81_FR_85487 81 FR 85260 - Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

81 FR 85260 - 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 227 (November 25, 2016)

Page Range85260-85262
FR Document2016-28342

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,

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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 
Reclamation 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 action:
    19. Yakama Nation and Cascade ID, Yakima Project, Washington: Long-
term contract for an exchange of water and to authorize the use of 
capacity in Yakima Project facilities to convey up to 10 cubic feet per 
second of non-project water during the non-irrigation season for fish 
hatchery purposes.
    Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
    New contract action:
    50. State of Nevada, Newlands Project, Nevada: Title transfer of 
lands and features of the Carson Lake and Pasture.
    Modified contract action:
    16. Pershing County Water Conservation District, Pershing County, 
and Lander County; Humboldt Project; Nevada: Title transfer of lands 
and features of the Humboldt Project.
    Completed contract actions:
    7. El Dorado ID, CVP, California: Long-term Warren Act contract for 
conveyance of nonproject water in the amount of up to 17,000 acre-feet 
annually. The contract will allow CVP facilities to be used to deliver 
nonproject water to the District for M&I use within its service area. 
Contract executed August 2, 2016.
    16. Pershing County Water Conservation District, Pershing County, 
Lander County, and the State of Nevada; Humboldt Project; Nevada: Title 
transfer of lands and features of the Humboldt Project. Quitclaim deed 
executed on August 19, 2015 for the Battle Mountain Title Transfer 
situated in the County of Lander, State of Nevada.
    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:
    26. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, CAP, 
Arizona: Execute a CAP water lease in order for the San Carlos Apache 
Tribe to lease 2,230 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Pascua Yaqui 
Tribe during calendar year 2017.
    27. City of Yuma, BCP, Arizona: Long-term consolidated contract 
with the City for delivery of its Colorado River water entitlement.
    28. Imperial Irrigation District, BCP, California: Approve an 
assignment of 155 cubic feet per second of capacity in the All-American 
Canal and all obligations associated therewith to the District from the 
City of San Diego.
    Completed contract action:
    7. City of Yuma, BCP, Arizona: Amend the City's contract to extend 
the term (which expired October 2012) for 5 years during which time a

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consolidated contract will be developed. Contract executed August 16, 
2016.
    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:
    38. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, Middle 
Rio Grande Project, New Mexico: Contract to satisfy the requirements of 
Reclamation's Agreed Order obligation contained in the October 5, 2000, 
``Supplement to Agreed Order Resolving Plaintiffs' Motion for 
Preliminary Injunction.'' The contract will comply with the provisions 
and requirements of the Agreed Order by replacement/pay back of 14,129 
acre-feet of water in which Reclamation will pay $100 per acre-foot for 
9,129 acre-feet for a total payment of $912,900 as well as transfer to 
the Authority 5,000 acre-feet of water acquired by Reclamation. The 
contract will terminate upon full satisfaction of the agreements 
contained within to include final payment of replacement water via wet 
water replacement and the monetary payments described therein.
    39. Utah Ute Indian Tribe, CUP, Utah: The Utah Ute Indian Tribe has 
requested the use of excess capacity in the Strawberry Aqueduct and 
Collection System, as authorized in the Central Utah Project Completion 
Act legislation.
    40. Utah Ute Indian Tribe; Flaming Gorge Unit, CRSP; Utah: As part 
of discussions on settlement of a potential compact, the Utah Ute 
Indian Tribe has indicated interest in storage of its potential water 
right in Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
    41. State of Utah; Flaming Gorge Unit, CRSP; Utah: The State of 
Utah has indicated an interest in obtaining a contract (likely an 
exchange contract) that would allow the full development and use of the 
Central Utah Project Ultimate Phase water right which was previously 
assigned to the State of Utah. The water right involves 158,000 acre-
feet of depletion, of which 86,000 acre-feet is for the State of Utah's 
proposed Lake Powell Pipeline Project.
    42. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin Project, 
Utah: The District has requested permission to install a low-flow 
hydro-electric generation plant at Causey Reservoir to take advantage 
of winter releases. This will likely be accomplished through a 
supplemental O&M contract.
