81 FR 73139 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)

Page Range		73139-73139
FR Document		2016-25666

The Bureau of Reclamation has made available to the public the Water Management Plans for four entities. For the purpose of this announcement, Water Management Plans (Plans) are considered the same as Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation is publishing this notice in order to allow the public an opportunity to review the Plans and comment on the preliminary determinations.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

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Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation has made available to the public the 
Water Management Plans for four entities. For the purpose of this 
announcement, Water Management Plans (Plans) are considered the same as 
Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation is publishing this notice in 
order to allow the public an opportunity to review the Plans and 
comment on the preliminary determinations.

DATES: Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or 
before November 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via 
email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any 
subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email 
address above or at 916-978-5281 (TDD 978-5608).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet the requirements of the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 and the Reclamation Reform Act 
of 1982, the Bureau of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria 
for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Criteria). Each of the four 
entities listed below has developed a Plan that has been evaluated and 
preliminarily determined to meet the requirements of these Criteria. 
The following Plans are available for review:

 Colusa County Water District
 James Irrigation District
 Lindmore Irrigation District
 Sycamore Mutual Water Company

    We are inviting the public to comment on our preliminary (i.e., 
draft) determination of Plan adequacy. Section 3405(e) of the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 Public Law 102-575), requires 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer an office on 
Central Valley Project water conservation best management practices 
that shall ``develop criteria for evaluating the adequacy of all water 
conservation plans developed by project contractors, including those 
plans required by Section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.'' 
Also, according to Section 3405(e)(1), these criteria must be developed 
``with the purpose of promoting the highest level of water use 
efficiency reasonably achievable by project contractors using best 
available cost-effective technology and best management practices.'' 
These criteria state that all parties (Contractors) that contract with 
Reclamation for water supplies (municipal and industrial contracts over 
2,000 acre-feet and agricultural contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) 
must prepare a Plan that contains the following information:
    1. Description of the District;
    2. Inventory of Water Resources;
    3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agricultural Contractors;
    4. BMPs for Urban Contractors;
    5. Plan Implementation;
    6. Exemption Process;
    7. Regional Criteria; and
    8. Five-Year Revisions.
    Reclamation evaluates Plans based on these criteria. A copy of 
these Plans will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific 
Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825. Our 
practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of 
respondents, available for public review. If you wish to review a copy 
of these Plans, please contact Ms. Stemen.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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ACTION: Notice. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR required by Section 210 of the
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also,
SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the Bureau of Reclamation according to Section 3405(e)(1), these
following described lands are scheduled criteria must be developed ‘‘with the
to be officially filed in the Bureau of [RR02050400, 16XR0687NA,
RX.18527901.3000000] purpose of promoting the highest level
Land Management, Oregon State Office,
of water use efficiency reasonably
Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date Central Valley Project Improvement achievable by project contractors using
of this publication. Act Water Management Plans best available cost-effective technology
Willamette Meridian AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, and best management practices.’’ These
Washington Interior. criteria state that all parties
T. 28 N., R. 39 E., accepted September 13, ACTION: Notice of availability. (Contractors) that contract with
2016 Reclamation for water supplies
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (municipal and industrial contracts over
ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be has made available to the public the 2,000 acre-feet and agricultural
obtained from the Public Room at the Water Management Plans for four contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres)
Bureau of Land Management, Oregon entities. For the purpose of this must prepare a Plan that contains the
State Office, 1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue, announcement, Water Management following information:
Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required Plans (Plans) are considered the same as
payment. 1. Description of the District;
Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle is publishing this notice in order to 2. Inventory of Water Resources;
Hensley, (503) 808–6124, Branch of allow the public an opportunity to 3. Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land review the Plans and comment on the for Agricultural Contractors;
Management, 1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue, preliminary determinations.
Portland, Oregon 97204. Persons who 4. BMPs for Urban Contractors;
DATES: Submit written comments on the
use a telecommunications device for the preliminary determinations on or before 5. Plan Implementation;
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal November 23, 2016. 6. Exemption Process;
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
800–877–8339 to contact the above 7. Regional Criteria; and
Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of
individual during normal business 8. Five-Year Revisions.
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 410, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email Reclamation evaluates Plans based on
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message at cstemen@usbr.gov. these criteria. A copy of these Plans will
or question with the above individual. be available for review at Reclamation’s
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
You will receive a reply during normal Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800
business hours. be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact Cottage Way, MP–410, Sacramento, CA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A person Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email 95825. Our practice is to make
or party who wishes to protest against address above or at 916–978–5281 (TDD comments, including names and home
this survey must file a written notice 978–5608). addresses of respondents, available for
with the Oregon State Director, Bureau public review. If you wish to review a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet
of Land Management, stating that they copy of these Plans, please contact Ms.
the requirements of the Central Valley
wish to protest. A statement of reasons
Project Improvement Act of 1992 and Stemen.
for a protest may be filed with the notice
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the
of protest and must be filed with the Public Disclosure
Bureau of Reclamation developed and
Oregon State Director within thirty days
published the Criteria for Evaluating Before including your address, phone
after the protest is filed. If a protest
Water Management Plans (Criteria). number, email address, or other
against the survey is received prior to
Each of the four entities listed below has personal identifying information in your
the date of official filing, the filing will
developed a Plan that has been comment, you should be aware that
be stayed pending consideration of the
evaluated and preliminarily determined your entire comment—including your
protest. A plat will not be officially filed
to meet the requirements of these
until the day after all protests have been personal identifying information—may
Criteria. The following Plans are
dismissed or otherwise resolved. Before be made publicly available at any time.
available for review:
including your address, phone number, While you can ask us in your comment
email address, or other personally • Colusa County Water District to withhold your personal identifying
identifying information in your • James Irrigation District
• Lindmore Irrigation District information from public review, we
comment, you should be aware that cannot guarantee that we will be able to
• Sycamore Mutual Water Company
your entire comment—including your do so.
personally identifying information— We are inviting the public to
may be made publicly available at any comment on our preliminary (i.e., draft) Richard J. Woodley,
time. While you can ask us in your determination of Plan adequacy. Section Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific
comment to withhold your personally 3405(e) of the Central Valley Project Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
identifying information from public Improvement Act (Title 34 Public Law [FR Doc. 2016–25666 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am]
102–575), requires the Secretary of the
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review, we cannot guarantee that we BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
will be able to do so. Interior to establish and administer an
office on Central Valley Project water
Mary J.M. Hartel, conservation best management practices
Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/ that shall ‘‘develop criteria for
Washington. evaluating the adequacy of all water
[FR Doc. 2016–25658 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am] conservation plans developed by project
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Dates		Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or before November 23, 2016.
Contact		To be placed on a mailing list for any subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email
FR Citation		81 FR 73139

81 FR 73139 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation