82_FR_38911 82 FR 38755 - International Joint Commission: Invites Public Comment on Review of Emergency Levels for Rainy and Namakan Lakes

82 FR 38755 - International Joint Commission: Invites Public Comment on Review of Emergency Levels for Rainy and Namakan Lakes

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 156 (August 15, 2017)

Page Range38755-38756
FR Document2017-17200

The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that it is inviting public comment on Emergency Levels for Rainy and Namakan Lakes (also known as Rule Curves). Comments will be accepted at public hearings and by mail, email and on-line until September 1, 2017. Following receipt of the International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board's final report in late June, the International Joint Commission will be holding public hearings in the basin on its own report. Draft Changes to the Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves for Public Comment. The Commission is considering proposed changes to its Orders of Approval for the emergency regulation of Rainy and Namakan Lakes that have been recommended by the Study.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38755-38756]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17200]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public notice: 10083]


International Joint Commission: Invites Public Comment on Review 
of Emergency Levels for Rainy and Namakan Lakes

AGENCY:  Department of State.

ACTION:  International Joint Commission: Invites Public Comment on 
Review of Emergency Levels for Rainy and Namakan Lakes.

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SUMMARY: The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that 
it is inviting public comment on Emergency Levels for Rainy and Namakan 
Lakes (also known as Rule Curves). Comments will be accepted at public 
hearings and by mail, email and on-line until September 1, 2017. 
Following receipt of the International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule 
Curves Study Board's final report in late June, the International Joint 
Commission will be holding public hearings in the basin on its own 
report. Draft Changes to the Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves for 
Public Comment. The Commission is considering proposed changes to its 
Orders of Approval for the emergency regulation of Rainy and Namakan 
Lakes that have been recommended by the Study.

DATES: Commissioners will be present to hear comments at four public 
hearings throughout the basin from August 16 to 18, 2017. A public 
comment period on the Commission's report will also be open from July 
24 to September 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held at the following locations:

Wednesday, Fort Frances, Ontario
    August 16: Fort Frances Library--Shaw Hub Room, 601 Reid Avenue, 
Fort Frances, ON P9A 0A2, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Thursday, Kabetogama, Minnesota
    August 17: Kabetogama Lake Community Centre, 9707 Gamma Road, 
Kabetogama, MN 56669, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Thursday, International Falls, Minnesota
    August 17: Backus Community Centre--Conference Room 101/102, 900 
5th Street, International Falls, MN 56649, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday, Rainy River, Ontario
    August 18: Rainy River Recreation Centre, 302 Broadway Avenue, 
Rainy River, ON P0W 1L0, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Lobrichon (Ottawa), 613-992-5368, [email protected]
Frank Bevacqua (Washington), 202-736-9024, [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission's proposal relating to the 
Emergency Regulation of Levels on Rainy and Namakan Lakes are centered 
on five general themes:
    Changes to existing Rule Curves: Alternative C for the rule curves 
for Rainy and Namakan lakes, which includes a rule curve for high flood 
risk years for Rainy Lake, should be adopted.
    An expanded role for the Water Levels Committee (WLC) of the 
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board (IRLWWB): The WLC 
should be empowered to target specific levels outside of the middle 
portion of the rule curve for each lake. New operational guidelines are 
needed for the WLC, and further guidance, in the form of a refined 
directive for the IRLWWB and the WLC, is needed.
    Adaptive Management: The Commission will work with the

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IRLWWB to determine how best to implement an adaptive management 
strategy in the medium and long term planning and activities of both 
the IRLWWB and the Commission in the basin.
    Stakeholder Concerns: The views of stakeholders, as heard through 
the Commission and Study Board engagement and hearings, will be 
communicated to governments.
    Engagement with Indigenous Communities: The Commission endorses the 
Study Board's recommendations regarding improving engagement and 
collaboration with Tribes, First Nations, and M[eacute]tis communities.
    Public input is essential to the Commission's rendering of a final 
decision to proceed with the proposed changes to the management of 
emergency levels and flows of the Rainy and Namakan Lakes, and to the 
Commission's perspective on changes to the operations and guidance 
provided to the Water Levels Committee, engagement with Tribes, First 
Nations, and M[eacute]tis, and adaptive management.
    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 investigating and 
reporting on issues of concern when asked by the governments of the two 
countries.
    Under the Rainy Lake Convention, the IJC determines when emergency 
conditions exist in the Rainy Lake watershed, by reason of high or low 
water, and adopts measures of control with respect to the dams at 
Kettle Falls and International Falls-Fort Frances. For more 
information, visit the Commission's Web site at http://www.ijc.org.

