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<br />E1.fMENT 2 <br />Protect humpbaelc chub sp3Wl'ling population and habitat in the Uttle Colorado River by being <br />instrumental in developing of a management plan for this river. <br /> <br />PROGRESS ELEMENT 2 <br />Reclamation contracted with the Navajo Nation to prepare the plan. The Navajo Nation <br />contracted with SWCA Inc. Environmental Consultants to produce !I'le aocument. A preliminary <br />draft was prepared and Reclamation and the Navajo Nation met to discuss modifications. In the <br />process of transition between Glen Canyon environmental Siudies and the GCMRC this contract <br />e::pired. The final product did not add~ss certain issues which Reclamation believes are <br />important to aceompfishing the protection of the fish. A new cooperative agreement between <br />Recfamation and SWCA Was finalized and a new draft was issued in late November 1998: <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. STATUS OF ELEMENT 2 <br />ONGOING. The LCR Management Plan is approaching final draft form and will be transmitted to <br />the Service, Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and <br />Arizona Game and Fish Department, for review and comment prior to finalizing. Those parties <br />with the jurisdiction and authority would be exP6ded to implement the appropriate elements and <br />reCOmmendations. Because a successful management program requires involvement of tribes. <br />state and federal entities, a process is needed to facilitate bringing those groups together, <br />including funding, to adopt and implement the LCR plan. Even though the LCR is mostly <br />unaffected by dam operations (the a~a of confluence of the I..CR and COlorado River is the <br />exception.) and is not within the jurisdiction of Reclamation. Reclamation is willing to participate <br />in the implementation process, in aeeordance with responsibilities under Section 7(a)(1) of tile <br />Endangered Species Act. . <br /> <br />EU!MENT 3 <br />Develop actions that wlll help ensure the continued existence of the razorback suelcer by first <br />sponsoring a workshop within 1 year following the biological opinion.. .following review of the <br />woricshop results, the Service will recommend a course of action and develop a Memorandum of <br />Understanding with Reclamation and other entities who may wish to participate. <br /> <br />PRoGRESS ELEMENT 3 <br />Reclamation sponsored a worf(shop en the endangered razorbaelc suelcer on January 11 and .12. <br />1996. The results of Ihe Workshop were sent participants, including the Service, on Febl't.lary 12, <br />1996. <br /> <br />STATUS OF ELEMENT 3 <br />ONGOING. Reclamation has completed the first step. The second step calls for the Service to <br />recommend a course of action and develop a Memorandum of Understanding to further the <br />precess. We are unaware of any progress to date on development of an MOU. <br /> <br />ELEMENT 4 <br />Establish a second spawning" aggregation of humpback chUb downstream of Glen Canyon Dam. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />~ <br />