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Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) and Glen Canyon Technical Work Group (TWG)

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 [Federal Register: August 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 154)]
[Notices]
[Page 48731]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) and Glen Canyon
Technical Work Group (TWG)

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Adaptive Management Program (AMP) was implemented as a
result of the Record of Decision on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam
Final Environmental Impact Statement and to comply with consultation
requirements of the Grand Canyon Protection Act (Pub. L. 102-575) of
1992. The AMP provides an organization and process to ensure the use of
scientific information in decision making concerning Glen Canyon Dam
operations and protection of the affected resources consistent with the
Grand Canyon Protection Act. The AMP has been organized and includes a
federal advisory committee called the ``Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
Management Work Group,'' a technical work group, a monitoring and
research center, and independent review panels. The TWG is a
subcommittee of the AMWG and provides technical advice and information
for the AMWG to act upon.

DATES AND LOCATION:
    August 31, 2000--At 1 p.m. (MST), the AMWG will conduct a special
Member Phone Polling Conference Call for the express purpose of
recommending revisions to the AMWG Charter prior to its renewal, which
is due by the end of the calendar year.
    There will also be a motion to support the U.S. Geological Survey's
request for appropriated funds in support of the GCMRC.
    The Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Work Group will conduct a
public meeting:
    Phoenix, Arizona--January 11-12, 2001. The meeting will begin at
9:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. on the first day and begin at 8:00
a.m. and conclude at 12 noon on the second day. The meeting will be
held at the Bureau of Indian Affairs--Phoenix Area Office, 2 Arizona
Center, Conference Rooms A and B (12th Floor), 400 North 5th Street,
Phoenix, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the
following: management objectives, basin hydrology and experimental
flows, FY 2002 budget, development of the AMP Strategic Plan,
environmental compliance issues, as well as other administrative and
resource management issues.
    The Glen Canyon Technical Work Group will conduct a public meeting
as follows:
    Phoenix, Arizona--September 20-21, 2000. The meeting will begin at
9:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. on the first day and begin at 8:00
a.m. and conclude at 12 noon on the second day. The meeting will be
held at the Bureau of Indian Affairs--Phoenix Area Office, 2 Arizona
Center, Conference Rooms A and B (12th Floor), 400 North 5th Street,
Phoenix, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the
following: management objectives and information needs, basin hydrology
and expected releases, low steady summer flow test results, FY 2002
budget, PEP reviews, election of a new TWG Chairperson, and
administrative and resource management issues.
    Agenda items may be revised prior to any of the meetings. Final
agendas will be posted 15 days in advance of each meeting and can be
found at the following Internet site: http://www.uc.usbr.gov/amp. Time
will be allowed on each agenda for any individual or organization
wishing to make formal oral comments (limited to 10 minutes) at the
meetings.
    To allow full consideration of information by the AMWG and TWG
members, written notice must be provided to Randall Peterson, Bureau of
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street,
Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84138-1147; telephone (801) 524-3758;
faxogram (801) 524-3858: E-mail at: rpeterson@uc.usbr.gov at least (5)
days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be
provided to the AMWG and TWG members at the meetings.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual
respondents may request that we withhold their name and/or home
addresses from public disclosure. If you wish us to withhold your name
and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of
your comment. We will make all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials or organizations or businesses, available
for public disclosure in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randall Peterson, telephone (801) 524-
3758; faxogram (801) 524-3858; E-mail at: rpeterson@uc.usbr.gov

    Dated: August 4, 2000.
Eluid L. Martinez,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 00-20181 Filed 8-8-00; 8:45 am]
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