[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21376]


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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 includes a federal advisory committee (AMWG), a technical 
work group (TWG), a monitoring and research center, and independent 
review panels. The AMWG makes recommendations to the Secretary of the 
Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam operations and other management 
actions to protect resources downstream of Glen Canyon Dam consistent 
with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The TWG is a subcommittee of the 
AMWG and provides technical advice and recommendations to the AMWG.

Date and Location

    The AMWG will conduct the following public meeting:
    Phoenix, Arizona--October 25-26, 2004. The meeting will begin at 10 
a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on October 25, 2004, and will begin at 8 
a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. on October 26, 2004. The meeting will be 
held at the Arizona Department of Water Resources, 500 N. Third Street, 
Conference Rooms A&B, Phoenix, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss feedback on 
previous AMWG recommendations, effects of Modified Low Fluctuating 
Flows (MLFF) under the Record of Decision, status of the Colorado River 
Basin Fund, status of Programmatic Agreement membership, Glen Canyon 
Dam maintenance schedule, review of AMWG Operating Procedures, 
development of FY06-07 Budget and work plan, review of planning 
documents, environmental compliance progress on proposed actions, 
research and monitoring reports, basin hydrology, public outreach, as 
well as other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the AMP.
    Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to 
make formal oral comments (limited to 5 minutes) at the meeting. 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] at least five (5) days prior to the 
meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG and 
TWG members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, telephone (801) 524-
3715; faxogram (801) 524-3858; or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: September 13, 2004.
Randall V. Peterson,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional 
Office.
[FR Doc. 04-21376 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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