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[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62913-62914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24081]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Renewal of Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the 
General Services Administration, has renewed the Trinity River Adaptive 
Management Working Group (Working Group). The Working Group provides 
recommendations on all aspects of the implementation of the Trinity 
River Restoration Program and affords stakeholders the opportunity to 
give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River 
restoration efforts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ellen Mueller, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, California/Nevada Operations Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite 
W2606, Sacramento, CA 95825, 916-414-6464.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are publishing this notice in accordance 
with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) (FACA). The Secretary of the Interior certifies that she has 
determined that the continuation of the Working Group is necessary and 
is in the public interest.
    The Working Group conducts its operations in accordance with the

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provisions of FACA. It reports to the Secretary of the Interior through 
the Trinity River Management Council and functions solely as an 
advisory body. The Working Group provides recommendations and advice to 
the Trinity Management Council on (1) the effectiveness of management 
actions in achieving restoration goals and alternative hypotheses for 
study, (2) the priority of restoration projects, (3) funding 
priorities, and (4) other program components.
    The Secretary will appoint members who can effectively represent 
the varied interests associated with the Trinity River Restoration 
Program. Members will represent stakeholders, Federal and State 
agencies, and tribes. Members will be senior representatives of their 
respective constituent groups with knowledge of the Trinity River 
Restoration Program including the Adaptive Environmental Assessment and 
Management Program. The Secretary will appoint Working Group members 
based on nominations submitted by interested parties, including but not 
limited to Trinity County residents, recreational and commercial 
fishermen, commercial and recreational boaters, power utilities, water 
users, forestry, grazing/ranchers, public trust interests, tribal 
interests, and the general public.
    The Working Group will meet at least two times per year. The Fish 
and Wildlife Service provides necessary support services to the Working 
Group. All Working Group meetings, as well as its subcommittee 
meetings, will be open to the public. A notice announcing each Working 
Group meeting will be published in the Federal Register at least 15 
days before the date of the meeting. The public will have the 
opportunity to provide input at all meetings.
    We expect the Working Group to continue for the duration of the 
Trinity River Restoration Program. Its continuation is, however, 
subject to biennial renewal.
    Fifteen days after publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, we will file a copy of the Working Group's charter with the 
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration; 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate; 
Committee on Resources, United States House of Representatives; and the 
Library of Congress.
    The Certification for renewal is published below.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working 
Group is necessary and is in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by 
Public Laws 84-386 and 96-335 (Trinity River Stream Rectification Act), 
98-541 and 104-143 (Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management 
Act of 1984, and 102-575 (The Central Valley Improvement Act). The 
Working Group will assist the Department of the Interior by providing 
advice and recommendations on all aspects of implementation of the 
Trinity River Restoration Program.

    Dated: October 21, 2004.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 04-24081 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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