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<br />Board how to proceed with this matter in executive session at the July meeting. <br /> <br />White River Flow Recommendations: The next draft report is not due until June 1. Once received, <br />the process is as follows; I month for internal review (July I), 45 days for peer review (Aug. 15), 30 <br />days for outside review, with the final report due Sept. 15,2003. <br /> <br />Yampa River Management Plan Published, Meetings to be Held: "A Management Plan for <br />Endangered Fishes in the Yampa River Basin" is now available online at <br />htto:llwww.r6.fws.2ov/crrip/vamoa.htm. <br /> <br />An Enviromnental Assessment (EA) is included in the document immediately following the <br />management plan. In addition, eight Appendices (A-H), as well as Highlights of Changes from the <br />October 2001 draft plan are included in separate files, allin Adobe Acrobat (pdt) format. <br /> <br />Hard copies will be available in several weeks, when a formal Notice of Availability (NOA) will be <br />published in the Federal Register. Hard copies will be mailed to all Recovery Program Committee <br />members, the Yampa River Basin Partnership Steering Committee, Interior Solicitor, FWS offices, and <br />other major contributors to the management plan. These documents also will be available on CD. <br /> <br />Public meetings have been scheduled in the Yampa Basin from 7 PM - 9 PM at <br />the following dates and locations: <br /> <br />. Monday, August 11,2003, Little Snake River Valley-Library, Baggs, Wyoming <br /> <br />. Tuesday, August 12,2003, Centennial Hall, Steamboat Springs, Colorado <br /> <br />. Wednesday, August 13, 2003, Shadow Mountain Clubhouse, Craig, Colorado <br /> <br />Written comments on the Plan and EA will be accepted for a period of 30 <br />days following publication of the NOA. For more information, contact Gerry Roehm, Instream Flow <br />Coordinator, Upper Colorado River Recovery Program 303-969-7322, x272. <br /> <br />Agency News <br /> <br />New Employee: We have hired Kevin Houck to fill the vacancy in the Flood Protection Section <br />created when Mark Matulik retired. Kevin will be our pnncipal contact with the Federal Emergency <br />Management Administration and with many local communities. Kevin comes to us with experience as <br />an engineer in private practice and with a deep commitment to public service. <br /> <br />Consolidation Study: Many of the staff has been spending a great deal oftime working with a <br />consultant hired by the DNR to find ways to save money. Called the Core Mission Project, the idea is <br />find ways to become more efficient and effective. This could include consolidating agencies and staff <br />functions. You will hear more about this at the Board meeting. <br /> <br />-- ## -- <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br />