81_FR_54756 81 FR 54598 - Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

81 FR 54598 - Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

Page Range54598-54600
FR Document2016-19483

Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. Additional announcements of individual contract actions may be published in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general circulation in the areas determined by Reclamation to be affected by the proposed action.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 167R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]


Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other 
Water-Related Contract Actions

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been 
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, 
discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. 
This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public 
about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management 
of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the 
Reclamation Project Act of 1939. Additional announcements of individual 
contract actions may be published in the Federal Register and in 
newspapers of general circulation in the areas determined by 
Reclamation to be affected by the proposed action.

ADDRESSES: The identity of the approving officer and other information 
pertaining to a specific contract proposal may be obtained by calling 
or writing the appropriate regional office at the address and telephone 
number given for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law 
Administration Division, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, 
Colorado 80225-0007; telephone 303-445-2888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent with section 9(f) of the 
Reclamation Project Act of 1939, and the rules and regulations 
published in 52 FR 11954, April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22), Reclamation 
will publish notice of proposed or amendatory contract actions for any 
contract for the delivery of project water for authorized uses in 
newspapers of general circulation in the affected area at least 60 days 
prior to contract execution. Announcements may be in the form of news 
releases, legal notices, official letters, memorandums, or other forms 
of written material. Meetings, workshops, and/or hearings may also be 
used, as appropriate, to provide local publicity. The public 
participation procedures do not apply to proposed contracts for the 
sale of surplus or interim irrigation water for a term of 1 year or 
less. Either of the contracting parties may invite the public to 
observe contract proceedings. All public participation procedures will 
be coordinated with those involved in complying with the National 
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to the ``Final Revised Public 
Participation Procedures'' for water resource-related contract 
negotiations, published in 47 FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation 
is provided of all proposed contractual actions in each of the five 
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regions. When contract negotiations are completed, and prior to 
execution, each proposed contract form must be approved by the 
Secretary of the Interior, or pursuant to delegated or redelegated 
authority, the Commissioner of Reclamation or one of the regional 
directors. In some instances, congressional review and approval of a 
report, water rate, or other terms and conditions of the contract may 
be involved.
    Public participation in and receipt of comments on contract 
proposals will be facilitated by adherence to the following procedures:
    1. Only persons authorized to act on behalf of the contracting 
entities may negotiate the terms and conditions of a specific contract 
proposal.
    2. Advance notice of meetings or hearings will be furnished to 
those parties that have made a timely written request for such notice 
to the appropriate regional or project office of Reclamation.
    3. Written correspondence regarding proposed contracts may be made 
available to the general public pursuant to the terms and procedures of 
the Freedom of Information Act, as amended.
    4. Written comments on a proposed contract or contract action must 
be submitted to the appropriate regional officials at the locations and 
within the time limits set forth in the advance public notices.
    5. All written comments received and testimony presented at any 
public hearings will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate 
regional office for use by the contract approving authority.
    6. Copies of specific proposed contracts may be obtained from the 
appropriate regional director or his or her designated public contact 
as they become available for review and comment.
    7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed 
contract, the appropriate regional director shall determine whether 
republication of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is 
necessary.
    Factors considered in making such a determination shall include, 
but are not limited to, (i) the significance of the modification, and 
(ii) the degree of public interest which has been expressed over the 
course of the negotiations. At a minimum, the regional director will 
furnish revised contracts to all parties who requested the contract in 
response to the initial public notice.

Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the Reports

ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CUP Central Utah Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and industrial
NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
O&M Operation and maintenance
OM&R Operation, maintenance, and replacement
P-SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
PPR Present Perfected Right
RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD Safety of Dams
SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District

    Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis 
Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5344.
    New contract actions:
    17. Willow Creek District Improvement Company, Willow Creek 
Project, Oregon: Amend to increase the amount of storage water made 
available under the existing long-term contract from 2,500 to 3,500 
acre-feet.
    18. East Columbia Basin ID, Columbia Basin Project, Washington: 
Amendment of renewal master water service contract, contract No. 
159E101882, to authorize up to an additional 70,000 acres within the 
District that are located within the Odessa Subarea and eligible to 
participate in the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program, to receive 
Columbia Basin Project irrigation water service.
    19. Talent, Medford, and Rogue River Valley IDs; Rogue River Basin 
Project; Oregon: Contracts for repayment of reimbursable shares of SOD 
program modifications for Hyatt Dam.
    20. Stanfield ID, Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon: A long-term water 
service contract to provide for the use of conjunctive use water, if 
needed, for the purposes of pre-saturation or failure of District 
diversion facilities.
    Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
    The Mid-Pacific Region has no updates to report for this quarter.
    Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 
(Nevada Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470, 
telephone 702-293-8192.
    New contract actions:
    21. Imperial ID, Lower Colorado River Water Supply Project, 
California: Develop an agreement between Reclamation and Imperial ID 
for the funding of design, construction, and installation of power 
facilities for the Project.
    22. Mohave County Water Authority, BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit B to 
the Authority's Colorado River water delivery contract to update the 
annual diversion amounts to be used within the contract service areas.
    23. City of Chandler and the Gila River Indian Community, CAP, 
Arizona: Approve a CAP water lease for the Community to lease 2,450 
acre-feet per year of its CAP water to Chandler for 100 years. (The 
United States is not a party to this lease agreement, but must approve 
the lease agreement pursuant to the Arizona Water Settlements Act and 
the Community's amended CAP water delivery contract.)
    24. City of Chandler and the Gila River Indian Community, CAP, 
Arizona: Approve a reclaimed water exchange agreement beginning January 
1, 2019, for 50 years. The Agreement will allow for the exchange of 
Chandler reclaimed water for Community CAP water. The Community will 
accept delivery of up to 4,225 acre-feet per year of Chandler reclaimed 
water, in exchange for up to 3,380 acre-feet of Community CAP water. 
(The United States is not a party to this agreement, but must approve 
the agreement pursuant to the Arizona Water Settlements Act.)
    25. Avra Water Co-op, Inc. and the Town of Marana, CAP, Arizona: 
Execute a proposed assignment to the Town of Marana of Avra Water Co-
op's 808 acre-foot annual CAP M&I water entitlement. This proposed 
action will increase the Town of Marana's entitlement to 2,336 acre-
feet per annum and will eliminate Avra Water Co-op's entitlement.
    Completed contract actions:
    16. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona: 
Execute Amendment No. 5 to a CAP water lease to extend the term of the 
lease in order for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease 20,000 acre-
feet of its CAP water to the Town of Gilbert during calendar year 2016. 
Contract executed March 23, 2016.
    19. Ak-Chin Indian Community and Del Webb Corporation, CAP, 
Arizona: Execute a CAP water lease in order for Ak-Chin Indian 
Community to lease 2,800 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Del Webb 
Corporation during calendar year 2016. Contract completed May 12, 2016.

