Vol. 151, No. 7 — April 5, 2017

Registration
SOR/2017-49 March 27, 2017

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Order 2017-87-03-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

Whereas the Minister of the Environment has been provided with information under paragraph 87(1)(a) or (5)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote a) in respect of each substance referred to in the annexed Order that is added to the Domestic Substances List (see footnote b) pursuant to subsection 87(1) or (5) of that Act;

Whereas, in respect of the substances being added to the Domestic Substances List (see footnote c) pursuant to subsection 87(1) of that Act, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health are satisfied that those substances have been manufactured in or imported into Canada by the person who provided the information, in excess of the quantity prescribed under the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) (see footnote d);

Whereas the period for assessing the information under section 83 of that Act has expired;

And whereas no conditions under paragraph 84(1)(a) of that Act in respect of the substances are in effect;

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsections 87(1) and (5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote e), makes the annexed Order 2017-87-03-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List.

Gatineau, March 23, 2017

Catherine McKenna
Minister of the Environment

Order 2017-87-03-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

Amendments

1 (1) Part 1 of the Domestic Substances List (see footnote 1) is amended by deleting the following:

51447-37-1 N-P

709654-72-8 N-P

(2) Part 1 of the List is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

28206-15-7 N-P

51447-37-1 N

53026-27-0 N-P

85536-23-8 N

676596-80-8 N-P

709654-72-8 N

1232651-32-9 N-P

1364375-22-3 N

1663489-58-4 N

1803423-39-3 N

2 Part 3 of the List is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

16991‑8 N‑P

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, alkyl ester, polymer with vinyl carbomonocyle, 2-ethylhexyl 2-methyl- 2-propenoate, 2-substituted ethyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-methylalkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 1,2-alkanediol mono(2-methyl-2-propenoate) and 2-propenoic acid, 6-hydroxyalkanoate, tert-Bu ethaneperoxoate- and tert-Bu 2-ethylhexaneperoxoate-initiated
 

Méthacrylate d’alkyle polymérisé avec un éthénylcarbomonocycle, du méthacrylate de 2-éthylhexyle, du méthacrylate d’éthyle substitué, du méthacrylate de 2-méthylalkyle, du monœster d’un alcane-1,2-diol et d’acide méthacrylique et de l’acide acrylique, 6-hydroxyalcanoate, amorcé avec de l’éthaneperoxoate de tert-butyle et du 2-éthylhexaneperoxoate de tert-butyle

19112‑5 N‑P

Drying oil, polymer with tri-hydroxy alkane, alkenedioic anhydride, di-hydroxy alkane, and alkylstyrene, alkyl peroxide initiated
 

Huile siccative polymérisée avec un alcanetriol, un anhydride alcanedioïque, un alcanediol et un alkyl(éthényl)benzène, amorcé avec un peroxyde d’alkyle

19113‑6 N‑P

2-Propenoic acid, 2-melhyl-, methyl ester, polymers with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane, di-Me carbonate, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,1′-methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane], 2,2′-(methylimino)bis[ethanol], 2-oxepanone, polyethylene glycol 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)butyl Me ether and polyethylene glycol mono[1-[(alkyloxy)methyl]-2-(2-propen-1-yloxy)ethyl] ethers, tert-Bu hydroperoxide-initiated, acrylonitrile-5-amino-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine reaction products-blocked
 

Méthacrylate de méthyle polymérisé avec du 1,6-diisocyanatohexane, du carbonate de diméthyle, de l’hexane-1,6-diol, du 1,1′-méthylènebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane], du 2,2′-(méthylazanediyl)bis[éthanol], de l’oxépan-2-one, de l’oxyde de poly(éthane-1,2-diol), de 2,2-bis(hydroxyméthyl)butyle et de méthyle et des oxydes de poly(éthane-1,2-diol) et de mono[1-[(alcoxy)méthyl]-2-(prop-2-én-1-yloxy)éthyles], amorcé avec de l’hydroperoxyde de tert-butyle, séquencé avec des produits de la réaction de l’acrylonitrile avec du 5-amino-1,3,3-triméthylcyclohexaneméthanamine

19114‑7 N‑P

Carbomonocycledicarboxylic acid, polymer with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol and disubstituted hexane, dihydrogen 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylate
 

Acide carbomonocycledicarboxylique polymérisé avec du 2,2-diméthylpropane-1,3-diol, du 2-éthyl-2-(hydroxyméthyl)propane-1,3-diol et un hexane disubstitué, dihydrogénobenzène-1,2,4-tricarboxylate

19115‑8 N‑P

Soybean oil, polymer with diethylene glycol, glycerol, methylalkanediol, phthalic anhydride and terephthalic acid
 

Huile de soja polymérisée avec du 3-oxapentane-1,5-diol, du propane-1,2,3-triol, un méthylalcanediol, de la 2-benzofurane-1,3-dione et de l’acide téréphtalique

19116‑0 N

2-Propenolc acid, 2-methyl-, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester, polymer with methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, carboxylate
 

Méthacrylate de 2-(diméthylamino)éthyle polymérisé avec du méthacrylate de méthyle, carboxylate

19117‑1 N

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate, 2-methylpropyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 3-(substituted silyl)propyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2,2′-(1,2-diazenediyl)bis[2-methylbutanenitrile]-initiated
 

Méthacrylate de 2-hydroxyéthyle polymérisé avec du styrène, de l’acrylate de 2-éthylhexyle, du méthacrylate de 2-méthylpropyle et du méthacrylate de 3-(silyl substitué)propyle, amorcé avec du 2,2′-(diazènediyl)bis[2-méthylbutanenitrile]

Coming into Force

3 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Order.)