    43. Central Utah Water Conservancy District; Bonneville Unit, CUP; 
Utah: The District has received a request to convert 300 acre-feet of 
irrigation water in Wasatch County to M&I purposes. This will require 
an amended block notice.
    44. Provo River Restoration Project, Utah: The Utah Reclamation 
Mitigation and Conservation Commission is amending Agreement No. 9-LM-
40-01410 to include additional acreage in the boundaries of the Provo 
River Restoration Project.
    45. East Wanship Irrigation Company, Weber Basin Project, Utah: The 
Company has requested a supplementary O&M agreement to modify the 
Federal facilities below Wanship Dam to install a pipe from its current 
point of delivery to the end of the Primary Jurisdiction Zone.
    Completed contract actions:
    38. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, Middle 
Rio Grande Project, New Mexico: Contract to satisfy the requirements of 
Reclamation's Agreed Order obligation contained in the October 5, 2000, 
``Supplement to Agreed Order Resolving Plaintiffs' Motion for 
Preliminary Injunction.'' The contract will comply with the provisions 
and requirements of the Agreed Order by replacement/pay back of 14,129 
acre-feet of water in which Reclamation will pay $100 per acre-foot for 
9,129 acre-feet for a total payment of $912,900 as well as transfer to 
the Authority 5,000 acre-feet of water acquired by Reclamation. The 
contract will terminate upon full satisfaction of the agreements 
contained within to include final payment of replacement water via wet 
water replacement and the monetary payments described therein. Contract 
executed August 22, 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:
    43. Dennis Williams and Daniel Davis; Canyon Ferry Unit, P-SMBP; 
Montana: Proposal to negotiate, execute, and administer a long-term 
water service contract to irrigate up to 15,000 acres of land with 
water from Canyon Ferry.
    44. Oxbow Ranch; Canyon Ferry Unit, P-SMBP; Montana: Proposal to 
negotiate, execute, and administer a long-term water service contract 
for multiple purposes with water from Canyon Ferry.
    45. Hickory Swings Golf Course; Canyon Ferry Unit, P-SMBP; Montana: 
Consideration to amend Contract No. 159E670039 to increase the water 
supply from 20 to 50 acre-feet.
    Discontinued contract actions:
    17. State of Colorado; Armel Unit, P-SMBP; Colorado: Consideration 
of a contract action to address future OM&R costs.
    34. Power--Teton County Water and Sewer District; Canyon Ferry 
Unit, P-SMBP; Montana: Consideration of a long-term contract for up to 
40 acre-feet of M&I water from Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
    40. Nathan D. and Kindra Young; Canyon Ferry Unit, P-SMBP; Montana: 
Consideration to renew short-term M&I water service contract No. 
129E670093.
    Completed contract actions:
    19. Harlan County Dam and Reservoir; Bostwick Division, P-SMBP; 
Nebraska and Kansas: Consideration of a contract with Bostwick ID in 
Nebraska and Kansas-Bostwick ID No. 2 for repayment of extraordinary 
O&M at Harlan County Dam and Reservoir. Contract executed June 22, 
2016.
    27. East Larimer County Water District, Fort Collins-Loveland Water 
District, North Weld County Water District, and Northern Colorado Water 
Conservancy District, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado: 
Consideration of long-term excess capacity contracts. Contracts 
executed August 26, 2016.
    38. City of Chinook, Milk River Project, Montana: Consideration to 
renew long-term M&I water service Contract No. 14-06-600-2034A. 
Contract executed August 16, 2016.

    Dated: September 27, 2016.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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                                                    any time, except for the name and email                 want the job otherwise don’t hire them                  Comments that you submit in
                                                    address.                                                in the first plac’’                                   response to this notice are a matter of
                                                                                                               NPS Response/Action Taken: The                     public record. Before including your
                                                    II. Data
                                                                                                            NPS responded to thank Ms. Public for                 address, phone number, email address,
                                                       OMB Control Number: None.                            her comment and to explain the goal of                or other personal identifying
                                                       Title: National Park Service Common                  the portal is to provide more training                information in your comment, you
                                                    Learning Portal.                                        opportunities at reduced costs—with                   should be aware that your entire
                                                       Service Form Number(s): None.                        cost savings achieved through                         comment, including your personal
                                                       Type of Request: New.                                                                                      identifying information, may be made
                                                       Description of Respondents:                          reductions in travel and shipping of
                                                                                                            training materials. We further explained              publicly available at any time. While
                                                    Individuals.
