Joint Review Panel. Second Stage Review
Joint Review Panel. Stage 4.1 A Joint Review Panel will be established for the purposes of conducting an environmental assessment of the Project pursuant to sections 40, 41 and 42 of the CEAA and pursuant to the BCEAA. No comment 4.2 Once the Joint Review Panel is established, the Agency and EAO will make arrangements to coordinate the announcement of the establishment of the Joint Review Panel of the Project by both Parties. No comment 4.3 While not fettering the Joint Review Panel’s responsibilities pursuant to section 34 of the CEAA to ensure that the information required for an assessment by a review panel is obtained and made available to the public, the Joint Review Panel stage of the assessment, including preparation and submission of the Joint Review Panel Report, is not expected to exceed eight months from the time the Joint Review Panel is appointed. No comment 4.4 A secretariat for the Joint Review Panel will be established by the Agency and EAO. The secretariat will provide administrative, technical and procedural support requested by the Joint Review Panel. The secretariat will consist of employees of the Agency and EAO, and will be free of conflict of interest relative to the Project. The proponent seeks confirmation that the secretariat will provide only administrative support to the Joint Review Panel. The Joint Review Panel should not take advice on the merits of the EIS except in the public review process. A secretariat for the Joint Review Panel will be established by the Agency and EAO. The secretariat will provide administrative support requested by the Joint Review Panel. The secretariat will consist of employees of the Agency and EAO, and will be free of conflict of interest. 4.5 The secretariat will support the Joint Review Panel and will be structured so as to allow the Joint Review Panel to conduct its review in an efficient and cost-effective manner. No comment
Joint Review Panel a) The Joint Review Panel will act as a joint review panel under the CEAA and the MVRMA to make recommendations and as a National Energy Board panel under the NEBA to determine all matters relevant to the applications respecting the Project and falling within the National Energy Board's jurisdiction under the NEBA, the CEAA, and the Terms of Reference. The Review will meet the requirements under the MVRMA, CEAA, and the NEBA.
