Notice of Application
OSCA Application 1933542
EPEA Application 010-153105
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited
Hangingstone SAGD Expansion Project
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has received Oil Sands Conservation Act (OSCA)application 1933542 and Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) application 010-153105 from Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited. The AER is reviewing the applications.
This notice also sets out the deadline for filing statements of concern on both of the applications. See the section below on how to file a statement of concern for filing dates.
Description of the Applications
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited has applied under OSCA and EPEA to install a sulphur recovery unit at the central processing facility for the Hangingstone SAGD Expansion Project. The central processing facility is located on Sections 11 and 14, Township 84, Range 11, West of the 4th Meridian.
For a copy of the applications, contact
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited
Suite 2300, 639 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0M9
Attention: Enzo Pennacchioli, P.Eng.
Telephone: (403) 668-5155
Email: @email
To receive a copy of the applications and supporting documents, submit an information request, as outlined at www1.aer.ca/ProductCatalogue/ordering.html, to
AER Information Distribution Services
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Telephone: 1-855-297-8311
(toll free; option 0)
Email: @email
Requirement to File a Statement of Concern
If you have concerns with these applications, you must file a statement of concern as described below. If you do not file a statement of concern, the AER may approve the applications without further notification.
How to File a Statement of Concern
For your submission to be considered a valid statement of concern, it must be filed before 4:00 p.m. on August 6, 2021. Send one copy of your statement of concern to Canadian Natural Resources Limited at the name and address above and one copy to
Regulatory Applications
Alberta Energy Regulator
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Fax: 403-297-7336
Email: @email
Contents of a Statement of Concern
For your submission to be considered a valid statement of concern, it must include
- why you believe that you may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the applications
- the nature of your objection to the applications;
- the outcome of the applications that you advocate;
- the location of your land, residence, or activity in relation to the location of the energy resource activity that is the subject of the applications; and
- your contact information, including your name, address in Alberta, telephone number, and
email address or, if you do not have an email address, your fax number.
The AER also requests that you include the application number in your statement of concern.
Confidentiality
Section 49 of the Alberta Energy Regulator Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice) requires that all documents and information filed in a proceeding be placed on the public record. If you file a submission, you must not include any personal information that you do not want to appear on or are not authorized to put on the public record. Section 49(2) of the Rules of Practice states how to apply to the AER for an order to keep information confidential. The Rules of Practice is available on the AER website at www.aer.ca.
Jurisdiction
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land use are not dealt with by the AER and should be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.
Under section 21 of the Responsible Energy Development Act, the AER does not have the jurisdiction to assess the adequacy of Crown consultation associated with the rights of aboriginal peoples as recognized and affirmed under the Constitution Act, 1982.
For information on AER procedures, contact the regulatory applications specialist, Winnie Chan, by phone at 780-642-9232 or by email to @email.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on July 7, 2021.
ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR
Charlene Graham, General Counsel