[Federal Register: January 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 14)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), after consultation 
with the General Services Administration, has renewed the Trinity River 
Adaptive Management Working Group (Working Group) for 2 years. The 
Working Group provides recommendations on all aspects of the 
implementation of the Trinity River Restoration Program and affords 
stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical 
input concerning Trinity River restoration efforts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Brown, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521, 707-822-7201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Working Group conducts its operations in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. Appendix). It reports to the Trinity River Management Council 
(TMC) and functions solely as an advisory body. The TMC reports to the 
Secretary through the Mid-Pacific Regional Director of the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the California/Nevada Regional Director (Region 8) for 
the Fish and Wildlife Service. The Working Group provides 
recommendations and advice to the TMC on: (1) The effectiveness of 
management actions in achieving restoration goals and alternative 
hypotheses (methods and strategies) for study, (2) the priority for 
restoration projects, (3) funding priorities, and (4) other components 
of the Trinity River Restoration Program.
    Working Group members represent the varied interests associated 
with the Trinity River Restoration Program. Members are selected from, 
but not limited to, Trinity County residents, recreational and 
commercial fishermen, commercial and recreational boaters, power/
utility companies, agricultural water users, private and commercial 
timber producers, ranchers and people with grazing rights/permits, 
tribes, environmental organizations, and Federal, State, and local 
agencies with responsibilities in the Trinity River Basin. Members must 
be senior representatives of their respective constituent groups with 
knowledge of the Trinity River Restoration Program, including the 
Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management Program.
    We have filed a copy of the Working Group's charter with the 
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration; 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate; 
Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives; 
and the Library of Congress.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working 
Group is necessary and is in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by 
Public Laws 84-386 and 96-335 (Trinity River Stream Rectification Act), 
98-541 and 104-143 (Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management 
Act of 1984, and 102-575 (The Central Valley Improvement Act). The 
Working Group will assist the Department of the Interior by providing 
advice and recommendations on all aspects of implementation of the 
Trinity River Restoration Program.

    Dated: January 12, 2009.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
 [FR Doc. E9-1437 Filed 1-22-09; 8:45 am]

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