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<br />GLEN CANYON DAM <br />TECHNICAL WORK GROUP <br />OPERA TlNG PROCEDURES <br /> <br />FOREWORD <br /> <br />The Grand Canyon Protection Act (Act) of October 30, 1992, (Public Law 102-575) directs the <br />Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to "establish and implement long-term monitoring programs and <br />activities that will ensure that Glen Canyon Dam is operated in a manner consistent with that of <br />section 1802" of the Act. "The monitoring programs and activities shall be established and <br />implemented in consultation with the Secretary of Energy; the Governors of the States of Arizona, <br />California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; Indian tribes; and the general <br />public, including representatives of academic and scientific communities, environmental <br />organizations, the recreation industry, and contractors for the purchase of Federal power produced at <br />Glen Canyon Dam." In order to comply with the consultation requirement of the Act, the Glen <br />Canyon Dam EIS recommended formation ofa Federal Advisory Committee and a Technical Work <br />Group. To fulfill this requirement the Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) <br />was established. The AMWG held their first meeting on September 10-] I, 1997 and officially <br />fonned the Glen Canyon Technical Work Group (TWG) as a subgroup. This group is comprised of <br />technical representatives who represent the various stakeholders on the AMWG. The TWG shall <br />perform those tasks charged to them by the AMWG. Additional responsibilities of the TWG are to <br />develop criteria and standards for monitoring and research programs; provide periodic reviews and <br />updates; develop resource management questions for the design of monitoring and research by the <br />Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center; and provide information, as necessary, for <br />preparing annual resource reports and other reports, as required. for the AMWG. The TWG shall <br />comply with all regulations of the Sunshine Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act pertaining <br />to sub-committees. (See 41 CFR 101-6.10 Federal Advisory Committee Management). Staff <br />resources for the TWG shall be provided by the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center and <br />Reclamation. <br /> <br />OPERATION <br /> <br />\. Meetings. - TWG meetings will be held quarterly or more frequently as required. Where <br />possible meetings will be scheduled 2-3 months in advance. Information will be provided to all <br />interested parties. The Bureau of Reclamation will be responsible for submitting meeting notices to <br />be published in the Federal Register 15 days prior to meetings. Federal register notices may provide <br />information on up to three meetings at a time. The Chairperson will draft a reminder meeting notice <br />to the TWG members and the staff wi II distribute it at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Meeting <br />fonnat will be in accordance with these Operating Procedures. Sixteen members must be present at <br />any meeting of the TWG to constitute a quorum. <br /> <br />2. Officers. - The TWG will elect its own ofticers. The Chairperson will be elected for a I-year <br />tenn and selected by a vote of the TWG. The elected chairperson shall have the option of appointing <br />an alternate member to represent the stakeholder for the term of the chairperson, however, the <br />stakeholder shall have only one vote. With the recommendation of the TWG, compensation for the <br /> <br />00417 <br />