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001929 GCMRC Roles and Functions 1. Conduct and coordinate the science - give to AMWG who communicates with TWG and gives TWG direction. 2. Small group to establish and implement long-term monitoring program to carry out the purposes of the GCPA. 3. Developing annual reports: technical and administrative 4. Act as technical advisor to AMWG and Secretary's Designee 5. Conduct science research in relation to the FE IS 6. Translates direction from AMWG into scientific plans, then implements those plans, using the best scientific practices 7. Facilitate and manage monitoring and research related toTribal needs, guarantee integration of Tribal concerns in research and monitoring. 8. Cooperatively with TWG, integrate science and monitoring and management application 9.. Manage, maintain, administer research and monitoring programs related to AMP 10. Provide objective INDEPENDENT science to AMP in a timely fashion 11. Coordinate, facilitate, administer science features necessary to meet the goals of the AMP 12. Synthesize data and report to the program 13. Key words: credible science, have openness to science otherwise not entertained by the process, advocate for the best science. Allow them to conduct science where appropriate. 14. Provide a proposed budget and workplan to TWG for review and recommendation to AMWG, based on the FY schedule requirements. 15. Should operate within/recognize/appreciate the constraints of working environment of the Park and Tribes and conduct work in the most environmentally sensitive and cost-effective way possible. 16. Work with TWG and SAs to make sure the best possible science is incorporated into recomendations to AMWG 17. How do you implement the best science within a political environment? Agencies should direct GCMRC in terms of what kind of science they need - give that direction to GCMRC 18. OnQoinQ integration of Native American concerns - participation on every research trip and project 19. Synthesis, data management, and archival and availabilility of information to the process and to the public 20. Periodic report on work - midterm, draft reports, final reports 21, Largely a contracting-out kind of organization 22. Provide information using the best methods. 23. Administer scientific, research and monitoring proposals contained in approved workplan, using competitive bid process. 24. We need to discuss the in-house/contract out issue. 25. Support AMWG in a technical advisory role 26. If good science is delivered, shouldn't matter how it is conducted 27. Maintain in-house scientific expertise (what's the right balance?) 28. Develop GCMRC planning documents for TWG review and AMWG approval