[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 69197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22542]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5224]


International Joint Commission Announcement of Public Meetings

Review of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

    The governments of the United States and Canada have asked the 
International Joint Commission (IJC) to consult with the residents of 
the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin to find out their views on 
what needs to be done to protect water quality in their area, and on 
the future of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
    The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between Canada and the 
United States expresses the commitment of each country to restore and 
maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the waters 
of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem, including the international portion 
of the St. Lawrence River.
    The governments intend to launch a review of the operation and 
effectiveness of the Agreement in early 2006. The Agreement was first 
signed in 1972 and last amended in 1987.
    The International Joint Commission is holding 14 public meetings 
across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin, conducting a Web 
Dialogue from November 29 to December 2 and accepting written and oral 
submissions until November 30. For more information, call toll-free at 
1 866 813-0642 or visit http://www.ijc.org/glconsultations.
     Monday, October 17 at 7 p.m. in Montr[eacute]al, Quebec, 
at City Hall, 275 Notre-Dame Street East
     Monday, October 24 at 7 p.m. in Duluth, Minnesota, at the 
Central Hillside Community Center, 12 East 4th Street
     Tuesday, October 25 at 7 p.m. in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at 
City Hall, 500 Donald Street East
     Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. in Sault Ste Marie, 
Ontario, in the City Council Chamber at the Civic Centre, 99 Foster 
Drive
     Tuesday, November 1 at 7 p.m. in Bay City, Michigan, at 
City Hall, 301 Washington Avenue
     Tuesday, November 1 at 7 p.m. in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at 
the KI Convention Center, 333 Main Street
     Wednesday, November 2 at 7 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois, in 
the Phelps Auditorium at the Shedd Aquarium, 1200 South Lake Shore 
Drive
     Wednesday, November 2 at 3 p.m. in Detroit, Michigan, at 
the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, One Woodward Avenue, Suite 
1900
     Wednesday, November 2 at 7 p.m. in Windsor, Ontario, at 
the Cleary International Centre, 201 Riverside Drive West
     Thursday, November 3, at 7 p.m. in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 
Rotunda of City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue
     Tuesday, November 8 at 7 p.m. in Quebec City, Quebec, at 
City Hall, 2 rue des Jardins
     Tuesday, November 8 at 7 p.m. in Midland, Ontario, in the 
Council Chamber at the Municipal Building, 575 Dominion Avenue
     Wednesday, November 9 at 7 p.m. in Toronto, Ontario, at 
City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
     Thursday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Rochester, New York, 
in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 30 Church Street

    Dated: November 7, 2005.
Elizabeth C. Bourget,
Secretary, United States Section, International Joint Commission, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-22542 Filed 11-10-05; 8:45 am]
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