[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16347]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), Notice of
Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The 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: The AMWG will conduct the following public meeting:
Phoenix, Arizona--August 9-11, 2004. The meeting will begin at 10
a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on August 9, 2004, begin at 8 a.m. and
conclude at 5 p.m. on August 10, 2004, and begin at 8 a.m. and conclude
at 3 p.m. on August 11, 2004. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt
Regency Phoenix, 122 N. 2nd Street, Phoenix, Arizona.
Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss results of
the recent AMWG retreat, develop and prioritize resource questions and
2006 budget guidance, and discuss updates on the GCMRC Strategic Plan,
Core Monitoring Plan, Long Term Experimental Plan, Humpback Chub
Comprehensive Plan, FY04 deferred projects, environmental compliance
progress on proposed actions, research and monitoring reports, basin
hydrology, public outreach, as well as other administrative and
resource issues pertaining to the AMP.
Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to
make formal oral comments (limited to 5 minutes) at the meeting. To
allow 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; faxogram (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 and
TWG members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, telephone (801) 524-
3715; faxogram (801) 524-3858; or via e-mail at [email protected].
Dated: July 1, 2004.
Randall V. Peterson,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional
Office.
[FR Doc. 04-16347 Filed 7-16-04; 8:45 am]
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