                                                       Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.                  the proposed system is designed to help               you can ask OMB and us in your
                                                       Frequency of Collection: One time.                   reach the entire employee workforce                   comment to withhold your personal
                                                       Estimated Number of Annual                           and interested outside persons around                 identifying information from public
                                                    Responses: 6,000.                                       the world. No changes were made in                    review, we cannot guarantee that it will
                                                       Estimated Completion Time per                        response to her comment.                              be done.
                                                    Response: 5 minutes.                                       Anonymous comment received March                     Dated: November 21, 2016.
                                                       Estimated Total Annual Burden                        4, 2016: ‘‘http://www.nps.gov/training/               Madonna L. Baucum,
                                                    Hours: 500.                                             clp/html/index.cfm.
                                                                                                                                                                  Information Collection Clearance Officer,
                                                       Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden                         The above link mentions concept                    National Park Service.
                                                    Cost: None.                                             from CR Academy. Searching Google                     [FR Doc. 2016–28370 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    III. Comments                                           found this: http://learning.nps.gov/cr/
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
                                                                                                            join-the-commons/.
                                                       On January 15, 2016, we published in                    Where is the SORN for the CR
                                                    the Federal Register (81 FR 2234) a                     Academy Web site to operate? Looks to
                                                    notice of our intent to request that OMB                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                            be collecting a lot of data . . . security
                                                    approve this information collection. In                 breach?                                               Bureau of Reclamation
                                                    that notice, we solicited comments for                     It also mentions it links to other
                                                    60 days, ending on March 15, 2016. We                   systems like AD, links directly to LMS,
                                                    received two comments in response to                                                                          [RR83550000, 167R5065C6,
                                                                                                            and other Web sites . . . none of this is             RX.59389832.1009676]
                                                    that Notice.                                            mentioned in the SORN.
                                                       Comment received January 15, 2016,
                                                                                                               More lies from NPS to the Public.                  Quarterly Status Report of Water
                                                    from Jean Public: ‘‘it is my opinion that
                                                    the American public/taxpayers cannot                    More of the ‘‘We will do whatever we                  Service, Repayment, and Other Water-
                                                    continue to provide the vast array of                   want, and ask for mercy later.’’ I guess              Related Contract Actions
                                                    alleged ‘‘training’’ that they formerly                 it’s easier to say it was ‘‘oversight’’ than
                                                                                                            to ask for permission.’’                              AGENCY:   Bureau of Reclamation,
                                                    did. I am very much in favor of a vastly                                                                      Interior.
                                                    reduced ‘‘training’’ schedule’’ and do                     NPS Response/Action Taken: The CR
                                                                                                            Academy was not intended for public                   ACTION: Notice.
                                                    not favor a common portal so that more
                                                    ‘‘training’’ can go on. I find the endless              use and is no longer operational. The
                                                                                                            content that was available in the CR                  SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given of
                                                    conferences where nothing really is                                                                           contractual actions that have been
                                                    accomplished an dhuge hotel and travel                  Academy Web site transferred into the
                                                                                                            CLP. We are currently working with the                proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
                                                    costs are involved when Skype is                                                                              (Reclamation) and are new,
                                                    available to be utgter nonsense in                      NPS Privacy Act Officer to develop the
                                                                                                            required Systems of Records Notice                    discontinued, or completed since the
                                                    sending taxpayers into poverty for the                                                                        last publication of this notice. This
                                                    ever overprivileged fat cat bloated                     (SORN) for approval and publication by
                                                                                                            the Department of the Interior’s Privacy              notice is one of a variety of means used
                                                    bureaucratic employees in this agency.                                                                        to inform the public about proposed
                                                       we pay for their travel where they plot              Office. The portal will not be made
                                                                                                            available to the public until all                     contractual actions for capital recovery
                                                    against the interest of the public and for                                                                    and management of project resources
                                                    their own enrichment. we pay for this                   requirements (such as compliance with
                                                                                                            the Paperwork Reduction Act and                       and facilities consistent with section 9(f)
                                                    out of control training costs. its time to                                                                    of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
                                                    cut the budget. its time for those who                  Privacy Act SORN requirements) have
                                                                                                            been met and the NPS has been granted                 Additional announcements of
                                                    want to learn to take out a book and
                                                                                                            an authority to operate (ATO) by the                  individual contract actions may be
                                                    read it and go to the library and get
                                                                                                            NPS Chief Information Officer.                        published in the Federal Register and in
                                                    copies of journals that will educate
                                                                                                               We again invite comments concerning                newspapers of general circulation in the
                                                    them on their nights. the extensive
                                                                                                            this information collection on:                       areas determined by Reclamation to be
                                                    training costs that are mangling the
                                                                                                               • Whether or not the collection of                 affected by the proposed action.
