97-407. International Joint Commission; Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-407]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice Number 2502]


International Joint Commission; Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

    Notice of Public Hearing on the Safety of Dams and Other Structures 
Operated under International Joint Commission Orders.
    Certain dams and other structures along the United States-Canada 
border are operated under Orders of the International Joint Commission 
pursuant to the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 and the Rainy Lake 
Convention. Currently, oversight of safety considerations varies.
    The International Joint Commission will hold a public hearing in 
Ottawa, Ontario on February 19, 1997 to evaluate these individual 
procedures and authorities, to hear the views of all interested persons 
on how best to ensure the safety of structures subject to Commission 
Orders, and to consider how long such Orders should remain in force.
    The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on February 19, 1997 at the 
location below: Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Hearing Room #2, 
333 Laurier Avenue West, 18th floor, Ottawa, Ontario.
    Everyone is invited to offer relevant information and views to the 
Commission, whether on their own behalf or in a representative 
capacity. Persons intending to participate in the hearing are 
encouraged to provide either Commission Secretary with copies of their 
remarks prior to the hearing.
    Written submissions are encouraged from both those who attend and 
from those unable to attend the hearing. They may be sent to either 
Commission Secretary on or before March 21, 1997 at the addresses 
below:

Secretary, U.S. Section, 1250 23rd Street, NW., Suite 100 Washington, 
DC 20440 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: 
[e-mail]
Secretary, Canadian Section 100 Metcalfe Street, 18th Floor Ottawa, ON 
K1P 5M1 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: 
[e-mail]

    The International Joint Commission has approved construction and 
operation of certain structures along the border. Structures operating 
under Commission Orders include:
St. Croix River
Grand Falls Dam
Milltown Dam
Forest City Dam
Vanceboro Dam
Saint John River
Grand Falls Dam
Richelieu River
Fryers Island Dam
St. Lawrence River
Moses-Saunders Dam
Long Sault Dam
Iroquois Dam
Niagara River
Niagara Falls Control Structure
Lake Erie Ice Boom
Peace Bridge
St. Marys River
Compensating Works
Great Lakes Power Dam
Rainy and Namakan Lakes
Prairie Portage Dam
Kettle Falls Dam
Fort Frances-International Falls Dam
Kootenay River
Kootenay River Dyking
Corra Linn Dam
Columbia River
Grand Coulee Dam
Pend'Oreille River
Waneta Dam
Okanagan River
Zosel Dam

    Dated: January 2, 1997.
Kathy Prosser,
Secretary, United States Section, International Joint Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-407 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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