[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 2 (Thursday, January 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 500-501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25566]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG)

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting (Conference Call).

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SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam 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.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The AMWG will conduct the following public 
conference call:
    Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008--The call will begin at 10 a.m. 
(MDT) and 9 a.m. (PDT) and conclude four (4) hours later in the 
respective time zones. The telephone numbers are: 1-303-445-3940 for 
federal participants and 1-888-808-5102 for non-federal participants 
and members of the public. If needed, the pass code for the call is 
4773.
    Agenda: The conference call will include the following: (1) An 
update on plans for a 2008 high flow test from Glen Canyon Dam, 
including the proposed hydrograph and timing of the test; (2) a report 
from the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center on the science 
plan for the high flow test; (3) a report from the TWG; (4) an update 
on the long-term experimental plan; and (5) an update on compliance 
activities. To view a copy of the draft agenda, please visit 
Reclamation's Web site at: http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/08jan17/index.html.
    Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to 
make formal oral comments on the call. To allow for 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; facsimile 801-524-3858; e-mail at 
[email protected] at least five (5) days prior to the call. Any 
written comments received will be provided to the AMWG members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3715; facsimile (801) 524-3858; e-mail at 
[email protected].


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    Dated: December 19, 2007.
Randall Peterson,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional 
Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. E7-25566 Filed 1-2-08; 8:45 am]
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