                                                    taxpayer class needs to be reduced. the
                                                    out of control benefits of govt                         information is necessary, including                   ADDRESSES: The identity of the
                                                    employhees needs to be reduced. the                     whether or not the information will                   approving officer and other information
                                                    spending is out of control. we cant                     have practical utility;                               pertaining to a specific contract
                                                    afford it. we have 4 levels of govt to                     • The accuracy of our estimate of the              proposal may be obtained by calling or
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                                                    fund. its just too much. the deficits are               burden for this collection of                         writing the appropriate regional office at
                                                    rolling in in the trillions of dollars. start           information;                                          the address and telephone number given
                                                    some cutting please of all these funds.                    • Ways to enhance the quality, utility,            for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                    This comment is for the public record.                  and clarity of the information to be                  INFORMATION section.
                                                    please receipt. jean publiee                            collected; and                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    jeanpublic1@yahoo.com                                      • Ways to minimize the burden of the               Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law
                                                       fat cat bloated bureaucrats should                   collection of information on                          Administration Division, Bureau of
                                                    have the education themselves if they                   respondents.                                          Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,


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                                                    Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303–                       4. Written comments on a proposed                   contract for an exchange of water and to
                                                    445–2888.                                               contract or contract action must be                   authorize the use of capacity in Yakima
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent                   submitted to the appropriate regional                 Project facilities to convey up to 10
                                                    with section 9(f) of the Reclamation                    officials at the locations and within the             cubic feet per second of non-project
                                                    Project Act of 1939, and the rules and                  time limits set forth in the advance                  water during the non-irrigation season
                                                    regulations published in 52 FR 11954,                   public notices.                                       for fish hatchery purposes.
                                                    April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),                           5. All written comments received and                   Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of
                                                    Reclamation will publish notice of                      testimony presented at any public                     Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
                                                    proposed or amendatory contract                         hearings will be reviewed and                         Sacramento, California 95825–1898,
                                                    actions for any contract for the delivery               summarized by the appropriate regional                telephone 916–978–5250.
                                                    of project water for authorized uses in                 office for use by the contract approving                 New contract action:
                                                    newspapers of general circulation in the                authority.                                               50. State of Nevada, Newlands
                                                    affected area at least 60 days prior to                   6. Copies of specific proposed                      Project, Nevada: Title transfer of lands
                                                    contract execution. Announcements                       contracts may be obtained from the                    and features of the Carson Lake and
                                                    may be in the form of news releases,                    appropriate regional director or his or               Pasture.
                                                    legal notices, official letters,                        her designated public contact as they                    Modified contract action:
                                                    memorandums, or other forms of                          become available for review and                          16. Pershing County Water
                                                    written material. Meetings, workshops,                  comment.                                              Conservation District, Pershing County,
                                                    and/or hearings may also be used, as                      7. In the event modifications are made              and Lander County; Humboldt Project;
                                                    appropriate, to provide local publicity.                in the form of a proposed contract, the               Nevada: Title transfer of lands and
                                                    The public participation procedures do                  appropriate regional director shall                   features of the Humboldt Project.
                                                    not apply to proposed contracts for the                 determine whether republication of the                   Completed contract actions:
                                                    sale of surplus or interim irrigation                   notice and/or extension of the comment                   7. El Dorado ID, CVP, California:
                                                    water for a term of 1 year or less. Either              period is necessary.                                  Long-term Warren Act contract for
                                                                                                              Factors considered in making such a                 conveyance of nonproject water in the
                                                    of the contracting parties may invite the
                                                                                                            determination shall include, but are not              amount of up to 17,000 acre-feet
                                                    public to observe contract proceedings.
