EDN application timeline
This timeline shows the progress of the application to consider the approval for ethanedinitrile (EDN).
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Updates are presented in reverse chronological order (that is, the most recent activity is presented first).
View the ethanedinitrile (EDN) application documents on the HSNO applications register.
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April 2022
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 12 April 2022
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Decision published | The Decision-making Committee (DMC) has made its decision on the application for Ethanedinitrile (EDN). We have published the decision document. A copy of the unsigned EDN approval document is available to see. It will be signed at a later date and will specify the date it takes effect.
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Decision on the EDN application EDN approval document (unsigned) Note: The approval is yet to be signed or take effect |
March 2022
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 1 March 2022 | The DMC released Direction and Minute 18 to inform all parties that the hearing for EDN is closed. | The DMC decided it had sufficient information available to make a decision on the the EDN application, and closed the hearing. | Direction and Minute 18 |
January 2022
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 19 January 2022 | Responses to Direction and Minute 16 made publicly available. | The EPA published the responses to EPA’s legal advice (legal advice provided to the DMC on 18 November 2021, and EPA’s written response to STIMBR’s legal submissions dated 20 December 2021) and STIMBR’s legal submission (dated 6 December 2021), as part of Direction and Minute 16. |
Draslovka submission in response to DM16 (13 January 2022) Memorandum of Counsel for STIMBR (17 January 2022) Memorandum of Counsel for BOPRC re APP202804 EPA and STIMBR (11 January 2022) |
| 18 January 2022 | The DMC released Direction and Minute 17. |
The DMC directed us to publish all legal submissions in response to Direction and Minute 16 on our website and to allow MPI an extension to provide a legal submission. |
Direction and Minute 17 |
December 2021
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 20 December 2021 | We provided a written response to STIMBR’s legal submissions in response to Direction and Minute 16. | We published our written response to STIMBR’s legal submissions. | EPA written response to STIMBR’s legal submissions pursuant to Direction and Minute 16 |
| 7 December 2021 | Legal advice provided to the DMC on 18 November 2021 in respect to ships' holds made publicly available in response to Direction and Minute 16. | Legal advice provided to the DMC on 18 November 2021 in respect to ships' holds made publicly available. | EPA legal advice in respect of ship holds – 18 November 2021 – released pursuant to Direction and Minute 16 |
| 6 December 2021 | STIMBR made available legal submissions in response to Direction and Minute 16. | Legal submissions from STIMBR made publicly available. | |
| 2 December 2021 | The DMC released a Direction and Minute to address legal matters arising from the reconvened hearing for EDN. | The DMC released Direction and Minute 16. | Direction and Minute 16 |
November 2021
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 25 November 2021 | The reconvened hearing for this application was held online on 25 November 2021. | Transcript of the reconvened hearing. | Hearing transcript |
| 24 November 2021 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute 15 requesting presentations from all parties appearing at the reconvened hearing for EDN. | Parties gave their presentations at the reconvened hearing. |
Presentation from Atmospheric Science Global (19 November 2021) Presentation from Bay of Plenty Regional Council (19 November 2021) Presentation from Draslovka (19 November 2021) Presentation from Environmental Protection Authority (24 November 2021) Presentation from Ministry for Primary Industries (22 November 2021) Presentation from Port Blakely (23 November 2021) |
| 12 November 2021 | The DMC released Direction and Minute 14. | The DMC invited all parties speaking at the reconvened hearing to provide their talking points by 2.00 pm Friday, 12 November. |
Draslovka – Response to Direction and Minute 14 NZ Forest Owners Association – Response to Direction and Minute 14 STIMBR – Response to Direction and Minute 14 Ministry for Primary Industries - Response to Direction and Minute 14 Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Response to Direction and Minute 14 TPT Forests Limited (response not received as of 2.00 pm Friday 12 November 2021) Port Blakely Herby NZ (response not received as of 2.00 pm Friday 12 November 2021) Rayonier/Matariki Forest (response not received as of 2.00 pm Friday 12 November 2021) |
| 10 November 2021 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute to notify all parties of the scope, timing and expectations of hearing procedures. | The DMC issued Direction and Minute 15 to notify all parties of the scope, timing and expectations of the reconvened EDN hearing. | Direction and Minute 15 |
| 10 November 2021 | The DMC issued a Notice of Hearing to notify all parties of the schedule, scope and expectations of the reconvened hearing for EDN. | The DMC issued a Notice of Hearing for the reconvened EDN hearing. The Notice of Hearing sets out the schedule, scope and expectations of the reconvened hearing. | Notice of Hearing |
| 9 November 2021 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute to notify all parties speaking at the hearing to provide their discussion points. | The DMC released Direction and Minute 14. The DMC invited all parties speaking at the reconvened hearing to provide their talking points by 2.00 pm on Friday 12 November. | Direction and Minute 14 |
