[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 39612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16825]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7083]


IJC Will Review Bi-National Management of the Lake of the Woods 
and Rainy River Basin

    By letters dated June 17, 2010, the Governments of Canada and the 
United States asked the International Joint Commission (IJC) to examine 
and make recommendations regarding the bi-national management of the 
Lake of the Woods and Rainy River system and the IJC's potential role 
in this management.
    This review would serve to complement government activities that 
foster trans-jurisdictional coordination and collaboration on science 
and management activities to enhance and restore water quality in the 
basin. It would also contribute to any future approach to addressing 
new and emerging water quality issues and water management needs. A 
final report is expected to be released by the end of 2011. In the 
meantime, the IJC will make periodic reports to the governments that 
will include plans for engaging with federal governments and relevant 
provinces, First Nations, tribes and states, as well as the wider body 
of stakeholders and the public. The IJC anticipates holding public 
consultations on this matter at dates and locations to be announced in 
the local news media and on the IJC's Web site.
    In addition to the public hearings, the IJC invites all interested 
parties to submit written comment over the course of this review to the 
addresses below: Secretary, Canadian Section, 234 Laurier Avenue West, 
22nd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6K6, Fax (613) 993-5583, E-mail 
[email protected]. Secretary, United States Section, 2000 L 
Street, Suite 615, Washington, DC 20440, Fax (202) 632-2007, E-mail 
[email protected].
    The International Joint Commission is a binational Canada-U.S. 
organization established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. It 
assists the governments in managing waters along the border for the 
benefit of both countries in a variety of ways including examining 
issues referred to it by the two federal governments.
    More information, including the full text of the governments' 
letters of reference, may be found on the Commission's Web site, at 
http://www.ijc.org.

    Dated: July 2, 2010.
Charles A. Lawson,
Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2010-16825 Filed 7-8-10; 8:45 am]
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