80 FR 21262 - Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 74 (April 17, 2015)

The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (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 AMWG meets two to three times a year.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21262-21263]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08923]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

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Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (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 AMWG meets two to three times a year.

DATES: The May 28, 2014, AMWG WebEx/conference call will begin at 12:00 
p.m. (EDT), 10:00 a.m. (MDT), and 9:00 a.m. (PDT) and conclude three 
(3) hours later in the respective time zones. See call-in information 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3781; facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 AMWG, a technical work group, a Grand Canyon Monitoring 
and Research Center, and independent review panels. The technical work 
group is a subcommittee of the AMWG and provides technical advice and 
recommendations to the AMWG.
    Agenda: The primary purpose of the conference call will be for the 
AMWG to discuss the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2016 and the 2016 hydrograph. There will also be updates on 
renewal of the AMWG Charter and the Long-Term Experimental and 
Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement. To participate in the 
WebEx/conference call, please use the following instructions:
    1. Go to: https://ucbor-events.webex.com/ucbor-events/onstage/g.php?MTID=e03f40495743cbb6a8a121702b6d02606.
    2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
    3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: AMWG.
    4. Click ``Join Now''.
Audio Conference Information
     Phone Number: (877) 913-4721
     Passcode: 3330168
     Event Number: 991 594 863
    There will be limited ports available, so if you wish to 
participate, please contact Linda Whetton at (801) 524-3880 to 
register.
    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/15may28/index.html. Time will be allowed for any 
individual or organization wishing to make formal oral comments on the 
call. To allow for full consideration of information by the AMWG 
members, written notice must be provided to Glen Knowles, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, 
Room

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8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138; telephone (801) 524-3781; facsimile 
(801) 524-3807; email at [email protected] at least five (5) days prior 
to the call. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG 
members.

Public Disclosure of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: March 30, 2015.
Glen Knowles,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 2015-08923 Filed 4-16-15; 8:45 am]
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