Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group; Public Meeting and Teleconference

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting and teleconference of the Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG). The TAMWG is a Federal advisory committee that affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council (TMC). The TMC interprets and recommends policy, coordinates and reviews management actions, and provides organizational budget oversight.

DATES:

Public meeting, and Teleconference: TAMWG will meet from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, March 17, 2014, and from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Deadlines: For deadlines and directions on registering to listen to the meeting by phone, and submitting written material, please see “Public Input” under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES:

The in-person meeting will be held at the Weaverville Fire District, 125 Bremer Street, Weaverville, CA 96093. You may participate in person or by teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth W. Hadley, Redding Electric Utility, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001; telephone: 530-339-7327; email: ehadley@reupower.com. Individuals with a disability may request an accommodation by sending an email to the point of contact, and those accommodations will be provided.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG) will hold a meeting.

Background

The TAMWG affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council (TMC). The TMC interprets and recommends policy, coordinates and reviews management actions, and provides organizational budget oversight.

Meeting Agenda

• Designated Federal Officer (DFO) updates,
• Election of Chair and Vice-chair,
• TMC Chair report,
• Executive Director's report,
• TRRP workgroups update,
• BLM Land Acquisition on the Trinity River,
• Decision Support System demo,
• Design update,
• Flow recommendations,
• Trinity River Hatchery update,
• Klamath Fall Flows,
• Reservoir Operations and Temperature Control,
• Panel discussion of 2014 projects,
• Program outreach, and
• Public Comment.

The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/arcata.

Submitting Written Information or Questions

Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the TAMWG to consider during the meeting. Written statements must be received by the date listed in “Public Input,” so that the information may be available to the TAMWG for their consideration prior to this teleconference. Written statements must be supplied to Elizabeth Hadley in one of the following formats: One hard copy with original signature, one electronic copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, PowerPoint, or rich text file).

Registered speakers who wish to expand on their oral statements, or those who wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written statements to Elizabeth Hadley up to 7 days after the meeting.

Meeting Minutes

Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by Elizabeth Hadley (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The minutes will be available for public inspection within 90 days after the meeting, and will be posted on the TAMWG Web site at http://www.fws.gov/arcata.