Federal Authority Advice - Transport Canada

Hello,

• Draft TISG w/ TC comments & disposition table – see attached
• Draft permitting plan comments: see below

NPP:

• Update phone number to 1-844-425-7787 on Page 16

Rail:

The proponent’s additional railway tracks would be considered private industrial track and therefore Provincially regulated. However, they will still need to apply for a Railway Operating Certificate (ROC) and they will likely be switching/connecting with the Federal Railways (CN, CP) so the trains operating on their tracks could be Federally regulated depending on who operates them.

They should be providing:

• Engineering drawings showing the layout of the proposed construction of “additional railway loops, connections and loading facilities”. These drawings should include who owns the track.
• Explanation of the Railway operations (ie. Train/equipment movements, who will be operating these movements).
• Defining the Railway rules they will be following (Canadian Rail Operating Rules, Other).
• Defining what Safety Management Systems will be in place (emergency situations, employee qualifications).

See TC Website for examples of ROC Applications (they would be considered a local railway company): https://tc.canada.ca/en/rail-transportation/operating-federal-railway/obtaining-certificates-operating-railway/apply-railway-operating-certificate (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftc.canada.ca%2Fen%2Frail-transportation%2Foperating-federal-railway%2Fobtaining-certificates-operating-railway%2Fapply-railway-operating-certificate&data=04%7C01%7Cholly.poklitar%40tc.gc.ca%7C60e6cce38632466d91a708d910ada702%7C2008ffa9c9b24d979ad94ace25386be7%7C0%7C0%7C637559160274693075%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zSC02oft2AQv9y0bi9nI49Y7e7r3ANRhXuC7sixMZw0%3D&reserved=0)

Thanks,

Holly