may recommend to the Canadian and United States Govemments any modifications to improve the 

 Technical Monitoring Schedules. 



1. Information Exchange 



Each Co-chairperson will be responsible for transmitting to his counterpart Co-chairperson on a 

 regular, and not less than quarterly basis, the data provided by the cooperative monitoring agencies 

 in accordance with the Technical Monitoring Schedules. 



2. Reports 



(a) The Committee will prepare a joint Annual Report to the participating governments, 

 and may at any time prepare joint Special Reports. 



(b) Annual Reports will 



i) summarize the main activities of the Committee in the year under Report and the 

 data which has been exchanged under the Arrangement; 



ii) draw to the attention of the participating govemments any definitive changes in the 

 monitored parameters, based on collation and technical interpretation of exchanged 

 data (i.e. the utilization of summary, statistical and other appropriate techniques); 



iii) draw to the attention of the participating govemments any recommendations 

 regarding the adequacy or redundancy of any scheduled monitoring operations and 

 any proposals regarding modifications to the Technical Monitoring Schedules, 

 based on a continuing review of the monitoring programs including analytical 

 methods to ensure their comparability. 



(c) Special Reports may, at any time, draw to the attention of participating governments 

 definitive changes in monitored parameters which may require immediate attention. 



(d) Preparation of Reports 



Reports will be prepared following consultation with all committee members and will 

 be signed by all Committee members. Reports will be separately fon^^arded by the 

 Committee Co-chairmen to the participating governments. All annual and special 

 reports will be so distributed. 



3. Activities of Canadian and United States Sections 



The Canadian and United States sections will be separately responsible for: 



(a) dissemination of information within their respective countries, and the arrangement 

 of any discussion required with local elected officials; 



(b) verification that monitoring operations are being carried out in accordance with the 

 Technical Monitoring Schedules by cooperating monitoring agencies; 



(c) receipt and collation of monitored data generated by the cooperating agencies in 

 their respective countries as specified in the Technical Monitoring Schedules; 



(d) if necessary, drawing to the attention of the appropriate government in their 

 respective countries any failure to comply with a scheduled monitoring function on 

 the part of any cooperating agency under the jurisdiction of that government, and 

 requesting that appropriate corrective action be taken. 



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