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(h) Contingency Plan. Maintenance of a joint contingency plan 

 for use in the event of a discharge or the imminent threat of a dis- 

 charge of oil or hazardous polluting substances, in accordance 

 with the provisions of Annex 8. 



(i) Hazardous Polluting Substances. Consultation within one 



year f i-om the date of entry into force of this Agreement for the 



purpose of developing an Annex identifying hazardous polluting 



substances ; the Parties shall further consult from time to time for 



the purpose of identifying harmful quantities of these substances 



and of reviewing the definition of "harmful quantity of oil" set 



forth in Annexes 3 and 7. 



2. The Parties shall develop and implement such additional pro- 



gi'ams as they jointly decide are necessary and desirable for the 



achievement of the water quality objectives. 



■ 3. The programs and other measures provided for in this Article 

 shall be designed to abate and control pollution of tributary waters 

 where necessary or desirable for the achievement of the water quality 

 objectives for the boundary waters of the Great Lakes System. 



Article VI 



POWERS, RESPONSIBILITIES AKD FUXGTIOXS OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT 



COMMISSION 



1. The International Joint Commission shall assist in the implemen- 

 tation of this Agreement. Accordingly, the Commission is hereby 

 given, pursuant to Article IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty, the fol- 

 lowing responsibilities : 



(a) Collation, analysis and dissemination of data and informa- 

 tion supplied by the Parties and State and Provincial Govern- 

 ments relating to the quality of the boundary waters of the Great 

 Lakes System and to pollution that enters the boundary waters 

 from tributary waters ; 



(b) Collection, analysis and dissemination of data and infor- 

 mation concerning the water quality objectives and the operation 

 and effectiveness of the programs and other measures established 

 pursuant to this Agreement ; 



(c) Tendering of advice and recommendations to the Parties 

 and to the State and Provincial Governments on problems of the 

 quality of the boundary waters of the Great Lakes System, in- 

 cluding specific recommendations concerning the water quality 

 objectives, legislation, standards and other regulatory require- 

 ments, programs and other measures, and intergovernmental 

 agreements relating to the quality of these Avaters ; 



"(d) Provision of assistance in the coordination of the joint ac- 

 tivities envisaged by this Agreement, including such matters as 

 contingency planning and consultation on special situations; 



(e) Provision of assistance in the coordination of Great Lakes 

 water quality research, including identification of objectives for 

 research activities, tendering of advice and recommenclations con- 

 cerning research to the Parties and to the State and Provincial 

 Governments and dissemination of information concerning re- 

 search to interested persons and agencies ; 



