GCD AMP Technical Work Group 

Current Action Items 

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Updated: 11/30/05: 

No. Date Item Status 

1 3/30/04 The TWG will send additional comments on the TWG 

Operating Procedures to the TWG Chair with a cc to Linda 

by 4/14/04. Further discussion will be held at a future 

TWG meeting. 

Comments received. 

6/21/05: Pending outcome from Roles AHG 

presentation to AMWG on 8/30/05, the 

TWG Chair will provide recommendations 

on future changes to the TWG Operating 

Procedures. 

11/29/05: Norm suggested postponing the 

discussion on the TWG Operating 

Procedures pending approval of the Roles 

AHG Report and any subsequent changes 

to AMWG’s Operating Procedures. 

DONE. 

2 3/30/04 Mary Barger will provide updates on the HBC Genetics 

Management Plan at upcoming TWG meetings. 

6/30/04: Bob Muth says it’s a work in 

progress. It’s on their schedule but no time 

frame Æ probably in 6 months. 

9/27/04: Norm reported that Bob Muth said 

they are planning to complete the report by 

the end of the calendar year. 

2/3/05: Gary Burton reported that FWS 

(Muth & Czapla) has been tied up with GCT 

lawsuit so work on the Plan has been 

delayed. 

6/2205: (1) Comments from the TWG and 

GCMRC on the Draft Genetics 

Management Plan are due to Glen Knowles 

by July 6, 2005. (2) Dave Garrett will report 

back to Glen Knowles by 7/6/05 on 

suggestions made by the Science Advisors 

for ways to improve the HBC Genetics 

Management Plan. 

3 3/30/04 Ted Melis will endeavor to provide copies of the HBC 

Genetics report being done by Mike and Marlis Douglas. 

GCMRC will provide copies of the draft report by 7/31/04, 

or sooner, in order to present to the AMWG at their 

August 2004 meeting. 

6/30/04: Ted is hopeful they will have a 

draft by July. They will send it out for review 

and then share it with the TWG. 

9/27/04: Barbara Ralston the Douglas 

project is scheduled for completion in 

December with a final report by Jan 2005. 

2/3/05: Ted said the Douglases have 

requested a one-time, non-funded 

extension to complete the report. 

6/21:05: No further action until report is 

received. 

4 3/30/04 Ted Melis will endeavor to provide copies of the Feasibility 

Assessment on Augmentation and Refugia and provide 

copies of the report to the TWG upon completion, and to 

the AMWG for their August 2004 meeting. 

5/3/04: Bruce Taubert indicated on the 

SA’s river trip that he would be willing to 

provide money to conduct a feasibility 

assessment for grow-out ponds in terraces 

above the Little Colorado River. Bill 

Persons will get an official statement from 

Bruce on what he committed to do and 

report back at the next meeting. 

6/30/04: Barbara Ralston has been 

working on getting a revised version of the 

report ASAP or hopefully earlier than the 

genetics plan. Ted will send an expected 
date to the TWG. 

9/27/04: Ted distributed a copy of the final 

report. A presentation will be made by Sam 

Spiller at tomorrow’s meeting. Bill Persons 

provided a copy of an e-mail message from 

Bruce. Bruce “agreed to conduct an 

evaluation of the hatcheries to determine 

which ones, if any, met the dictates that the 

Service set out in their document.” 

6/22/05: The TWG will hold a conference 

call between now and 7/27/05 to discuss 

the “HBC Hatchery Evaluation ...” report 

with the purpose of determining what action 

should be done and develop a 

recommendation to the AMWG for 

consideration at their next meeting. 

11/29/05: Bill Persons said the “Feasibility 

Assessment on Augmentation and Refugia 

Report,” refers to another report by Randy 

Van Haverbeke done about a year ago 

which the TWG accepted and should’ve 

been distributed to the TWG. Norm 

suggested that report be folded into the 

Humpback Chub Comprehensive Plan 

since it relates to HBC enhancement. Glen 

Knowles said the report could be 

incorporated as an appendice to the HBC 

Comprehensive Plan. The HBCCP AHG is 

meeting tomorrow and will discuss further. 

5 5/3/04 Dennis Kubly will confer with the Secretary’s Designee 

(Mike Gabaldon) on the projects TWG approved for 

deferral from FY04 to FY05 per GCMRC’s 

recommendations to see how they should be handled. 

