83_FR_4534 83 FR 4513 - Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group

83 FR 4513 - Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

Page Range4513-4514
FR Document2018-01922

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) will take place.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-01922]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR04073000, XXXR4081X3, RX.05940913.7000000]


Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work 
Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to 
announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon 
Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) will take place.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 
9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, February 15, 2018, 
from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport 
Hotel, 4300 East Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3635; email at kgrantz@usbr.gov; facsimile (801) 
524-3807.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: 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 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.
    Agenda: The AMWG will meet to receive updates on: (1) Current basin 
hydrology and water year 2018 operations; (2) non-native fish issues; 
(3) joint tribal liaison report; and (4) science results from Grand 
Canyon Monitoring and Research Center staff. 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 website at https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/18feb14.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open 
to the public and seating is on a first-come basis. Members of the 
public wishing to attend the meeting or wanting to receive call-in 
information or a link to the live stream webcast should contact Katrina 
Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, by email 
at kgrantz@usbr.gov, or by telephone at (801) 524-3635, to register no 
later than five (5) business days prior to the meeting. Individuals

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requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should 
contact Ms. Grantz at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: 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; email at kgrantz@usbr.gov; or 
facsimile (801) 524-3807, at least five (5) business days prior to the 
meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG 
members.
    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: December 18, 2017.
Katrina Grantz,
Chief, Adaptive Management Work Group, Environmental Resources 
Division, Upper Colorado Regional Office.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Total time
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Number of           Hours per
                                                                                                          Type of response                                                                                                                      (Column B ×
                                                                                                                                                                                                    responses           response                 Column C)

                                                                                                                      A.                                                                               B.                      C.                   D.

                                                Application for Waiver, Suspension, or Reduction of Rental or Payment In Lieu of Production;
                                                  Application for Reduction in Royalty; or Application for Waiver of Royalty, 43 CFR
                                                  3903.54(b) ................................................................................................................................                   1                        1                  1
                                                Bonding Requirements, 43 CFR Subpart 3904 ..........................................................................                                            1                        1                  1
                                                Application for an Exploration License, 43 CFR 3910.31(a) through (e) ....................................                                                      1                       24                 24
                                                Notice Seeking Participation in an Exploration License, 43 CFR 3910.31(f) .............................                                                         1                        1                  1
                                                Data Obtained Under an Exploration License, 43 CFR 3910.44 ................................................                                                     1                        8                  8
                                                Response to Call for Expression of Leasing Interest, 43 CFR 3921.30 .....................................                                                       1                        4                  4
                                                Application for a Lease—Individuals, 43 CFR 3902.23, 3922.20, and 3922.30 .........................                                                             1                      308                308
                                                Application for a Lease—Associations, 43 CFR 3902.24, 3922.20, and 3922.30 .....................                                                                1                      308                308
                                                Application for a Lease—Corporations, 43 CFR 3902.25, 3922.20, and 3922.30 .....................                                                                1                      308                308
                                                Sealed Bid, 43 CFR 3924.10 ......................................................................................................                               1                        8                  8
                                                Application to Convert Research, Development, and Demonstration Lease to Commercial
                                                  Lease, 43 CFR 3926.10(c) ......................................................................................................                               1                     308                 308
                                                Drill and Geophysical Logs, 43 CFR 3930.11(b) ........................................................................                                          1                      19                  19
                                                New Geologic Information, 43 CFR 3930.20(b) ..........................................................................                                          1                      19                  19
                                                Plan of Development, 43 CFR 3931.11 ......................................................................................                                      1                     308                 308
                                                Application for Suspension of Lease Operations and Production, 43 CFR 3931.30 .................                                                                 1                      24                  24
                                                Exploration Plan, 43 CFR 3931.41 ..............................................................................................                                 1                      24                  24
                                                Modification of Approved Exploration Plan or Plan of Development, 43 CFR 3931.50 .............                                                                  1                      24                  24
                                                Production Maps and Production Reports, 43 CFR 3931.70 .....................................................                                                    1                      16                  16
                                                Records of Core or Test Hole Samples and Cuttings, 43 CFR 3931.80 ...................................                                                           1                      16                  16
                                                Application for Modification of Lease Size, 43 CFR 3932.10, 3930.20, and 3932.30 ................                                                               1                      12                  12
                                                Request for Approval of Assignment of Record Title or Sublease or Notice of Overriding Roy-
                                                  alty Interest Assignment, 43 CFR Subpart 3933 .....................................................................                                           2                       10                 20
                                                Relinquishment of Lease or Exploration License, 43 CFR 3934.10 ...........................................                                                      1                       18                 18
                                                Production and Sale Records, 43 CFR 3935.10 .........................................................................                                           1                       16                 16

