Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 37: GOVERNMENT NOTICES

September 16, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List, adding the letter “P” to the identifiers of 145 reduced regulatory requirement polymers

Notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act),^{footnote 1} intends to amend the Domestic Substances List ^{footnote 2} by adding the letter “P” to the identifiers of the polymers referred to in the annexed proposed Order, as the form of those polymers that were assessed met the reduced regulatory requirement (RRR) polymer criteria.

Public comment period

Any person may provide comments within 120 days of publication of this notice. Any person who objects to the addition of the letter “P” to the identifiers of one or more of those polymers should indicate clearly in their comment the identifier it pertains to. Additional information about regulatory flags is available in section 2.1.4.1 of the Guidance document for the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers).

The annexed proposed Order includes the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers or the Confidential Substance Identity Numbers of the polymers at issue.

Comments must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice. Comments can be submitted using the online reporting system available through Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Single Window, by mail addressed to Kwasi Nyarko, Director, Regulatory Operations, Policy and Emerging Sciences Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, or by email to substances@ec.gc.ca.

Pursuant to section 313 of the Act, any person who provides information in response to this notice may submit, with the information, a request that it be treated as confidential. A request for confidentiality must indicate which specific information or data should be treated as confidential, and it must be submitted with reasons taking into account the criteria referred to in subsection 313(2) of the Act.

Marc d’Iorio
Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment

Proposed Order 2024-66-01-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

1 (1) Part 1 of the Domestic Substances List is proposed to be amended by adding the letter “P” to the following substance identifiers:

9010-94-0 T
25035-95-4 T
25053-13-8 T
25120-29-0 T
25135-73-3 T
25214-09-9 T
25214-38-4 T
25586-25-8 T
25988-90-3 T
26184-07-6 T
26282-28-0 T
26300-99-2 T
26636-08-8 T
26936-24-3 T
27322-65-2 N
27340-76-7 T
27496-67-9 T
28040-72-4 T
28377-44-8 T
28477-54-5 T
29160-13-2 T
30586-93-7 T
30795-23-4 T
32457-83-3 T
32677-47-7 T
33482-02-9 N
34268-75-2 T
34700-47-5 T
36731-52-9 T
38684-16-1 T
38702-21-5 T
39921-03-4 N
40374-60-5 T
41941-17-7 T
42768-15-0 N
51259-75-7 T
52002-56-9 T
52660-91-0 N
53808-40-5 T
56602-76-7 T
57216-22-5 T
58831-60-0 T
59372-10-0 T
59809-01-7 T
60368-40-3 T
61809-81-2 T
64112-61-4 T
64653-86-7 T
65405-40-5 T
65421-56-9 T
65622-99-3 T
66028-25-9 T
66070-68-6 T
66071-73-6 T
67700-53-2 T
67892-80-2 T
67923-27-7 T
67923-35-7 T
68038-05-1 T
68070-96-2 T
68083-23-8 T
68122-66-7 T
68131-29-3 T
68139-45-7 T
68152-88-5 T
68309-70-6 T
68333-62-0 T
68410-53-7 T
68492-71-7 T
68513-41-7 T
68513-45-1 T
68541-57-1 T
68554-98-3 T
68568-49-0 T
68604-15-9 T
68607-61-4 T
68649-21-8 T
68650-88-4 T
68928-70-1 T
68952-49-8 T
70290-02-7 N
70879-77-5 N
71010-58-7 T
71011-30-8 N
71243-64-6 T
71394-03-1 T
79770-94-8 T
79794-64-2 T
82539-93-3 T
88077-74-1 T
108563-11-7 T
109961-42-4 T
111211-39-3 T
111325-20-3 N
113509-74-3 T
115593-69-6 T
116973-58-1 T
123322-39-4 T
126112-78-5 N
127104-69-2 T
127155-15-1 T
128509-06-8 T
128734-40-7 T
132778-11-1 T
134737-24-9 T
138879-92-2 T
150226-34-9 T
152187-50-3 T
152261-37-5 T
154530-33-3 T
154835-41-3 T
156042-31-8 T
156984-47-3 T
157937-81-0 T
158061-50-8 T
161346-97-0 T
170274-76-7 T
173967-78-7 T