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    Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State 
Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
3864.
    New contract actions:
    32. Utah Division of State Parks, Utah: Requested an early renewal 
of its 11 State Parks Agreement for recreation management at various 
Reclamation Reservoirs.
    33. State of Wyoming, Seedskadee Project; Wyoming: The Wyoming 
Water Development Commission is interested in purchasing an additional 
65,000 acre-feet of M&I water from Fontenelle Reservoir.
    34. Newton Water Users Association, Newton Project; Utah: The Utah 
Division of Wildlife Resources desires to install a fish screen on the 
outlet works of Newton Dam. This requires a supplementary O&M agreement 
to approve modification to Federal Reclamation facilities.
    35. Strawberry High Line Canal Company, Strawberry Valley Project; 
Utah: The Strawberry High Line Canal Company has requested a conversion 
of up to 20,000 acre-feet of irrigation water to be allowed for 
miscellaneous use.
    36. Sweetwater County; Flaming Gorge Unit, CRSP; Wyoming: 
Sweetwater County has requested a water service contract for 1 acre-
foot of M&I water annually from Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
    37. Grand Valley Water Users Association and Orchard Mesa ID, Grand 
Valley Project, Colorado: A contract for repayment of extraordinary 
maintenance of the Grand Valley Power Plant funded pursuant to Subtitle 
G of Public Law 111-11.
    Completed contract actions:
    8. Provo Reservoir Water Users Company, Provo River Project, Utah: 
The Company has requested a contract to store up to 5,000 acre-feet on 
its nonproject water in Deer Creek Reservoir on a space-available basis 
under the authority of the Warren Act of 1911. Contract executed April 
20, 2016.
    16. Aamodt Litigation Settlement, San Juan-Chama Project, New 
Mexico: Contract for 1,079 acre-feet of San Juan-Chama Project water 
for M&I use with the four Pueblos included in the Aamodt Litigation 
Settlement Act, Title VI of Public Law 111-291. The four Pueblos are 
the Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque. Contract executed 
January 21, 2016.
    30. Jicarilla Apache Nation, Navajo Project, New Mexico: Water 
service agreement between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the San Juan 
Basin Water Haulers Association for delivery of 200 acre-feet of M&I 
water from the Jicarilla's settlement water from the Navajo Reservoir 
Supply. This agreement will have a term of 5 years (2016-2020) and will 
replace the expired previous agreement which was in place for 10 years. 
Contract became effective January 1, 2016.
    Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal 
Building, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana 59101, telephone 
406-247-7752.
    New contract action:
    42. Yellowtail Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Negotiation of a water 
allocation agreement with the Crow Tribe for 300,000 acre-feet of 
storage in Bighorn Lake pursuant to the Crow Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-291, enacted December 8, 2010).
    Discontinued contract actions:
    35. Bryan Hauxwell, Frenchman Cambridge Project, Nebraska: 
Consideration of a long-term Warren Act contract.
    39. South Chester County WD; Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP; Montana: 
Consideration to renew of long-term M&I water service contract No. 14-
06-600-2022A.
    Completed contract actions:
    20. Altus Dam, W.C. Austin Project, Oklahoma: Consideration of a 
contract(s) for repayment of SOD costs. Contract executed May 2, 2016.
    23. Savage ID; Savage Unit, P-SMBP; Montana: Intent to renew the 
repayment contract to provide for a long-term-water supply to the 
District. Contract executed May 6, 2016.
    25. Guernsey Dam, North Platte Project, Nebraska and Wyoming: O&M 
repayment contracts with North Platte Project contractors for the 
repayment of extraordinary maintenance associated with Guernsey Dam. 
Contract executed May 12, 2016.
    37. Mitchell County Rural Water District No. 2; Glen Eldecr Unit, 
P-SMBP; Kansas: Consideration to renew long-term water delivery 
contract No. 7-07-70-W0108. Contract executed April 18, 2016.
    42. Yellowtail Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Negotiation of a water 
allocation agreement with the Crow Tribe for 300,000 acre-feet of 
storage in Bighorn Lake pursuant to the Crow Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-291, enacted December 8, 2010). 
Contract executed March 30, 2016.