                                                      Totals ....................................................................................................................................             24     ........................            1,795



                                                  An agency may not conduct or                                             Dam Adaptive Management Work                                             recommendations to the Secretary of the
                                                sponsor—and a person is not required to                                    Group (AMWG) will take place.                                            Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam
                                                respond to—a collection of information                                     DATES: The meeting will be held on                                       operations and other management
                                                unless it displays a currently valid OMB                                   Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from                                       actions to protect resources downstream
                                                control number.                                                            9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.,                                    of Glen Canyon Dam, consistent with
                                                  The authority for this action is the                                     and Thursday, February 15, 2018, from                                    the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                                        8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m.                                     AMWG meets two to three times a year.
                                                U.S.C. 3501 et seq).                                                       ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Agenda: The AMWG will meet to
                                                                                                                           the Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport                                         receive updates on: (1) Current basin
                                                Chandra Little,
                                                                                                                           Hotel, 4300 East Washington Street,                                      hydrology and water year 2018
                                                Acting Information Collection Clearance                                                                                                             operations; (2) non-native fish issues; (3)
                                                Officer.                                                                   Phoenix, Arizona 85034.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    joint tribal liaison report; and (4)
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–01897 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                                                    science results from Grand Canyon
                                                BILLING CODE 4310–84–P                                                     Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation,                                   Monitoring and Research Center staff.
                                                                                                                           telephone (801) 524–3635; email at                                       The AMWG will also discuss other
                                                                                                                           kgrantz@usbr.gov; facsimile (801) 524–                                   administrative and resource issues
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                 3807.                                                                    pertaining to the GCDAMP. To view a
                                                                                                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                                          copy of the agenda and documents
                                                Bureau of Reclamation
                                                                                                                           meeting is being held under the                                          related to the above meeting, please visit
                                                [RR04073000, XXXR4081X3,                                                   provisions of the Federal Advisory                                       Reclamation’s website at https://
                                                RX.05940913.7000000]                                                       Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,                                         www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/
                                                                                                                           Appendix, as amended), the                                               18feb14.
                                                Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon                                          Government in the Sunshine Act of                                           Meeting Accessibility/Special
                                                Dam Adaptive Management Work                                               1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and                                    Accommodations: The meeting is open
                                                Group                                                                      41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.                                          to the public and seating is on a first-
                                                AGENCY:   Bureau of Reclamation,                                              Purpose of the Meeting: The Glen                                      come basis. Members of the public
                                                Interior.                                                                  Canyon Dam Adaptive Management                                           wishing to attend the meeting or
                                                                                                                           Program (GCDAMP) was implemented                                         wanting to receive call-in information or
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                                                ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
                                                                                                                           as a result of the Record of Decision on                                 a link to the live stream webcast should
                                                SUMMARY:  In accordance with the                                           the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam                                         contact Katrina Grantz, Bureau of
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act of                                          Final Environmental Impact Statement                                     Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional
                                                1972, the Bureau of Reclamation                                            to comply with consultation                                              Office, by email at kgrantz@usbr.gov, or
                                                (Reclamation) is publishing this notice                                    requirements of the Grand Canyon                                         by telephone at (801) 524–3635, to
                                                to announce that a Federal Advisory                                        Protection Act (Pub. L. 102–575) of                                      register no later than five (5) business
                                                Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon                                       1992. The AMWG makes                                                     days prior to the meeting. Individuals


