According to Dianne Saxe, Ph.D., the Ontario Ministry of Environment is proposing to amend O. Reg. 455/09 and extend the requirement for Phase I toxic substance reduction plans and plan summaries by one year to Dec. 31, 2012.
The proposal is in response to requests from industry that the allotted time was not sufficient to complete the task as assigned. For many facilities, such operations were totally new and a learning curve to properly undertake the task was needed.
Please note that the first annual report for Phase I substances would continue to be due to the Ministry by June 1, 2011. This first report would be based on the tracking and quantification data from 2010. Some of the information in the report is to be provided to the public on the Internet and employees are to be notified when it is available.
In addition, Phase II timelines would remain the same. Phase II plans and plan summaries would be due by Dec. 31, 2013. These plans would be based on the tracking and quantification data from 2012. The first year in which all plans are to be reviewed would continue to be 2018.
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