[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43117-43118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17884]


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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, August 29, 2012, from 
9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, August 30, 2012, 
from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Woodlands Hotel 
Flagstaff, 1175 W. Route 66, Flagstaff, 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 
approve the Fiscal Year 2013-14 budget and hydrograph. They will also 
receive updates on the Long Term Experimental 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 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/12aug29.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 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.


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    Dated: July 2, 2012.
Glen Knowles,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 2012-17884 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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