| 1 November 2021 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute to notify all parties to the process of the scope and timing of a reconvened public hearing for EDN. | The DMC released Direction and Minute 13. The DMC invited all parties to confirm whether they wish to be heard on matters within the scope of the reconvened hearing. | Direction and Minute 13 |
September 2021
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 30 September 2021 | The DMC’s Direction and Minute 12 invited interested parties to comment on the updated EPA Staff Report 2021 and the updated EPA Science Memorandum 2021 | Four responses from interested parties were received. |
Bay of Plenty Regional Council (PDF, 471 KB) New Zealand Forest Owners Association (PDF, 138 KB) |
August 2021
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 31 August 2021 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute in response to the release of the updated EPA Staff Report 2021 and updated EPA Science Memorandum 2021. | The DMC released Direction and Minute 12. The DMC now invites all parties to the process to provide comments on the on the updated EPA Staff Report 2021 and the updated EPA Science Memorandum 2021 | |
| 23 August 2021 | The DMC's Direction and Minute 11 asked the EPA to provide an staff report. | The staff report and the science memorandum were published on the EPA website. | |
| 23 August 2021 | The DMC's Direction and Minute 11 invited interested parties to respond to new information from the applicant. |
Responses from interested parties were published. WorkSafe provided draft Safe Work Instruments and consultation documents |
Responses to Direction and Minute 11 Air dispersion modelling ethanedinitrile (EDN) report – WorkSafe website WorkSafe targeted consultation on revised proposals for safe work instrument – WorkSafe website |
May 2020
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 4 May 2020 | Direction and Minute 11 invited all parties to provide responses to new information received. | Responses were provided to Direction and Minute 11. |
Bay of Plenty Regional Council (PDF, 438 KB) |
April 2020
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 1 April 2020 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute in response to the new information received from the applicant | The DMC released Direction and Minute 11. The DMC now invites all parties to the process to provide any responses to the new information. |
USA EDN trial assessment (PDF, 14MB) USA trial worker movements (PDF, 6.2MB) USA worker study area monitoring for timber fumigation (PDF, 12MB) Applicant response to WGTO10 (PDF, 2.5MB) Justification for not using Scrubbing Destruction or Recapture equipment (PDF, 669KB) |
February 2020
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 18 February 2020 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute after reviewing the new information was provided by the applicant | The DMC released Direction and Minute 10. This direction and minute addresses the responses received from the applicant and WorkSafe to Direction and Minute 9. |
Direction and Minute Number 10 |
December 2019
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 11 December 2019 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute to allow the applicant to provide new information. | The applicant sent a letter requesting to provide new information. The DMC has issued Direction and Minute 9 allowing this request and setting out specific actions in relation to any new information. |
October 2019
| Date | Step | What happened in this step | Related documents |
| 09 October 2019 | The Addendum to Staff Report was published on the EPA website | Addendum to Staff Report |
September and October 2018
Date |
Step |
What happened in this step? |
Related documents |
| 5 September 2018 | Deadline for applicant and submitters to nominate experts for the expert conferencing mentioned above. | ||
| 14 September 2018 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute notifying the expert conferencing. | This included choosing experts nominated by the EPA, the applicant and other submitters and finding an appropriate time for the expert conferencing. | Direction and Minute Number 4 |
| 4 October 2018 | Expert conferencing took place specifically on air concentration dispersion modelling. | ||
| 11 – 12 October 2018 | Expert conferencing took place specifically on tolerable exposure limits. | ||
| 12 October 2018 | A joint statement was issued as a result of the expert conferencing on tolerable exposure limits. | These joint statements were from all participants in the expert conferencing and clearly set out where there was agreement and disagreement on relevant maters. |
Joint statement on tolerable exposure limits Appendix 1 to joint statement on tolerable exposure limits Appendix 2 to joint statement on tolerable exposure limits |
| 15 October 2018 | A joint statement was issued as a result of the expert conferencing on air concentration dispersion modelling. |
Joint statement on air concentration dispersion modelling Appendix to joint statement on air concentration dispersion modelling |
January 2019 to June 2019
Date |
Step |
What happened in this step? |
Related documents |
| 12 February 2019 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute requesting more information. | The Direction and Minute specifically requested a response from both WorkSafe NZ and the applicant and a more general response from other parties. | Direction and Minute Number 6 |
| 22 February 2019 | Deadline for a specific response from both WorkSafe NZ and the applicant from the previous Direction and Minute. | A total of 9 responses were received, including one from WorkSafe NZ and one from the applicant. | The links to these responses start with "RESPONSE" |
| 8 March 2019 | Deadline for a general response from other parties from the previous Direction and Minute. | ||
| 5 April 2019 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute following review and consideration of all responses received to previous Direction and Minute Number 6. | Direction and Minute Number 7 | |
