82 FR 8843 - Notice of Public Meeting for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 19 (January 31, 2017)

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 82, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8843-8844]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02033]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR04073000, XXXR4081X3, RX.05940913.7000000]


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, February 15, 2017, from 
approximately 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, 
February 16, 2017, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Phoenix-
Tempe, 4400 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona, 85282.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3635; facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management 
Program (GCDAMP) 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 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 receive 
updates on: (1) The Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Record 
of Decision and implementation, (2) current basin hydrology, 
operations, and the 2018 hydrograph, (3) the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive 
Management Program ``wiki'' Web site, (4) the Science Advisors Program, 
(5) the Administrative History Project, (6) science results from Grand 
Canyon Monitoring and Research Center staff, and (7) progress on the 
Fiscal Year 2018-20 Budget and Work Plan. The AMWG will also discuss 
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 https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/17feb15. 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 Katrina Grantz, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, 
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84138; telephone (801) 524-3635; 
facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at

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[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: January 24, 2017.
Grayford F. Payne,
 Deputy Commissioner--Policy, Administration and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2017-02033 Filed 1-30-17; 8:45 am]
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