Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG). The TAMWG is a Federal advisory committee that affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council (TMC). The TMC interprets and recommends policy, coordinates and reviews management actions, and provides organizational budget oversight.

DATES:

Public meeting: TAMWG will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, March 31, 2016.

Deadlines: For deadlines on submitting written material, please see “Public Input” under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Trinity Alps Performing Art Center, 101 Arbuckle Court, Weaverville, CA 96093.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph C. Polos, by mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521; by telephone at 707-822-7201; or by email at joe_polos@fws.gov; or Elizabeth W. Hadley, Redding Electric Utility, by mail at 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001; by telephone at 530-339-7308 or by email at ehadley@reupower.com. Individuals with a disability may request an accommodation by sending an email to either point of contact.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group will hold a meeting.

Background

The TAMWG affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the TMC. The TMC interprets and recommends policy, coordinates and reviews management actions, and provides organizational budget oversight.

Meeting Agenda

The TAMWG will hold a concurrent meeting with the Trinity River Science Symposium/Decision Support System workshop. The goal workshop is to advance the development and use of a decision support system for the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP).

The workshop will consist of oral presentations and panel discussions related to four key elements:

(1) Providing background on DSS and example applications,

(2) Communicating the status of DSS development for the TRRP and how it can be used in the near term to support decision making,

(3) Identifying and initiating an approach to resolve key organization and administrative challenges to DSS development, and

(4) Initiating next steps recommended by the Science Advisory Board for implementation of a DSS, such as a workplan, schedule, and identification of task leaders.

A detailed addendum will be posted on the TAMWG Web site ( http://www.fws.gov/arcata/fisheries/tamwg.html ) when it is finalized.

Public Input

Submitting Written Information or Questions

Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the TAMWG to consider during the meeting. Written statements must be received by the date listed in “Public Input,” so that the information may be available to the TAMWG for their consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be supplied to Elizabeth Hadley in one of the following formats: One hard copy with original signature, one electronic copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, PowerPoint, or rich text file).

Registered speakers who wish to expand on their oral statements, or those who wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written statements to Elizabeth Hadley up to 7 days after the meeting.

Meeting Minutes

Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by Elizabeth Hadley (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The minutes will be available for public inspection within 14 days after the meeting, and will be posted on the TAMWG Web site at http://www.fws.gov/arcata.