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Dam Technical Work Group

Action Item Tracking Report

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 Updated: October 21, 2011 

Action Number

(year.mo.dayno.)

Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status

2009:6-22-23(2)

6/22/09: Greater effort will be made to distribute 

meeting materials to the TWG within the 10-day 

deadline and no action will be taken on agenda 

items if the materials aren’t delivered on time.

9/29/09: This is a continuing issue.

1/21/10: This is a continuing issue.

3/15/10: This is a continuing issue.

6/29/10: This is a continuing issue. 

11/15/10: Shane said he felt there was a good effort 

in identifying the agenda items earlier, but more 

attention needs to be made in getting documents 

posted earlier as well.

1/20/11: This is a continuing issue.

3/8/11: This is a continuing issue.

6/28/11: This is a continuing issue.

10/20/11: Since Mary Orton is now assisting with 

TWG meeting facilitation, Shane feels the meeting 

materials will be posted in a timely manner.

Reclamation &

USGS Closed

2010:03-15-16(4)

3/15/10: Kurt wants an update from the Washington 

Office on continued tribal consultation plan. 

6/29/10: Kurt said he would like to discuss his 

concerns under “New Business” today.

11/15/10: Kurt expressed his concerns (see 

minutes). Glen will follow up and report back to the 

TWG.

1/20/11: Glen said the Plan is still in review within 

DOI. There is a competing effort by Pres. Obama to 

have agencies develop agency-wide tribal 

consultation plans. The DOI is sorting out where this 

fits with the AMP plan. 

3/8/11: Glen said this action item refers to the 

AMP’s Tribal Consultation Plan and one developed 

by DOI. DOI is seeking resolution of whether or not 

the AMP’s plan fits within the DOI tribal consultation 

plan .On Jan. 14, 2011, the DOI plan was sent to 

the tribes for a 60-day review. 

6/28/11: The DOI Tribal Consultation Plan is out for 

public review. Once that plan has been completed, 

the AMP Tribal Consultation Plan will be modified to 

be in conformance with it.

10/20/11. Glen said the comment period closed the 

end of June. DOI is revising that plan in response to 

comments received. Once the DOI Consultation 

Plan is revised, the AMP consultation plan will be 

revised. 

Glen Knowles Ongoing Open

2010:06-29-30(5)

6/29/10: Reclamation (Dennis/Glen) will check with 

the Denver Office staff on the possibility of them 

preparing an administrative history on the Glen 

Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program and 

what the associated staff costs might be. They will 

report back to the TWG at the next meeting.

11/15/10: Glen said the AMWG passed a motion at 

Mike Yeatts Ongoing Closed
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Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status

their last meeting tasking the POAHG to develop an 

RFP for an annotated administrative history of the 

AMP and that TWG make a recommendation on the 

subject to AMWG by the summer 2011 AMWG 

meeting. Mike Yeatts said he didn’t feel there would 

be any action before January. He said if any TWG 

members want to assist the POAHG, they should 

contact him.

1/20/11: Mike Yeatts said he and Larry Stevens laid 

out a framework for proceeding with development of 

a white paper on information needed and creating a 

link between that, current sources, and new 

information. A POAHG meeting is scheduled for 

Feb. 2011. 

3/8/11: Mike said the POAHG met on 2/9/11 and

intends to develop a broad outline of the GCDAMP 

history that will be the basis for development of a 

white paper. Once the POAHG reviews that paper, it 

will be presented to the TWG for further review.

6/28/11: The POAHG continues to work on 

developing a prospectus. Shane will work with Mike 

on establishing a timeline for the TWG to review it 

and develop a recommendation for the AMWG’s 

consideration. 

10/20/11: The TWG discussed at today’s meeting 

and made a recommendation that the AMWG 

recommend to the Secretary to accept the 

Administrative History Prospectus.

2011:03-08-9(2) 3/8/11: Shane will follow up with Ms. Castle on the 

base case and change case policy issues.

6/28/11: Shane said there would be a larger 

discussion at tomorrow’s meeting which was 

captured in the meeting minutes.

10/20/11: Shane said the SEAHG is going to need 

to do more work and develop an action plan to 

determine whether it needs to be elevated to the 

AMWG and AS-WS or can be resolved in the 

SEAHG.

Shane Capron Ongoing Open

2011:03-08-9(4)

3/8/11: The CMAHG will rewrite Appendix B 

(integrating Science Advisor comments and include 

criteria) and bring a revised version back to the 

TWG at its June meeting.

6/28/11: Shane said draft criteria were developed 

and a review of Appendix B needs to be done 

before approval of the plan. He has been waiting for 

the new GCMRC chief to come on board so the 

TWG and GCMRC can work together. He believes 

the plan will be ready for final review in September.

10/20/11: Shane said he would work with Jack 

behind the scenes to streamline reporting on 

projects, preparing documents, and developing the 

workplan, and then report to TWG. 

Shane Capron

CMAHG Ongoing

2011-10-20(1)

10/20/11: TWG will provide comments on the 

revised meeting minutes (track change version) to 

Linda Whetton (lwhetton@usbr.gov) by 11/4/11.

TWG 11/4/2011 Open

2011-10-20(2) 10/20/11: TWG requests that they be allowed to 

review and comment on the final BO. Reclamation 

will inform the TWG on how they intend to handle 

Glen Knowles Open
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Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status

this request.

2011-10-20(3) 10/20/11: The CRAHG will work on answering the 

following questions and provide an update to the 

TWG at its February 2, 2012, meeting: 

• How should the program fairly treat 

conflicts of cultural values, specifically 

those involving Native American 

perspectives? 

• How will tribal values be monitored and 

tracked in this program

• How should TEK be integrated into the 

GCDAMP science program?

Shane will contact Kurt to see what his schedule is 

like for holding CRAHG meetings and will work 

together on how to address the direction given from 

the AMWG to the CRAHG.

Kurt Dongoske

Shane Capron 2/2/2012 Open

2011-10-20(4)

10/20/11: SEAHG members planning to attend the 

SEAHG meeting at the Salt River Project (SRP) 

office on November 2, 2011, need to let Dave 

Garrett (m3research@2starband.net) and Linda 

Whetton (lwhetton@usbr.gov) know by October 26, 

2011.

TWG 10/26/2011 Done