International Joint Commission Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2136]

International Joint Commission Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

An Invitation to Comment on the second Progress Report of the

Canada-United States Air Quality Committee.

The International Joint Commission invites public comment on

progress by the United States and Canada in reducing transboundary air

pollution under the 1991 Agreement on Air Quality. The Commission will

provide a synthesis of the comments 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 have established

a bilateral Air Quality Committee. This Committee is responsible for

reviewing progress made in the implementation of the Agreement,

preparing and submitting periodic progress reports to the Governments,

referring each progress report to the International Joint Commission,

and releasing those reports to the public. The second progress report

of the Committee is now available and may be obtained from:

Acid Rain Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code:

6204J, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, Acid Rain Hotline: (202)

233-9620

Environment Canada, Enquiry Centre, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Hull, Quebec,

KIA 0H3, (819) 997-2800

Under the Agreement, the Governments have assigned the

International Joint Commission the responsibility of inviting comments

on each progress report of the Air Quality Committee. A synthesis of

comments received will be provided to the Governments and made

available to the public.

The International Joint Commission invites comment on any aspect of

the second Progress Report of the Air Quality Committee. Please send

comments in writing by March 10, 1995 to either address below or

contact us by telephone if you have any questions about the comment

process.

International Joint Commission, 1250 23rd Street, NW, Suite 100,

Washington, DC 20440, Telephone: (202) 736-9000

International Joint Commission, 100 Metcalfe Street, 18th Floor,

Ottawa, ON K1P 5M1, Telephone (613) 995-2984.

Dated: December 5, 1994.

David A. LaRoche,

Secretary, United States Section.

[FR Doc. 94-30600 Filed 12-13-94; 8:45 am]

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