80 FR 38230 - Notice of Public Meeting for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 127 (July 2, 2015)

Page Range38230-38231
FR Document2015-16286

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

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Notice of Public Meeting for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive 
Management Work Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from 
approximately 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, 
August 27, 2015, from approximately 8 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton 
Phoenix-Tempe, 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85282.

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 (GCDAMP) was implemented

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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 GCDAMP includes a Federal advisory committee, the AMWG, a 
technical work group (TWG), a Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research 
Center, and independent review panels. The TWG is a subcommittee of the 
AMWG and provides technical advice and recommendations to the AMWG.
    Agenda: The primary purpose of the meeting will be to approve the 
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget and Work Plan, and to approve the Water Year 
2016 Hydrograph operation for Glen Canyon Dam. The AMWG will receive 
updates on: (1) The Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan 
Environmental Impact Statement, (2) current basin hydrology and drought 
impacts, (3) reports from the Glen Canyon Dam Tribal and Federal 
Liaisons, (4) science results from Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research 
Center staff. The AMWG will also address other administrative and 
resource issues pertaining to the GCDAMP.
    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/15aug26. 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 Glen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Room 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 
meeting. 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: June 12, 2015.
Beverley Heffernan,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional 
Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-16286 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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DatesThe meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, August 27, 2015, from approximately 8 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m.
ContactGlen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, telephone (801) 524-3781; facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 38230 

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