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<br />003551 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />The Glen Canyop. Dam Final Environmental Impact Statement states that an Adaptive <br />Management Program (AMP) will be initiated following the issuance of a Record of Decision by <br />the Secretary of the Interior. The concept of adaptive management is based on the recognized <br />need for operational flexibility to respond to future monitoring and research findings and varying <br />resource conditions. The AMP will monitor the effect of the operating criteria adopted by the <br />Secretary pursuant to the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (GCPA) and determine if the <br />anticipated results (Management Objectives) in the Preferred Alternative of the Environmental <br />Impact Statement and the Record of Decision are being reached. If it is found that the objectives <br />are not being reached, the AMP will develop proposals for modifying to the Glen Canyon Dam <br />Operations, modifying the Management Objectives, and/or the exercise of other authorities <br />under existing laws to achieve the anticipated results (Management Objectives). <br /> <br />Principles which guided the design of the Adaptive Management Program (AMP) include: <br /> <br />1. Monitoring and research programs will be designed by GCMRC in direct response to <br />objectives and information needs of the Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG). <br /> <br />2. A process is required to coordinate and communicate AMWG information needs to <br />r~searchers and to develop recommendations for decision making. <br /> <br />The AMWG recognized the desirability of beginning the process of clarifying and consolidating <br />the management objectives of organizations that participate in the AMP in order to clearly <br />identify information needs to researchers. Initiating this process facilitates and expedites <br />monitoring and research designs~ <br /> <br />PROCESS <br /> <br />The procedure selected for development and approval of (Stakeholder) Management Objectives <br />and Information Needs is as follows: <br /> <br />Defining Goals. Obiectives and Information Needs. Defining terms were developed by <br />Stakeholders as a guide to articulation of Goals, Objectives, Information Needs and <br />Management Actions as follows: <br /> <br />TERM <br /> <br />DESCRIPTORS <br /> <br />Goals <br /> <br />- Directional Statement <br />- Qualitative <br />- Rarely Attained <br />- Generic <br /> <br />Revised 6-10-98 <br />