[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 24516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10533]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (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 AMWG meets two to three times a year.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, from 8:30 
a.m. to approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Fiesta Resort Conference 
Center, 2100 S. Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3781; facsimile (801) 524-3858; e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, the AMWG, a technical work group (TWG), a Grand Canyon 
Monitoring and Research Center, and independent review panels. The TWG 
is a subcommittee of the AMWG and provides technical advice and 
recommendations to the AMWG.
    Agenda: The primary purpose of the meeting will be for the AMWG to 
discuss development of the Fiscal Year 2012 budget and hydrograph, as 
well as to receive updates on the two environmental assessments being 
prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation, the Long Term Experiment and 
Management Plan environmental impact statement, current basin hydrology 
and Glen Canyon Dam operational changes, and project updates from the 
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. The AMWG will also address 
other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the AMP.
    To view a copy of the agenda and documents related to the above 
meeting, please visit Reclamation's Web site at http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/11may18.html. Time will be allowed at the meeting for 
any individual or organization wishing to make formal oral comments. To 
allow for full consideration of information by the AMWG members, 
written notice must be provided to Glen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt 
Lake City, Utah 84138; telephone 801-524-3781; facsimile 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 
members.

Public Disclosure of Comments

    Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, 
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should 
be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: April 26, 2011.
Glen Knowles,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 2011-10533 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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