                                                                                                            limited to, (i) the significance of the               annually. The contract will allow CVP
                                                    All public participation procedures will
                                                                                                            modification, and (ii) the degree of                  facilities to be used to deliver
                                                    be coordinated with those involved in
                                                                                                            public interest which has been                        nonproject water to the District for M&I
                                                    complying with the National
                                                                                                            expressed over the course of the                      use within its service area. Contract
                                                    Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to
                                                                                                            negotiations. At a minimum, the                       executed August 2, 2016.
                                                    the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation
                                                                                                            regional director will furnish revised
                                                    Procedures’’ for water resource-related                                                                          16. Pershing County Water
                                                                                                            contracts to all parties who requested
                                                    contract negotiations, published in 47                                                                        Conservation District, Pershing County,
                                                                                                            the contract in response to the initial
                                                    FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation                                                                      Lander County, and the State of Nevada;
                                                                                                            public notice.
                                                    is provided of all proposed contractual                                                                       Humboldt Project; Nevada: Title transfer
                                                    actions in each of the five Reclamation                 Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the              of lands and features of the Humboldt
                                                    regions. When contract negotiations are                 Reports                                               Project. Quitclaim deed executed on
                                                    completed, and prior to execution, each                 ARRA American Recovery and
                                                                                                                                                                  August 19, 2015 for the Battle Mountain
                                                    proposed contract form must be                            Reinvestment Act of 2009                            Title Transfer situated in the County of
                                                    approved by the Secretary of the                        BCP Boulder Canyon Project                            Lander, State of Nevada.
                                                    Interior, or pursuant to delegated or                   Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation                        Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of
                                                    redelegated authority, the Commissioner                 CAP Central Arizona Project                           Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada
                                                    of Reclamation or one of the regional                   CUP Central Utah Project                              Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,
                                                    directors. In some instances,                           CVP Central Valley Project                            Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–
                                                    congressional review and approval of a                  CRSP Colorado River Storage Project                   293–8192.
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                                                    report, water rate, or other terms and                                                                           New contract actions:
                                                                                                            IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
                                                    conditions of the contract may be                       ID Irrigation District                                   26. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the
                                                    involved.                                               M&I Municipal and industrial                          Pascua Yaqui Tribe, CAP, Arizona:
                                                       Public participation in and receipt of               NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream                    Execute a CAP water lease in order for
                                                    comments on contract proposals will be                    Commission                                          the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease
                                                    facilitated by adherence to the following               O&M Operation and maintenance                         2,230 acre-feet of its CAP water to the
                                                    procedures:                                             OM&R Operation, maintenance, and                      Pascua Yaqui Tribe during calendar year
                                                       1. Only persons authorized to act on                   replacement                                         2017.
                                                    behalf of the contracting entities may                  P–SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin                         27. City of Yuma, BCP, Arizona: Long-
                                                                                                              Program
                                                    negotiate the terms and conditions of a                                                                       term consolidated contract with the City
                                                                                                            PPR Present Perfected Right
                                                    specific contract proposal.                             RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982                    for delivery of its Colorado River water
                                                       2. Advance notice of meetings or                     SOD Safety of Dams                                    entitlement.
                                                    hearings will be furnished to those                     SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of                   28. Imperial Irrigation District, BCP,
                                                    parties that have made a timely written                   1956                                                California: Approve an assignment of
                                                    request for such notice to the                          USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers                    155 cubic feet per second of capacity in
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                                                    appropriate regional or project office of               WD Water District                                     the All-American Canal and all
                                                    Reclamation.                                               Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of                obligations associated therewith to the
                                                       3. Written correspondence regarding                  Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,                  District from the City of San Diego.
