[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3347]



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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--March 3-4, 2004. 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 noon on the second day. The meeting will be held at the 
Arizona Department of Water Resources, 500 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, 
Conference Rooms A and B, Phoenix, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to recommend to the 
Secretary of the Interior the FY 2005 budget and work plan. Other items 
for discussion include AMWG operating procedures, environmental 
compliance on proposed actions, research and monitoring reports, basin 
hydrology, public outreach, as well as other administrative and 
resource issues pertaining to the AMP. To view a copy of the draft 
agenda, please visit the Reclamation web site at: http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envprog/amp/amwg/mtgs/04mar03/mtga4_00.html.
    To allow full consideration of information by the AMWG 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-
3715; faxogram (801) 524-3858; or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: January 29, 2004.
Dennis Kubly,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 04-3347 Filed 2-13-04; 8:45 am]
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