(2) Part 3 of the List is proposed to be amended by adding the letter “P” to the following substance identifiers:
Confidential substance identity number	Masked name
11611-1 T	Synthetic fatty acids, polymer with 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid, trimethylolpropane, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, butyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and styrene
11683-1 T	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, 2-hydroxyethyl 2-propenoate, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-oxo-heteromonocycle and 2-propenoic acid
11930-5 T	Fatty acids, C₁₈-unsatd., dimers, polymer with ethylenediamine, hexamethylenediamine, alkylcarboxylic acid and tall-oil fatty acids
11957-5 T	Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), α-hydro-ω-hydroxy-, alkylphenoxypropyl ether
12234-3 T	Ammonium salt of oil, polymer with linseed fatty acids, pentaerythritol, isophthalic acid and maleic anhydride
12235-4 T	Branched alkyldiol, polymer with isophthalic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and adipic acid
12427-7 T	C_16-18 and C₁₈-unsaturated fatty acids, polymer with trimethylolpropane, trimellitic anhydride, neopentyl glycol, alkyl biscycloalkyldiol and isophthalic acid
12602-2 T	Neopentyl glycol, polymer with trimethylolpropane, terephthalic acid, oxiranylmethyl ester of neodecanoic acid, and alkane diol
12644-8 T	Ethenylbenzene, polymer with 2-hydroxyethyl-2-propenoate, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate, 12-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, oxiranylmethyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 1-octanethiol, 2,2′-azobis[2-methyl-propanenitrile]-initiated
12665-2 T	Trimethylolpropane, polymer with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl-3-hydroxyl-2,2-dimethylpropanoate, hexanedioic acid, 1,3-carbomonocycledicarboxylic acid, 2-oxepanone and dibutyltin oxide
12666-3 T	1,2-Ethanediamine, polymer with alkanedioic acid, 1,6-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,1′-methylenebis[4-isocyanato]cyclohexane and N-butyl-1-butanamine
12670-7 T	Ethenylbenzene, polymer with 2-alkylhexyl 2-propenoate, 2-ethylhexyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-hydroxyethyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl octaneperoxoate-initiated
12672-0 T	Butyl 2-propenoate, polymer with alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, ethenylbenzene, butyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-propenoic acid, polymer of [2-hydroxyethyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, isophorone diisocyanate, hydroxypropyl carbamate, butyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate], tert-dodecanethiol and ammonium persulfate-initiated, neutralized with dimethylethanolamine
12752-8 T	Glycerol polymer with pentaerythritol, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride and toluene diisocyanate and vegetable oil
12936-3 T	Coconut oil, polymer with alkylated formaldehyde-melamine polymer, isophthalic acid, neopentyl glycol, phthalic anhydride and trimethylolethane
12945-3 T	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, alkyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene and 2-propenoic acid, t-butyl perbenzoate-initiated, neutralized with 2-dimethylaminoethanol
12950-8 T	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, alkyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenylbenzene, 2-hydroxyethyl 2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid, compound with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol
13007-2 T	Siloxanes and silicones, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, Me alkyl, ethers with polyether
13024-1 T	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, alkyl ester, telomer with tert-dodecanethiol, ethenylbenzene, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate, 2-hydroxyethyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid
13046-5 T	1,3-Carbomonocycledicarboxylic acid, polymer with decanedioic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol and 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxyethyl)-1,3-propanediol
13047-6 T	1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol, polymer with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, dimethylcyclohexane dicarboxylate, 1,3-carbomonocycledicarboxylic acid and 1,2-ethanediol
13048-7 T	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, dodecyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, 2-hydroxyethyl-2-propenoate, alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-oxepanone homopolymer 2[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]ethyl ester
13056-6 T	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, alkyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, oxiranylmethyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 1,2-propanediol, mono-2-propenoate, isooctadecanoate
13079-2 N	Rubber modified terpolymer of styrene-acrylonitrile
13099-4 T	1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol polymer with neopentyl glycol, fumaric acid and aromatic dicarboxylic acid
13451-5 N	2-Propenoic acid, polymer with alkyl 2-propenoate, substituted 2-propenoic acid and 2-propenenitrile, salt
13483-1 N	2-Propenamide polymer with 2-propenoic acid and N-substituted 2-propenamide, potassium salt

Coming into force

2 This Order would come into force on the day on which it is registered.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This explanatory note is not part of the notice of intent.)

