[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 49493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16117]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR040U2000, XXXR4081G3, RX.05940913.FY19400]


Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work 
Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to 
announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon 
Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) will take place. The meeting 
is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held in-person and virtually on Wednesday, 
August 16, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. (PDT); and 
Thursday, August 17, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. 
(PDT).

ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will be held at Little America, 2515 
East Butler Ave, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86004.
    The Wednesday, August 16, 2023, meeting can be accessed virtually 
at https://rec.webex.com/rec/j.php?MTID=m67fef4d2de6569962b5cf3f6100b20ca; Meeting Number: 2762 308 
0111, Password: Aug16.
    The Thursday, August 17, 2023, meeting can be accessed virtually at 
https://rec.webex.com/rec/j.php?MTID=m6f53bcacd46b7bc06307d93be43db425; 
Meeting Number: 2761 099 6698, Password: Aug17.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Stewart, Bureau of 
Reclamation, telephone (385) 622-2179, email at [email protected]. 
Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management 
Program (GCDAMP) 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 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.
    Agenda: The AMWG will meet to receive updates on: (1) current basin 
hydrology and water year 2024 operations; (2) experiments considered 
for implementation in 2024; (3) the status of threatened and endangered 
species; (4) long-term funding considerations. The AMWG will also 
discuss other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the 
GCDAMP. To view a copy of the agenda and documents related to the above 
meeting, please visit Reclamation's website at https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open 
to the public. Please make requests in advance for sign language 
interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations. We ask that you contact Mr. William Stewart (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice) at least seven (7) 
business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the 
Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable 
accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Time will be allowed on both days 
for any individual or organization wishing to make extemporaneous and/
or formal oral comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to 
speak, and the time available, the time for individual comments may be 
limited. Interested parties should contact Mr. William Stewart (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) for placement on the public speaker list 
for this meeting. Members of the public may also choose to submit 
written comments by emailing them to [email protected]. Due to time 
constraints during the meeting, the AMWG is not able to read written 
public comments. All written comments will be made part of the public 
record and will be provided to the AMWG members.
    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.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

William Stewart,
Adaptive Management Group Chief, Upper Colorado Basin--Interior Region 
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[FR Doc. 2023-16117 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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