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New Text proposed to be added to June 1, 2010 Draft AOP on page 30, at In. 4: <br />On December 10, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the <br />Department of the Interior would initiate development of a High -Flow Experimental <br />Protocol (Protocol) for releases from Glen Canyon Dam as part of the ongoing <br />implementation of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (AMP). High - <br />flow experimental releases have been undertaken in the past and will be further analyzed <br />and implemented pursuant to the direction of the Secretary to assess the ability of such <br />releases to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the values for which Grand <br />Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were established. As <br />part of the AMP, the Department's effort to develop the Protocol is a component of its <br />ongoing responsibility to comply with the requirements and obligations established by <br />the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102 -575) (GCPA). Further <br />information on the Protocol may be found at 74 Fed. Reg. 69361 (Dec. 31, 2009). <br />The High -Flow Experimental Protocol is currently the subject of an ongoing analysis, <br />including analysis pursuant to NEPA. The Department anticipates that the Protocol is <br />likely to be completed during Water Year 2011. Pending completion of the ongoing <br />NEPA process, if a high -flow release is undertaken in Water Year 2011, projected <br />operations of Glen Canyon Dam will be modified consistent with the final experimental <br />protocol. Implementation of an experimental high -flow release will modify the projected <br />releases for Water Year 2011 displayed in Tables 8 and 9. <br />