Description

The notice of intent is an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed amendments to the Domestic Substances List (DSL), pursuant to subsection 66(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), adding the letter “P” to the identifiers of 145 polymers, as the form of those polymers that were assessed met the reduced regulatory requirement (RRR) polymer criteria.

Background

The DSL provides an inventory of substances manufactured in or imported into Canada on a commercial scale. A substance not on the DSL is therefore a new substance in Canada. Under CEPA, no new substances can be imported into or manufactured in Canada above the prescribed thresholds before an assessment of their potential impacts on human health and the environment has been performed. Reporting requirements for new chemicals and polymers are set out in the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [the Regulations].

Substances on the DSL are not subject to notification under the Regulations; however, when a substance identifier on the DSL is followed by a regulatory flag (that is letter “S,” “S prime” or “P”), this substance is subject to notification under certain circumstances.

The letter “P” after a substance identifier indicates that the substance assessed and added to the DSL met the RRR polymer criteria in the Regulations. Substances that meet the RRR polymer criteria are considered of low concern, which allows for fewer regulatory information requirements under the Regulations than for non-reduced regulatory requirement (non-RRR) polymers. Typically, a substance synthesized in a form that meets the RRR polymer criteria can also be synthesized in a form that does not meet these criteria.

The purpose of the letter “P” is to indicate that any person who intends to manufacture in or import into Canada the polymer in a form that does not meet the RRR polymer criteria in a quantity above prescribed thresholds must submit the information prescribed in the Regulations. Please consult section 4.7 of the Guidance document for the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) for help determining the applicable notification schedule.

Project scope

Environment and Climate Change Canada identified substances assessed as RRR polymers and added to the DSL prior to the introduction of the letter “P” in 2003 (SOR/2003-334). Any form of these polymers that does not meet the RRR polymer criteria currently does not require notification under the Regulations. Therefore, it is proposed to add the letter “P” to the identifiers of these polymers to clarify that only the RRR forms of these polymers are on the DSL, as per their assessment, and not the non-RRR forms. The addition of the letter “P” would allow for the environmental and human health risk assessment of any form of these polymers that does not meet the RRR polymer criteria prior to their import or manufacture in Canada.

Next steps

Within 120 days of publication of the notice, any person may submit comments on the proposed amendments, which will be taken into consideration during the development of the final order. The final order will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Amendments to the DSL are not in force until the order is published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

Contact information

If you have any questions, please contact the Substances Management Information Line at 1‑800‑567‑1999 (within Canada), 819‑938‑3232 (outside Canada), or substances@ec.gc.ca. You may also visit the New Substances program website.

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA

SPECIES AT RISK ACT

Description of Bank Swallow critical habitat in the Basin Head Marine Protected Area

The Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) is listed as threatened on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act and is a migratory bird protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. The Bank Swallow forages over open country and aquatic habitats that support insect populations within 500 m from nesting habitat, and nests in colonies in natural settings generally along river bluffs, lakeshores or coastlines. In Canada, the Bank Swallow breeding range includes all provinces and most territories.

The latest recovery strategy for the Bank Swallow identifies the critical habitat for the species in a number of areas, including within federally protected areas.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to subsection 58(2) of the Species at Risk Act, subsection 58(1) of that Act applies, 90 days after this publication, to the critical habitat of the Bank Swallow identified in the recovery strategy for that species — that is included on the Species at Risk Public Registry — that is found within the Basin Head Marine Protected Area, described in the Basin Head Marine Protected Area Regulations made pursuant to the Oceans Act.

September 23, 2023

Sarah Wren
Director
Species at Risk Act Implementation
Canadian Wildlife Service

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Governor in Council appointment opportunities
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