Chemical-list Corrections and Provincial Agreements

Summary#

This Canada Gazette Part I notice from the Department of the Environment corrects two small errors in earlier chemical-listing notices, announces that summaries of public comments are available about federal-provincial methane-equivalency agreements for Alberta and Saskatchewan, and publishes a short order that removes one entry from the Non‑domestic Substances List. The reports were made available on September 5, 2020, and the administrative agreement for wastewater in Saskatchewan was posted on September 26, 2020.

What it does#

• Fixes two errors (an erratum):

  • Corrects a listing number from 7424-13-1 S′ to 7425-14-1 S′ in an earlier notice about 2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate.
  • Corrects a listing number from 110-40-1 S′ to 111-41-1 S′ in an earlier notice about ethanol, 2-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]‑ (AEEA).

• Makes available summaries of how public comments and any notices of objection were handled for:

  • the Agreement on the Equivalency of Federal and Alberta Regulations Respecting the Release of Methane from the Oil and Gas Sector in Alberta, 2020, and the related federal order that the upstream methane VOC regulations do not apply in Alberta; and
  • the equivalent agreement and order for Saskatchewan.
  • These summaries are on the department’s Environmental Registry (available as of September 5, 2020) and list Magda Little as the contact.

• Publishes Order 2020-87-12-02 Amending the Non‑domestic Substances List:

  • Removes the entry 35641-59-9 from Part I of the Non‑domestic Substances List.
  • The Order comes into force on the same day as Order 2020-87-12-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List (the Gazette notice says the effective day is when that related Order comes into force).

• Publishes (under the Fisheries Act) an administrative agreement:

  • The final “Administrative Agreement between the Government of Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada Regarding the Administration of the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations in Saskatchewan” is posted (available as of September 26, 2020).
  • A separate notice says no public comments were received during the 60‑day comment period on that proposed administrative agreement.

Who's affected#

• Companies, labs, and consultants that use or track chemical listings — the corrected registry numbers help avoid misidentification of specific chemicals on the government lists.
• Oil and gas operators and regulators in Alberta and Saskatchewan — the equivalency agreements and related orders affect how federal methane rules are applied in those provinces.
• Operators and administrators of wastewater systems in Saskatchewan — the administrative agreement clarifies how the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations will be administered in that province.
• Members of the public and organizations who provided comments (or might want to review how their input was handled) — the summaries explain how comments and objections were addressed.
• If it’s unclear whether a specific business or facility is affected (for example, because of how a chemical is used), the notice does not provide those details.

Why it matters#

• Correct registry numbers reduce confusion. When a CAS or registry number is wrong, businesses, labs, and regulators can misidentify a substance, which can disrupt compliance checks, testing, or reporting.
• The summaries of public comments increase transparency about how the government decided to accept provincial equivalency for methane rules. That affects who enforces emissions rules and could change which rules operators must follow.
• Removing an entry from the Non‑domestic Substances List is a technical regulatory change that can affect how a substance is tracked and evaluated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The notice says the timing depends on a related domestic-list order.
• The Saskatchewan wastewater administrative agreement sets out how federal and provincial responsibilities are coordinated, which matters for local wastewater system operators and communities receiving effluent.

If you want the exact corrected numbers, the full equivalency-agreement summaries, or the text of Order 2020-87-12-02, the Gazette notice points to the Environment and Climate Change Canada registry and lists the contact email ec.methane-methane.ec@canada.ca (for methane materials) and ec.eaux-usees-wastewater.ec@canada.ca (for wastewater).