[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33779-33780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9132]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5440]


International Joint Commission; Notice of Public Comment Period; 
International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study

    The International Joint Commission will hold a 60-day public 
comment period on the report of its International Lake Ontario-St. 
Lawrence River Study Board, which was released on May 31, 2006.
    The Study Board report presents the Commission with options for 
regulating the outflows from Lake Ontario through the international 
hydropower project at Cornwall, Ontario and Massena, New York. The 
five-year study improves the understanding of how regulation affects 
the environment, recreational boating, flooding, shoreline erosion, 
navigation, hydropower production and municipal

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and industrial water uses from Niagara Falls, New York and Ontario to 
Trois-Rivi[eacute]res, Quebec.
    The Commission will consider changes to the current regulation 
plan, Plan 1958-D, and to its Orders of Approval for regulation of Lake 
Ontario outflows.
    The public is invited to provide comments on the Study Board 
report, and any other relevant matters, to assist the Commission in its 
deliberations. Copies of the Study Board report are available from the 
Commission at the addresses below, or online from http://www.ijc.org/en/activities/losl/index.php.
    Comments, which must be received by July 31, 2006, can be submitted 
online at http://www.ijc.org/en/activities/losl/index.php or sent by 
letter, fax or email to either address below:

U.S. Section Secretary, International Joint Commission, 1250 23rd 
Street NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20440. Tel: (202) 736-9024. Fax: 
(202) 467-0746. [email protected].
Canadian Section Secretary, International Joint Commission, 234 Laurier 
Avenue West, 22nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 6K6. Tel: (613) 995-0088. Fax: 
(613) 993-5583. [email protected].

    Once the Commission has adequately considered the Study Board 
report, public comment and any other relevant information, it will 
release a ``preliminary decision'' on regulation of Lake Ontario 
outflows for public comment. The Commission will examine increasing the 
benefits of regulation consistent with its responsibility under the 
Boundary Waters Treaty to ensure suitable and adequate protection of 
all interests that could be injured as a result of the activities that 
it approves.
    The Commission will also hold public hearings, and consult with the 
governments of Canada and the United States to seek their concurrence, 
before making a decision whether to change its Orders of Approval or 
the current regulation plan. The times and locations will be announced.
    Comments provided in writing or orally will become part of a public 
record that may be posted on the IJC's Web site or otherwise made 
available to the public. To protect the privacy of any person 
submitting comment, the IJC will remove the following identifying 
information from the incoming communication before making the comment 
available to the public: e-mail address, street address, post office 
box, zip code, postal code, telephone number and fax number. The 
following identifying information will remain part of the record that 
is made available to the public: Name, organizational affiliation, 
city, and state/province.
    For more information, contact Frank Bevacqua (202) 736-9024; 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 5, 2006.
Elizabeth C. Bourget,
Secretary, U.S. Section International Joint Commission Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E6-9132 Filed 6-9-06; 8:45 am]
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