81_FR_70039 81 FR 69844 - Statement of Findings: Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act

81 FR 69844 - Statement of Findings: Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range69844-69845
FR Document2016-24416

The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is publishing this notice in accordance with section 509(f) of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, Public Law 111-291 (Settlement Act). Congress enacted the Settlement Act as Title V of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. The publication of this notice causes the Settlement Agreement entered in accordance with Section 509 of the Settlement Act to become enforceable and causes certain waivers and releases of claims executed pursuant to sections 510 and 511(a) of the Settlement Act to become effective.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Statement of Findings: Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement 
Act

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is publishing this 
notice in accordance with section 509(f) of the Taos Pueblo Indian 
Water Rights Settlement Act, Public Law 111-291 (Settlement Act). 
Congress enacted the Settlement Act as Title V of the Claims Resolution 
Act of 2010. The publication of this notice causes the Settlement 
Agreement entered in accordance with Section 509 of the Settlement Act 
to become enforceable and causes certain waivers and releases of claims 
executed pursuant to sections 510 and 511(a) of the Settlement Act to 
become effective.

DATES: This notice is effective October 7, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address all comments and requests for 
additional information to Mr. John E. Peterson II, Chair, Taos Pueblo 
Water Rights Settlement Implementation Team, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Native American and International 
Affairs Office, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25007 (86-43200), 
Denver, Colorado 80225-0007, (303) 445-2122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settlement Act was enacted to resolve 
the water rights claims of Taos Pueblo (Pueblo) on the Rio Pueblo de 
Taos and Rio Hondo stream systems and interrelated groundwater and 
tributaries in the State of New Mexico subject to an adjudication in 
the U.S. District Court (Court) in State of New Mexico ex rel. State 
Engineer v. Abeyta and Arellano, Nos. 69cv07896 BB and 69cv07939 BB

[[Page 69845]]

(D.N.M. filed Feb. 4, 1969). The Settlement Parties include the Pueblo; 
Taos Valley Acequia Association (representing 55 historic community 
ditches); Town of Taos; EI Prado Water and Sanitation District; 12 
Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Associations; the State of New Mexico 
(State); and the United States (Settlement Parties). The non-federal 
Settlement Parties submitted a signed Settlement Agreement to Congress 
prior to enactment of the Settlement Act. As described in section 502 
of the Settlement Act, the purposes of the Settlement Act are:
    (1) To approve, ratify, and confirm the Settlement Agreement;
    (2) to authorize and direct the Secretary to execute the Settlement 
Agreement and to perform all obligations of the Secretary under the 
Settlement Agreement and the Settlement Act; and
    (3) to authorize all actions and appropriations necessary for the 
United States to meet its obligations under the Settlement Agreement 
and the Settlement Act.

Statement of Findings

    In accordance with section 509(f) of the Settlement Act, I find as 
follows:
    (1) The President has signed into law the Settlement Act;
    (2) to the extent that the Settlement Agreement conflicted with the 
Settlement Act, the Settlement Agreement has been revised to conform 
with the Settlement Act;
    (3) the Settlement Agreement, so revised, including waivers and 
releases pursuant to section 510 of the Settlement Act, has been 
executed by the Settlement Parties and the Secretary prior to the 
Settlement Parties' motion for entry of the Partial Final Decree;
    (4) Congress has fully appropriated all funds made available under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 509(c) of the Settlement Act;
    (5) the State Legislature has fully appropriated the funds for the 
State contributions as specified in the Settlement Agreement, and those 
funds have been deposited in appropriate accounts;
    (6) the State has enacted legislation that amends New Mexico 
Statutes Annotated (NMSA) 1978, section 72-6-3 to state that a water 
use due under a water right secured to the Pueblo under the Settlement 
Agreement or the Partial Final Decree may be leased for a term, 
including all renewals, not to exceed 99 years; and
    (7) a Partial Final Decree that sets forth the water rights and 
contract rights to water to which the Pueblo is entitled under the 
Settlement Agreement and the Settlement Act and that substantially 
conforms to the Settlement Agreement and Attachment 5 of the Settlement 
Agreement has been approved by the Court and has become final and non-
appealable.

Sally Jewell,
Secretary of the Interior.
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69844 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 195 / Friday, October 7, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for be made publicly available at any time. threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR While you can ask us in your comment Fish and Wildlife Service 17.62 for endangered plant species, and to withhold your personal identifying [FWS–R7–ES–2016–N164; 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant information from public review, we FXES11130700000–167–FF07C00000] species. cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Application Available for Review and Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Comment Authority and Plants; Recovery Permit Application We invite local, State, and Federal We provide this notice under section agencies and the public to comment on 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the following application. Documents Dated: September 21, 2016. Interior. and other information the applicants Mary Colligan, ACTION: Notice of availability; request have submitted with their applications Assistant Regional Director, Alaska Region. for comments. are available for review, subject to the [FR Doc. 2016–24253 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] requirements of the Privacy Act (5 SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Wildlife Service, invite the public to Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). comment on the following application to conduct activities intended to Permit Application Number TE778102 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR enhance the survival of endangered or Applicant: Assistant Regional Director, threatened species. Office of the Secretary U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, DATES: To ensure consideration, please Anchorage, AK [16XD4523WS\DS10100000\ send your written comments by The applicant requests renewal of an DWSN00000.000000\DP10020] November 7, 2016. existing permit to purposefully take (display, photograph, harass by survey, Statement of Findings: Taos Pueblo ADDRESSES: You may submit comments capture, handle, weigh, measure, mark, Indian Water Rights Settlement Act or requests for copies or more information by any of the following obtain biological samples, breed in AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. methods. Alternatively, you may use captivity, reintroduce, relocate, remove ACTION: Notice. one of the following methods to request from the wild, kill, and, for plant hard copies or a CD–ROM of the species only, remove and reduce to SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior documents. possession) all threatened and (Secretary) is publishing this notice in • Email: permitsR7ES@fws.gov. endangered species listed in the State of accordance with section 509(f) of the Please refer to the respective permit Alaska for recovery or scientific Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights number (e.g., Permit No. TE–778102) in purposes or for the enhancement of Settlement Act, Public Law 111–291 the subject line of the message. propagation or for enhancing the (Settlement Act). Congress enacted the • U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife species’ survival. This permit will allow Settlement Act as Title V of the Claims Service, MS 361, 1011 East Tudor Road, Fish and Wildlife Service employees Resolution Act of 2010. The publication Anchorage, AK 99503. and volunteers to lawfully conduct of this notice causes the Settlement threatened and endangered species Agreement entered in accordance with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: activities, in conjunction with recovery Section 509 of the Settlement Act to Drew Crane, Endangered Species activities throughout the species’ range, become enforceable and causes certain Coordinator, Ecological Services, (907) as outlined in Fish and Wildlife Service waivers and releases of claims executed 781–3323 (phone); employees’ and volunteers’ position pursuant to sections 510 and 511(a) of permitsR7ES@fws.gov (email). descriptions. the Settlement Act to become effective. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Environmental Policy Act DATES: This notice is effective October Background 7, 2016. The proposed activities in the The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: requested permits qualify as categorical prohibits certain activities with exclusions under the National Address all comments and requests for endangered and threatened species Environmental Policy Act, as provided additional information to Mr. John E. unless authorized by a Federal permit. by Department of the Interior Peterson II, Chair, Taos Pueblo Water Along with our implementing implementing regulations in part 46 of Rights Settlement Implementation regulations at 50 CFR 17, the Act title 43 of the Code of Federal Team, Department of the Interior, provides for permits and requires that Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210, and Bureau of Reclamation, Native we invite public comment before 46.215). American and International Affairs issuing these permits for endangered Office, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box species. Public Availability of Comments 25007 (86–43200), Denver, Colorado A permit granted by us under section All comments and materials we 80225–0007, (303) 445–2122. 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the receive in response to these requests SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The permittees to conduct activities with will be available for public inspection, Settlement Act was enacted to resolve U.S. endangered or threatened species by appointment, during normal business the water rights claims of Taos Pueblo for scientific purposes, enhancement of hours at the address listed in (Pueblo) on the Rio Pueblo de Taos and mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES propagation or survival, or interstate ADDRESSES. Rio Hondo stream systems and commerce (the latter only in the event Before including your address, phone interrelated groundwater and tributaries that it facilitates scientific purposes or number, email address, or other in the State of New Mexico subject to an enhancement of propagation or personal identifying information in your adjudication in the U.S. District Court survival). Our regulations implementing comment, you should be aware that (Court) in State of New Mexico ex rel. section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are your entire comment—including your State Engineer v. Abeyta and Arellano, found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered personal identifying information—may Nos. 69cv07896 BB and 69cv07939 BB VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Oct 06, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07OCN1.SGM 07OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 