[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 5830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01645]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), after consultation 
with the General Services Administration, has renewed the Trinity River 
Adaptive Management Working Group (Working Group) for 2 years. The 
Working Group provides recommendations on all aspects of the 
implementation of the Trinity River Restoration Program and affords 
stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical 
input concerning Trinity River restoration efforts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Finley, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521; 707-822-7201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Working Group conducts its operations in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. Appendix). It reports to the Trinity River Management Council 
(TMC) and functions solely as an advisory body. The TMC reports to the 
Secretary through the Mid-Pacific Regional Director of the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the Pacific Southwest Regional Director for the Fish 
and Wildlife Service. The Working Group provides recommendations and 
advice to the TMC on: (1) The effectiveness of management actions in 
achieving restoration goals and alternative hypotheses (methods and 
strategies) for study, (2) the priority for restoration projects, (3) 
funding priorities, and (4) other components of the Trinity River 
Restoration Program.
    Working Group members represent the varied interests associated 
with the Trinity River Restoration Program. Members are selected from, 
but not limited to, Trinity County residents; recreational and 
commercial fishermen; commercial and recreational boaters; power/
utility companies; agricultural water users; private and commercial 
timber producers; ranchers and people with grazing rights/permits; 
tribes; environmental organizations; and Federal, State, and local 
agencies with responsibilities in the Trinity River Basin. Members must 
be senior representatives of their respective constituent groups with 
knowledge of the Trinity River Restoration Program, including the 
Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management Program.
    We have filed a copy of the Working Group's charter with the 
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration; the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate; the 
Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives; 
and the Library of Congress.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working 
Group is necessary and is in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by 
Public Laws 84-386 and 96-335 (Trinity River Stream Rectification Act), 
98-541 and 104-143 (Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management 
Act of 1984), and 102-575 (Central Valley Project Improvement Act). The 
Working Group will assist the Department of the Interior by providing 
advice and recommendations on all aspects of implementation of the 
Trinity River Restoration Program.

    Dated: January 8, 2013.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2013-01645 Filed 1-25-13; 8:45 am]
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