Eastern Newfoundland Offshore Exploration Drilling Project
From the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to ExxonMobil Canada Ltd. re: Conformity of the Information Request Responses Related to the Environmental Impact Statement Round 2 (Part 2) (see reference document # 43)
Document reference number: 44
Canadian Environmental
Assessment Agency
Suite 200
1801 Hollis Street
Halifax NS B3J 3N4
Agence canadienne
d'évaluation environnementale
Bureau 200
1801 rue Hollis
Halifax, NE B3J 3N4
November 26, 2018
Sent by E-mail
Stephen Edwards
SSHE and External Affairs Manager
ExxonMobil Canada Ltd.
Suite 1000, 100 New Gower Street
St. John's, NL A1C 6K3
stephen.c.edwards@exxonmobil.com
Dear Mr. Edwards,
SUBJECT: Outcome of Conformity Review of Responses to Additional Round II Information Requirements (IRs) for the proposed Eastern Newfoundland Offshore Exploration Drilling Project
I am writing to inform you of the results of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency's (Agency) review of ExxonMobil Canada Ltd's (ExxonMobil) responses to Additional Round II Information Requirements (IRs), sent to ExxonMobil by the Agency on October 9, 2018. The Agency requires acceptable responses to IRs in order to complete its review of the EIS and to proceed with the preparation of its Environmental Assessment Report.
The Agency has determined that the IR responses are sufficient to proceed with technical review. The Agency will review the IR responses and will seek input from government expert departments and Indigenous participants. Further information may be requested based on the outcome of the review.
The timeline for the environmental assessment will resume as of November 27, 2018. For further information, please consult the Agency document Information Requests and Timelines
https://www.canada.ca/en/environmental-assessment-agency/news/media-room/media-room-2016/information-requests-timelines.html.
Sincerely,
<Original Signed By>
Shauna O'Brien
Project Manager – Atlantic Region
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Cc: Elizabeth Young, Canada - Newfoundland Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
Darrin Sooley, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Glenn Troke, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Allison Denning, Health Canada
Jason Flanagan, Transport Canada
Christina Clarke, Natural Resources Canada
Vanessa Rodrigues, Parks Canada Agency
Carla Stevens, Major Projects Management Office