                                                    proposed contracts may be made                          Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234,                      Completed contract action:
                                                    available to the general public pursuant                telephone 208–378–5344.                                  7. City of Yuma, BCP, Arizona:
                                                    to the terms and procedures of the                         New contract action:                               Amend the City’s contract to extend the
                                                    Freedom of Information Act, as                             19. Yakama Nation and Cascade ID,                  term (which expired October 2012) for
                                                    amended.                                                Yakima Project, Washington: Long-term                 5 years during which time a


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                                                    consolidated contract will be developed.                   44. Provo River Restoration Project,                 34. Power—Teton County Water and
                                                    Contract executed August 16, 2016.                      Utah: The Utah Reclamation Mitigation                 Sewer District; Canyon Ferry Unit, P–
                                                       Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of                     and Conservation Commission is                        SMBP; Montana: Consideration of a
                                                    Reclamation, 125 South State Street,                    amending Agreement No. 9–LM–40–                       long-term contract for up to 40 acre-feet
                                                    Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–                  01410 to include additional acreage in                of M&I water from Canyon Ferry
                                                    1102, telephone 801–524–3864.                           the boundaries of the Provo River                     Reservoir.
                                                       New contract actions:                                Restoration Project.                                    40. Nathan D. and Kindra Young;
                                                       38. Albuquerque Bernalillo County                       45. East Wanship Irrigation Company,               Canyon Ferry Unit, P–SMBP; Montana:
                                                    Water Utility Authority, Middle Rio                     Weber Basin Project, Utah: The                        Consideration to renew short-term M&I
                                                    Grande Project, New Mexico: Contract                    Company has requested a                               water service contract No. 129E670093.
                                                    to satisfy the requirements of                          supplementary O&M agreement to                          Completed contract actions:
                                                    Reclamation’s Agreed Order obligation                   modify the Federal facilities below                     19. Harlan County Dam and Reservoir;
                                                    contained in the October 5, 2000,                       Wanship Dam to install a pipe from its                Bostwick Division, P–SMBP; Nebraska
                                                    ‘‘Supplement to Agreed Order Resolving                  current point of delivery to the end of               and Kansas: Consideration of a contract
                                                    Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary                      the Primary Jurisdiction Zone.                        with Bostwick ID in Nebraska and
                                                    Injunction.’’ The contract will comply                     Completed contract actions:                        Kansas-Bostwick ID No. 2 for repayment
                                                    with the provisions and requirements of                    38. Albuquerque Bernalillo County                  of extraordinary O&M at Harlan County
                                                    the Agreed Order by replacement/pay                     Water Utility Authority, Middle Rio                   Dam and Reservoir. Contract executed
                                                    back of 14,129 acre-feet of water in                    Grande Project, New Mexico: Contract                  June 22, 2016.
                                                    which Reclamation will pay $100 per                                                                             27. East Larimer County Water
                                                                                                            to satisfy the requirements of
                                                    acre-foot for 9,129 acre-feet for a total                                                                     District, Fort Collins-Loveland Water
                                                                                                            Reclamation’s Agreed Order obligation
                                                    payment of $912,900 as well as transfer                                                                       District, North Weld County Water
                                                                                                            contained in the October 5, 2000,
                                                    to the Authority 5,000 acre-feet of water                                                                     District, and Northern Colorado Water
                                                                                                            ‘‘Supplement to Agreed Order Resolving
                                                    acquired by Reclamation. The contract                                                                         Conservancy District, Colorado-Big
                                                                                                            Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary
                                                    will terminate upon full satisfaction of                                                                      Thompson Project, Colorado:
                                                                                                            Injunction.’’ The contract will comply
                                                    the agreements contained within to                                                                            Consideration of long-term excess
                                                                                                            with the provisions and requirements of
                                                    include final payment of replacement                                                                          capacity contracts. Contracts executed
                                                                                                            the Agreed Order by replacement/pay
                                                    water via wet water replacement and the                                                                       August 26, 2016.
                                                                                                            back of 14,129 acre-feet of water in
                                                    monetary payments described therein.                                                                            38. City of Chinook, Milk River
                                                                                                            which Reclamation will pay $100 per
                                                       39. Utah Ute Indian Tribe, CUP, Utah:                                                                      Project, Montana: Consideration to
                                                                                                            acre-foot for 9,129 acre-feet for a total
                                                    The Utah Ute Indian Tribe has                                                                                 renew long-term M&I water service
                                                                                                            payment of $912,900 as well as transfer
                                                    requested the use of excess capacity in                                                                       Contract No. 14–06–600–2034A.