195 / Friday, October 7, 2016 / Notices 69845 (D.N.M. filed Feb. 4, 1969). The under the Settlement Agreement and the The plat, in 2 sheets, and field notes Settlement Parties include the Pueblo; Settlement Act and that substantially of the dependent resurvey and survey in Taos Valley Acequia Association conforms to the Settlement Agreement Township 49 North, Range 8 West, New (representing 55 historic community and Attachment 5 of the Settlement Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, ditches); Town of Taos; EI Prado Water Agreement has been approved by the were accepted on September 20, 2016. and Sanitation District; 12 Mutual Court and has become final and non- The supplemental plat of section 7 in Domestic Water Consumers appealable. Township 7 South, Range 73 West, Associations; the State of New Mexico Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was Sally Jewell, accepted on September 27, 2016. (State); and the United States Secretary of the Interior. The plat and field notes of the (Settlement Parties). The non-federal Settlement Parties submitted a signed [FR Doc. 2016–24416 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] dependent resurvey and survey in Settlement Agreement to Congress prior BILLING CODE 4334–63–P Township 36 North, Range 7 West, New to enactment of the Settlement Act. As Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, described in section 502 of the were accepted on September 28, 2016. Settlement Act, the purposes of the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The plat and field notes of the Settlement Act are: dependent resurvey and survey in Bureau of Land Management Township 37 North, Range 7 West, New (1) To approve, ratify, and confirm the Settlement Agreement; [LLCO956000 L14400000.BJ0000 17X] Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, (2) to authorize and direct the were accepted on September 28, 2016. Secretary to execute the Settlement Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; Randy A. Bloom, Agreement and to perform all Colorado Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado. obligations of the Secretary under the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, [FR Doc. 2016–24326 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] Settlement Agreement and the Interior. BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P Settlement Act; and ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of (3) to authorize all actions and Survey; Colorado. appropriations necessary for the United DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR States to meet its obligations under the SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Settlement Agreement and the Management (BLM) Colorado State Bureau of Land Management Settlement Act. Office is publishing this notice to [16XL LLWY920000.L51010000.ER0000. Statement of Findings inform the public of the intent to LVRWK09K0990.241A00; 4500099288; IDI– officially file the survey plats listed 35849–01] In accordance with section 509(f) of below and afford a proper period of time the Settlement Act, I find as follows: to protest this action prior to the plat Notice of Availability of the Final (1) The President has signed into law filing. During this time, the plats will be Supplemental Environmental Impact the Settlement Act; available for review in the BLM Statement and Proposed Land Use (2) to the extent that the Settlement Colorado State Office. Plan Amendments for Segments 8 and Agreement conflicted with the 9 of the Gateway West 500-kV DATES: Unless there are protests of this Settlement Act, the Settlement Transmission Line Project, Idaho action, the filing of the plats described Agreement has been revised to conform in this notice will happen on November AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, with the Settlement Act; (3) the Settlement Agreement, so 7, 2016. Interior. revised, including waivers and releases ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office, ACTION: Notice of availability. pursuant to section 510 of the Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield Settlement Act, has been executed by Street, Lakewood, CO 80215–7093. SUMMARY: In accordance with the the Settlement Parties and the Secretary FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Environmental Policy Act of prior to the Settlement Parties’ motion Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the for entry of the Partial Final Decree; for Colorado, (303) 239–3856. Federal Land Policy and Management (4) Congress has fully appropriated all Persons who use a Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the funds made available under paragraphs telecommunications device for the deaf Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has (1) and (2) of section 509(c) of the (TDD) may call the Federal Information prepared a Final Supplemental Settlement Act; Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (5) the State Legislature has fully to contact the above individual during and Proposed Resource Management appropriated the funds for the State normal business hours. The FIRS is Plan (RMP)/Management Framework contributions as specified in the available 24 hours a day, seven days a Plan (MFP) Amendments for the right- Settlement Agreement, and those funds week, to leave a message or question of-way (ROW) application for Segments have been deposited in appropriate with the above individual. You will 8 and 9 of the Gateway West 500- accounts; receive a reply during normal business kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Project (6) the State has enacted legislation hours. in Idaho. By this notice the BLM is that amends New Mexico Statutes SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plat announcing its availability and the Annotated (NMSA) 1978, section 72–6– and field notes of the dependent opening of a protest period concerning 3 to state that a water use due under a resurvey and survey in Township 16 the proposed RMP/MFP amendments. water right secured to the Pueblo under South, Range 72 West, Sixth Principal DATES: A person who meets the mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES the Settlement Agreement or the Partial Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on conditions for protesting an RMP/MFP Final Decree may be leased for a term, August 26, 2016. amendment outlined in 43 CFR 1610.5– including all renewals, not to exceed 99 The plat and field notes of the 2 and wishes to file a protest must do years; and dependent resurvey and survey in so within 30 days of the date that the (7) a Partial Final Decree that sets Township 49 North, Range 9 West, New Environmental Protection Agency forth the water rights and contract rights Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, publishes its Notice of Availability in to water to which the Pueblo is entitled were accepted on September 8, 2016. the Federal Register. 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