[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32125]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4235]


An Invitation To Comment on the 2002 Progress Report on 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 Canada-United States Agreement on Air Quality. 
The 2002 Progress Report provides updates on acid rain control 
programs, ground-level ozone controls, cooperative efforts on 
particulate matter, data measurement and analysis, notification of 
sources of transboundary air pollution, and the results of the second 
five-year review of the agreement, among other issues. The Commission 
will provide a synthesis of comments received 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.
    Under the terms of the Agreement, the Governments' bilateral Air 
Quality Committee reviews progress made in the implementation of the 
Agreement, prepares and submits periodic progress reports to the 
Governments, and refers each progress report to the International Joint 
Commission for solicitation of public input. The 2002 Progress Report 
of the Committee is now available and may be obtained from:

Clean Air Markets Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (6204N), Washington, DC 20460. Acid Rain 
Hotline: (202) 564-9620
Environment Canada, Inquiry Centre, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Hull, Quebec, 
K1A 0H3, (800) 668-6767.

    The full report is also available at the following sites on the 
World Wide Web: http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/usca/2002report.html 
http://www.ec.gc.ca/air/qual/2002/index_e.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 2002 Progress Report. 
Please send comments in writing by February 28, 2003, 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, E-mail: [email protected]
International Joint Commission, Canadian Section, 234 Laurier Ave., W., 
22nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 6K6. Telephone: (613) 995-2984. Fax: (613) 
993-5583. [email protected]

    Dated: December 16, 2002.
Gerry Galloway,
Secretary, United States Section, International Joint Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-32125 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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