U.S. Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group 

CHARTER 

1. Committee's Official Designation. Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group 

(AMWG). 

2. Authority. The Grand Canyon Protection Act (Act) of October 30, 1992, Public Law 102-

575; Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U .S.C. Ch. 10. 

3. Objectives and Scope of Activities. The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program 

(AMP) provides for monitoring the results ofthe operating criteria and plans adopted by the 

Secretary ofthe Interior (Secretary), and for research and studies to suggest appropriate 

changes to those plans and operating criteria. 

The AlMP includes the AMWG. The AMWG provides advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary relative to the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. The Secretary's Designee is the 

Assistant Secretary for Water and Science or an alternate designee who serves as the Chair. 

The AMWG recommends suitable monitoring and research programs and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary. The AMWG may recommend research and monitoring 

proposals outside the Act which complement the AMP process, but such proposals will be 

funded separately, and shall not deter from the focus of the Act. 

Under Section 1802(a} of the Act, "[t]he Secretary shall operate Glen Canyon Dam in 

accordance with the additional criteria and operating plans specified in Section 1804 [ of the 

Act] and exercise other authorities under existing law in such a manner as to protect, mitigate 

adverse impacts to, and improve the values for which Grand Canyon National Park and Glen 

Canyon National Recreation Area were established, including but not limited to, natural and 

cultural resources and visitor use." Under Section 1802(b) of the Act, "[t]he Secretary shall 

implement this section [ of the Act] in a manner fully consistent with and subject to the 

Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, the Water Treaty of 

1944 with Mexico, the decree of the Supreme Court in Arizona v. California, and the 

provisions of the Colorado River Storage Project Act of 1956 and the Colorado River Basin 

Project Act of 1968 that govern allocation, appropriation, development, and exportation of 

the waters of the Colorado River basin." 

4. Description of Duties. The duties or roles and functions of the AMWG are in an advisory 

capacity only and all tasking shall be directed by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 

They are, as applicable, to: 

a. Establish AMWG operating procedures. 

b. Advise the Secretary in meeting environmental and cultural commitments including 
those contained in the Record of Decision for the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Tenn 

Experiment and Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and 

subsequent related decisions. 

c. Recommend the framework for the AMP policy, goals, and direction. 

d. Recommend resource management objectives for development and implementation of 

long-tenn monitoring plan, and any necessary research and studies required to 

detennine the effect of the operation of Glen Canyon Dam on the values for which 

Grand Canyon National Parle and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were 

established, including but not limited to, natural and cultural resources, and visitor 

use. 

e. Review and provide input on the report identified in the Act to the Secretary, the 

Congress, and the Governors of the Colorado River Basin States. This annual report 

includes discussion on dam operations, the operation of the AMP, status of resources, 

and measures taken to protect, mitigate, and improve the resources defined in the Act. 

f. Annually review long-tenn monitoring data to provide advice on the status of 

resources 

and whether the AMP goals and objectives are being met. 

g Review and provide input on all AMP activities undertaken to comply with applicable 

laws, including pennitting requirements. 

S. Agency or Official to Whom the Committee Reports. The AMWG reports to the Secretary 

through the Secretary's Designee. 

6. Support. The logistical and support services for the meetings of the AMWG will be 

provided by the Bureau ofReclamation. 

7. Estimated Annual Operating Costs and Staff Years. The estimated annual operating costs 

associated with supporting the AMWG's functions are $400,000, including all direct and 

indirect expenses. It is estimated that four full-time equivalent (FTE) employees will be 

required to support the AMWG. 

8. Designated Federal Officer. The DFO is the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado 

Region, Regional Director, or designated alternate who is a full-time Federal employee 

appointed in accordance with Agency procedures. The DFO or alternate will approve or call 

all AMWG and subcommittee meetings, prepare and approve all meeting agendas, attend all 

AMWG and subcommittee meetings, adjourn any meetings when the DFO detennines 

adjournment to be in the public interest and chair meetings when directed to do so by the 

Secretary. 

9. Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings. The AMWG is expected to meet 

approximately twice a year, and at such other times as designated by the DFO. 

10. Duration. Continuing. 

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11. Termination. The AMWG will terminate 2 years from the date the charter is filed, unless 

prior to that date, it is renewed in accordance with the provisions of section 14 of the FACA. 

The AMWG will not meet or take any action without a valid current charter. 

12. Membership and Designation. Members and alternate members of the AMWG appointed 

by the Secretary will be comprised of, but not limited to, the following: 

a. Secretacy's Designee, who will setve as Chairperson for the AMWG. 

b. One representative each from the following entities: 

(I) The Secretary of Energy (Western Area Power Administration) 

(2) Arizona Game and Fish Department 

(3) Hopi Tribe 

(4) H ualapai Tribe 

(5) Navajo Nation 

(6) San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 

(7) Southern Paiute Consortium 

(8) Pueblo of Zuni 

c. One representative each from the Governors from the seven basin States: 

(1) Arizona 

(2) California 

(3) Colorado 

(4) Nevada 

(5) New Mexico 

(6) Utah 

(7) Wyoming 

d. Representatives each from the general public as follows: 

(l) Two from environmental organizations 

.(2) Two from the recreation industry 

(3) Two from contractors who purchase Federal power from Glen Canyon 

Powerplant 

e. One representative from each of the following DO I agencies as ex-officio non-voting 

members: 

(1) Bureau of Reclamation 

(2) Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(3) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Setvice 

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(4) National Park Service 

Members and alternates will be appointed to the AMWG by the Secretary, with input and 

recommendations from the above-referenced agencies, States, Tribes, contractors for Federal 

power from Glen Canyon Dam, environmental organizations, and other stakeholders. 

Members and alternates of the AMWG will be appointed for a 3-year tenn. 

Members of the AMWG will serve without compensation. However, while away from their 

homes or regular places of business, AMWG and subcommittee members engaged in 

AMWG or subcommittee business approved by the DFO may be allowed travel expenses, 

including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed 

intermittently in Government service under 5 U.S.C. § 5703. 

13. Ethics Responsibilities of Members: 

a. Federal Employees. Federal members who are appointed to the AMWG are appointed in 

their official capacity as Federal employees. This means that when these Federal 

employees act in their capacity as an AMWG member, they will be subject to the ethics 

statutes and regulations that apply to them as Federal employees, including the avoidance 

of conflict of interest. 

b. Non-Federal Employees. Non-Federal members of the AMWG and subcommittee 

appointed as representatives are not subject to Federal ethics statutes and regulations. 

However, no non-Federal AMWG or subcommittee member will participate in any 

AMWG or subcommittee deliberations or votes relating to a specific party matter before 

the Department or its bureaus and offices including a lease, license, pennit, contract, 

grant, claim, agreement, or litigation, in which the member or the entity the member 

represents has a direct financial interest. 

14. Subcommittees. Subject to the DFO 's approval, subcommittees may be fanned for the 

purpose of compiling infonnation or conducting research. However, such subcommittees 

must act only under the direction of the DFO and must report their recommendations to the 

full AMWG for consideration. Subcommittees must not provide advice or work products 

directly to the Agency. Subcommittees will meet as necessary to accomplish their 

assignments, subject to the approval of the D FO and the availability of resources. 

15. Recordkeeping. The records of the AMWG, and formally and informally established 

subcommittees of the AMWG, shall be handled in accordance with General Records 

Schedule 6.2 or other approved Agency records disposition schedules. These records are 

subject to the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U .S.C. § 552) and will be available to the 

public. 

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Secretary ofthenterior Date Signed 

SEP 1 5 2023 

Date Filed 

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