Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), 49214 [E8-19245]

Download as PDF 49214 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 20, 2008 / Notices proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: https:// www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, (202) 272–8377. Dated: August 12, 2008. Stephen Tarragon, Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E8–18954 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES AGENCY: 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. Date and Location: The AMWG will conduct the following meeting: Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, September 9–10, 2008. The meeting will begin at 9:15 a.m. and conclude at 5:30 p.m. the first day and begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on the second day. The meeting will be held at Little America Hotel, 2515 E. Butler Avenue, Grand Ballroom B, in Flagstaff, Arizona. Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be for the AMWG to receive updates and discuss the following items: research and monitoring on the March 2008 high flow experiment, trout predation, the endangered humpback chub population, sediment conservation in the Colorado River, non-native fish control, hydropower economics, the VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:36 Aug 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 existing Strategic Plan, and desired future resource conditions. There also will be updates on biological opinion conservation measures, basin hydrology, and activities of the Lees Ferry Trout Fishery Ad Hoc Group. The AMWG will also deliberate on the Fiscal Year 2009 proposed budget and workplan and develop a motion for a budget recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior. To view a copy of the draft agenda and other meeting materials, please visit Reclamation’s Web site at: https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/ mtgs/08sep09/. Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to make formal oral comments at the meeting. To allow for 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; facsimile (801) 524–3858; email at: dkubly@uc.usbr.gov at least five (5) days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG members. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, Bureau of Reclamation, telephone (801) 524–3715; facsimile (801) 524–3858; e-mail at: dkubly@uc.usbr.gov. Dated: August 1, 2008. Tom Ryan, Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah. [FR Doc. E8–19245 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [F–14854–A, F–14854–A2; AK–965–1410– KC–P] Alaska Native Claims Selection Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance. AGENCY: SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Iqfijouaq Company. The lands are in the vicinity of Eek, Alaska, and are located in: Seward Meridian, Alaska T. 1 N., R. 72 W., Sec. 3. PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Containing approximately 522 acres. T. 2 N., R. 72 W., Secs. 6 and 7 Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive; Secs. 28, 29, 33, and 34. Containing approximately 5,286 acres. T. 3 N., R. 73 W., Secs. 35 and 36. Containing approximately 1,237 acres. T. 1 N., R. 74 W., Secs. 2, 3, 4, and 8; Secs. 9 and 10; Secs. 16 to 20, inclusive. Containing approximately 5,719 acres. T. 2 N., R. 74 W; Secs. 34 and 35. Containing approximately 1,064 acres. T. 3 N., R. 74 W., Secs. 2 and 4; Secs. 5 to 9, inclusive; Sec. 16. Containing approximately 4,512 acres. T. 4 N., R. 74 W., Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive; Sec. 15; Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive; Secs. 22, 23, 26 and 27; Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive; Sec. 35. Containing approximately 9,744 acres. T. 4 N., R. 75 W., Secs. 1, 12, 13, and 24; Secs. 25 and 36. Containing approximately 1,444 acres. Aggregating approximately 30,672 acres. The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Iqfijouaq Company. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in Tundra Drums. The time limits for filing an appeal are: 1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decision shall have until September 19, 2008 to file an appeal. 2. Parties receiving service of the decision by certified mail shall have 30 days from the date of receipt to file an appeal. Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the requirements of 43 CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed to have waived their rights. DATES: A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504. ADDRESSES: The Bureau of Land Management by phone at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG)

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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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.
    Date and Location: The AMWG will conduct the following meeting:
    Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, September 9-10, 2008. The meeting will 
begin at 9:15 a.m. and conclude at 5:30 p.m. the first day and begin at 
8 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on the second day. The meeting will be 
held at Little America Hotel, 2515 E. Butler Avenue, Grand Ballroom B, 
in Flagstaff, Arizona.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be for the AMWG to receive 
updates and discuss the following items: research and monitoring on the 
March 2008 high flow experiment, trout predation, the endangered 
humpback chub population, sediment conservation in the Colorado River, 
non-native fish control, hydropower economics, the existing Strategic 
Plan, and desired future resource conditions. There also will be 
updates on biological opinion conservation measures, basin hydrology, 
and activities of the Lees Ferry Trout Fishery Ad Hoc Group. The AMWG 
will also deliberate on the Fiscal Year 2009 proposed budget and 
workplan and develop a motion for a budget recommendation to the 
Secretary of the Interior. To view a copy of the draft agenda and other 
meeting materials, please visit Reclamation's Web site at: https://
www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/08sep09/.
    Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to 
make formal oral comments at the meeting. To allow for 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; facsimile (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 members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3715; facsimile (801) 524-3858; e-mail at: 
dkubly@uc.usbr.gov.

    Dated: August 1, 2008.
Tom Ryan,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional 
Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. E8-19245 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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