[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 
[email protected].

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 http://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 [email protected], 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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