[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 25627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11861]


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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 meeting.

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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 (AMWG), a technical work group (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 AMWG will conduct the following public 
meeting:
    Phoenix, Arizona--May 29, 2003. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. 
and conclude at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs--Western Regional Office, 2 Arizona Center, 400 N. 5th Street, 
Conference Rooms A and B (12th Floor), Phoenix, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to address the critical 
status of the humpback chub in the Colorado River. At the AMWG Meeting 
held on January 28-29, 2003, the following motion was passed: ``AMWG 
meet in special session on or about April 1, 2003, to consider actions 
to implement a comprehensive research and management program for the 
HBC, and in the interim an ad hoc committee of AMWG, TWG, GCMRC, and 
science advisors develop recommendations and report to AMWG at the 
special session.'' In conjunction with that motion, the HBC Ad Hoc 
Group was formed and will present their report to the AMWG at the 
meeting. Additional ad hoc group reports may also be presented as 
appropriate.
    Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to 
make formal oral comments (limited to 5 minutes) at the meeting.
    Date and Location: The TWG will conduct the following public 
meeting:
    Phoenix, Arizona--May 28, 2003. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. 
and conclude at 5 p.m. It will resume again on Friday, May 30, 2003 at 
8 a.m. and conclude at noon. The meeting will be held at the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs--Western Regional Office, 2 Arizona Center, 400 N. 5th 
Street, Conference Rooms A and B (12th Floor), Phoenix, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the Humpback 
Chub Ad Hoc Group Report, FY04 and FY05 Work Plans, GCMRC Survey 
Protocol Evaluation Panel Report, Oracle database, Tribal Consultation 
Plan, basin hydrology, environmental compliance, and other 
administrative and resource issues pertaining to the AMP.
    To allow full consideration of information by the AMWG or TWG 
members, written notice must be provided to Dennis Kubly, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, 
Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84138; telephone (801) 524-3715; 
faxogram (801) 524-3858; e-mail at [email protected] (5) days prior to 
the meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG 
and TWG members prior to the meeting.

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

    Dated: April 28, 2003.
Dennis Kubly,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office.
[FR Doc. 03-11861 Filed 5-12-03; 8:45 am]
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