Decision No. 39-W-2004

January 23, 2004

January 23, 2004

APPLICATION by PF Collins Customs Broker Ltd., on behalf of R&B Falcon, pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for a licence to use the "HENRY GOODRICH", a Panamanian mobile offshore drilling unit to undertake drilling services for petroleum exploration and development in the Terra Nova oilfield, off the East Coast of Canada, during the period commencing on February 15, 2004 and ending on February 14, 2005.

File No. W9125/P5/04-2


PF Collins Customs Broker Ltd., on behalf of R&B Falcon, has applied to the Minister of National Revenue for a licence to operate the service set out in the title. The matter was referred to the Canadian Transportation Agency on January 9, 2004.

The Canadian Transportation Agency conducted a search of the relevant portion of the marine industry and has determined pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Coasting Trade Act that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to provide the service or perform the activities described in the application.

This determination will be provided to the Minister of National Revenue for any necessary action as provided for in the Coasting Trade Act.

This Decision does not constitute an authority to commence operations in respect of the service for which application has been made.

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