Notice of Public Meeting for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, 5132-5133 [2016-01742]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Reclamation

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5132-5133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01742]


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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 24, 2016, from 
approximately 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, 
February 25, 2016, from approximately 8 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: Beverley Heffernan, Bureau of 
Reclamation, telephone (801) 524-3712;

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facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at bheffernan@usbr.gov.

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 
Environmental Impact Statement, (2) current basin hydrology, 
operations, and the 2017 hydrograph, (3) The Hopi Tribe's monitoring 
regimen, summary of key research results, and recommendations, and (4) 
science results from Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center staff. 
The AMWG will discuss the Science Advisors' Workplan, the Adaptive 
Management Program Assessment, and the Western energy grid and the 
evolving mix of power sources. The AMWG will also address 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/16feb24. 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 Beverley Heffernan, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, 
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84138; telephone (801) 524-3712; 
facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at bheffernan@usbr.gov, 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 11, 2016.
Beverley Heffernan,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional 
Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-01742 Filed 1-29-16; 8:45 am]
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