[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20181]


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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: [email protected] 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: [email protected]

    Dated: August 4, 2000.
Eluid L. Martinez,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation.
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