[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-25496] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: October 14, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 2099] International Joint Commission; Notice of Public Hearing In the matter of a request from the Governments of the United States and Canada that the international joint commission examine into and report upon the regulation of the levels of Rainy and Namakan Lakes The International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, will hold a public hearing in International Falls, Minnesota on November 10, 1994, with sessions at two p.m. and seven p.m. local time on the regulation of the levels of Rainy and Namakan Lakes to prevent the occurrence of emergency conditions in the Rainy Lake watershed. The public hearing will take place in the theater of the Rainy River Community College, 1501 Highway 71, International Falls, Minnesota. The 1938 Rainy Lake Convention between the United States and Canada granted the International Joint Commission the power to determine when emergency conditions exist in the Rainy Lake watershed, whether by reason of high or low water, and empowered it to adopt measures of control as may seem proper with respect to existing dams at Kettle Falls and International Falls and any other works or dams in the boundary waters of the Rainy Lake watershed in the event the Commission shall determine that such emergency conditions exist. Pursuant to the Convention, the International Joint Commission issued Orders in 1949, 1957 and 1970 setting forth Rule Curves for the regulation of Rainy and Namakan Lakes so as to avoid emergency high or low levels. Requests have been made for the International Joint Commission to revise the current Rule Curve, most recently by the Rainy Lake and Namakan Reservoir Water Level International Steering Committee in its Final Report dated November 1993. The Commission is considering what, if any, action it can appropriately take under the Convention. At the hearing, the Commission would welcome the views of all interested parties on whether the Commission's Orders fulfill the mandate of the Rainy Lake Convention to avoid emergency conditions. The hearing is an international hearing, and citizens of both the United States and Canada are encouraged to attend and participate. All interested persons will be given opportunity to express their views orally or in writing. The Commission encourages hearing participants to submit written statements as the time available for each speaker may be limited. The record of the hearing will remain open until January 10, 1995 for the receipt of written statements. Please send statements to either address below: Secretary, United States Section, International Joint Commission, 1250 23rd Street, NW., Washington, DC 20440, Telephone: (202) 736-9000, Fax: (202) 736-9015 Secretary, Canadian Section, International Joint Commission, 100 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5M1, Telephone: (613) 995-2984, Fax: (613) 993-5583 Dated: October 6, 1994. David A. LaRoche, Secretary, United States Section. [FR Doc. 94-25496 Filed 10-13-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-14-M