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<br />001530 <br /> <br />independent scientific oversight and technical advice to ensure that GCMRC science programs are efficient, <br />unbiased, objective, and scientifically sound. <br />The Scientific Advisors individually will be expected upon request, among other things, to review and <br /> <br />comment on: <br /> <br />(1 ) results of ongoing and completed monitoring and research program activities, as well as any synthesis <br />and assessment activities initiated by GCMRC, <br /> <br />(2) the appropriateness of GCMRC's RFPs, especially their responsiveness to management objectives, <br /> <br />(3) the protocols used in GCMRC sponsored scientific activities, including a 5-year review of GCMRC <br />monitoring and research protocols, <br /> <br />(4) GCMRC's long-term monitoring plan, <br /> <br />(5) GCMRC's annual monitoring and research plans, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />(6) GCMRC's annual budget proposals, to ensure that the science program is efficiently and effectively <br />responding to AMWG goals (i.e., management objectives), and <br /> <br />(7) any other program specific scientific and technical advice it is asked to address by the AMWG, the <br />GCMRC, or the Secretary. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Consistent with these tasks, the Scientific Advisors will be asked not only to evaluate" . .. whether the best <br />methods are used..." but also to evaluate"... whether the best questions are being asked." (NRC 1999) A <br />multidisciplinary set of Scientific Advisors is essential for adequate consideration of coordination and balance <br />among resource programs, their combined effectiveness in advancing understanding of the Grand Canyon <br />ecosystem, and progress in defining and testing adaptive management experiments. <br />The Scientific Advisors will provide independent scientific and technical advice to the GCMRC Chief and <br />program managers, the AMWG, and the Secretary when and as needed regarding program specific scientific and <br />technical issues. In addition, they may lead specific scientific and technical review and evaluation tasks, as <br />appropriate. <br />The Scientific Advisors will not be asked to review, interpret, or otherwise evaluate public policy decisions <br />or assess legal compliance associated with the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program and activities of <br />the AMWG, the Technical Work Group (TWG), or individual member agencies and organizations. <br /> <br />MEMBERSHIP <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />In anyone year, the Scientific Advisors will be comprised of 10 - 12 individuals. Individuals will be <br />selected to serve as Scientific Advisors based on their record of publication in the peer-reviewed literature, or other <br />demonstrable scientific achievements or technical competence. Scientific Advisors will be selected for their <br />scientific or technical expertise and not as representatives of a particular agency, organization, or other stakeholder <br />group. Scientific Advisors may be drawn from other agencies, academia, and the private sector. Scientific Advisors <br />will be comprised of qualified individuals not otherwise participating in GCMRC sponsored long-term monitoring <br /> <br />2 <br />