    Dated: June 29, 2016.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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                                                    satisfied, the provisionally winning                       Appeals: The appeals procedures are                ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    bidder’s financial assurance has been                   provided in BOEM’s regulations at 30
                                                    accepted pursuant to 30 CFR 585.515,                    CFR 585.225 and 585.118(c). Pursuant                  SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given of
                                                    and the provisionally winning bidder’s                  to 30 CFR 585.225:                                    contractual actions that have been
                                                    payment has been processed.                                (a) If BOEM rejects your bid, BOEM                 proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
                                                       BOEM may extend the 10 business                      will provide a written statement of the               (Reclamation) and are new,
                                                    day deadline for executing the lease on                 reasons and refund any money                          discontinued, or completed since the
                                                    the bidder’s behalf, filing the required                deposited with your bid, without                      last publication of this notice. This
                                                    financial assurance, and/or paying the                  interest.                                             notice is one of a variety of means used
                                                    balance of the bonus bid, but only if                      (b) You will then be able to ask the               to inform the public about proposed
                                                    BOEM determines the delay was caused                    BOEM Director for reconsideration, in                 contractual actions for capital recovery
                                                    by events beyond the provisionally                      writing, within 15 business days of bid               and management of project resources
                                                    winning bidder’s control.                               rejection, under 30 CFR 585.118(c)(1).                and facilities consistent with section 9(f)
                                                       If the provisionally winning bidder                  We will send you a written response                   of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
                                                    does not meet these requirements or                     either affirming or reversing the                     Additional announcements of
                                                    otherwise fails to comply with                          rejection.                                            individual contract actions may be
                                                    applicable regulations or the terms of                     The procedures for appealing final                 published in the Federal Register and in
                                                    the FSN, BOEM reserves the right not to                 decisions with respect to lease sales are             newspapers of general circulation in the
                                                    issue the lease to that bidder. In such a               described in 30 CFR 585.118(c).                       areas determined by Reclamation to be
                                                    case, the provisionally winning bidder                                                                        affected by the proposed action.
                                                    will forfeit its bid deposit.                           Protection of Privileged or Confidential
                                                                                                            Information                                           ADDRESSES: The identity of the
                                                       Within 45 days of the date that the                                                                        approving officer and other information
                                                    provisionally winning bidder receives                      BOEM will protect privileged or                    pertaining to a specific contract
                                                    copies of the lease, it must pay the first              confidential information that you                     proposal may be obtained by calling or
                                                    year’s rent using the pay.gov Renewable                 submit as required by the Freedom of                  writing the appropriate regional office at
                                                    Energy Initial Rental Payment form                      Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4 of                the address and telephone number given
                                                    available at: https://pay.gov/paygov/                   FOIA applies to ‘‘trade secrets and                   for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                    forms/formInstance.html?agency                          commercial or financial information                   INFORMATION section.
                                                    FormId=27797604.                                        that you submit that is privileged or
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                       Subsequent annual rent payments                      confidential.’’ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). If you
                                                    must be made following the detailed                                                                           Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law
                                                                                                            wish to protect the confidentiality of
                                                    instructions contained in the                                                                                 Administration Division, Bureau of
                                                                                                            such information, clearly mark it
                                                    ‘‘Instructions for Making Electronic                                                                          Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
                                                                                                            ‘‘Contains Privileged or Confidential
                                                    Payments,’’ available on BOEM’s Web                                                                           Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303–
                                                                                                            Information’’ and consider submitting
                                                    site at: http://www.boem.gov/North-                                                                           445–2888.
                                                                                                            such information as a separate
                                                    Carolina/.                                              attachment. BOEM will not disclose                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
                                                       Non-Procurement Debarment and                        such information, except as required by               with section 9(f) of the Reclamation
                                                    Suspension Regulations: Pursuant to                     FOIA. Information that is not labeled as              Project Act of 1939, and the rules and
                                                    regulations at 43 CFR part 42, subpart C,               privileged or confidential will be                    regulations published in 52 FR 11954,
                                                    an OCS renewable energy lessee must                     regarded by BOEM as suitable for public               April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),
                                                    comply with the Department of the                       release.                                              Reclamation will publish notice of
                                                    Interior’s non-procurement debarment                       BOEM will not treat as confidential                proposed or amendatory contract
                                                    and suspension regulations at 2 CFR 180                 aggregate summaries of otherwise                      actions for any contract for the delivery
                                                    and 1400. The lessee must also                          confidential information or comments                  of project water for authorized uses in
                                                    communicate this requirement to                         not containing such information.                      newspapers of general circulation in the
                                                    persons with whom the lessee does                       Additionally, BOEM will not treat as                  affected area at least 60 days prior to
                                                    business relating to this lease, by                     confidential the legal title of the                   contract execution. Announcements
                                                    including this term as a condition in                   commenting entity (e.g., the name of                  may be in the form of news releases,
                                                    their contracts and other transactions.                 your company).                                        legal notices, official letters,
                                                       Force Majeure: The Program Manager                                                                         memorandums, or other forms of
                                                                                                              Dated: August 9, 2016.
                                                    of BOEM’s Office of Renewable Energy                                                                          written material. Meetings, workshops,
                                                    Programs has the discretion to change                   Abigail Ross Hopper,                                  and/or hearings may also be used, as
                                                    any auction details specified in the FSN,               Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy                      appropriate, to provide local publicity.
                                                    including the date and time, in case of                 Management.                                           The public participation procedures do
                                                    a force majeure event that the Program                  [FR Doc. 2016–19552 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]           not apply to proposed contracts for the
                                                    Manager deems may interfere with a fair                 BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P                                sale of surplus or interim irrigation
                                                    and proper lease sale process. Such                                                                           water for a term of 1 year or less. Either
                                                    events may include, but are not limited                                                                       of the contracting parties may invite the
                                                    to: Natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes,               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            public to observe contract proceedings.
                                                    hurricanes, floods, blizzards), wars,                   Bureau of Reclamation                                 All public participation procedures will
                                                    riots, acts of terrorism, fire, strikes, civil                                                                be coordinated with those involved in
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                                                    disorder or other events of a similar                   [RR83550000, 167R5065C6,                              complying with the National
                                                    nature. In case of such events, BOEM                    RX.59389832.1009676]                                  Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to
                                                    will notify all qualified bidders via                                                                         the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation
                                                                                                            Quarterly Status Report of Water
                                                    email, phone, or through the BOEM                                                                             Procedures’’ for water resource-related
                                                                                                            Service, Repayment, and Other Water-
                                                    Web site at: http://www.boem.gov/                                                                             contract negotiations, published in 47
                                                                                                            Related Contract Actions
                                                    Renewable-Energy-Program/index.aspx.                                                                          FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation
                                                    Bidders should call 703–787–1320 if                     AGENCY:     Bureau of Reclamation,                    is provided of all proposed contractual
                                                    they have concerns.                                     Interior.                                             actions in each of the five Reclamation