 Charles A. Lawson,
Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2017-17200 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices 38755 those that may be withheld from the 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, the International Joint Commission will public in accordance with the Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. be holding public hearings in the basin provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is on its own report. Draft Changes to the available for Web site viewing and hereby given that as a result of the Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves printing in the Commission’s Public President’s major disaster declaration on for Public Comment. The Commission is Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., 08/08/2017, Private Non-Profit considering proposed changes to its Washington, DC 20549, on official organizations that provide essential Orders of Approval for the emergency business days between the hours of services of a governmental nature may regulation of Rainy and Namakan Lakes 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the file disaster loan applications at the that have been recommended by the filing also will be available for address listed above or other locally Study. inspection and copying at the principal announced locations. DATES: Commissioners will be present to office of the Exchange. All comments The following areas have been hear comments at four public hearings received will be posted without change; determined to be adversely affected by throughout the basin from August 16 to the Commission does not edit personal the disaster: 18, 2017. A public comment period on identifying information from Primary Counties: Columbia, Deschutes, the Commission’s report will also be submissions. You should submit only Hood River, Josephine. open from July 24 to September 1, 2017. information that you wish to make ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be available publicly. All submissions The Interest Rates are: held at the following locations: should refer to File Number SR– Percent Wednesday, Fort Frances, Ontario NASDAQ–2017–079, and should be August 16: Fort Frances Library— submitted on or before September 5, For Physical Damage: Shaw Hub Room, 601 Reid Avenue, 2017. Non-Profit Organizations with Fort Frances, ON P9A 0A2, 7:00 For the Commission, by the Division of Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated Non-Profit Organizations with- Thursday, Kabetogama, Minnesota authority.15 out Credit Available Else- where ..................................... 2.500 August 17: Kabetogama Lake Eduardo A. Aleman, Community Centre, 9707 Gamma For Economic Injury: Assistant Secretary. Non-Profit Organizations with- Road, Kabetogama, MN 56669, 3:00 [FR Doc. 2017–17168 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] out Credit Available Else- p.m.–5:00 p.m. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P where ..................................... 2.500 Thursday, International Falls, Minnesota The number assigned to this disaster August 17: Backus Community for physical damage is 15240B and for Centre—Conference Room 101/102, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 900 5th Street, International Falls, economic injury is 152410. [Disaster Declaration #15240 and #15241; MN 56649, 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Oregon Disaster Number OR–00086] Number 59008) Friday, Rainy River, Ontario August 18: Rainy River Recreation Presidential Declaration of a Major James E. Rivera, Centre, 302 Broadway Avenue, Disaster for Public Assistance Only for Associate Administrator for Disaster Rainy River, ON P0W 1L0, 9:30 the State of Oregon Assistance. a.m.–11:30 a.m. [FR Doc. 2017–17174 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: U.S. Small Business BILLING CODE 8025–01–P Sarah Lobrichon (Ottawa), 613–992– Administration. 5368, lobrichons@ottawa.ijc.org ACTION: Notice. Frank Bevacqua (Washington), 202– DEPARTMENT OF STATE 736–9024, bevacqauf@ SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the washington.ijc.org Presidential declaration of a major [Public notice: 10083] disaster for Public Assistance Only for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The the State of Oregon (FEMA–4328–DR), International Joint Commission: Commission’s proposal relating to the dated 08/08/2017. Invites Public Comment on Review of Emergency Regulation of Levels on Incident: Severe Winter Storms, Emergency Levels for Rainy and Rainy and Namakan Lakes are centered Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Namakan Lakes on five general themes: Incident Period: 01/07/2017 through Changes to existing Rule Curves: 01/10/2017. AGENCY: Department of State. Alternative C for the rule curves for DATES: Issued on 08/08/2017. ACTION: International Joint Commission: Rainy and Namakan lakes, which Physical Loan Application Deadline Invites Public Comment on Review of includes a rule curve for high flood risk Date: 10/10/2017. Emergency Levels for Rainy and years for Rainy Lake, should be adopted. Namakan Lakes. An expanded role for the Water Levels Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Committee (WLC) of the International Application Deadline Date: 05/08/2018. SUMMARY: The International Joint Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan Commission (IJC) announced today that Board (IRLWWB): The WLC should be applications to: U.S. Small Business it is inviting public comment on empowered to target specific levels Administration, Processing and Emergency Levels for Rainy and outside of the middle portion of the rule mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Namakan Lakes (also known as Rule curve for each lake. New operational Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Curves). Comments will be accepted at guidelines are needed for the WLC, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. public hearings and by mail, email and further guidance, in the form of a Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, on-line until September 1, 2017. refined directive for the IRLWWB and U.S. Small Business Administration, Following receipt of the International the WLC, is needed. Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Adaptive Management: The 15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Study Board’s final report in late June, Commission will work with the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

