81_FR_85489 81 FR 85262 - Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning

81 FR 85262 - Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 227 (November 25, 2016)

Page Range85262-85263
FR Document2016-28339

The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing the interest rate to be used by Federal agencies in the formulation and evaluation of plans for water and related land resources is 2.875 percent for fiscal year 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85262-85263]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28339]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 178R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]


Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of change.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing the interest rate to 
be used by Federal agencies in the formulation and evaluation of plans 
for water and related land resources is 2.875 percent for fiscal year 
2017.

DATES: This discount rate is to be used for the period October 1, 2016, 
through and including September 30, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DeShawn Woods, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Reclamation Law Administration Division, Denver, Colorado 80225; 
telephone: 303-445-2900.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 and 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 require an annual 
determination of a discount rate for Federal water resources planning. 
The discount rate for Federal water resources planning for fiscal year 
2017 is 2.875 percent. Discounting is to be used to convert future 
monetary values to present values. This rate has been computed in 
accordance with Section 80(a), Public Law 93-251 (88 Stat. 34), and 18 
CFR 704.39, which: (1) Specify that the rate will be based upon the 
average yield during the preceding fiscal year on interest-bearing 
marketable securities of the United States which, at the time the 
computation is made, have terms of 15 years or more remaining to 
maturity (average yield is rounded to nearest one-eighth percent); and 
(2) provide that the rate will not be raised or lowered more than one-
quarter of 1 percent for any year. The U.S. Department of the Treasury 
calculated the specified average to be 2.3596 percent. This rate, 
rounded to the nearest one-eighth percent, is 2.375 percent, which is a 
change of more than the allowable one-quarter of 1 percent. Therefore, 
the fiscal year 2017 rate is 2.875 percent.
    The rate of 2.875 percent will be used by all Federal agencies in 
the formulation and evaluation of water and related land resources 
plans for the purpose of discounting future benefits and computing 
costs or otherwise converting benefits and costs to a common-time 
basis.

    Dated: October 13, 2016.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-28339 Filed 11-23-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4332-90-P

