[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39560-39561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16316]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7945]


International Joint Commission

International Joint Commission Invites Public Comment on Upper Great 
Lakes Report

    The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that it is 
inviting public comment on the final report of its International Upper 
Great Lakes Study Board, Lake Superior Regulation: Addressing 
Uncertainty in Upper Great Lakes Water Levels. Comments will be 
accepted at public hearings and by mail, email and on-line until August 
31, 2012.
    The Study examines whether the regulation of outflows from Lake 
Superior through the compensating works and power dams on the St. Marys 
River at Sault Ste. Marie might be improved to take into consideration 
the evolving needs of users on Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and 
Erie. The Commission is considering proposed changes to its Orders of 
Approval for the outflows of Lake Superior at the St. Marys River that 
have been recommended by the Study. The Study report also examines the 
potential future impacts of climate change, a management strategy to 
better anticipate and respond to future extreme water levels, the 
feasibility and implications of restoring water levels in lakes 
Michigan-Huron and multi-lake regulation and its impacts throughout the 
Great Lakes St-Lawrence system. The report and related supporting 
documents and peer review are available at the Upper Great Lakes Public 
Hearings Web site.
    Commissioners invite the public to present comments at hearings 
that will be held the following dates and locations:

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            Monday, July 9                 Tuesday, July 10        Wednesday, July 11       Thursday, July 12
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Sarnia, ON, 7:00 pm EDT, Lambton       Grosse Pointe Farms,     Port Clinton, OH, 7:00   Holland, MI, 7:00 pm
 College, Room A223, 1457 London Rd.    MI, 7:00 pm EDT, The     pm EDT, Sutton Center,   EDT, Doubletree Hotel,
                                        Grosse Pointe War        1848 E. Perry St.        650 East 24th Street.
                                        Memorial, Reception
                                        Room, 32 Lakeshore
                                        Drive.
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Thunder Bay, ON, 7:00 pm EDT,          Duluth, MN, 6:00 pm      Fish Creek, WI, 6:00 pm  Milwaukee, WI, 6:00 pm
 Lakehead University, ATAC Room 1001,   CDT, Labovitz School     CDT, Door Community      CDT, University of
 955 Oliver Road.                       of Business, 1318        Auditorium, 3926         Wisconsin-Milwaukee's
                                        Kirby Drive.             Wisconsin Hwy 42.        Great Lakes Water
                                                                                          Institute, 600 E.
                                                                                          Greenfield Ave.
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          Saturday, July 14                Sunday, July 15          Monday, July 16          Tuesday, July 17
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Sault Ste. Marie, ON, 1:00 pm EDT,     Little Current, ON,      Parry Sound, ON, 2:00    Collingwood, ON, 1:00
 Algoma University, Great West Life     1:00 pm EDT, Northeast   pm EDT, Bobby Orr        pm EDT, Cranberry
 Theatre, 1520 Queen Street East.       Manitoulin and the       Community Centre, 7-17   Resort, 19 Keith Ave,
                                        Islands Recreation       Marry Street.            RR4.
                                        Center, 9001 Hwy-6 S.
                                                                Midland, ON, 7:00 pm
                                                                 EDT, North Simcoe
                                                                 Sports and Recreation
                                                                 Centre, 527 Len Self
                                                                 Boulevard.
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    Video conference technology will be used to link the hearings 
scheduled from July 9-12 and to allow the participation of some 
Commissioners from other locations.
    Two teleconferences will be held for those people who are not able 
to attend the meetings. One will be held in English on and the other in 
French. Details of the teleconferences will be provided in a subsequent 
news release.
    Written comments may be submitted to the IJC for receipt by August 
31, 2012 from the Upper Great Lakes Public Hearings Web site or to 
either address below: U.S. Section Secretary, International Joint 
Commission, 200 L Street NW., Suite 615, Washington, DC 20440, Fax: 
202-632-2006, [email protected] Canadian Section Secretary, 
International Joint Commission, 234 Laurier Avenue West, 22nd Floor, 
Ottawa, ON K1P 6K6, Fax: 613-993-5583, [email protected].
    Technical questions should be sent in writing to the Commission if 
a detailed response is expected.
    The International Joint Commission was established under the 
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the United States and Canada 
prevent and resolve disputes over the use of the waters the two 
countries share. Its responsibilities include considering applications 
for projects that affect the natural levels and flows of boundary 
waters. For more information, visit the Commission's Web site at 
www.ijc.org.

                                Contacts
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Bernard Beckhoff (Ottawa).....       613-947-1420  [email protected].
Frank Bevacqua (Washington)...       202-736-9024  [email protected].
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    Dated: June 27, 2012.
Charles A. Lawson,
Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-16316 Filed 7-2-12; 8:45 am]
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