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                                                requiring special accommodations to                     Awards and Abandoned Mine Land                         following information collection
                                                access the public meeting should                        Reclamation Awards.                                    activity:
                                                contact Ms. Grantz at least five (5)                    DATES: Interested persons are invited to                  Title of Collection: Reclamation
                                                business days prior to the meeting so                   submit comments on or before April 2,                  Awards—Call for Nominations.
                                                that appropriate arrangements can be                    2018.
                                                made.                                                                                                             OMB Control Number: 1029–0129.
                                                                                                        ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
                                                  Public Disclosure of Comments: Time                                                                             Abstract: This information collection
                                                                                                        this information collection request (ICR)
                                                will be allowed at the meeting for any                                                                         clearance package is being submitted by
                                                                                                        by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining
                                                individual or organization wishing to                                                                          the Office of Surface Mining
                                                                                                        Reclamation and Enforcement,
                                                make formal oral comments. To allow                                                                            Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
                                                                                                        Information Collection Clearance
                                                for full consideration of information by                                                                       for renewed approval to collect
                                                                                                        Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C
                                                the AMWG members, written notice                                                                               information for our annual call for
                                                                                                        Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,
                                                must be provided to Katrina Grantz,                                                                            nominations for our Excellence in
                                                                                                        DC 20240. Comments may also be
                                                Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado                                                                          Surface Coal Mining Reclamation
                                                                                                        submitted electronically to jtrelease@
                                                Regional Office, 125 South State Street,                                                                       Awards and Abandoned Mine Land
                                                                                                        osmre.gov.
                                                Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138;                                                                         Reclamation Awards. Since 1986, the
                                                email at kgrantz@usbr.gov; or facsimile                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:      To
                                                                                                                                                               Office of Surface Mining has presented
                                                (801) 524–3807, at least five (5) business              request additional information about
                                                                                                        this ICR, contact John Trelease by email               awards to coal mine operators who
                                                days prior to the meeting. Any written
                                                                                                        at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone                completed exemplary active
                                                comments received will be provided to
                                                the AMWG members.                                       at (202) 208–2783.                                     reclamation. A parallel award program
                                                  Before including your address, phone                                                                         for abandoned mine land reclamation
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
                                                number, email address, or other                                                                                began in 1992. The objective was to give
                                                                                                        accordance with the Paperwork
                                                personal identifying information in your                                                                       public recognition to those responsible
                                                                                                        Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
                                                comment, you should be aware that                       general public and other Federal                       for the nation’s most outstanding
                                                your entire comment—including your                      agencies with an opportunity to                        achievement in environmentally sound
                                                personal identifying information—may                    comment on new, proposed, revised,                     surface mining and land reclamation
                                                be made publicly available at any time.                 and continuing collections of                          and to encourage the exchange and
                                                While you can ask us in your comment                    information. This helps us assess the                  transfer of successful reclamation
                                                to withhold your personal identifying                   impact of our information collection                   technology. This collection request
                                                information from public review, we                      requirements and minimize the public’s                 seeks a three-year term of approval.
                                                cannot guarantee that we will be able to                reporting burden. It also helps the                       Form Numbers: N/A.
                                                do so.                                                  public understand our information
                                                                                                                                                                  Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                  Dated: December 18, 2017.                             collection requirements and provide the
                                                                                                                                                               currently approved collection.
                                                Katrina Grantz,                                         requested data in the desired format.
                                                                                                           We are soliciting comments on the                      Respondents/Affected Public:
                                                Chief, Adaptive Management Work Group,
                                                Environmental Resources Division, Upper                 proposed ICR that is described below.                  Industry and state/tribal nominees for
                                                Colorado Regional Office.                               We are especially interested in public                 reclamation awards and state/tribal
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–01922 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]             comment addressing the following                       judges.
                                                BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
                                                                                                        issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to                Total Annual Responses: 14 active
                                                                                                        the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2)                 mine respondents, 11 state and tribal
                                                                                                        is the estimate of burden accurate; (3)                abandoned mine land program
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              how might the OSMRE enhance the                        respondents, and 26 state and tribal
                                                                                                        quality, utility, and clarity of the                   judges.
                                                Office of Surface Mining Reclamation                    information to be collected; and (4) how
                                                and Enforcement                                         might the OSMRE minimize the burden                       Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,646.
                                                                                                        of this collection on the respondents,                    Total Annual Non-Wage Burden:
                                                [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000                             including through the use of                           $2,500.
                                                189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000                            information technology.                                   The authority for this action are the
                                                SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control                          Comments that you submit in
                                                Number 1029–0129]                                                                                              Surface Mining Control and
                                                                                                        response to this notice are a matter of
                                                                                                                                                               Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
                                                                                                        public record. We will include or
                                                Agency Information Collection                                                                                  1201, et seq.) and the Paperwork
                                                                                                        summarize each comment in our request
                                                Activities; Reclamation Awards—Call                                                                            Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501,
                                                                                                        to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
                                                for Nominations                                                                                                et seq.).
                                                                                                        including your address, phone number,
                                                AGENCY:  Office of Surface Mining                       email address, or other personal                         Dated: January 26, 2018.
                                                Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.                  identifying information in your                        John A. Trelease,
                                                ACTION: Notice of Information                           comment, you should be aware that                      Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
                                                Collection; request for comment.                        your entire comment—including your                     [FR Doc. 2018–01886 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        personal identifying information—may
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
                                                SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       be made publicly available at any time.
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                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,                    While you can ask us in your comment
                                                the Office of Surface Mining                            to withhold your personal identifying
                                                Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),                    information from public review, we
                                                are proposing to renew an information                   cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                                collection for OSMRE’s call for                         do so.
                                                nominations for its Excellence in                          This notice provides the public with
                                                Surface Coal Mining Reclamation                         60 days in which to comment on the


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Document Created: 2018-01-31 00:58:57
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, February 15, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m.
ContactKatrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, telephone (801) 524-3635; email at [email protected]; facsimile (801) 524-3807.
FR Citation83 FR 4513 

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