                                                                                                            to the Authority 5,000 acre-feet of water
                                                    the Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection                                                                        Contract executed August 16, 2016.
                                                                                                            acquired by Reclamation. The contract
                                                    System, as authorized in the Central
                                                                                                            will terminate upon full satisfaction of                Dated: September 27, 2016.
                                                    Utah Project Completion Act legislation.
                                                       40. Utah Ute Indian Tribe; Flaming                   the agreements contained within to                    Roseann Gonzales,
                                                    Gorge Unit, CRSP; Utah: As part of                      include final payment of replacement                  Director, Policy and Administration.
                                                    discussions on settlement of a potential                water via wet water replacement and the
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–28342 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    compact, the Utah Ute Indian Tribe has                  monetary payments described therein.
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
                                                    indicated interest in storage of its                    Contract executed August 22, 2016.
                                                    potential water right in Flaming Gorge                     Great Plains Region: Bureau of
                                                    Reservoir.                                              Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                       41. State of Utah; Flaming Gorge Unit,               Building, 2021 4th Avenue North,
                                                    CRSP; Utah: The State of Utah has                       Billings, Montana 59101, telephone                    Bureau of Reclamation
                                                    indicated an interest in obtaining a                    406–247–7752.
                                                                                                                                                                  [RR83550000, 178R5065C6,
                                                    contract (likely an exchange contract)                     New contract action:
                                                                                                                                                                  RX.59389832.1009676]
                                                    that would allow the full development                      43. Dennis Williams and Daniel
                                                    and use of the Central Utah Project                     Davis; Canyon Ferry Unit, P–SMBP;                     Change in Discount Rate for Water
                                                    Ultimate Phase water right which was                    Montana: Proposal to negotiate, execute,              Resources Planning
                                                    previously assigned to the State of Utah.               and administer a long-term water
                                                    The water right involves 158,000 acre-                  service contract to irrigate up to 15,000             AGENCY:   Bureau of Reclamation,
                                                    feet of depletion, of which 86,000 acre-                acres of land with water from Canyon                  Interior.
                                                    feet is for the State of Utah’s proposed                Ferry.                                                ACTION: Notice of change.
                                                    Lake Powell Pipeline Project.                              44. Oxbow Ranch; Canyon Ferry Unit,
                                                       42. Weber Basin Water Conservancy                    P–SMBP; Montana: Proposal to                          SUMMARY:    The Bureau of Reclamation is
                                                    District, Weber Basin Project, Utah: The                negotiate, execute, and administer a                  announcing the interest rate to be used
                                                    District has requested permission to                    long-term water service contract for                  by Federal agencies in the formulation
                                                    install a low-flow hydro-electric                       multiple purposes with water from                     and evaluation of plans for water and
                                                    generation plant at Causey Reservoir to                 Canyon Ferry.                                         related land resources is 2.875 percent
                                                    take advantage of winter releases. This                    45. Hickory Swings Golf Course;                    for fiscal year 2017.
                                                    will likely be accomplished through a                   Canyon Ferry Unit, P–SMBP; Montana:                   DATES: This discount rate is to be used
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                                                    supplemental O&M contract.                              Consideration to amend Contract No.                   for the period October 1, 2016, through
                                                       43. Central Utah Water Conservancy                   159E670039 to increase the water                      and including September 30, 2017.
                                                    District; Bonneville Unit, CUP; Utah:                   supply from 20 to 50 acre-feet.                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    The District has received a request to                     Discontinued contract actions:                     DeShawn Woods, Bureau of
                                                    convert 300 acre-feet of irrigation water                  17. State of Colorado; Armel Unit, P–              Reclamation, Reclamation Law
                                                    in Wasatch County to M&I purposes.                      SMBP; Colorado: Consideration of a                    Administration Division, Denver,
                                                    This will require an amended block                      contract action to address future OM&R                Colorado 80225; telephone: 303–445–
                                                    notice.                                                 costs.                                                2900.


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Document Created: 2016-11-23 23:17:54
Document Modified: 2016-11-23 23:17:54
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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 85260 

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