82 FR 30893 - Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 126 (July 3, 2017)

Page Range		30893-30894
FR Document		2017-13958

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, as amended and supplemented. 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, 178R5065C6, 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, as amended and supplemented. 
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 
of this notice.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent with section 9(f) of the 
Reclamation Project Act of 1939, as amended and supplemented, 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
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:
    17. Talent, Medford, and Rogue River Valley IDs; Rogue River Basin 
Project; OR: Contracts for repayment of reimbursable shares of SOD 
program modifications for Howard Prairie Dam.
    Completed contract action:
    14. Talent, Medford, and Rogue River Valley IDs; Rogue River Basin 
Project; Oregon: Contracts for repayment of reimbursable shares of SOD 
program modifications for Hyatt Dam. Contracts executed in March 2017.
    Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
    Completed contract action:
    46. Sacramento County Water Agency, CVP, California: Assignment of 
7,000 acre-feet of CVP water to the City of Folsom. Contract executed 
on December 21, 2016.
    Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 
(Nevada Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470, 
telephone 702-293-8192.

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    New contract actions:
    20. Ak-Chin Indian Community and Del Webb Corporation, CAP, 
Arizona: Execute a CAP water lease in order for the Ak-Chin Indian 
Community to lease 1,800 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Del Webb 
Corporation during calendar year 2017.
    21. Gold Dome Mining Corporation and Wellton-Mohawk IDD, Gila 
Project, Arizona: Terminate contract No. 0-07-30-W0250 pursuant to 
Articles 11(d) and 11(e).
    22. Estates of Anna R. Roy and Edward P. Roy, Gila Project, 
Arizona: Terminate contract No. 6-07-30-W0124 pursuant to Article 9(c).
    Discontinued contract action:
    3. Sherrill Ventures, LLLP and Green Acres Mohave, LLC; BCP; 
Arizona: Draft contracts for PPR No. 14 for 1,080 acre-feet of water 
per year as follows: Sherrill Ventures, LLLP, a draft contract for 
954.3 acre-feet per year and Green Acres Mohave, LLC, a draft contract 
for 125.7 acre-feet per year.
    Completed contract actions:
    6. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, San Diego 
County Water Authority, and Otay WD; BCP; California: Execute amendment 
No. 2 to extend the ``Agreement for Temporary Emergency Delivery of a 
Portion of the Mexican Treaty Waters of the Colorado River to the 
International Boundary in the Vicinity of Tijuana, Baja California, 
Mexico, and the Operation of Facilities in the United States'' until 
November 9, 2019. Contract executed on January 19, 2017.
    7. Central Arizona Water Conservation District, CAP, Arizona: 
Negotiate a wheeling agreement for the wheeling of nonproject water 
(CAP System Use Agreement), in accordance with the District's existing 
contract. Contract executed on February 2, 2017.
    12. Imperial ID, Lower Colorado River Water Supply Project, 
California: Develop an agreement between Reclamation and Imperial ID 
for the funding of design, construction, and installation of power 
facilities for the Project. Contract executed on February 11, 2017.
    13. 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. Contract executed on January 10, 2017.
    17. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Town of Gilbert, CAP, 
Arizona: Execute amendment No. 5 to a CAP water lease to extend the 
term of the lease in order for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation to 
lease 13,933 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Town of Gilbert during 
calendar year 2017. Contract executed on February 23, 2017.
    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:
    41. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin Project, 
Utah: The District requires an amendment to its block notices for 
construction costs not currently under repayment.
    42. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin Project, 
Utah: The District requires a Contributed Funds Act agreement for 
reimbursable costs not currently under contract.
    43. Collbran Water Conservancy District, Collbran Project, 
Colorado: Laramie Energy has requested an exchange contract for 
exchange of water on the Collbran Project.
    44. Jicarilla Apache Nation, Navajo Project, New Mexico: Water 
service agreement between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and BP America 
Production Company for delivery of 1,500 acre-feet of M&I water from 
the Jicarilla's settlement water from the Navajo Reservoir Supply for a 
5-year term.
    Discontinued contract action:
    7. Carbon Water Conservancy District, Scofield Project, Utah: The 
District has requested Reclamation's assistance with O&M activities to 
rehabilitate certain portions of the Scofield Dam outlet works and 
surrounding area. Work was completed as part of Reclamation's 
extraordinary maintenance authorities and no further action is 
required.
    Completed contract actions:
    30. 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. Contract executed on January 23, 2017.
    9. Uintah Water Conservancy District; Vernal Unit, CUP; Utah: The 
District desires to pipe the Steinaker Service Canal to improve public 
safety, decrease O&M costs, and increase water efficiency. This action 
will require a supplementary O&M contract to modify Federal Reclamation 
facilities, as well as an agreement written under the authority of the 
Civil Sundry Appropriations Act of 1921 for Reclamation to accept funds 
to review designs, inspect project construction, and any other 
activities requiring Reclamation's participation. Contract executed on 
June 27, 2016.
    44. Jicarilla Apache Nation, Navajo Project, New Mexico: Water 
service agreement between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and BP America 
Production Company for delivery of 1,500 acre-feet of M&I water from 
the Jicarilla's settlement water from the Navajo Reservoir Supply for a 
5-year term. Contract executed on November 3, 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:
    33. Town of Estes Park, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado: 
Consideration of a renewal of contract with the Town of Estes Park.
    Discontinued contract action:
    30. 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.
    Completed contract actions:
    10. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Fryingpan-
Arkansas Project, Colorado: Consideration of an excess capacity master 
storage contract. Contract executed on December 23, 2016.
    19. Mirage Flats ID, Mirage Flats Project, Nebraska: Consideration 
of a contract action for repayment of SOD costs. Contract executed 
December 13, 2016.
    24. Bostwick Division, P-SMBP: Excess capacity contract with the 
State of Nebraska and/or State of Kansas entities and/or irrigation 
districts. Contract executed on December 13, 2016.
    27. Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, Norman Project, 
Oklahoma: Consideration of a contract for a supply of water made 
possible when infrequent and otherwise unmanageable flood flows of 
short duration create a temporary supply of water. Contract executed on 
February 14, 2017.

