).

Bishop's Falls Engineered Wetland Sewage Treatment Facility
Proponent: Town of Bishop's Falls                     (Reg. 1691)

Muskrat Falls South Side Access Road Extension
Proponent: Nalcor Energy                                 (Reg. 1692)

UNDERTAKINGS WITHDRAWN:

Deer Lake Commercial Sub-Division
Proponent: V & J Tectonic Inc.                         (Reg. 1699)

Pool Cove Marine Industrial Park
Proponent: Town of Harbour Breton                 (Reg. 1645)

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 website 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 

2013 04 25                             4:45 p.m.