[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 9265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3651]


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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, February 22, 2012, from 
9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, February 23, 2012, 
from 8 a.m. to approximately 3 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; email 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 
begin discussions on the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 budget and hydrograph, 
receive updates on the two environmental assessments being prepared by 
the Bureau of Reclamation, the Long Term Experimental and Management 
Plan environmental impact statement, current basin hydrology and Glen 
Canyon Dam operational changes, project updates from the Grand Canyon 
Monitoring and Research Center, and an update from the Desired Future 
Conditions Ad Hoc Group. 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/12feb22.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; 
email 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, email 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: January 17, 2012.
Glen Knowles,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 2012-3651 Filed 2-15-12; 8:45 am]
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