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Formative Evaluation of CEPA 1999
Appendix II - CEPA Accountabilities
| Parts of CEPA 1999 | Accountability |
|---|---|
| 1. Administration | National Advisory Committee: Director General - Strategic Priorities Directorate Agreements: Director General - Strategic Priorities Directorate Governance: Assistant Deputy Minister - Environmental Protection Service, with support of Director General - Strategic Priorities Directorate |
| 2. Public participation | Registry: Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate Enforcement/Investigations: Director General - National Programs Directorate |
| 3. Information gathering, objectives, guidelines and codes of practice | State of Environment Reporting: Director General - Knowledge Integration Directorate "Green Lane" and Other Public Awareness Components: Director General - Client Service Transformation Monitoring: varies with system (e.g., national air pollution monitoring: Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate). Director General - Risk Assessment Directorate has new responsibility to ensure that CEPA-related information is drawn and reported on from monitoring systems. Research - Hormone-disrupting Substances: Director General - National Water Research Institute Research - Ecosystem Health and Environmental Quality: Director General - National Water Research Institute Research - Vehicles, Engines, Equipment, Fuels: Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate Test Method Development: Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate Demonstration Projects: Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate (except municipal wastewater - National Water Research Institute) Research - Environmental Emergencies: Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate Research and Analysis in Support of Compliance and Enforcement: Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate Toxics Inventory: Director General - Risk Assessment Directorate Guidelines: Director General - Air Pollution Prevention Directorate, as part of CEPA risk management |
| 4. Pollution prevention | Director General - Pollution Prevention Directorate; functional lead for all risk management, including pollution prevention planning. Others may execute specifics, e.g., Director General - Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate for municipal wastewater, Regional Director of Quebec Region for textile mill effluents. |
| 5. Controlling toxic substances | Risk Assessment: Director General - Risk Assessment Directorate Note: Adding a substance to the List of Toxic Substances requires agreement with the Director General - Pollution Prevention Directorate, who is accountable for ensuring that CEPA 1999 instruments are proposed and finalized within the time frames specified under the Act. New Substances Program: Director General - Risk Assessment Directorate Risk Management: Director General - Pollution Prevention Directorate, for development of risk management measures and tools; Director General - National Programs Directorate for compliance promotion and enforcement |
| 6. Animate products of biotechnology | New Substances Program: Director General - Risk Assessment Directorate |
| 7. Controlling pollution and managing wastes | Nutrients: N/A Marine Environment and Disposal at Sea: Director General - Pollution Prevention Directorate Fuels, Vehicles, Engines and Equipment Emissions: Director General - Air Pollution Prevention Directorate International Air: Director General - Air Pollution Prevention Directorate International Water: Director General - Pollution Prevention Directorate Note: The Act's international air and international water provisions are beyond normal program activities. Use of these authorities would be at the Ministerial level. |
| 8. Environmental matters related to emergencies | Director General - National Programs Directorate |
| 9. Government operations and federal and Aboriginal land | Director General - Pollution Prevention Directorate |
| 10. Enforcement | Director General - National Programs Directorate (functional management to promote consistent national results) Director General - Regional offices (Operational management - compliance promotion and enforcement programs are delivered in regions)xxxiv Note: To keep Chief Review Officer's independence from departmental enforcement operations, the Assistant Deputy Minister - Human Resources and Service Innovation acts as focal point for departmental interactions with the Chief Review Officer on matters of budget, etc. The Director General - Strategic Priorities Directorate acts as link between the Department's Environmental Protection Service and Human Resources and Service Innovation, as required. |
| 11. Miscellaneous matters | Annual Report and Five-year Review: Director General - Strategic Priorities Directorate Other accountabilities follow other programs, as above. |
xxxiv This is changing in response to Environment Canada's new governance structure.
- Acronyms used in the report
- Acknowledgments
- Executive Summary
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Parts-based Findings
- 2.1 Part 1: Administration
- 2.2 Part 2: Public Participation
- 2.3 Part 3: Information Gathering, Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice
- 2.4 Part 4: Pollution Prevention
- 2.5 Part 5: Controlling Toxic Substances
- 2.6 Part 6: Animate Products of Biotechnology
- 2.7 Part 7: Controlling Pollution and Managing Wastes
- 2.8 Part 8: Environmental Matters Related to Emergencies
- 2.9 Part 9: Government Operations and Federal and Aboriginal Land
- 2.10 Part 10: Enforcement
- 2.11 Part 11: Miscellaneous Matters
- 3.0 Act-wide Findings
- 4.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendix I - Summary of CEPA 1999 Ministerial Obligations
- Appendix II - CEPA Accountabilities
- Appendix III - Summary of Identified Priority Actions
- Appendix IV - CEPA 1999 Expected Outcomes
- Appendix V - Evidence Collection Template
- Appendix VI - Summary Evidence Template
- Appendix VII - Guide to Stakeholder Interviews
- Appendix VIII - Stakeholder Interviews
- Appendix IX - Overview of Risk Management Measures and Tools Developed (2000-2004)
- Appendix X - Risk Management Measures and Related Timelines
- Appendix XI - Risk Management Measures and Tools Introduced
- Appendix XII - Risk Assessment Progress Made on Priority Substances Lists 1 and 2 and Domestic Substances List Substances
- Annex 1 - Summary of Stakeholder Views
- Annex 2 - Web Site References
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