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Request for Public Comment - Draft Screening Report – Proposed Replacement of the Stanleigh Effluent Treatment Facility at the Stanleigh Mine Site, Elliot Lake, Ontario

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) invites public comment on the Draft Screening Report concerning the Environmental Assessment of the proposed Replacement of the Stanleigh Effluent Treatment Facility at the Stanleigh Mine site, near Elliot Lake, Ontario. This environmental assessment is being conducted pursuant to the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

The Draft Screening Report is based on an Environmental Assessment Study Report prepared by Rio Algom Limited in response to Environmental Assessment Guidelines approved and issued by the Commission on April 25, 2006.

Interested parties should address their written comments to CNSC environmental assessment project manager at the address indicated below. The public comment period ends January 22, 2007. CNSC staff will review comments and address all comments received before finalizing the Screening Report and forwarding it to the Commission for approval and decision under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. All comments received regarding the Screening Report are considered public information.

Copies of the Draft Screening Report, the Environmental Assessment Study Report and information on the project are available at the following locations:

Written comments on the Draft Screening Report document should be submitted by regular mail, fax, or email by January 22, 2007 to:

Liana Ethier
Environmental Assessment Officer
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P.O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5S9
Telephone: 1-800-668-5284
Fax : 613-995-5086
Email : ceaainfo@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca