[Federal Register: November 4, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 62474]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), Notice of
Meetings
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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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 provides an organization and process to ensure the use of
scientific information in decision making concerning Glen Canyon Dam
operations and protection of the affected resources consistent with the
Grand Canyon Protection Act. The AMP has been organized and includes a
federal advisory committee (AMWG), a technical work group (TWG), a
monitoring and research center, and independent review panels. The TWG
is a subcommittee of the AMWG and provides technical advice and
information for the AMWG to act upon.
Date and Location: The AMWG will conduct the following public
meeting:
Phoenix, Arizona--January 7 to January 8, 2004. The meeting will
begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on the first day and will
begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m. on the second day. The meeting
will be held at the Bureau of Indian Affairs--Western Regional Office,
2 Arizona Center, 400 N. 5th Street, Conference Rooms A and B (12th
Floor), Phoenix, Arizona.
Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the FY 2005
budget, environmental compliance required on the temperature control
device, current and potential future temperatures of Glen Canyon Dam
releases, humpback chub comprehensive plan and peer review, long-term
monitoring plan development, update on GCMRC reorganization, review of
AMWG Charter and Operating Procedures, experimental flows, basin
hydrology, and other administrative and resource issues pertaining to
the AMP.
Date and Location: The TWG will conduct the following public
meeting:
Phoenix, Arizona--November 12 to November 13, 2003. The meeting
will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on the first day and
will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at noon on the second day. The
meeting will be held at the Bureau of Indian Affairs--Western Regional
Office, 2 Arizona Center, 400 N. 5th Street, Conference Rooms A and B
(12th Floor), Phoenix, Arizona.
Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the FY 2005
budget, NEPA requirements for FY 2004 and FY 2005 actions, flow
modifications, update on GCMRC reorganization, Cultural Programmatic
Agreement Program, FY 2004 project reviews, environmental compliance,
and other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the AMP.
To allow full consideration of information by the AMWG, 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 dkubly@uc.usbr.gov (5) days prior to the meeting. Any written
comments received will be provided to the AMWG members prior to the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, telephone (801) 524-3715; faxogram (801) 524-3858; or via e-mail at dkubly@uc.usbr.gov.
Dated: October 24, 2003.
Dennis Kubly,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division,
Upper Colorado Regional Office.
[FR Doc. 03-27628 Filed 11-3-03; 8:45 am]