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I I I I I I I II I I I II, I I I I, I I I 42 Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe Southern Ute Indian Tribe Jicarilla Apache Indian Tribe Navajo Nation State of New Mexico State of Colorado State of Utah Water Development Interests Conservationists The current members of the Ad Hoc Research Group, representing the Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fish and wildlife Service (Region 2), Fish and wildlife Service (Region 6), Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and states of New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah are recognized experts on the San Juan River or its native fish fauna. These representatives are currently conducting the investigations of the ALP Seven-year Research Plan, meet the conditions for membership set forth, and will form the initial membership of the Biology Committee of this Implementation Program. Representation on the Biology Committee by entities not currently represented on the Ad Hoc Research Group, and additional federal entities participating in this Implementation Program through sections 7(a) (1) or 7{a} (2) of the Endangered Species Act, or replacement representation, will be through the following process: 1. The name and qualifications (expertise on the San Juan River or its native fish fauna) of the nominated representative to be added, accepted, or substituted, will be provided to the Program Coordinator. 2. The Program Coordinator will provide the material to the members of the Biology Committee. Such distribution will be either at the meeting of the Biology Committee or, if more expeditious, through contact with individual members of the Biology Committee. 3. The Biology Committee members will, within 30 days, review the qualifications of the nominee and forward their decision to the Program Coordinator. 4. The decision to reject any nominee to the Biology Committee must be supported by a two-thirds majority. 5. If the nominee is approved, the Program Coordinator will notify the nominating agency. 6. If the nominee is not approved, the Program Coordinator will so notify the nominating agency with accompanying reasons.