[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39560-39561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16316]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7945]
International Joint Commission
International Joint Commission Invites Public Comment on Upper Great
Lakes Report
The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that it is
inviting public comment on the final report of its International Upper
Great Lakes Study Board, Lake Superior Regulation: Addressing
Uncertainty in Upper Great Lakes Water Levels. Comments will be
accepted at public hearings and by mail, email and on-line until August
31, 2012.
The Study examines whether the regulation of outflows from Lake
Superior through the compensating works and power dams on the St. Marys
River at Sault Ste. Marie might be improved to take into consideration
the evolving needs of users on Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and
Erie. The Commission is considering proposed changes to its Orders of
Approval for the outflows of Lake Superior at the St. Marys River that
have been recommended by the Study. The Study report also examines the
potential future impacts of climate change, a management strategy to
better anticipate and respond to future extreme water levels, the
feasibility and implications of restoring water levels in lakes
Michigan-Huron and multi-lake regulation and its impacts throughout the
Great Lakes St-Lawrence system. The report and related supporting
documents and peer review are available at the Upper Great Lakes Public
Hearings Web site.
Commissioners invite the public to present comments at hearings
that will be held the following dates and locations:
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Monday, July 9 Tuesday, July 10 Wednesday, July 11 Thursday, July 12
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Sarnia, ON, 7:00 pm EDT, Lambton Grosse Pointe Farms, Port Clinton, OH, 7:00 Holland, MI, 7:00 pm
College, Room A223, 1457 London Rd. MI, 7:00 pm EDT, The pm EDT, Sutton Center, EDT, Doubletree Hotel,
Grosse Pointe War 1848 E. Perry St. 650 East 24th Street.
Memorial, Reception
Room, 32 Lakeshore
Drive.
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Thunder Bay, ON, 7:00 pm EDT, Duluth, MN, 6:00 pm Fish Creek, WI, 6:00 pm Milwaukee, WI, 6:00 pm
Lakehead University, ATAC Room 1001, CDT, Labovitz School CDT, Door Community CDT, University of
955 Oliver Road. of Business, 1318 Auditorium, 3926 Wisconsin-Milwaukee's
Kirby Drive. Wisconsin Hwy 42. Great Lakes Water
Institute, 600 E.
Greenfield Ave.
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Saturday, July 14 Sunday, July 15 Monday, July 16 Tuesday, July 17
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Sault Ste. Marie, ON, 1:00 pm EDT, Little Current, ON, Parry Sound, ON, 2:00 Collingwood, ON, 1:00
Algoma University, Great West Life 1:00 pm EDT, Northeast pm EDT, Bobby Orr pm EDT, Cranberry
Theatre, 1520 Queen Street East. Manitoulin and the Community Centre, 7-17 Resort, 19 Keith Ave,
Islands Recreation Marry Street. RR4.
Center, 9001 Hwy-6 S.
Midland, ON, 7:00 pm
EDT, North Simcoe
Sports and Recreation
Centre, 527 Len Self
Boulevard.
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Video conference technology will be used to link the hearings
scheduled from July 9-12 and to allow the participation of some
Commissioners from other locations.
Two teleconferences will be held for those people who are not able
to attend the meetings. One will be held in English on and the other in
French. Details of the teleconferences will be provided in a subsequent
news release.
Written comments may be submitted to the IJC for receipt by August
31, 2012 from the Upper Great Lakes Public Hearings Web site or to
either address below: U.S. Section Secretary, International Joint
Commission, 200 L Street NW., Suite 615, Washington, DC 20440, Fax:
202-632-2006, [email protected] Canadian Section Secretary,
International Joint Commission, 234 Laurier Avenue West, 22nd Floor,
Ottawa, ON K1P 6K6, Fax: 613-993-5583, [email protected].
Technical questions should be sent in writing to the Commission if
a detailed response is expected.
The International Joint Commission was established under the
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the United States and Canada
prevent and resolve disputes over the use of the waters the two
countries share. Its responsibilities include considering applications
for projects that affect the natural levels and flows of boundary
waters. For more information, visit the Commission's Web site at
www.ijc.org.
Contacts
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Bernard Beckhoff (Ottawa)..... 613-947-1420 [email protected].
Frank Bevacqua (Washington)... 202-736-9024 [email protected].
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Dated: June 27, 2012.
Charles A. Lawson,
Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-16316 Filed 7-2-12; 8:45 am]
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