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

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 [Federal Register: December 18, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 79122]
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 (the AMWG), a technical work group (the
TWG), 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: The AMWG will conduct one public meeting as
follows:
    Phoenix, Arizona--January 11-12, 2001. The meeting will begin at
9:30 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. on the first day and begin at 8 a.m.
and conclude at 12 noon on the second day. The meeting will be held at
the Bureau of Indian Affairs--Western Regional 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, FY 2002 budget,
development of the AMP Strategic Plan, environmental compliance, Fish
and Wildlife Service recovery goals, and other administrative and
resource issues pertaining to the AMP.

    Dates and Location: The Glen Canyon Technical Work Group will
conduct the following public meetings:
    Phoenix, Arizona--January 9-10, 2001. The meeting on January 9th
will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. and will be held at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pueblo Room, 100 N. First Street, Phoenix, Arizona.
The meeting on January 10th will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m.
and will be held at the Bureau of Indian Affairs--Western Regional
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 continue work on the
Strategic Plan (in preparation for the AMWG Meeting) and other
administrative and resource 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 on the Bureau of Reclamation's website under Environmental
Programs at: http://www.uc.usbr.gov. 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 TWG and AMWG
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 84138-1102; telephone (801) 524-3758;
faxogram (801) 524-3858; E-mail at: rpeterson@uc.usbr.gov at least FIVE
(5) days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be
provided to the TWG and AMWG members at the meetings.

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

    Dated: December 13, 2000.
Christopher L. Kenney,
Acting Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 00-32187 Filed 12-15-00; 8:45 am]
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