    Dated: May 2, 2017.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR sale of surplus or interim irrigation notice and/or extension of the comment
water for a term of 1 year or less. Either period is necessary.
Bureau of Reclamation of the contracting parties may invite the Factors considered in making such a
public to observe contract proceedings. determination shall include, but are not
[RR83550000, 178R5065C6,
RX.59389832.1009676] All public participation procedures will limited to, (i) the significance of the
be coordinated with those involved in modification, and (ii) the degree of
Quarterly Status Report of Water complying with the National public interest which has been
Service, Repayment, and Other Water- Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to expressed over the course of the
Related Contract Actions the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation negotiations. At a minimum, the
Procedures’’ for water resource-related regional director will furnish revised
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, contract negotiations, published in 47 contracts to all parties who requested
Interior. FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation the contract in response to the initial
ACTION: Notice. is provided of all proposed contractual public notice.
actions in each of the five Reclamation Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of regions. When contract negotiations are
contractual actions that have been Reports
completed, and prior to execution, each
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation proposed contract form must be ARRA American Recovery and
(Reclamation) and are new, approved by the Secretary of the Reinvestment Act of 2009
discontinued, or completed since the Interior, or pursuant to delegated or BCP Boulder Canyon Project
last publication of this notice. This Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
redelegated authority, the Commissioner CAP Central Arizona Project
notice is one of a variety of means used of Reclamation or one of the regional
to inform the public about proposed CUP Central Utah Project
directors. In some instances, CVP Central Valley Project
contractual actions for capital recovery congressional review and approval of a CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
and management of project resources report, water rate, or other terms and FR Federal Register
and facilities consistent with section 9(f) conditions of the contract may be IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, involved. ID Irrigation District
as amended and supplemented. Public participation in and receipt of M&I Municipal and Industrial
Additional announcements of O&M Operation and Maintenance
comments on contract proposals will be OM&R Operation, maintenance, and
individual contract actions may be facilitated by adherence to the following
published in the Federal Register and in replacement
procedures: P-SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
newspapers of general circulation in the
1. Only persons authorized to act on PPR Present Perfected Right
areas determined by Reclamation to be
behalf of the contracting entities may RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
affected by the proposed action. SOD Safety of Dams
negotiate the terms and conditions of a
ADDRESSES: The identity of the specific contract proposal. SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of
approving officer and other information 2. Advance notice of meetings or 1956
pertaining to a specific contract USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
hearings will be furnished to those WD Water District
proposal may be obtained by calling or parties that have made a timely written
writing the appropriate regional office at request for such notice to the Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of
the address and telephone number given appropriate regional or project office of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,
for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY Reclamation. Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234,
INFORMATION section of this notice. 3. Written correspondence regarding telephone 208–378–5344.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposed contracts may be made New contract action:
Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law available to the general public pursuant 17. Talent, Medford, and Rogue River
Administration Division, Bureau of to the terms and procedures of the Valley IDs; Rogue River Basin Project;
Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, Freedom of Information Act, as OR: Contracts for repayment of
Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303– amended. reimbursable shares of SOD program
445–2888. modifications for Howard Prairie Dam.
4. Written comments on a proposed
Completed contract action:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent contract or contract action must be 14. Talent, Medford, and Rogue River
with section 9(f) of the Reclamation submitted to the appropriate regional Valley IDs; Rogue River Basin Project;
Project Act of 1939, as amended and officials at the locations and within the Oregon: Contracts for repayment of
supplemented, and the rules and time limits set forth in the advance reimbursable shares of SOD program
regulations published in 52 FR 11954, public notices. modifications for Hyatt Dam. Contracts
April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22), 5. All written comments received and executed in March 2017.
Reclamation will publish notice of testimony presented at any public Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of
proposed or amendatory contract hearings will be reviewed and Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
actions for any contract for the delivery summarized by the appropriate regional Sacramento, California 95825–1898,
of project water for authorized uses in office for use by the contract approving telephone 916–978–5250.
newspapers of general circulation in the authority. Completed contract action:
affected area at least 60 days prior to 6. Copies of specific proposed 46. Sacramento County Water Agency,
contract execution. Announcements contracts may be obtained from the CVP, California: Assignment of 7,000
may be in the form of news releases, appropriate regional director or his or
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

acre-feet of CVP water to the City of
legal notices, official letters, her designated public contact as they Folsom. Contract executed on December
memorandums, or other forms of become available for review and 21, 2016.
written material. Meetings, workshops, comment. Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of
and/or hearings may also be used, as 7. In the event modifications are made Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada
appropriate, to provide local publicity. in the form of a proposed contract, the Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,
The public participation procedures do appropriate regional director shall Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–
not apply to proposed contracts for the determine whether republication of the 293–8192.

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82 FR 30893 - Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 126 (July 3, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation