Closed Consultation

Teleconferences on Proposed Revisions to the Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations

• Read the PCB Treatment ENGO Report
• Read the PCB Treatment ENGO Report Appendix

Environment Canada is currently developing recommendations for updating the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) regulatory framework under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. This process entails considering new developments based both on updated technologies and on Canada's national and international commitments to PCB management.

The RCEN selected 4 ENGO representatives to meet during 3 conference calls to provide their comments on the proposed revisions to the Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations. The first of the three conference calls will take place on Monday, July 17th, 2006. The selected ENGO delegates are:

• John Jackson (Ontario Toxic Waste Research Coalition)
• Maureen Carter-Whitney (Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy - CIELAP)
• Robert Ménard (Front commun québécois pour une gestion écologique des déchets - FCQGED)
• Bruno Marcocchio (Sierra Club of Canada)

For more information, contact Olivier Bertin-Mahieux, RCEN National Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 234 or visit Environment Canada’s website.

Background Information

A consultation document contains a brief description of the objectives, structure, and content of the proposed revisions to the Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations in the context of the updated framework. The proposed revisions outlined in this consultation document: specify more stringent requirements for releases of gases, liquids, and solids from PCB destruction facilities operated on federal lands or under contract with a federal institution; establish requirements for an environmental management system; and require regulatees to submit periodic reports to the Minister on the progress of destruction operations.

The purpose of these consultations is to invite all interested and affected parties and Aboriginal governments and organizations to provide their comments on the proposed revisions, raise awareness of their concerns, and contribute to the development of recommendations that are based on a common understanding of the environmental benefits to be achieved through these revisions.

Environment Canada will review all written responses received prior to drafting and publishing the proposed revisions in the Canada Gazette, Part I, and will take them into full account in drafting the legal text for the proposed revisions.