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                                                    regions. When contract negotiations are                 Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the              Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–
                                                    completed, and prior to execution, each                 Reports                                               293–8192.
                                                    proposed contract form must be                                                                                  New contract actions:
                                                                                                            ARRA American Recovery and
                                                    approved by the Secretary of the                                                                                21. Imperial ID, Lower Colorado River
                                                                                                              Reinvestment Act of 2009
                                                    Interior, or pursuant to delegated or                   BCP Boulder Canyon Project                            Water Supply Project, California:
                                                    redelegated authority, the Commissioner                 Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation                     Develop an agreement between
                                                    of Reclamation or one of the regional                   CAP Central Arizona Project                           Reclamation and Imperial ID for the
                                                    directors. In some instances,                           CUP Central Utah Project                              funding of design, construction, and
                                                    congressional review and approval of a                  CVP Central Valley Project                            installation of power facilities for the
                                                    report, water rate, or other terms and                  CRSP Colorado River Storage Project                   Project.
                                                    conditions of the contract may be                       FR Federal Register                                     22. Mohave County Water Authority,
                                                                                                            IDD Irrigation and Drainage District                  BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit B to the
                                                    involved.                                               ID Irrigation District                                Authority’s Colorado River water
                                                      Public participation in and receipt of                M&I Municipal and industrial                          delivery contract to update the annual
                                                    comments on contract proposals will be                  NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream
                                                                                                                                                                  diversion amounts to be used within the
                                                    facilitated by adherence to the following                 Commission
                                                                                                            O&M Operation and maintenance                         contract service areas.
                                                    procedures:
                                                                                                            OM&R Operation, maintenance, and                        23. City of Chandler and the Gila
                                                      1. Only persons authorized to act on                                                                        River Indian Community, CAP, Arizona:
                                                                                                              replacement
                                                    behalf of the contracting entities may                  P–SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin                      Approve a CAP water lease for the
                                                    negotiate the terms and conditions of a                   Program                                             Community to lease 2,450 acre-feet per
                                                    specific contract proposal.                             PPR Present Perfected Right                           year of its CAP water to Chandler for
                                                      2. Advance notice of meetings or                      RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982                    100 years. (The United States is not a
                                                    hearings will be furnished to those                     SOD Safety of Dams                                    party to this lease agreement, but must
                                                    parties that have made a timely written                 SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of                approve the lease agreement pursuant to
                                                    request for such notice to the                            1956
                                                                                                            USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
                                                                                                                                                                  the Arizona Water Settlements Act and
                                                    appropriate regional or project office of                                                                     the Community’s amended CAP water
                                                                                                            WD Water District
                                                    Reclamation.                                                                                                  delivery contract.)
                                                      3. Written correspondence regarding                      Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of                  24. City of Chandler and the Gila
                                                    proposed contracts may be made                          Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,                  River Indian Community, CAP, Arizona:
                                                    available to the general public pursuant                Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234,                   Approve a reclaimed water exchange
                                                    to the terms and procedures of the                      telephone 208–378–5344.                               agreement beginning January 1, 2019,
                                                    Freedom of Information Act, as                             New contract actions:                              for 50 years. The Agreement will allow
                                                    amended.                                                   17. Willow Creek District                          for the exchange of Chandler reclaimed
