Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 1: COMMISSIONS

January 4, 2020

CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR

APPLICATION TO BUILD AND OPERATE AN INTERNATIONAL POWER LINE

Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie

By an application dated September 30, 2019, Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie (the “Applicant”) has applied to the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator (the “Commission”), under section 248 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (the “Act”), for authorization to build and operate a 320-kV direct current international power line linking the Appalaches substation to the New England Clean Energy Connect project in the United States. The selected line route cited in this application covers a distance of approximately 103 km, from the Appalaches substation in the Municipality of Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande to a point located in the Municipality of Frontenac, at the border between Quebec and the State of Maine (United States).

The Commission wishes to inform all interested parties that it is now initiating a preliminary technical analysis of the application. Upon completion of said analysis, a second notice will be published, inviting all interested parties to submit their comments to the Commission before any decision is rendered concerning the permit application. To the extent possible, the Commission wishes to minimize duplications with the provincial regulatory process, namely, the environmental assessment process conducted by the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques [Quebec department of the environment and the fight against climate change], including all public hearings consultation sessions held by the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) [Quebec office for public hearings on the environment].

In the meantime, the Commission encourages all interested parties to submit any comments or concerns they may have to the Applicant and to participate in the review being carried out as part of the provincial regulatory process.

All relevant documents may also be viewed as follows:

1. During regular business hours, at the Applicant’s offices at 75 René-Lévesque Boulevard (Centre de documentation), 2nd Floor, Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1A4.
2. During regular business hours, at the Canadian Energy Regulatory’s library, 517 Tenth Avenue SW, 2nd Floor, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0A8. The application is also available on the Canada Energy Regulator website.

For more information on the process or the assessment by the Commission, please contact a CER process advisor by telephone at 1‑800‑899‑1265 (toll-free).

Louise George
Secretary of the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The Commission posts on its website the decisions, notices of consultation and regulatory policies that it publishes, as well as information bulletins and orders. On April 1, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure came into force. As indicated in Part 1 of these Rules, some broadcasting applications are posted directly on the Commission’s website, under “Part 1 Applications.”

To be up to date on all ongoing proceedings, it is important to regularly consult “Today’s Releases” on the Commission’s website, which includes daily updates to notices of consultation that have been published and ongoing proceedings, as well as a link to Part 1 applications.

The following documents are abridged versions of the Commission’s original documents. The original documents contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including the locations and addresses where the complete files for the proceeding may be examined. These documents are posted on the Commission’s website and may also be examined at the Commission’s offices and public examination rooms. Furthermore, all documents relating to a proceeding, including the notices and applications, are posted on the Commission’s website under “Public Proceedings.”

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISIONS

Decision number	Publication date	Applicant’s name	Undertaking	City	Province
2019-425	December 19, 2019	Fairchild Television Ltd.	Fairchild TV	Across Canada
2019-426	December 19, 2019	Hope FM Ministries Limited	CINU-FM	Truro	Nova Scotia
2019-427	December 19, 2019	Quebecor Media Inc.	TVA Sports	Across Canada
2019-429	December 19, 2019	Bell Media Inc.	Super Écran	Across Canada
2019-430	December 19, 2019	Stingray Group Inc.	PalmarèsADISQ	Across Canada
2019-431	December 20, 2019	Sirius XM Canada Inc.	Sirius Canada and XM Canada	Across Canada
2019-435	December 20, 2019	Rogers Media Inc.	CITY-DT and CFMT-DT	Toronto	Ontario

INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION

BOUNDARY WATERS TREATY OF 1909

Public hearings on proposed nutrient concentration objectives and nutrient load targets for the Red River

The International Joint Commission (IJC) has announced that it is inviting public comment on recommendations made by the International Red River Board (IRRB) in a report describing proposed nutrient concentration objectives and nutrient load targets for the Red River at the boundary between the United States and Canada. Comments will be accepted at a public hearing to be held on January 16, 2020, in Fargo, North Dakota. Comments can also be sent by email (Commission@ottawa.ijc.org or Commission@washington.ijc.org) and online until February 28, 2020.

The IRRB’s full report can be found on the IJC website.

Public hearing on the IRRB report on proposed nutrient water quality objectives

Date:

January 16, 2020

Time:

7–9 p.m.

Location:

Delta Marriott Fargo, 1635 42nd Street SW, Fargo, ND 58103

The Commission reports on water quality of the Red River as it crosses the boundary pursuant to a reference under Article IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 (the Treaty) between the United States and Canada. Commission recommendations to the two federal governments under Article IX references of the Treaty are not binding and not to be considered decisions of the two federal governments.

The International Red River Board was established by the Commission in part to assist in reporting on the water quality of the Red River as it crosses the boundary and to recommend amendments or additions to the water quality objectives approved by the U.S. and Canadian governments in 1968 when considered warranted by the Commission.

In the 2000s, the IRRB identified nutrients as an issue of concern. The Board established a water quality committee to develop recommendations for potential nutrient load allocations and/or targets. At the IRRB’s September 2019 meeting, the Board agreed to recommend the following nutrient concentration objectives and nutrient load targets for the Red River at the boundary between the United States and Canada:

Nutrient concentration objective

• Total phosphorus 0.15 mg/L
• Total nitrogen 1.15 mg/L

Application

• Seasonal average (April 1–October 30)

Nutrient load target

• Total phosphorus 1 400 tonnes/year
• Total nitrogen 9 525 tonnes/year

Application

• Five-year running average

Commissioners will be present to hear comments at the above-referenced public hearing in Fargo, North Dakota, on January 16, 2020, from 7 to 9 p.m. A public comment period on the IRRB report will also be open through February 28, 2020. Public input is essential to the Commission’s consideration of a recommendation to the governments of the United States and Canada.

The International Joint Commission was established under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the United States and Canada prevent and resolve disputes over the use of the waters the two countries share. Its responsibilities include investigating and reporting on issues of concern when asked by the governments of the two countries. For more information, visit the Commission’s website.

Contacts

Sarah Lobrichon
Ottawa, Ontario
Telephone: 613‑992‑5368
Email: lobrichons@ottawa.ijc.org

Frank Bevacqua
Washington, DC
Telephone: 202‑736‑9024
Email: bevacquaf@washington.ijc.org

December 20, 2019

Camille Mageau
Secretary, Canadian Section