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The Commission questioned the representative of the Province of New Brunswick (Mr. Kinney) on the Province’s degree of satisfaction with the process of harmonizing the EA requirements. Mr. Kinney indicated that the Province is pleased with the level of support and cooperation provided by CNSC staff thus far. Mr. Kinney expressed the view that the harmonization is providing the Province with several opportunities, such as the ability to directly liaise with the regulator, coordinate the input of several provincial ministries and agencies on the draft EA Guidelines through a Technical Review Committee, and participate in organized technical workshops, such as for the identification of the Valued Environmental Components (VECs) that will be considered in the assessment. Mr. Kinney also explained that the Minister for the New Brunswick Department of the Environment and Local Government, as does the Commission, will need to make a decision on the results of the environmental assessment to allow the project to proceed.
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