[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 140 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 36505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17526]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG)

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam 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 includes a federal advisory committee, the 
Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), a technical work group (TWG), a 
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, and independent review 
panels. The AMWG makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior 
concerning Glen Canyon Dam operations and other management actions to 
protect resources downstream of Glen Canyon Dam consistent with the 
Grand Canyon Protection Act. The TWG is a subcommittee of the AMWG and 
provides technical advice and recommendations to the AMWG.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The AMWG will conduct the following meeting:
    Date: Wednesday-Thursday, August 12-13, 2009. The meeting will 
begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. the first day and will begin at 8 
a.m. and conclude at approximately 3 p.m. on the second day. The 
meeting will be held at the Fiesta Inn, 2100 S. Priest Drive, Tempe, 
Arizona.
    Agenda: The primary purpose of the meeting will be for the AMWG to 
discuss and recommend the Fiscal Year 2010-11 biennial budget, 
workplan, and hydrograph. In addition, they will receive updates and 
discuss the following items: (1) Mid-fiscal Year 2009 expenditures, (2) 
Status of Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center projects, (3) 
2007 and 2008 Biological Opinion conservation measures, (4) Colorado 
River Basin hydrology, (5) Future Funding Sources for Non-native Fish 
Control Efforts, (6) the Draft Humpback Chub Comprehensive Plan, (7) a 
stakeholder's perspective by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and 
other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the AMP. To view 
a copy of the agenda and documents related to the above meeting, please 
visit Reclamation's Web site at: http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/index.html. Time will be allowed at the meeting for any 
individual or organization wishing to make formal oral comments. To 
allow for full consideration of information by the AMWG members, 
written notice must be provided to Dennis Kubly, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt 
Lake City, Utah, 84138; telephone 801-524-3715; facsimile 801-524-3858; 
e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcb8b7a9beb0a59ca9afbeaef2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="583c332d3a3421182d2b3a2a763f372e">[email protected]</span></a> at least five (5) days prior to the call. Any 
written comments received will be provided to the AMWG members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3715; facsimile (801) 524-3858; e-mail at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd8d7c9ded0c5fcc9cfdece92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83e7e8f6e1effac3f6f0e1f1ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>.

     Dated: July 7, 2009.
Tom Ryan,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional 
Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. E9-17526 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]
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