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Teck Resources Limited Responses to Joint Review Panel Information Request Package 4 – EA Methodology & Indigenous Interests May 2017 Teck Resources Limited Responses to Joint Review Panel Information Request Package 4 – EA Methodology & Indigenous Interests May 2017 Teck Resources Limited Responses to Information Request Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project Joint Review Panel Package 4 Table of Contents INFORMATION REQUEST 4.1 .................................................................................... 4-1 INFORMATION REQUEST 4.2 .................................................................................... 4-2 Response 4.2a .............................................................................................................. 4-3 Response 4.2b .............................................................................................................. 4-8 INFORMATION REQUEST 4.3 .................................................................................... 4-9 Response 4.3a ............................................................................................................ 4-10 Response 4.3b ............................................................................................................ 4-21 INFORMATION REQUEST 4.4 .................................................................................. 4-23 Response 4.4a ............................................................................................................ 4-24 Response 4.4b ............................................................................................................ 4-26 INFORMATION REQUEST 4.5 .................................................................................. 4-27 Response 4.5a ............................................................................................................ 4-28 Response 4.5b ............................................................................................................ 4-28 Response 4.5c ............................................................................................................ 4-28 INFORMATION REQUEST 4.6 .................................................................................. 4-30 INFORMATION REQUEST 4.7 .................................................................................. 4-33 Response 4.7a ............................................................................................................ 4-33 Response 4.7b ............................................................................................................ 4-38 INFORMATION REQUEST 4.8 .................................................................................. 4-40 List of Tables Table 4.4a-1: Draft Management and Monitoring Plans for the Project ..................................... 4-26 Table 4.5c-1: Access Issues Identified by Fort McKay Traditional Land Users (May 12, 2014) .................................................................................................................. 4-29 Table 4.6-1: Location of Requested Information in the Draft TLU Mitigation and Monitoring Plan .................................................................................................. 4-32 Table 4.8-1: Consolidation of Information Received from Indigenous Group Related to Aboriginal or Treaty Rights ................................................................................ 4-41 List of Figures Figure 4.7a-1: Traditional Trails and Transportation Routes and Development Footprint (Revised Figure 44a-1) ...................................................................................... 4-35 Figure 4.7a-2: Fort McKay Traditional Trail System and Development Footprint (Revised Figure 44b-1) ..................................................................................................... 4-36 Figure 4.7a-3: Fort McKay Traditional Trail System and Development Footprint (LSA) ............ 4-37 May 2017 Page i Teck Resources Limited Responses to Information Request Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project Joint Review Panel Package 4 List of Appendices Appendix 4.1: Alternate Application Case Assessment Appendix 4.2: Traditional Land Use Assessment Update Appendix 4.5: Draft Access Management Plan Appendix 4.6: Draft Traditional Land Use Mitigation and Monitoring Plan May 2017 Page ii Teck Resources Limited Responses to Information Request Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project Joint Review Panel Package 4 4.1 Section 19(1) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (2012) states: “The environmental assessment of a designated project must take into account the following factors: a) the environmental effects of the designated project, including the environmental effects of malfunctions or accidents that may occur in connection with the designated project and any cumulative effects that are likely to result from the designated project in combination with other physical activities that have been or will be carried out; b) the significance of the effects referred to in paragraph (a)”. Section 52(1) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (2012) requires the Minister of the Environment to decide if, taking into account the implementation of any mitigation measures that the Minister considers appropriate, the designated project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects referred to in subsection 5(1) and 5(2). The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s (the Agency) Operational Policy Statement (OPS) Determining Whether a Designated Project is Likely to Cause Significant Adverse Environmental Effects under the CEAA, 2012, published in November 2015, states that “Proponents are expected to determine whether their project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects in their EIS with respect to the residual adverse environmental effects. […] Such determinations must be made for the project-specific effects and for any cumulative environmental effects. Both of these determinations need to be assessed and documented in the EA report or panel report, in order to be taken into account in the decision made by the Minister under section 52 of CEAA” The Government of Alberta’s Final Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Assessment Report required Teck to define assessment scenarios including a baseline case, an application case and a planned development case. This method was adopted by Teck for the Frontier assessment. Teck defines the three assessment cases it used in the Project update: • Base Case, which includes developments that are currently operating or under construction, and activities approved but not yet constructed • Application Case, which includes developments and activities in the Base Case with the Project added • Planned Development Case (PDC), which includes developments that have been disclosed or applied for, but not yet approved (Volume 3, p. 85). However, this methodology does not consider the OPS on “Determining Whether a Designated Project is Likely to Cause Significant Adverse Environmental Effects May 2017 Page 4-1 Teck Resources Limited Responses to Information Request Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project Joint Review Panel Package 4 under CEAA, 2012”. This OPS was not available at the time of issuance of the fifth round of information requests on September 23, 2015. All three of these assessment cases combine the effects of multiple projects and none isolates project-specific effects of the Frontier Project. The Panel requires an understanding of the potential project-specific effects of the Frontier Project referred to in subsection 5(1) and 5(2) of CEAA 2012 to inform its recommendations to the Minister regarding the likelihood of significant adverse environmental effects. Provide an assessment of the environmental effects of the Project (that is, remove the developments currently under construction and activities approved but not yet constructed from the Application Case) on valued components related to the environmental effects referred to in subsection 5(1) and 5(2) of CEAA 2012. Present the results of this assessment in tables, where appropriate, and provide a discussion of the results. Teck is encouraged to reference the Agency’s OPS “Determining Whether a Designated Project is Likely to Cause Significant Adverse Environmental Effects under CEAA, 2012” and other guidance available on the Agency’s website. Response: See Appendix 4.1 for the assessment of the environment effects of the the Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project (the Project) using the requested Application Case. 4.2 For each Indigenous group that Teck has engaged with and may potentially be affected by the Project, provide: a) An updated assessment of the potential effects of the Project on the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes. Describe how Teck considered each Indigenous group’s TLU studies and ATK. Consider project effects on each group independently rather than applying one group’s information to assess effects on current use of lands and resources by all groups. Compare the community-led TLU studies to Teck’s updated assessment for each indigenous group. Describe the differences between the assessments and how these differences were considered in the updated assessment; i. Include information provided by each Indigenous group, specifically their TLU and ATK, reflecting activities undertaken outside the regional study area (RSA) boundary and any potential Project-related effects on these activities. May 2017 Page 4-2 Teck Resources Limited Responses to Information Request Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project Joint Review Panel Package 4 Where groups have indicated specific uses, practices or activities that occur
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