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No.

Conditions with initial ﬁlings due prior to commencing construction, or prior to

commencing construction of speciﬁed Project component(s)

CPCN

OC2

OC49

Temp

Pump1

Pump2

Tanks

Deact

National Energy Board

440

Weed and Vegetation Management Plan

Trans Mountain must ﬁle with the NEB for approval,

at least 4 months prior to

commencing construction

, an updated Weed and Vegetation Management Plan for

the Project that includes:

a) a summary of supplementary survey results, including pre-construction weed

surveys, and a demonstration of the adequacy of such surveys;

b) measurable goals;

c) criteria describing when and where problem vegetation will be managed for

each project phase, including pre-construction, construction, post-construction,

and operations;

d) a description of potential adverse eﬀects related to treatment measures;

e) management procedures and a decision-making framework for selecting

appropriate prevention and treatment measures, including a description of

relevant speciﬁc habitats, land uses and land management plans and how each

will be considered and kept up-to-date in selecting prevention and treatment

measures;

f) the methods and schedule for short- and long-term vegetation monitoring;

g) a summary of its consultations with Appropriate Government Authorities,

invasive plant councils or committees, potentially aﬀected Aboriginal groups

and aﬀected landowners/tenants. In its summary, Trans Mountain must

provide a description and justiﬁcation for how Trans Mountain has incorporated

the results of its consultation, including any recommendations from those

consulted, into the plan; and

h) conﬁrmation that Trans Mountain will update the relevant Environmental

Protection Plan(s) to include any relevant information from the Weed and

Vegetation Management Plan.

Contamination Identiﬁcation and Assessment Plan

Trans Mountain must ﬁle with the NEB for approval,

at least 4 months prior to

commencing construction

, a Contamination Identiﬁcation and Assessment Plan

that includes:

a) a description of the procedures that have been implemented to-date, and that will

be implemented prior to or during construction, to identify and assess pre-existing

solid, liquid or gaseous contamination that could be disturbed by, or aﬀect, the

Project, including whether site investigations have been or will be undertaken;

b) a demonstration of the adequacy of the procedures in a) with reference to relevant

standards, guidelines, and best practices, including how historical land use has

been taken into account and a discussion of the potential for chemicals of concern

to not be detectable by smell or by sight;

c) the information that has been or will be reported by Trans Mountain, including to

whom and when, concerning pre-existing contamination; and

d) a summary of its consultations with Appropriate Government Authorities,

potentially aﬀected Aboriginal groups and aﬀected landowners/tenants. In its

summary, Trans Mountain must provide a description and justiﬁcation for how

Trans Mountain has incorporated the results of its consultation, including any

recommendations from those consulted, into the plan; and

e) conﬁrmation that Trans Mountain will update the relevant Environmental

Protection Plan(s) to include any relevant information from the Contamination

Identiﬁcation and Assessment Plan.