85262 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 227 / Friday, November 25, 2016 / Notices 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 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:57 Nov 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 227 / Friday, November 25, 2016 / Notices 85263 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Water Limited of Hyogo-ken, Japan and Fujitsu a party to the investigation. Only Resources Planning Act of 1965 and the Ten Corp. of America, Inc. of Novi, Fujitsu, Renesas, and the Honda Water Resources Development Act of Michigan (collectively, ‘‘Fujitsu Ten’’); respondents remain in the investigation. 1974 require an annual determination of Renesas Electronics Corporation of On July 12, 2016, the Commission a discount rate for Federal water Tokyo, Japan and Renesas Electronics authorized judicial enforcement of a resources planning. The discount rate America, Inc. of Santa Clara, California subpoena duces tecum and ad for Federal water resources planning for (collectively, ‘‘Renesas’’); and Honda testificandum issued by the ALJ to non- fiscal year 2017 is 2.875 percent. Motor Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan; Honda party NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc. of Discounting is to be used to convert North America, Inc., American Honda Austin, Texas and authorized its Office future monetary values to present Motor Co., Inc., and Honda R&D of the General Counsel to seek judicial values. This rate has been computed in Americas, Inc., all of Torrance, enforcement of the subpoena. accordance with Section 80(a), Public California; Honda Engineering North Subsequently, on September 14, 2016, Law 93–251 (88 Stat. 34), and 18 CFR America, Inc. and Honda of America the complainant withdrew its request 704.39, which: (1) Specify that the rate Mfg., Inc., both of Marysville, Ohio; for judicial enforcement of the will be based upon the average yield Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC subpoena. during the preceding fiscal year on of Lincoln, Alabama; and Honda On April 14, 2016, the Commission interest-bearing marketable securities of Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC of issued notice of its determination not to the United States which, at the time the Greensburg, Indiana (collectively, the review the ALJ’s ID (Order No. 16) computation is made, have terms of 15 ‘‘Honda respondents’’) based on patent terminating the investigation as to years or more remaining to maturity license agreements. The Commission claims 8–9 and 16–17 of the ’428 patent; (average yield is rounded to nearest one- has also determined to terminate the claim 11 of the ’439 patent; and claim eighth percent); and (2) provide that the investigation. 2 of the ’945 patent. On July 20, 2016, rate will not be raised or lowered more the Commission issued notice of its FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: than one-quarter of 1 percent for any determination not to review the ALJ’s ID Clint Gerdine, Office of the General year. The U.S. Department of the (Order No. 41) terminating the Counsel, U.S. International Trade Treasury calculated the specified investigation as to: (1) Claims 7 and 14 Commission, 500 E Street SW., average to be 2.3596 percent. This rate, of the ’439 patent; (2) claim 6 of the ’935 Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) rounded to the nearest one-eighth patent; and (3) claim 21 of the ’945 708–2310. Copies of non-confidential percent, is 2.375 percent, which is a patent as to all respondents; and (4) documents filed in connection with this change of more than the allowable one- claims 8 and 16 of the ’439 patent only investigation are or will be available for quarter of 1 percent. Therefore, the as to Renesas. On August 9, 2016, the inspection during official business fiscal year 2017 rate is 2.875 percent. Commission issued notice of its hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the The rate of 2.875 percent will be used determination not to review the ALJ’s ID Office of the Secretary, U.S. (Order No. 45) terminating the by all Federal agencies in the International Trade Commission, 500 E formulation and evaluation of water and investigation as to claims 25–29 of the Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, ’428 patent with respect to all related land resources plans for the telephone (202) 205–2000. General purpose of discounting future benefits respondents. information concerning the Commission On June 1, 2016, the Commission and computing costs or otherwise may also be obtained by accessing its issued notice of its determination not to converting benefits and costs to a Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. review the ALJ’s ID (Order No. 33) common-time basis. The public record for this investigation terminating the investigation as to Dated: October 13, 2016. may be viewed on the Commission’s respondent NVIDIA Corporation of Roseann Gonzales, electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// Santa Clara, California based on a Director, Policy and Administration. edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired settlement agreement. On August 18, [FR Doc. 2016–28339 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am] persons are advised that information on 2016, the Commission issued notice of this matter can be obtained by its determination not to review the ALJ’s BILLING CODE 4332–90–P contacting the Commission’s TDD ID (Order No. 49) terminating the terminal on (202) 205–1810. investigation as to respondent Texas SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Instruments Inc. of Dallas, Texas based INTERNATIONAL TRADE Commission instituted this investigation on a settlement agreement. On October COMMISSION on February 3, 2016, based on a 13, 2016, the Commission issued notice [Investigation No. 337–TA–984] complaint filed by Advanced Silicon of its determination not to review the Technologies LLC of Portsmouth, New ALJ’s IDs (Order Nos. 53–55) Certain Computing or Graphics Hampshire. 81 FR 5782–84. The terminating the investigation as to the Systems, Components Thereof, and complaint alleged violations of section following respondents based on Vehicles Containing Same; Notice of 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as withdrawal of allegations in the Termination of the Investigation amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, by reason of complaint as to these respondents: AGENCY: U.S. International Trade infringement of certain claims of U.S. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG of Commission. Patent Nos. 6,339,428 (‘‘the ’428 Munich, Germany; BMW of North ACTION: Notice. patent’’); 6,546,439 (‘‘the ’439 patent’’); America, LLC of Woodcliff Lake, New 6,630,935 (‘‘the ’935 patent’’); and Jersey; and BMW Manufacturing Co., asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 8,933,945 (‘‘the ’945 patent’’). The LLC of Greer, South Carolina; Harman the U.S. International Trade complaint further alleged that a International Industries Inc. of Commission has determined not to domestic industry exists. The Stamford, Connecticut; Harman Becker review the presiding administrative law Commission’s Notice of Investigation Automotive Systems, Inc. of Farmington judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) initial determinations named several respondents including Hills, Michigan; and Harman Becker (‘‘IDs’’) (Order Nos. 57–59), terminating Fujitsu Ten, Renesas, and the Honda Automotive Systems GmbH of Karlsbad, the above-captioned investigation as to respondents. The Office of Unfair Germany; and Toyota Motor the remaining respondents Fujitsu Ten Import Investigations was also named as Corporation of Aichi-ken, Japan; Toyota VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:57 Nov 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1


Document Created: 2016-11-23 23:18:10
Document Modified: 2016-11-23 23:18:10
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 of change.
DatesThis discount rate is to be used for the period October 1, 2016, through and including September 30, 2017.
ContactDeShawn Woods, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Law Administration Division, Denver, Colorado 80225; telephone: 303-445-2900.
FR Citation81 FR 85262 
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