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87Small-scale test#
(1)An operator must, in respect of any small-scale test of a spill-treating agent referred to in section 166.1 of the Act, ensure that
(a)before the test is conducted, the Chief Conservation Officer approves the carrying out of the test;
(b)during the test, the quantity of spill-treating agent applied is measured and recorded, the efficacy of the spill-treating agent is monitored and the factors that affect that efficacy are evaluated; and
(c)after the test, the following information is submitted in writing, without delay, to the Chief Conservation Officer:
(i)the volume of oil released and the volume treated,
(ii)the quantity of spill-treating agent that was used to conduct the test,
(iii)the circumstances under which the test was conducted, and
(iv)the efficacy of the use of the spill-treating agent.
(2)The following conditions must be met before a small-scale test is approved:
(a)the operator must demonstrate that the quantity of spill-treating agent to be used in the test is the minimum required to evaluate the efficacy of its use; and
(b)in the case of a request to conduct an offshore subsurface test, the operator must demonstrate that, due to physical and environmental conditions, a surface test cannot be done or its efficacy cannot be readily determined.
(3)No small-scale test is to be approved if the Chief Conservation Officer has made a determination for the purpose of section 166.1 of the Act regarding the net environmental benefit of the use of the spill-treating agent whose efficacy the test is intended to evaluate.
(4)Approval of a small-scale test may be provided orally or in writing but, if approval is provided orally, the Chief Conservation Officer must, as soon as the circumstances permit, provide to the operator written confirmation of the approval.
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