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Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Action Item Tracking Report 

(U:\c5amp\uc\rm\amp\twg\mtgs\12jun20\Attach_01.docx) 

 Updated: June 29, 2012 

Action Number

(year.mo.dayno.) 

Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

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. 

2/2/2012: Shane will discuss the TWG’s concerns 

with Lori Caramanian and also ask whether this 

should be addressed at the DOI/AMP tribal preAMWG meeting (Refer to minutes for more 

information.) 

4/16/12: Glen read a motion passed by the AMWG 

at its Feb. 2012 meeting: “AMWG requests the 

CRAHG compare the existing draft tribal 

consultation documents with Secretarial Order 3317 

and the DOI tribal consultation policy, and make a 

recommendation through the TWG to the AMWG by 

its August meeting for an AMP tribal consultation 

policy.” Kurt said the CRAHG will include with 

ongoing assignments. This action item was closed 

as a result of the CRAHG taking on the new task. 

6/20/12: John Halliday said the CRAHG requested 

Hualapai take the lead in comparing the two plans. 

Dean Suagge (Hualapai) asked him for the most 

recent version. Last week Dean completed the 

comparison but needs authorization from Loretta to 

release it to him and/or distribute to others. The 

document is still being reviewed by the CRAHG. 

Action Item #2012-2-2 (1) is being combined with 

this: Shane will discuss the TWG’s concerns 

regarding the AMP Tribal Consultation Plan with 

Glen Knowles 

Shane Capron 

Ongoing Open 
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Action Number

(year.mo.dayno.) 

Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

Deputy Assistant Secretary Lori Caramanian and 

ask whether this issue should be addressed at the 

next DOI/AMP tribal pre-AMWG meeting. 

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. 

2/2/2012: Shane said the next step is to have a 

CMAHG and GCMRC discussion about future 

directions. He will talk with Jack Schmidt about the 

Core Monitoring Plan and making arrangements for 

what needs to happen next. 

4/16/12: Shane said there needs to be a meeting 

between Lori Caramanian, Jack Schmidt, Dave 

Garrett, himself and possibly others to discuss 

potential progress. 

6/20/12: Shane said Jack has agreed to consider 

moving forward in working on this. A rewrite will be 

done to more fully integrate the AMWG’s concerns. 

Shane will work with the CMAHG in preparing a 

revised version for the TWG to consider in October. 

Shane Capron 

& CMAHG Ongoing Open 

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. 

2/2/12: Kurt said the CRAHG met on 1/23/12.He 

provided a progress report and is still waiting to hear 

back from CRAHG members on recommendations 

they developed at that meeting. (Refer to minutes.) 

4/16/12: The CRAHG prepared a draft response 

and provided that to Shane but it wasn’t posted 

before the meeting. Shane suggested the issue be 

put on the June agenda and consider formulating a 

recommendation to AMWG, but in responding to the 

list of issues described by the CRAHG, it had a 

huge impact on him in trying to craft how the TWG 

develops a budget recommendation at today’s 

Kurt Dongoske 

Shane Capron Ongoing Closed 
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Action Number

(year.mo.dayno.) 

Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

meeting. 

6/20/12: The Operating Procedures Ad Hoc Group 

(OPAHG) was formed in order to flesh out the 

CRAHG recommendations and how they might 

interface with the TWG Operating Procedures. The 

CRAHG will also be part of the OPAHG. 

CLOSE and have this follow throrgh the Ad hoc 

group updates. 

2012-2-2 (1) 

2/2/12: Shane will discuss the TWG’s concerns 

regarding the AMP Tribal Consultation Plan with 

Deputy Assistant Secretary Lori Caramanian and 

ask whether this issue should be addressed at the 

next DOI/AMP tribal pre-AMWG meeting. 

4/16/12: Continuing action item. 

6/20/12: This item was combined with action item # 

2010:03-15-16(4). CLOSED

Shane Capron 

CLOSED 

Combined 

with 

Action item 

#2010:03-15-

16(4)

2012-4-16-17(1) 

Dr. Vanderkooi (along with Drs. Martell, Walters, 

and possibly others) will host a webinar to have 

more discussion on the ASMR findings. 

Dr. Scott 

Vanderkooi 6/1/12 

ClosedWebEx held 

6/1/12 

2012-6-20-21(1) 

6/20/12: Shane will check on holding a webinar 

next week for a whirling disease update. 

7/13/12: AGFD sent a letter to BOR on update. Glen 

provided an update in an EM to the TWG dated July 

13, 2012. 

Shane Capron Closed 

2012-6-20-21(2) 

6/20/12: Shane will look into have the Chute Falls 

Translocation work included in the Draft BWP 

The work plan is developed so this is closed. There 

is no science plan developed. It’s ongoing work, but 

there is no plan. 

Shane Capron Closed 

2012-6-20-21(3) 

6/20/12: Shane will prepare a statement identifying 

the purpose of the new TWG Operating Procedures 

Ad Hoc Group (OPAHG). Future updates will be 

part of the Ad Hoc Group updates portion of 

meetings. 

Shane Capron Closed 

2012-6-20-21(4) 

6/20/12: Shane will check with his supervisor on 

whether he can continue to serve as TWG Chair 

through October 2012. (Update: John Jordan was 

elected as new TWG chair on Oct. 24, 2012.) 

Shane Capron Closed 

2012-6-20-21(5) 

6/20/12: Shane will send to the AMWG planning 

team the motion passed by TWG in October 2011 

regarding the administrative history project. 

AMWG accepted and an ad hoc group will be 

formed and tracked with the ad hoc group updates. 

Shane Capron Closed 

2012-6-20-21(6) 

6/20/12: GCMRC (Jack Schmidt) will include 

“revision nos. ___” on subsequent iterations of the 

Draft FY2013-14 Budget and Work Plan. 

Closed – work plan passed at last meeting. 

Jack Schmidt Closed 

2012-6-20-21(7) 

6/20/12: Linda will send the GUI link to the TWG. 

6/26/12: Link sent to TWG. Linda Whetton Closed