[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 68497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32914]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2941]


International Joint Commission, Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

    An Invitation to Comment on the 1998 Progress Report of the Air 
Quality Committee under the Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement.
    The International Joint Commission invites public comment on 
progress by the United States and Canada in reducing transboundary air 
pollution under the 1991 Agreement on Air Quality. The Commission will 
provide a synthesis of the comments to the two governments and the 
public as directed by the Agreement.
    The Governments of the United States and Canada signed an Agreement 
on Air Quality on March 13, 1991. The purpose of the Agreement was to 
establish a practical and effective instrument to address shared 
concerns on transboundary air pollution. The 1998 Progress Report 
reviews acid rain control programs, monitoring, prevention of air 
quality deterioration and visibility protection, notification of 
significant transboundary air pollution, cooperation on ground-level 
ozone and particulate matter, and scientific and technical cooperation.
    Under the terms of the Agreement, the Governments established a 
bilateral Air Quality Committee. This Committee is responsible for 
reviewing progress made in the implementation of the Agreement, 
preparing and submitting periodic progress reports to the Governments, 
referring each progress report to the International Joint Commission, 
and releasing those reports to the public. The 1998 Progress Report of 
the Committee is now available and may be obtained from:

Acid Rain Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 
6204J, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, Acid Rain Hotline: (202) 
564-9620.
Environment Canada, Inquiry Centre, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Hull, Quebec, 
K1A 0H3, (819) 997-2800.

    The full report is also available at the following sites on the 
World Wide Web:

http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/lawsregs/airus.pdf
http://www.ec.gc.ca/special/airqual.html

    Under the Agreement, the Governments assigned the International 
Joint Commission the responsibility of inviting comments on each 
progress report of the Air Quality Committee. The International Joint 
Commission invites comment on any aspect of the 1998 Progress Report. 
Please send comments in writing by February 26, 1999, to either address 
below, or contact us if you have any questions about the comment 
process.

International Joint Commission, United States Section, 1250 23rd 
Street, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20440, Telephone: (202) 736-9000, 
Fax: (202) 736-9015, Email: [email protected]
International Joint Commission, Canadian Section, 100 Metcalfe Street, 
18th Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 5M1, Telephone: (613) 995-2984, Fax: (613) 
993-5583, Email: [email protected]

    Dated: November 30, 1998.
Gerald E. Galloway,
Secretary, United States Section.
[FR Doc. 98-32914 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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