Issues

Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), substances (i.e. chemicals, polymers, nanomaterials and living organisms) new to Canada are subject to notification and assessment requirements before they can be manufactured or imported. This limits market access until human health and environmental impacts associated with the new substances are assessed and managed where appropriate.

The Domestic Substances List (DSL) is an inventory of substances in the Canadian marketplace. When substances new to Canada meet the criteria for addition to the DSL, they must be added to this list. This provides industry with access to larger quantities of these substances, which is expected to reduce costs associated with products consumed by Canadians.

Under the authority of CEPA, the Government of Canada (the Government) assessed information on 15 substances new to Canada and added them to the DSL under the Order 2017-87-03-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List. Based on new information, the Government also updated the identifier of two substances on the DSL under this Order.

Background

Substances new to Canada

Substances that are not on the DSL are considered new to Canada and are subject to notification and assessment requirements before they can be manufactured in or imported into Canada. These requirements are set out in subsections 81(1) and 106(1) of CEPA, as well as in the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) (see footnote 2) and the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms). (see footnote 3)

Substances on the DSL

The DSL is an inventory of substances in the Canadian marketplace that was first published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, in May 1994 (see footnote 4) and is amended on average 10 times a year to add or delete substances.

A substance must be added to the DSL under subsection 87(1), 87(5) or 112(1) of CEPA within 120 days once all of the following criteria are met:

Adding 15 substances to the DSL

The Government assessed information on 15 new substances reported to the New Substances Program and determined that they meet the criteria for their addition to the DSL. These substances were therefore added to the DSL under this Order.

Updating the identifier of two substances by removing the letter “P”

The letter “P” after a substance identifier indicates that the substance was assessed and added to the DSL on the basis that it met the Reduced Regulatory Requirements (RRR) (see footnote 6) polymer criteria. The “P” flag indicates that relevant information respecting the flagged polymer must be notified if anyone, including the original notifier, manufactures or imports the polymer in Canada, in a form that no longer meets the RRR polymer criteria.

The Government assessed information on the substances CAS RN 51447-37-1 and CAS RN 709654-72-8 under a form that does not meet the RRR polymer criteria and determined that the non-RRR form of the substances also meet the conditions for their addition to the DSL. The letter “P” after the CAS RN of both substances was therefore removed from the DSL under this Order.

Objectives

The objectives of this Order are to

1. comply with subsection 87(1) and 87(5) of CEPA by adding 15 substances to the DSL. This will facilitate their import or manufacture by removing the notification and assessment requirements under the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers); and

2. update the identifier of two substances on the DSL, based on new information available.

Description

This Order added 15 substances to the DSL. Eight substances were added to Part 1, and 7 substances to Part 3 of the DSL. To protect confidential business information, 7 of the 15 substances have masked chemical names. (see footnote 7)

This Order also removed the letter “P” after the substances CAS RN 51447-37-1 and CAS RN 709654-72-8 in Part 1 of the DSL.

Consultation

As this Order does not contain any information expected to generate comments by stakeholders, no further consultation is deemed necessary.

Rationale

Under CEPA, substances new to Canada are subject to notification and assessment requirements before they can be manufactured in or imported into Canada. This limits market access until human health and environmental impacts associated with the new substances are assessed and managed where appropriate.

The Government assessed information on 15 substances new to Canada, and determined that they meet the criteria for their addition to the DSL. These substances have been added to the DSL under this Order.

The Government assessed information on the substances CAS RN 51447-37-1 and CAS RN 709654-72-8 under a form that does not meet the RRR polymer criteria and determined that the non-RRR form of the substance meet the conditions for their addition to the DSL. The identifier of the substances on the DSL was therefore updated under this Order by removing the letter “P” after the substances CAS RN.

This Order will benefit Canadians by enabling industry to have access to larger quantities of these substances while managing potential human health or environmental risks associated with them where appropriate. This is expected to reduce costs associated with products consumed by Canadians. It is also expected that there will be no incremental costs to the public, industry, or governments associated with this Order.

“One-for-One” Rule and small business lens

This Order does not trigger the “One-for-One” Rule, as it does not add any additional costs to business. Also, the small business lens does not apply to the Order, as it does not add any administrative or compliance burden to small businesses.

Implementation, enforcement and service standards

Developing an implementation plan, a compliance strategy, or establishing a service standard is not required when adding substances to the DSL, or updating a substance identifier on the DSL.

Contact

Greg Carreau
Executive Director
Program Development and Engagement Division
Department of the Environment
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Substances Management Information Line:
   1-800-567-1999 (toll-free in Canada)
   819-938-3232 (outside of Canada)
Fax: 819-938-5212
Email: eccc.substances.eccc@canada.ca