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Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Action Item Tracking Report 

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 Updated: Jan. 31, 2014 

Action Number

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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 and future reporting will be 

through AHG updates. 

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. 

10/24/12: Reclamation will clarify at the next TWG 

meeting what remains to be done on the plan. 

1/24/13: Kurt said that Dean Suagge did a crossGlen Knowles 

Shane Capron 

Jan 2013 Open 
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walk on the two plans at the last AMWG meeting. 

They seem to be in sync and now it’s up to DOI on 

whether it will be implemented. Sarah Rinkevich 

(tribal liaison with Loretta Jackson-Kelly) said she 

was tasked by Lori Caramanian to prepare a final 

document based on comments received from the 

tribes and get their approval before DOI signs off on 

it in early February. 

6/26/13: Sarah will be scheduling a conference call 

with the tribes for further discussion on the Plan. 

1/30/14: Sarah said the Plan was re-drafted at the 

request of Anne Castle and Lori Caramanian, and 

Lori is currently reviewing the draft. Sarah said 

minor changes were made to include a section on 

TEK, updates on policy, and the tribal liaison 

information. 

2012-10-24(6) 

10/24/12: Look into the potential for setting up a 

TWG ad hoc group on species of management 

concern to regularly present information on native 

and non-native species that influence CRE 

structure, function, and management decisionmaking. 

Update 11/14/12: John will talk with Larry about this 

and report back to the TWG. 

1/24/13: A charge will be developed in preparation 

for forming the Species of Management Concern Ad 

Hoc Group Ad Hoc Group (SMCAHG) at the next 

TWG meeting. 

6/26/13: Larry Stevens will provide a list of tasks the 

ad hoc group should do and present to the TWG in 

October 2013 at which time the ad hoc group will be 

formed. 

11/6/13: This will be addressed at the TWG 

meeting in January 2014. 

1/30/14: Discussion postponed until the April 

meeting. 

Larry Stevens April 2013 Open 

2013-11-6(1) 11/6/13: The CRAHG is requested to meet and 

provide any budget issues/concerns for the January 

28-29, 2014, Annual Reporting Meeting, to Linda 

Whetton (lwhetton@usbr.gov) by Friday, November 

22. Including the need for tribal participation at the 

meeting, and tribal and cultural values topics that 

should be covered. 

1/30/14: The CRAHG did provide input and is part of 

the SCAHG report. 

TWG 11/22/13 Closed 

2013-11-6(2) 11/6/13: TWG should provide input to Linda 

Whetton (lwhetton@usbr.gov) (who will forward to 

SCAHG) on topics of interest for January 28-29, 

2014, Annual Reporting Meeting, including tribal 

participation, by Friday, November 22. 

TWG 11/22/13 Closed 

2013-11-6(3) 11/6/13: TWG members should provide concerns 

about holding webinars versus in-person meetings 

(what’s working, not working, limit on how many 

webinars to hold) and provide to Linda Whetton 

(lwhetton@usbr.gov) by Nov. 22, 2013. 

TWG 11/22/13 Closed 

2014-1-30(1) 1/30/14: TWG will review the budget documents 

provided at today’s meeting with particular attention 

to the Information Needs and the List of Future 

TWG 2/14/14 Open 
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* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

Budget Items as part of the SCAHG document. 

TWG should provide comments and/or questions to 

Glen and Jack by COB 2/14/14.

2014-1-30(2) 1/30/14: Linda will post the Annual Reporting 

Meeting presentations to the AMP website by Feb. 

5, 2014. 

Linda Whetton 2/5/14 Closed 

2014-1-30(3) 1/30/14: Linda will send a “doodle” poll to the TWG 

asking for their availability for the 2015 Annual 

Reporting and TWG meetings. 

Linda Whetton 2/5/14 Open 

2014-1-30(4) 1/30/14: Linda will send a “doodle” poll to the 

BAHG asking for their availability to participate in a 

conference call during the week of Feb. 10-14, 

2014. (Done: 2/4/14) 

Linda Whetton 2/5/14 Closed