O. Reg. 428/03: GENERAL

 

ontario regulation 428/03

made under the

Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994

Made: December 3, 2003
Filed: December 8, 2003
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 27, 2003

Amending O. Reg. 167/95

(General)

1. Ontario Regulation 167/95  is amended by adding the following sections immediately before the heading “Crown Trees Not in Crown Forests”.

28.1 (1) Where the Minister is considering making amendments to the Forest Management Planning Manual and is of the opinion that any of the amendments under consideration would, if implemented, have a significant effect on the environment as determined in accordance with the factors set out in section 14 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, the Minister shall,

(a) post notice of the amendments under consideration on the environmental registry in accordance with the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 and otherwise fulfil the requirements of that Act; and

(b) notify in writing the following persons of the proposed amendment-making process for the purpose of obtaining their comments: 

1. Persons who have indicated to the Ministry in writing that they are interested in providing comments on the next revision of the Forest Management Planning Manual. 

2. Persons to whom, in the Minister’s opinion, an opportunity to provide comments should be given.

3. The Director of the Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch of the Ministry of the Environment. 

(2) The notice referred to in clause (1) (b) shall include,

(a) details about how to obtain further information about the amendment-making process; 

(b) a statement that the notice will be or has been posted on the environmental registry under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 and, if the notice has been posted, the registry number for the posting; and

(c) the deadline for expressing an interest in participating in the amendment-making process and for providing comments on that process.

(3) After comments have been received that arise out of the posting of a notice on the environmental registry under clause (1) (a) or a notice provided under clause (1) (b), the Minister may, if he or she intends to make changes to the process proposed in the notice, post an updated notice on the environmental registry, and provide a copy of it to the persons referred to in subsection (1).

28.2 Where the Minister is considering making amendments to the Forest Management Planning Manual and is of the opinion that the amendments under consideration, if implemented, would not have a significant effect on the environment as determined in accordance with the factors set out in section 14 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, the Minister may notify in writing the following persons of the amendment-making process for the purpose of obtaining comments: 

1. Persons who have indicated to the Ministry in writing that they are interested in providing comments on the next revision of the Forest Management Planning Manual. 

2. Persons to whom, in the Minister’s opinion, an opportunity to provide comments should be given.