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In the conduct of its investigation, the Commission is requested to 

 include consideration of poHution entering Lake Huron and Lake 

 Superior from tributary waters, including Lake Michigan, which 

 affects water quality in the two lakes, and to enquire into and report 

 on the upstream sources of such pollution. The Commission may 

 utilize the services of qualified persons and other resources made 

 available by water management agencies in Canada and the United 

 States and should as far as possible make use of information and 

 technical data heretofore acquired or which may become available 

 during the course of the investigation, including information and data 

 acquired by the Commission in the course of its investigations and 

 surveillance activities conducted on the lower Great Lakes and in the 

 connecting channels. 



In conducting its investigation, the Commission should utilize the 

 services of the international board structure provided for in Article 

 VII of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 



Terms of Reference for the Establishment of a Research 

 Advisory Board 



1. As used herein, "research" includes development, demonstration 

 and research activities, but does not include regular monitoring and 

 surveillance of water quality. 



2. The functions and responsibilities of the Research Advisory Board 

 relating to research activities in Canada and the United States con- 

 cerning the quality of the waters of the Great Lakes System shall be 

 as follows : 



(a) To review at regular intervals these research activities in 

 order to : 



(i) examine the adequacy and reliability of research re- 

 sults, their dissemination, and the effectiveness of their ap- 

 plication ; 



(ii)_ identify deficiencies in their scope, and inadequacies 

 in their funding and in completion schedules ; 



(iii) identify additional research projects that should be 

 undertaken ; 



_ (iv) identify specific research programs for which interna- 

 tional cooperation will be productive ; 



(b) To provide advice and consolidations of scientific opinion 

 to the Commission and its boards on i)articular problems referred 

 to the Advisory Board by the Commission or its boards ; 



(c) To facilitate both formal and informal international coop- 

 eration and coordination of research ; 



(d) To make recommendations to the Commission. 



3. The Research Advisory Board on its own authority may seek 

 analyses, assessments and recommendations from other professional, 

 academic governmental or intergovernmental groups about the prob- 

 lems of the Great Lakes water quality research and related research 

 activities. 



4. The International Joint Commission shall determine the size and 

 composition of the Research Advisory Board. The Commission should 

 appoint members to the Advisory Board from appropriate Federal, 

 State and Provincial Government agencies and from other agencies, 



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