| 10 May 2019 | Deadline for supplying information outlined in Direction and Minute 7. | Partial provision, by the applicant, of information outlined in D&M7. The applicant advised of further timeframes for outstanding information. |
The links to the documents received by 10 May 2019 start with "New_information" |
| 15 May - 14 June 2019 | Further information provided by the applicant on 15 May, 20 May, and 14 June 2019. | The links to the documents received after 10 May 2019 start with "Further_information" | |
| 18 June 2019 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute following review and consideration of information received in response to previous Direction and Minute Number 7. | Direction and Minute Number 8 |
August 2018
| Date | Step | What happened in this step? | Related documents |
| 10 August 2018 | The staff report and the science memorandum were published on the EPA website. | ||
| 20 August 2018 | The applicant provided new information about EDN. | ||
| 21 August 2018 | The public hearing was held in Wellington. The DMC decided to accept the new information provided by the applicant. The new information triggered additional steps to be taken, which were outlined in a Direction and Minute as noted below. | Transcript of Wellington hearing | |
| 23 August 2018 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute about its desire to visit to a commercial fumigation facility. | A Direction and Minute is a tool used by the DMC to communicate matters associated with an application to all parties. For example allowing for new information to be made public, and outlining next steps. | Direction and Minute Number 1 |
| The DMC issued a Direction and Minute relating to the late submission of new information from the applicant. It decided to hold two rounds of expert conferencing on the information (the tolerable exposure limits and air concentration dispersion modelling) between 24 September and 12 October 2018. The applicant and submitters were directed to nominate experts who may participate. | Direction and Minute Number 2 | ||
| 28 – 29 August 2018 | The public hearing was held in Rotorua. | Transcript of Rotorua hearing | |
| 31 August 2018 | The DMC issued a Direction and Minute relating to its visit to a commercial fumigation facility. | This visit was detailed in the Direction and Minute dated 23 August 2018. | Direction and Minute Number 3 |
November and December 2018
Date |
Step |
What happened in this step? |
Related documents |
| 2 November 2018 | Advice from EPA’s consultant was received. | The EPA’s consultant’s advice was published on the website. | Advice from EPA's consultant |
| 8 November 2018 | Deadline for EPA's public documents to be updated after expert conferencing. | ||
| 22 November 2018 | Deadline for comments to be received after expert conferencing. | Three comments were received. | Links to these comments start with "COMMENT" |
| 11 December 2018 | As a result of the expert conferences and submissions, the DMC forwarded questions to the EPA’s consultant. | This forms part of the minutes of the 18 December 2018 teleconference. | |
| 18 December 2018 | The DMC held a teleconference with the EPA’s consultant and staff in relation to questions posed by the DMC on 11 December 2018. |
Minutes of the 18 December 2018 teleconference (Direction and Minute Number 5) |
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| 20 December 2018 – 15 January 2019 | The statutory shutdown period of the HSNO Act, when decisions cannot be made. | This is a statutory requirement of the HSNO Act. No decision, or change in application status, can be made during this time. |
July 2017 to July 2018
Date |
Step |
What happened in this step? |
Related documents |
| 17 July 2017 |
The application was formally received. The timeframe was waived for this application (under s59 of the HSNO Act) and further information was requested (under s52 of the HSNO Act). |
The EPA and the applicant were in discussions to ensure that the information and application form were complete. This was to ensure that the data and application form were appropriate and contained all information available at the time. The applicant gave additional information to the EPA and the application form was required to be updated. |
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| 27 February 2018 | The application was published on the EPA website and the public consultation period, where the public was given the opportunity to comment on the application, started. |
During this period, a staff report and science memorandum were prepared for the DMC. The report evaluated and analysed the data provided by the applicant, the submissions (when available) and any other information. A report was commissioned from an independent air dispersion modelling expert (referred to in the remainder of this timeline as the EPA’s consultant). Due to the interactions between the HSNO Act and Health and Safety and Work Act, WorkSafe New Zealand was also required to complete an assessment of the material. This was incorporated into the EPA staff report. |
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| 12 April 2018 | The public submission period was due to close on this day. It was extended however at the request of the public (under s59 of the HSNO Act). | ||
| 19 April 2018 | The public submission period closed. 43 submissions were received. | Links to these submissions start with 'SUBMISSION' | |
| 26 April 2018 | The timeframe required between the close of submissions and the hearing was waived, due to the volume of submissions received requiring evaluation and analysis (under s59 of the HSNO Act). | ||
| 26 July – 1 August 2018 | The EPA and the applicant agreed on the date of the hearing to accommodate the availability of the applicant. New dates were agreed to be the 21 August 2018 in Wellington and 28 – 29 August 2018 in Rotorua. During this process, the applicant noted they had new information to provide. |