Application 1943077

Notice of Hearing – Regulatory Appeal of Application No. 1943077

Notice of Hearing
Regulatory Appeal
Proceeding ID 451
Normtek Radiation Services Ltd.
Regulatory Appeal of Application No. 1943077

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) will hold a public hearing for a regulatory appeal of the approval of Application No. 1943077, that was issued on December 14, 2023. The hearing will be scheduled after requests to participate are filed. If the request for the regulatory appeal is withdrawn, the hearing will be cancelled.

Description of the Proceeding
On January 11, 2024, the AER received a request for regulatory appeal under Division 3 of the Responsible Energy Development Act and Part 3 of the Alberta Energy Regulator Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice), of the AER’s decision to issue Amendment L to Approval WM 122 to SECURE Energy Services Inc. (SECURE) on December 14, 2023. This amendment allows SECURE to accept naturally occurring radioactive material at its South Grande Prairie Oilfield Waste Management Facility, which is located on Legal Subdivision 6 of Section 36, Township 68, Range 6, West of the 6th Meridian.

The AER granted the request for the regulatory appeal on November 19, 2024.

The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether the AER should confirm, vary, suspend, or revoke its decision to approve the application.

Where can I find information about the hearing?
All hearing submissions, including the applications filed in relation to proceeding 449 are publicly available and can be found on the AER’s website using the public records system found at https://apps.public.aer.ca/hearing/. 

To find out more about AER hearing procedures, see Manual 003: Participant Guide to the Hearing Process or contact the hearing coordinator.

Andrew Lung, Hearing Coordinator
Alberta Energy Regulator
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 0R4
Email: Hearing.Services@aer.ca
Phone: 403-297-6797

How can I apply to participate in the hearing?
SECURE, Normtek Radiation Services Ltd., and the AER’s Regulatory Applications Branch are parties to this regulatory appeal. However, they must confirm their intention to participate in the hearing and the nature and scope of their participation in writing by February 3, 2025.

If you are not already a party to the regulatory appeal and want to participate in the hearing, you must submit a written request to participate. Requests to participate are placed on the public record of this proceeding.

Your request to participate must contain the following:

  1.  a copy of your statement of concern, if applicable;
  2. a concise statement indicating
    1. why you may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the regulatory appeal, or
    2. if you will not be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the regulatory appeal, explain
      • what the nature of your interest in the matter is and why you should be permitted to participate,
      • how your participation will materially assist the AER in deciding the subject matter of the regulatory appeal, 
      • how you have a tangible interest in the subject matter of the regulatory appeal,
      • how your participation will not unnecessarily delay the regulatory appeal, and
      • how you will not repeat or duplicate evidence presented by other parties in the regulatory appeal;
  3. the outcome of the regulatory appeal that you advocate;
  4. the nature and scope of your intended participation;
  5. your contact information;
  6. if you have a representative, their contact information;
  7. if you are acting on behalf of a group or association of people, the nature of your membership in the group or association; and
  8. h)    your efforts, if any, to resolve issues associated with the proceeding directly with the party requesting the appeal or the approval holder, as the case may be.

Send the request to the hearing coordinator. Submissions should be PDF documents with bookmarks, page numbers, and optical character recognition.

Filing deadlines

February 3, 2025Final date to file a request to participate.
February 10, 2025Final date to submit responses to any request to participate.

Is this a public process?
Yes. Section 49 of the Rules of Practice requires that all documents and information filed for a proceeding be placed on the public record. 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. You should assume that anything you submit will be available online to the public. Section 49(2) of the Rules of Practice states how to apply to the AER for an order to keep information confidential.

What is outside of the AER’s jurisdiction?
Compensation for land use is not dealt with by the AER and should be referred to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (formerly the Surface Rights Board).

Consultation with Alberta’s First Nations and Métis settlements and assessment of its adequacy are managed by the Aboriginal Consultation Office.

If my request to participate is approved, can I apply to get reimbursed for hearing-related costs?
If you are participating in a hearing, you may be eligible to have some of your costs paid.
Directive 031: REDA Energy Cost Claims explains how and when to apply.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on January 20, 2025.
ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR