[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 203 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 62750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26934]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Work Group and Glen Canyon 
Technical Work Group

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 decisionmaking 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 Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Work 
Group, or AMWG), a technical work group (the Glen Canyon Technical Work 
Group, or 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 two public meetings as 
follows:

Phoenix, Arizona--January 10-11, 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--
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, and 
other administrative issues pertaining to the AMP.

    The Glen Canyon Technical Work Group will conduct one public 
meeting as follows:

Phoenix, Arizona--November 8-9, 2000

     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 Arizona Department of Water 
Resources, 500 N. Third Street, Conference Room B (Nov. 8) and 
Conference Room A (Nov. 9), Phoenix, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the 
following: management objectives and information needs, fundamentals of 
power generation and repayment, basin hydrology and expected Glen 
Canyon Dam releases, FY 2001 and 2002 budgets, Protocol Evaluation 
Panel reviews, agenda topics for the AMWG meeting on January 10-11, 
2001, and other administrative issues pertaining to the AMP.

    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: [email protected] 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; [email protected].

    Dated: October 16, 2000.
Eluid L. Martinez,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 00-26934 Filed 10-18-00; 8:45 am]
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