                                                      4. Written comments on a proposed                     Improvement Company, Willow Creek                     water for Community CAP water. The
                                                    contract or contract action must be                     Project, Oregon: Amend to increase the                Community will accept delivery of up to
                                                    submitted to the appropriate regional                   amount of storage water made available                4,225 acre-feet per year of Chandler
                                                    officials at the locations and within the               under the existing long-term contract                 reclaimed water, in exchange for up to
                                                    time limits set forth in the advance                    from 2,500 to 3,500 acre-feet.                        3,380 acre-feet of Community CAP
                                                    public notices.                                            18. East Columbia Basin ID, Columbia               water. (The United States is not a party
                                                                                                            Basin Project, Washington: Amendment                  to this agreement, but must approve the
                                                      5. All written comments received and                  of renewal master water service
                                                    testimony presented at any public                                                                             agreement pursuant to the Arizona
                                                                                                            contract, contract No. 159E101882, to                 Water Settlements Act.)
                                                    hearings will be reviewed and                           authorize up to an additional 70,000
                                                    summarized by the appropriate regional                                                                          25. Avra Water Co-op, Inc. and the
                                                                                                            acres within the District that are located            Town of Marana, CAP, Arizona: Execute
                                                    office for use by the contract approving                within the Odessa Subarea and eligible
                                                    authority.                                                                                                    a proposed assignment to the Town of
                                                                                                            to participate in the Odessa                          Marana of Avra Water Co-op’s 808 acre-
                                                      6. Copies of specific proposed                        Groundwater Replacement Program, to                   foot annual CAP M&I water entitlement.
                                                    contracts may be obtained from the                      receive Columbia Basin Project                        This proposed action will increase the
                                                    appropriate regional director or his or                 irrigation water service.                             Town of Marana’s entitlement to 2,336
                                                    her designated public contact as they                      19. Talent, Medford, and Rogue River               acre-feet per annum and will eliminate
                                                    become available for review and                         Valley IDs; Rogue River Basin Project;                Avra Water Co-op’s entitlement.
                                                    comment.                                                Oregon: Contracts for repayment of                      Completed contract actions:
                                                      7. In the event modifications are made                reimbursable shares of SOD program                      16. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the
                                                    in the form of a proposed contract, the                 modifications for Hyatt Dam.                          Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona: Execute
                                                    appropriate regional director shall                        20. Stanfield ID, Umatilla Basin                   Amendment No. 5 to a CAP water lease
                                                    determine whether republication of the                  Project, Oregon: A long-term water                    to extend the term of the lease in order
                                                    notice and/or extension of the comment                  service contract to provide for the use of            for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease
                                                    period is necessary.                                    conjunctive use water, if needed, for the             20,000 acre-feet of its CAP water to the
                                                      Factors considered in making such a                   purposes of pre-saturation or failure of              Town of Gilbert during calendar year
                                                    determination shall include, but are not                District diversion facilities.                        2016. Contract executed March 23,
                                                    limited to, (i) the significance of the                    Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of                      2016.
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                                                    modification, and (ii) the degree of                    Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,                          19. Ak-Chin Indian Community and
                                                    public interest which has been                          Sacramento, California 95825–1898,                    Del Webb Corporation, CAP, Arizona:
                                                    expressed over the course of the                        telephone 916–978–5250.                               Execute a CAP water lease in order for
                                                    negotiations. At a minimum, the                            The Mid-Pacific Region has no                      Ak-Chin Indian Community to lease
                                                    regional director will furnish revised                  updates to report for this quarter.                   2,800 acre-feet of its CAP water to the
                                                    contracts to all parties who requested                     Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of                   Del Webb Corporation during calendar
                                                    the contract in response to the initial                 Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada                   year 2016. Contract completed May 12,
                                                    public notice.                                          Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,               2016.


