Notice of Public Meeting for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, 44042-44043 [2016-15960]

Download as PDF ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 44042 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 6, 2016 / Notices authorities. Consistent with Executive Order 13547, each NOC member will, as described in the Final Recommendations, and to the fullest extent consistent with applicable law, comply with those regional plans certified by the NOC. The Federal members of the MidA RPB administer a wide range of statutes and programs affecting the marine environment in the Mid-Atlantic. These Federal departments and agencies carry out actions under Federal laws involving a wide range of regulatory responsibilities and non-regulatory missions and management activities throughout the Nation’s waterways and the ocean. 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[FR Doc. 2016–15588 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 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 Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, August 24, 2016, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, August 25, 2016, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Little America Hotel, 2515 E. Butler Avenue, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, telephone (801) 524–3635; facsimile (801) 524–3807; email at kgrantz@ 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 approve the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget and Work Plan, and to approve the Water Year 2017 Hydrograph operation for Glen Canyon Dam. The AMWG will receive updates on: (1) The Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement, (2) current basin hydrology, (3) reports from the Glen Canyon Dam Tribal and Federal Liaisons, (4) presentation on power generation in the West, and (5) science results from Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center staff. 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/16aug24. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 6, 2016 / Notices 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; telephone (801) 524–3635; facsimile (801) 524–3807; email at kgrantz@ 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: June 23, 2016. Katrina Grantz, Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional Office. [FR Doc. 2016–15960 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332–90–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F 167S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00 33F 16XS501520] Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029–0030 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is announcing its intention to request approval for the collections of information for State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations. The information collection request describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost. DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received by September 6, 2016, to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:04 Jul 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 203—SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information collection request contact John Trelease, at (202) 208–2783 or by email at jtrelease@osmre.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice identifies an information collection that OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for extension. This collection is contained in 30 CFR part 764. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this collection of information is 1029–0030 and is displayed at 30 CFR 764.10. OSMRE has revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect current reporting levels or adjustments based on reestimates of burden or respondents. OSMRE will request a 3-year term of approval for these information collection activities. Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary of the public comments will accompany OSMRE’s submission of the information collection request to OMB. 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. This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on the PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44043 following information collection activity: Title: 30 CFR part 764—State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations. OMB Control Number: 1029–0030. Summary: This part implements the requirement of section 522 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), Public Law 95–87, which provides authority for citizens to petition States to designate lands unsuitable for surface coal mining operations, or to terminate such designation. The regulatory authority uses the information to identify, locate, compare and evaluate the area requested to be designated as unsuitable, or terminate the designation, for surface coal mining operations. Bureau Form Number: None. Frequency of Collection: Once. Description of Respondents: Individuals, groups or businesses that petition the States, and the State regulatory authorities that must process the petitions. Total Annual Respondents: 4. Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000 hours for individuals or groups, and 4,000 for State regulatory authorities. Total Annual Non-wage Costs: $400 Dated: June 30, 2016. John A. Trelease, Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. [FR Doc. 2016–15957 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–05–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F 167S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00 33F 16XS501520] Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029–0049 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is announcing its intention to request renewed approval for the collection of information for OSMRE’s Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors. DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44042-44043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15960]


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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, August 24, 2016, from 
approximately 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, 
August 25, 2016, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Little America Hotel, 2515 
E. Butler Avenue, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, 
telephone (801) 524-3635; facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at 
kgrantz@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 approve the 
Fiscal Year 2017 Budget and Work Plan, and to approve the Water Year 
2017 Hydrograph operation for Glen Canyon Dam. The AMWG will receive 
updates on: (1) The Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan 
Environmental Impact Statement, (2) current basin hydrology, (3) 
reports from the Glen Canyon Dam Tribal and Federal Liaisons, (4) 
presentation on power generation in the West, and (5) science results 
from Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center staff. 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/16aug24. 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

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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; telephone (801) 524-3635; 
facsimile (801) 524-3807; email at kgrantz@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: June 23, 2016.
Katrina Grantz,
Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, 
Upper Colorado Regional Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-15960 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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