BOARD01842

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2006
• Description: WSP Section - San Juan Recovery Program - Revised Program Document
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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summary report of findings. Not more than once every two years, the Program Director should
develop a formal assessment of progress towards recovery and formal recommendations for
changes in direction, termination of projects. new projects. and other important Program issues.
The Program Director should have adequate funds to obtain external contract support in
conducting this effort.

In addition, to ensure that the best available science and data are used as a basis for recovery
goals and recovery actions for the San Juan River populations of Colorado pikeminnow and
razorback sucker, the Program Director will be responsible for ensuring thaI the Program
maintains a standardized process by which all significant Program science projects and reports
will be subjected to peer review by qualified specialists in appropriate technical disciplines. The
Program Director will:

t. develop an annual scope of work for peer review and include it in the annual work plan;

2. coordinate meetings among peer reviewers, the appropriate technical committees of the
Program, and the Coordination Committee;

3. provide copies of the peer review reports to the appropriate technical committees of the
Program and the Coordination Committee; and

4. identify, in consultation with peer reviewers and the appropriate technical committees,
high priority issues for peer review in the coming year.

Identification of Reconry Actions

Change Number 22:

The Sub-committee recommends the edits to the Identification of Recovery Actions section as
shown in Attachment 9. Attachment 9 includes the 1995 and proposed 2005 versions of this
chapter along with a redline/strike out version of the proposed edits and changes.
The sub-committee proposes the following wording to replace the 1995 version:

If the Program Director, in consultation with the Program's Coordination Committee and
technical committees, identifies an action that may potentially facilitate the recovery of the
endangered fish populations in the San Juan River and thc action is not included in the Long-
Range Plan, the Program Director will forward to the Coordination Committee a
recommendation for the inclusion of the action in the LRP, along with information on the
identified action that the Coordination Committee needs to complete its review and approval of
the recommendation. Approval will be based on whcther the LRP accurately reflects the best
scientific infonnation available, the efficient implemcntation of recovery goals, and the
management actions of the Program.