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                                                       Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of                     Jicarilla’s settlement water from the                 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                    Reclamation, 125 South State Street,                    Navajo Reservoir Supply. This                         COMMISSION
                                                    Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–                  agreement will have a term of 5 years
                                                                                                                                                                  [Investigation No. 337–TA–1017]
                                                    1102, telephone 801–524–3864.                           (2016–2020) and will replace the
                                                       New contract actions:                                expired previous agreement which was                  Certain Quartz Slabs and Portions
                                                       32. Utah Division of State Parks,                    in place for 10 years. Contract became                Thereof (II); Institution of Investigation
                                                    Utah: Requested an early renewal of its                 effective January 1, 2016.
                                                    11 State Parks Agreement for recreation                    Great Plains Region: Bureau of                     AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
                                                    management at various Reclamation                       Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal                  Commission.
                                                    Reservoirs.                                             Building, 2021 4th Avenue North,                      ACTION: Notice.
                                                       33. State of Wyoming, Seedskadee                     Billings, Montana 59101, telephone
                                                    Project; Wyoming: The Wyoming Water                     406–247–7752.                                         SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that a
                                                    Development Commission is interested                       New contract action:                               complaint was filed with the U.S.
                                                    in purchasing an additional 65,000 acre-                   42. Yellowtail Unit, P–SMBP,                       International Trade Commission on July
                                                    feet of M&I water from Fontenelle                       Montana: Negotiation of a water                       11, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff
                                                    Reservoir.                                              allocation agreement with the Crow                    Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
                                                       34. Newton Water Users Association,                  Tribe for 300,000 acre-feet of storage in             1337, on behalf of Cambria company
                                                    Newton Project; Utah: The Utah                          Bighorn Lake pursuant to the Crow                     LLC of Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The
                                                    Division of Wildlife Resources desires to               Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of                  complaint alleges violations of section
                                                    install a fish screen on the outlet works               2010 (Pub. L. 111–291, enacted                        337 based upon the importation into the
                                                    of Newton Dam. This requires a                          December 8, 2010).                                    United States, the sale for importation,
                                                    supplementary O&M agreement to                             Discontinued contract actions:                     and the sale within the United States
                                                    approve modification to Federal                            35. Bryan Hauxwell, Frenchman                      after importation of certain quartz slabs
                                                    Reclamation facilities.                                 Cambridge Project, Nebraska:                          and portions thereof (II) by reason of
                                                       35. Strawberry High Line Canal                       Consideration of a long-term Warren Act               infringement of U.S. Patent No.
                                                    Company, Strawberry Valley Project;                     contract.                                             D712,666 (‘‘the ’666 patent’’); U.S.
                                                    Utah: The Strawberry High Line Canal                       39. South Chester County WD; Lower                 Patent No. D712,670 (‘‘the ’670 patent’’);
                                                    Company has requested a conversion of                   Marias Unit, P–SMBP; Montana:                         U.S. Patent No. D751,298 (‘‘the ’298
                                                    up to 20,000 acre-feet of irrigation water              Consideration to renew of long-term                   patent’’); U.S. Patent No. D712,161 (‘‘the
                                                    to be allowed for miscellaneous use.                    M&I water service contract No. 14–06–                 ’161 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No.
                                                       36. Sweetwater County; Flaming                       600–2022A.                                            D737,058 (‘‘the ’058 patent’’). The
                                                    Gorge Unit, CRSP; Wyoming:                                 Completed contract actions:                        complaint further alleges that an
                                                    Sweetwater County has requested a                          20. Altus Dam, W.C. Austin Project,                industry in the United States exists as
                                                    water service contract for 1 acre-foot of               Oklahoma: Consideration of a                          required by subsection (a)(2) of section
                                                    M&I water annually from Flaming Gorge                   contract(s) for repayment of SOD costs.               337.
                                                    Reservoir.                                              Contract executed May 2, 2016.                           The complainant requests that the
