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Notice of Making a Recommendation and Assessment Concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 – Rule Amendment Proposal No. 116, 2007

1. This notice of a recommendation and assessment concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 ("Rules"), Rule Amendment Proposal No. 116, 2007, is issued by the Electricity Commission ("Commission"), established under the Electricity Act 1992 ("Act"), pursuant to section 172E(2)(c) of the Act.

2. Section 172E(2)(c) of the Act provides that, no later than 10 working days after making a recommendation concerning the Rules to the Minister of Energy, the Commission must publicise the recommendation and the assessment completed under section 172F of the Act.

Recommendation

3. The Commission made a recommendation on 13 August 2007, that the Minister of Energy amend the Rules by adding a new sentence as paragraph 1.2 of Schedule F5 to Section IV of Part F of the Rules, which states that the Transmission Pricing Methodology must take effect from 1 April 2008, and that it will replace the methodology contained in the Electricity (Transpower’s Pricing Methodology) Regulations 2004.

Recommended Amendment to the Rules

4. A copy of the Commission’s recommendation and assessment is available, at no cost, on the Commission’s website

http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/Rulesandregs/recommend

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of August 2007.

For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:

PETER HARRIS, Deputy Chair.

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Environmental Risk Management Authority

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

Notice of Intention to Apply for Approval of Code of Practice

Pursuant to section 79 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority gives notice that it intends to apply for approval of version 2 of the Code of Practice for the Management of Existing Stationary Container Systems up to 60,000 litres Capacity.

This code has been developed by the Environmental Risk Management Authority and sets out a means of compliance with the requirements of Schedule 8 clause 100(2)(c), Schedule 9 clause 3(1)(b) and Schedule 9 clause 4(4)(d) of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice 2004 (as amended) in respect of stationary tanks up to 60,000 litres capacity that were in use prior to 1 April 2004 to:

● contain hazardous liquids; or

● which were designed and which construction had commenced by that date.

Written submissions in relation to the approval of this code can be made by mail, fax or email to

Code of Practice Submission, Hazardous Substances Group, ERMA New Zealand, PO Box 131, Wellington.

Facsimile: (04) 914 0433. Email: submissions@ermanz.govt.nz

Submissions close on 17 September 2007.

A copy of the code can be inspected at the Wellington Office of ERMA New Zealand, Level 1, BP House, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington. It is also available on the ERMA New Zealand website

www.ermanz.govt.nz

ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.

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Determination of New Organisms

Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority hereby determines that the following bacteria:

Brevibacillus brevis (Migula 1900) Shida et al, 1996;

Bacillus firmus Bredemann and Werner, 1933;

Bacillus sphaericus Meyer and Neide, 1904;

Bacillus megaterium de Bary, 1884;

Lactobacillus delbrueckii (Orla-Jensen 1919) Weiss et al, 1984;

Lactobacillus brevis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al, 1934;

Lactobacillus rhamnosus (Hansen 1968) Collins et al, 1989; and

Lactobacillus reuteri Kandler et al, 1982

are not new organisms.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of August 2007.

DR MAX SUCKLING, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.

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Maritime New Zealand

Maritime Transport Act 1994

Notification of Marine Protection Rules

Pursuant to section 448 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, notification is hereby given of the making of marine protection rule:

Maritime Rules Part 32 (Foreign Going Deck Qualifications) Amendment Rules 2007

Part 32 comes into force on 14 September 2007.

Part 32 is available for inspection at Maritime New Zealand, Level 10, Optimation House, 1 Grey Street, Wellington, or downloading from

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/rules/rules_legislation.asp

and for purchase from Baseline Limited, PO Box 30390, Lower Hutt. Telephone: (04) 576 1686. Facsimile: (04) 576 1690. Email: baseline@baseline.co.nz

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of August 2007.

CATHERINE JOY TAYLOR, Director of Maritime New Zealand.

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