The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to Canadian Transportation Agency re: Federal Authority Advice Record
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 907
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1M2
Agence canadienne d'evaluation environnementale
55, avenue St-Clair Est
Bureau 907
Toronto (Ontario) M4T 1M2
April 8, 2015
Agency File No.: 005448
John Woodward
Canadian Transportation Agency
John.Woodward@otc-cta.gc.ca
Dear Mr. Woodward:
SUBJECT: Determination of Environmental Assessment Requirement for the Proposed Milton Logistics Hub Project (the Project) Canadian National Railway Company
Please respond no later than April 28, 2015 using the attached form.
On April 2, 2015, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) accepted a project description for the Milton Logistics Hub Project. The Project meets the definition of a designated project under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012), and in accordance with section 10 of CEAA 2012, the Agency is determining whether an environmental assessment of the Project is required.
As per section 11 of CEAA 2012, the Agency requests that you review the attached project description and provide the following information, analysis and advice.
- Indicate whether the potential environmental effects identified in the project description have been adequately characterized, including whether these effects may be adverse.
- Identify any additional potential adverse environmental effects (as defined in section 5 of CEAA 2012) of the Project that are not identified in the project description.
- Identify the potential for your department or agency to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project and the potential for environmental effects to be associated with that power, duty or function as per subsection 5(2) of CEAA 2012.
- Identify any specialist or expert information or knowledge that would be relevant to the environmental assessment of the Project, should it be required.
- In order to determine application of subsection 128(1) of CEAA 2012, please specify whether your department or agency previously determined that an EA was not required or took a course of action in relation to the Project under the former Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Thank you for your timely consideration of this request. Should you require additional information, I can be contacted at CEAA.LogisticsHub-Poleloqistique.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca, or 416-952-9014.
Sincerely,
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Carl Johansson
Project Analyst, Ontario Region
Federal Authority Advice Record
Response due no later than: April 28, 2015
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1. Based on your review of the project description, are the potential environmental effects that have been identified in that document appropriately characterized, including whether these effects may be adverse?
Yes No
If yes, please attach additional information that your department I agency considers relevant, including specific references to adverse environmental effects on areas of federal jurisdiction as described under section 5 of CEAA 2012.
2. Do you expect any additional potential adverse environmental effects of the Project that are not listed in the project description that would be of importance to your department or agency?
Yes No
If yes. please attach additional information that your department I agency considers relevant, including specific references to adverse environmental effects on areas of federal jurisdiction as described under section 5 of CEAA 2012.
3. (a) Would your department or agency be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed?
Yes No
If yes, please specify the Act of Parliament and identify the potential environmental effects associated with that power, duty or function as described under subsection 5(2) of CEAA 2012.
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(b) Has your department or agency already exercised the above-noted power or performed a duty or function to allow the proposed Project to proceed in whole or in part?
Yes No
If yes, please indicate the power(s), duty(ies) or function(s).
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4. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that would be relevant to the conduct of an environmental assessment of the Project?
Yes No
If yes, please specify the specialist or expert information or knowledge that would be relevant to the conduct of an environmental assessment of the Project, and that you would provide to the Agency upon request within a specified period, as per section 20 of CEAA 2012.
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5. (a) Did your department or agency determine under the former Act that an EA of the Project was likely not required?
Yes No
(b) Has your department or agency taken an EA course of action decision under paragraph 20(1)(a) or (b) or subsection 37(1) of the former Act in relation to the Project?
Yes No
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Please respond to the above questions no later than April 28, 2015 via email at CEAA.LogisticsHubPolelogistique.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca or fax at 416-952-1573. Thank you.