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.~ ':'":1 , .J 43 ~ QO agency may either submit another nominee or appeal the decision to the Coordinating Committee. Expertise (e.g., aquatic toxicology or other disciplines), if not available among the agency and tribal representatives, will be solicited as needed. The Committee members will select their chairperson; votes will be carried by a two-thirds majority. The representatives on the Biology Committee will be charged with bringing to the Implementation Program a cooperative and objective analysis of the river's habitats and fish community. Divergent views will be resolved at the Committee level whenever practicable. If resolution cannot be achieved (two thirds majority vote), a report of the question under dispute, including the dissenting views, will be provided to the Coordination Committee for resolution. The Biology Committee will meet as often as needed; these meetings will be open to the public. A meeting will be scheduled on or about January 31 of each year to review the work accomplished in the previous fiscal year, to address in detail the annual work plan for the current fiscal year, and develop the annual work plan (based upon the Long Range Implementation Plan) for the succeeding fiscal year. A brief report by the principal investigator for each research effort, summarizing accomplishments and problems of research activities for the previous year, and a statement of required research and justification for the upcoming year will be submitted to the Program Coordinator by February 15. The Program Coordinator will compile such reports for transmittal to the involved agencies and Coordination Committee. The Bureau of Reclamation will also hold a meeting with the Biology Committee and the state water regulating agencies during March to determine flow releases from Navajo Dam for the upcoming season. Submittal of the reports, and review and feedback, will be conducted in an expeditious manner in order to avoid delays in implementation of the research effort. The completion of review and provision of comments will be accomplished no later than March 31. 5.1.3 Navajo Dam operating committee The section 7 consultation on the Animas-La Plata Project required adding an operation requirement to Navajo Dam to time releases from the dam to benefit the endangered fish species. In addition, a number of release patterns will be tested during the research period to aid in determination of the release patterns that are beneficial to the endangered fish species. Close coordination between the Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Nation, and the States of New Mexico, colorado, and Utah is required to assure that impacts to users of water stored in Navajo Reservoir and those located downstream of