6/30/04: Dennis spoke with Mike. The vote 

on deferrals was unclear. Mike wants to 

know what the vote was. Mike would like 

the TWG to discuss further. 

9/27/04: Dennis said this issue wasn’t put 

on the next AMWG agenda. Norm advised 

it should be prepared for the March 2005 

meeting. 

6/21/05: Done. 

6 2/3/05 GCMRC (J.D. Kite) will provide an update by July 2005 on 

what reimbursable monies they might receive. 

5/18/05: Extended until June meeting. 

6/21/05: JD will provide an update at the 

next AMWG meeting – August 2005. 

8/30/05: Done. 

7 2/3/05 J.D. Kite will provide a handout of what work was 

outsourced at the next TWG meeting (May 18-19, 2005) 

5/18/05: Extended until June meeting. 

6/21/05: JD will provide an update at the 

next AMWG meeting – August 2005. 

8/30/05: Done. 

8 2/3/05 

Dennis and Norm will draft some motion language for the 

TWG to submit to the AMWG regarding the critical need of 

having the Genetics Management Plan done by FWS. 

Also, the FY05 budget may need to be adjusted to have 

the work done because FWS isn’t able to do. 

6/21/05: Done.

9 2/3/05 

(1) Add to the next TWG meeting agenda a discussion on 

developing a good conceptual ecosystem model that 

captures all the resources and makes the connections to 

the administrative structure to see where dollars should be 

spent, and (2) In an effort to start that discussion, Larry 

Stevens will prepare a 2-3 paper for distribution to the 

TWG and science advisors. 

5/18/05: Larry Stevens sent a draft to 

Norm and Dennis and talked with Carl 

Walters. More will come out in today’s 

discussion. 

6/22/05: This is being incorporated by the 

SPG process. Done.

10 2/3/05 

Norm will work with Jeff and Dennis in developing a table 

which outlines the Strategic Plan elements, the MOs and 

INS, so the TWG can see which projects are addressed in 

5/18/05: This was used in the core 

monitoring plan. The table needs to be 

revised and brought to the next TWG mtg. 
the FY06 Budget. 

11 5/18/05 TWG will send comments to Ted Melis and Barbara 

Ralston by June 8, 2005 of alternatives they would like to 

be considered for the Experimental Plan. Josh will send 

the list to the TWG by the end of the next TWG meeting 

(June 21, 2005). 

6/21/05: Ted Melis said only two 

comments were received. Gary Burton 

reported that Clayton Palmer is formulating 

principles and guidelines on when the 

experiment is structured and it will be sent 

to Ted shortly for discussion at the 

Knowledge Assessment Workshop. 

12 5/18/05 

TWG will send comments on the Provisional Core 

Monitoring Plan (dated May 6, 2005) to Helen Fairley and 

the CMAHG by June 8, 2005. 

6/21/05: Helen Fairley will update. 

13 6/21/05 Barbara Ralston will send HBC Concurrent Estimates 

meeting minutes to Linda for posting to the TWG meeting 

page. 

Done. 

14 6/21/05 Following the Knowledge Assessment Workshop II, Ted 

will prepare and distribute a matrix table identifying the 

flow treatments and certainty/uncertainty of them in 

relation to the various resources. 

15 

6/21/05 

Comments from the TWG and GCMRC on the Draft 

Genetics Management Plan are due to Glen Knowles by 

July 6, 2005. 

16 

6/21/05 

The TWG will hold a conference call between now and 

July 27, 2005 to discuss the “Humpback Chub Hatchery 

Evaluation: Prospective Refuge Facilities” report with the 

purpose of determining what action should be done and 

develop a recommendation to the AMWG for 

consideration at their next meeting (Aug 30-31). 

17 11/29/05 TWG will provide edits on the June 21-22, 2005, draft 

meeting minutes to Linda by December 15, 2005. She will 

revise and include with the materials for the next TWG 

meeting. 

18 11/29/05 Reclamation will prepare a historical record of past TWG 

Chairs and where the TWG will be going in the future. 

19 11/29/05 TWG will provide comments on the Strategic Science Plan 

and Research Plan to Dave Garrett by December 15, 

2005. 

20 11/29/05 Any remaining comments on the Knowledge Assessment 

Workshop and Report need to be sent to Ted Melis by 

December 15, 2005.