[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 1197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-371]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), Notice of 
Meeting

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 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.
    Date and Location: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work 
Group will conduct the following public meeting:
    Phoenix, Arizona--January 28-29, 2003. The meeting will begin at 
9:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 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 experimental 
flows, non-native fish control, status of the temperature control 
device risk assessment, 2000 Low Steady Summer Flow (LSSF) reports, FY 
2004 Annual Work Plan and Budget, basin hydrology and 602a storage, 
information needs associated with the Strategic Plan, public outreach, 
environmental compliance, and other administrative and resource issues 
pertaining to the AMP.
    Date and Location: The Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group will 
conduct the following public meeting:
    Phoenix, Arizona--February 26-27, 2003. The meeting will begin 9:30 
a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on the first day and will begin at 8 a.m. 
and conclude at 2 p.m. 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 
experimental flow status, non-native fish control, FY 2004 budget 
changes, the target development process, environmental compliance, 
address assignments from the AMWG meeting held in January 2003, and 
other administrative and resource 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 Web site under Environmental 
Programs at 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 or 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 FIVE 
(5) days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be 
provided to the AMWG and TWG members at their respective meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randall Peterson, telephone (801) 524-
3758; faxogram (801) 524-3858; or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Date: December 18, 2002.
Randall V. Peterson,
Manager, Adaptive Management and Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office.
[FR Doc. 03-371 Filed 1-8-03; 8:45 am]
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