Science Response 2012/027
Science response to information requests submitted to the Enbridge pipeline project environmental impact assessment hearings respecting marine mammals
Context
Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Environmental Assessment and Major Projects Division (EAMP), Pacific Region, requested that DFO Science, Pacific Region, on May 15, 2012, provide information regarding specific Information Requests (IRs) submitted to the Enbridge Review Panel that DFO Science has the expertise to evaluate. As the IRs for which Science advice was requested cover a range of issues and scientific disciplines, separate Science Responses have been developed for each category of IRs, and in some cases specific IRs. In addition to science related questions, some IRs included elements that were questions pertaining to DFO policy, management or legal information. This Science Response addresses the scientific elements of the following questions:
- Please explain whether or not, and why, DFO is satisfied that Enbridge Northern Gateway Project’s (NGP’s) response to its IR 2.22 that NGP provide a new assessment of risk to sea lions since DFO considered the assessment provided by NGP to be “based on outdated information?” If DFO is not satisfied with NGP’s response, please explain why it has not filed a Notice of Motion with the Joint Review Panel (JRP) to compel NGP to provide the necessary information?
- How is information on sea lions relevant to the assessment of potential risks associated with the Project? [NGP Response to Federal Government IR No.2, number 2.22; Volume 2, Part I, section 601].
- Is DFO satisfied with the Proponent's response to IR No.2, section 2.30 regarding the duration of environmental effects from a spill? Please provide a rationale for the answer. [NGP Response to Federal Government IR No.2, number 2.30; Volume 2, Part 1, section 1211].
This Science Response report is from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Regional Science Special Response Process (SSRP) of May 29th, 2012 on the Science advice in response to information requests submitted by Intervenors to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project environmental assessment Panel Review Process. Additional publications from this process will be posted as they become available on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Science Advisory Schedule website.
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