38756 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices IRLWWB to determine how best to Administration (FAA) Aeronautical DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION implement an adaptive management Charting Forum (ACF) to discuss strategy in the medium and long term informational content and design of Federal Highway Administration planning and activities of both the aeronautical charts and related IRLWWB and the Commission in the products, as well as instrument flight Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions basin. procedures development policy and on Proposed Highway in Vermont Stakeholder Concerns: The views of design criteria. AGENCY: Federal Highway stakeholders, as heard through the Administration (FHWA), DOT. DATES: The ACF is separated into two Commission and Study Board ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims distinct groups. The Instrument engagement and hearings, will be for judicial review of actions by FHWA. Procedures Group (IPG) will meet communicated to governments. Engagement with Indigenous October 24, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 SUMMARY: This notice announces actions Communities: The Commission p.m. The Charting Group will meet taken by the FHWA that are final within endorses the Study Board’s October 25 and 26, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. the meaning of 23 U.S.C.139(l)(1). The recommendations regarding improving to 5:00 p.m. and October 27, 2017, from actions relate to a proposed highway engagement and collaboration with 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. project, the Middlebury Bridge and Rail Tribes, First Nations, and Métis ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Project on Main Street and Merchants communities. the AOPA National Aviation Row over the Vermont Western Rail Public input is essential to the Community Center, 296 Bucheimer Corridor in the Town of Middlebury, Commission’s rendering of a final Road, Frederick, MD 21701. Addison County, Vermont. Those decision to proceed with the proposed actions grant approvals for the project. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For changes to the management of DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is information relating to the Instrument emergency levels and flows of the Rainy advising the public of final agency Procedures Group, contact John Bordy, and Namakan Lakes, and to the actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A FAA, Flight Procedures Standards Commission’s perspective on changes to claim seeking judicial review of the Branch, AFS–420, 6500 South the operations and guidance provided to Federal agency actions on the highway MacArthur Blvd., P.O. Box 25082, the Water Levels Committee, project will be barred unless the claim Oklahoma City, OK 73125; telephone: engagement with Tribes, First Nations, is filed on or before January 12, 2018. (405) 954–0980. and Métis, and adaptive management. If the Federal law that authorizes The International Joint Commission For information relating to the judicial review of a claim provides a was established under the Boundary Charting Group, contact Valerie S. time period of less than 150 days for Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the Watson, FAA, Aeronautical Information filing such claim, then that shorter time United States and Canada prevent and Services, Governance & Standards, AJV– period still applies. resolve disputes over the use of the 553, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC4, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For waters the two countries share. Its Station 3409, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone: (301) 427–5155. FHWA: Mr. Kenneth R. Sikora, Jr., responsibilities include investigating Environmental Program Manager, and reporting on issues of concern when SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration, 87 asked by the governments of the two Instrument Procedures Group agenda State Street, Room 216, Montpelier, countries. will include briefings and discussions Vermont 05602; telephone: (802) 828– Under the Rainy Lake Convention, the on recommendations regarding pilot 4573; email: Kenneth.Sikora@dot.gov. IJC determines when emergency procedures for instrument flight, as well The FHWA Vermont Division Office’s conditions exist in the Rainy Lake as criteria, design, and developmental normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to watershed, by reason of high or low policy for instrument approach and 4:30 p.m. (eastern time). For the water, and adopts measures of control departure procedures. Vermont Agency of Transportation: Mr. with respect to the dams at Kettle Falls The Charting Group agenda will Wayne Symonds, Project Supervisor, and International Falls-Fort Frances. For include briefings and discussions on Vermont Agency of Transportation, One more information, visit the recommendations regarding National Life Drive, Montpelier, Commission’s Web site at http:// aeronautical charting specifications, Vermont 05633; telephone: (808) 828– www.ijc.org. flight information products, and new 0055; email: Wayne.Symonds@ Charles A. Lawson, aeronautical charting and air traffic vermont.gov. The Vermont Agency of Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint control initiatives. Transportation’s normal business hours Commission, Department of State. Attendance is open to the interested are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (eastern time). [FR Doc. 2017–17200 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] public, but will be limited to the space SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is BILLING CODE 4710–14–P available. The public must make hereby given that the FHWA, has taken arrangements by October 6, 2017, to final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. present oral statements at the meeting. 139(l)(1) by issuing approvals for the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The public may present written following highway project in the State statements and/or new agenda items to of Vermont: The Middlebury Bridge and Federal Aviation Administration the forum by providing a copy to the Rail Project, Federal-aid Project Number person listed in the FOR FURTHER WCRS(23), in the Town of Middlebury, Government/Industry Aeronautical Addison County. The project provides INFORMATION section not later than mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Charting Forum Meeting for the replacement of Bridges No. 102 October 6, 2017. Public statements will AGENCY: Federal Aviation only be considered if time permits. and No. 2, carrying Vermont Route 30/ Administration (FAA), DOT. Town Highway 2 (Main Street) and Valerie S. Watson, Town Highway 8 (Merchants Row) ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Co-Chair, Aeronautical Charting Forum. respectively, over the Vermont Western SUMMARY: This notice announces the bi- [FR Doc. 2017–17145 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] Rail Corridor (VWRC) railroad track in annual meeting of the Federal Aviation BILLING CODE 4910–13–P downtown Middlebury. The bridges VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionInternational Joint Commission: Invites Public Comment on Review of Emergency Levels for Rainy and Namakan Lakes.
DatesCommissioners will be present to hear comments at four public hearings throughout the basin from August 16 to 18, 2017. A public comment period on the Commission's report will also be open from July 24 to September 1, 2017.
ContactSarah Lobrichon (Ottawa), 613-992-5368, [email protected] Frank Bevacqua (Washington), 202-736-9024, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 38755 
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