                                                       37. Grand Valley Water Users                            23. Savage ID; Savage Unit, P–SMBP;                Commission institute an investigation
                                                    Association and Orchard Mesa ID,                        Montana: Intent to renew the repayment                and, after the investigation, issue a
                                                    Grand Valley Project, Colorado: A                       contract to provide for a long-term-water             general exclusion order, or in the
                                                    contract for repayment of extraordinary                 supply to the District. Contract executed             alternative a limited exclusion order,
                                                    maintenance of the Grand Valley Power                   May 6, 2016.                                          and cease and desist orders.
                                                    Plant funded pursuant to Subtitle G of                     25. Guernsey Dam, North Platte                     ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
                                                    Public Law 111–11.                                      Project, Nebraska and Wyoming: O&M                    any confidential information contained
                                                       Completed contract actions:                          repayment contracts with North Platte                 therein, is available for inspection
                                                       8. Provo Reservoir Water Users                       Project contractors for the repayment of              during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
                                                    Company, Provo River Project, Utah:                     extraordinary maintenance associated                  to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
                                                    The Company has requested a contract                    with Guernsey Dam. Contract executed                  Secretary, U.S. International Trade
                                                    to store up to 5,000 acre-feet on its                   May 12, 2016.                                         Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room
                                                    nonproject water in Deer Creek                             37. Mitchell County Rural Water                    112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
                                                    Reservoir on a space-available basis                    District No. 2; Glen Eldecr Unit, P–                  (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired
                                                    under the authority of the Warren Act                   SMBP; Kansas: Consideration to renew                  individuals are advised that information
                                                    of 1911. Contract executed April 20,                    long-term water delivery contract No. 7–              on this matter can be obtained by
                                                    2016.                                                   07–70–W0108. Contract executed April                  contacting the Commission’s TDD
                                                       16. Aamodt Litigation Settlement, San                18, 2016.                                             terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons
                                                    Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico:                            42. Yellowtail Unit, P–SMBP,                       with mobility impairments who will
                                                    Contract for 1,079 acre-feet of San Juan-               Montana: Negotiation of a water                       need special assistance in gaining access
                                                    Chama Project water for M&I use with                    allocation agreement with the Crow                    to the Commission should contact the
                                                    the four Pueblos included in the                        Tribe for 300,000 acre-feet of storage in             Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–
                                                    Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, Title                 Bighorn Lake pursuant to the Crow                     2000. General information concerning
                                                    VI of Public Law 111–291. The four                      Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of                  the Commission may also be obtained
                                                    Pueblos are the Nambe, Pojoaque, San                                                                          by accessing its internet server at http://
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                                                                                                            2010 (Pub. L. 111–291, enacted
                                                    Ildefonso, and Tesuque. Contract                        December 8, 2010). Contract executed                  www.usitc.gov. The public record for
                                                    executed January 21, 2016.                              March 30, 2016.                                       this investigation may be viewed on the
                                                       30. Jicarilla Apache Nation, Navajo                                                                        Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
                                                    Project, New Mexico: Water service                        Dated: June 29, 2016.                               at http://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                    agreement between the Jicarilla Apache                  Roseann Gonzales,                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
                                                    Nation and the San Juan Basin Water                     Director, Policy and Administration.                  Office of Unfair Import Investigations,
                                                    Haulers Association for delivery of 200                 [FR Doc. 2016–19483 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]           U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                    acre-feet of M&I water from the                         BILLING CODE 4332–90–P                                telephone (202) 205–2560.


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactMichelle Kelly, Reclamation Law Administration Division, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007; telephone 303-445-2888.
FR Citation81 FR 54598 

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