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of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, and Bonneville Power 

Administration for the operation of the 

Federal Columbia River Power System. 

The BIOP included a Reasonable and 

Prudent Alternative (RPA), of which 

action 31 advised Reclamation to 

‘‘assess the likely environmental effects 

of operation of Banks Lake up to 10 feet 

down from full pool during August.’’

Reclamation proposes to complete 

RPA action 31 by preparing the Banks 

Lake Drawdown draft Environmental 

Impact Statement to describe and 

analyze the environmental effects of 

lowering the August surface elevation of 

Banks Lake to elevation 1560 feet, 

which is 10 feet below full pool. 

Review and Inspection of the DEIS 

Copies of the DEIS are available for 

public review and inspection at the 

following locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Room 7455, 

18th and C Streets, NW., Washington, 

DC 20240. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver 

Office Library, Denver Federal Center, 

Building 67, Room 167, Denver, 

Colorado 80225. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific 

Northwest Regional Office, 1150 North 

Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 

83706–1234.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Upper 

Columbia Area Office, 1917 Marsh 

Road, Yakima, Washington 98901. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Ephrata 

Field Office, 32 C Street, Ephrata, 

Washington 98823. 

Libraries 

• Bridgeport Community Library, 

Douglas County, 1206 Columbia St., 

Bridgeport, WA 509–686–7281. 

• Coulee City Community Library, 

405 W. Main St., Coulee City, WA 509–

674–2313. 

• Des Moines Library, 21620 11th 

Ave S, Des Moines, WA 206–824–6066. 

• East Wenatchee Community 

Library, Douglas County, 271 9th St NE, 

East Wenatchee, WA 509–886–7404. 

• Ephrata Public Library, 45 Alder 

NW, Ephrata, WA 509–754–3971. 

• Grand Coulee Community Library, 

225 Federal, Grand Coulee, WA 509–

633–0972. 

• Moses Lake Public Library, 418 E. 

5th Ave, Moses Lake, WA 509–765–

3489. 

• Quincy Community Library, 108 B 

St SW., Quincy, WA 509–787–2359. 

• Royal City Community Library, 356 

Camelia, Royal City, WA 509–346–9281. 

• Seattle Public Library, 800 Pike St, 

Seattle, WA 206–386–4636. 

• Soap Lake Community Library, 32 

E. Main, Soap Lake, WA 509–246–1313. 

• Warden Community Library, 305 S. 

Main, Warden, WA 509–349–2226. 

• Wenatchee Public Library, Chelan 

County, 310 Douglas St, Wenatchee, WA 

509–662–5021. 

Internet 

The DEIS is also available on the 

Internet at http://www.pn.usbr.gov.

Dated: December 20, 2002. 

J. William McDonald, 

Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region, 

Bureau of Reclamation.

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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 meetings.

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 (the 

AMWG), a technical work group (the 

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 Glen Canyon 

Dam Adaptive Management Work 

Group will conduct the following public 

meeting: 

Phoenix, Arizona—January 28–29, 

2003. The meeting will begin at 9:30 

a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on the first 

day and begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 

12 noon on the second day. The meeting 

will be held at the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs—Western Regional Office, 2 

Arizona Center, Conference Rooms A 

and B (12th floor), 400 North 5th Street, 

Phoenix, Arizona. 

Agenda: The purpose of the meeting 

will be to discuss experimental flows, 

non-native fish control, status of the 

temperature control device risk 

assessment, 2000 Low Steady Summer 

Flow (LSSF) reports, FY 2004 Annual 

Work Plan and Budget, basin hydrology 

and 602a storage, information needs 

associated with the Strategic Plan, 

public outreach, environmental 

compliance, and other administrative 

and resource issues pertaining to the 

AMP. 

Date and Location: The Glen Canyon 

Dam Technical Work Group will 

conduct the following public meeting: 

Phoenix, Arizona—February 26–27, 

2003. The meeting will begin 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, Conference 

Rooms A and B (12th floor), 400 North 

5th Street, Phoenix, Arizona. 

Agenda: The purpose of the meeting 

will be to discuss the experimental flow 

status, non-native fish control, FY 2004 

budget changes, the target development 

process, environmental compliance, 

address assignments from the AMWG 

meeting held in January 2003, and other 

administrative and resource issues 

pertaining to the AMP. 

Agenda items may be revised prior to 

any of the meetings. Final agendas will 

be posted 15 days in advance of each 

meeting and can be found on the Bureau 

of Reclamation Web site under 

Environmental Programs at http://

www.uc.usbr.gov/amp. Time will be 

allowed on each agenda for any 

individual or organization wishing to 

make formal oral comments (limited to 

10 minutes) at the meetings. 

To allow full consideration of 

information by the AMWG or TWG 

members, written notice must be 

provided to Randall Peterson, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional 

Office, 125 South State Street, Room 

6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–1147; 

telephone (801) 524–3758; faxogram 

(801) 524–3858; e-mail at 

rpeterson@uc.usbr.gov at least FIVE (5) 

days prior to the meeting. Any written 

comments received will be provided to 

the AMWG and TWG members at their 

respective meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randall Peterson, telephone (801) 524–

3758; faxogram (801) 524–3858; or via

e-mail at rpeterson@uc.usbr.gov.

Date: December 18, 2002. 

Randall V. Peterson, 

Manager, Adaptive Management and 

Environmental Resources Division, Upper 

Colorado Regional Office.

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