Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), Notice of Meeting

AGENCY:

Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The 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 (AMWG), a technical work group (TWG), a 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:

The AMWG will conduct the following public meeting:

Phoenix, Arizona—August 9-11, 2004. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on August 9, 2004, begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on August 10, 2004, and begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. on August 11, 2004. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N. 2nd Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss results of the recent AMWG retreat, develop and prioritize resource questions and 2006 budget guidance, and discuss updates on the GCMRC Strategic Plan, Core Monitoring Plan, Long Term Experimental Plan, Humpback Chub Comprehensive Plan, FY04 deferred projects, environmental compliance progress on proposed actions, research and monitoring reports, basin hydrology, public outreach, as well as other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the AMP.

Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to make formal oral comments (limited to 5 minutes) at the meeting. To allow 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; faxogram (801) 524-3858; e-mail at dkubly@uc.usbr.gov at least five (5) days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG and TWG members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Kubly, telephone (801) 524-3715; faxogram (801) 524-3858; or via e-mail at dkubly@uc.usbr.gov.