82_FR_41453 82 FR 41286 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans

82 FR 41286 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 167 (August 30, 2017)

Page Range41286-41287
FR Document2017-18394

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41286-41287]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18394]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR02050400, 17XR0687NA, RX.18527901.3000000]


Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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

DATES: Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or 
before September 29, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via 
email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any 
subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email 
address above or at 916-978-5218 (TDD 978-5608).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet the requirements of the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 and the Reclamation Reform Act 
of 1982, the Bureau of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria 
for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Criteria) in the Federal 
Register on March 25, 2011 (76 FR 16818).
    Each of the eight entities listed below has developed a Plan that 
has been evaluated and preliminarily determined to meet the 
requirements of these Criteria. The following Plans are available for 
review:

 City of Avenal
 Banta Carbona Irrigation District
 Chowchilla Water District
 Delano Earlimart Irrigation District
 City of Fernley
 Goleta Water District
 City of Shasta Lake
 Tranquility Irrigation District

    We are inviting the public to comment on our preliminary (i.e., 
draft) determination of Plan adequacy. Section 3405(e) of the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 Public Law 102-575), requires 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer an office on 
Central Valley Project water conservation best management practices 
that shall ``develop criteria for evaluating the adequacy of all water 
conservation plans developed by project contractors, including those 
plans required by Section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.'' 
Also, according to Section 3405(e)(1), these criteria must be developed 
``with the purpose of promoting the highest level of water use 
efficiency reasonably achievable by project contractors using best 
available cost-effective technology and best management practices.'' 
These criteria state that all parties (Contractors) that contract with 
Reclamation for water supplies (municipal and industrial contracts over 
2,000 acre-feet and agricultural contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) 
must prepare a Plan that contains the following information:
    1. Description of the District;
    2. Inventory of Water Resources;
    3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agricultural Contractors;
    4. BMPs for Urban Contractors;
    5. Plan Implementation;
    6. Exemption Process;
    7. Regional Criteria; and
    8. Five-Year Revisions.
    Reclamation evaluates Plans based on these criteria. A copy of 
these Plans will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific 
Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825. Our 
practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of 
respondents, available for public review. If you wish to review a copy 
of these Plans, please contact Ms. Stemen.

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Public Disclosure

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

    Dated: August 21, 2017.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2017-18394 Filed 8-29-17; 8:45 am]
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41286 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2017 / Notices Tribe, Minnesota, indicate that the two should submit a written request with published the Criteria for Evaluating cultural objects are Ojibwe, are from the information in support of the claim to Water Management Plans (Criteria) in Nett Lake Reservation, MN, and are Edward Fleming, Science Museum of the Federal Register on March 25, 2011 sacred objects and objects of cultural Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Boulevard, (76 FR 16818). patrimony. On April 18, 2017, Science St. Paul, MN 55102, telephone (651) Each of the eight entities listed below Museum of Minnesota officials met with 221–4576, email efleming@smm.org, by has developed a Plan that has been members of the Bois Forte Band. Elders, September 29, 2017. After that date, if evaluated and preliminarily determined spiritual advisors, and five drum- no additional claimants have come to meet the requirements of these keepers from the Bois Forte Band were forward, transfer of control of the sacred Criteria. The following Plans are present at the meeting, and each in turn objects and objects of cultural available for review: explained the spiritual and sacred patrimony to the Bois Forte Band (Nett • City of Avenal importance of drums both to the Ojibwe Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, • Banta Carbona Irrigation District in general, and to the Bois Forte Band Minnesota, may proceed. • Chowchilla Water District in particular. According to the group, The Science Museum of Minnesota is • Delano Earlimart Irrigation District drums are treated as living beings, and responsible for notifying the Bois Forte • City of Fernley are cared for by a drum-keeper as long Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota • Goleta Water District as that drum-keeper is able. If a drum- Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, that this • City of Shasta Lake keeper can no longer care for a drum, it notice has been published. • Tranquility Irrigation District is passed on to another drum-keeper. Dated: August 15, 2017. We are inviting the public to Supernatural beings bestow the honor comment on our preliminary (i.e., draft) Sarah Glass, and duty of caring for a drum through determination of Plan adequacy. Section Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. dreams and visions. Ceremonial songs 3405(e) of the Central Valley Project and dances associated with drums are [FR Doc. 2017–18345 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] Improvement Act (Title 34 Public Law similarly revealed. According to the BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 102–575), requires the Secretary of the informants’ testimonies, the investiture Interior to establish and administer an and traditional religious practices of office on Central Valley Project water drum-keepers, and the drums used in DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR conservation best management practices such practices are central to Ojibwe Bureau of Reclamation that shall ‘‘develop criteria for religion and the Bois Forte Band. Drums evaluating the adequacy of all water made by this community belong to the [RR02050400, 17XR0687NA, RX.18527901.3000000] conservation plans developed by project community, and are not the property of contractors, including those plans drum-keepers or any other custodian. required by Section 210 of the According to the elders, spiritual Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also, advisors, and drum-keepers present according to Section 3405(e)(1), these during consultation, the drum and AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, criteria must be developed ‘‘with the drumstick should never have been sold, Interior. purpose of promoting the highest level and should be returned. ACTION: Notice of availability. of water use efficiency reasonably Determinations Made by the Science SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation achievable by project contractors using Museum of Minnesota has made available to the public the best available cost-effective technology Officials of the Science Museum of Water Management Plans for eight and best management practices.’’ These Minnesota have determined that: entities. For the purpose of this criteria state that all parties • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), announcement, Water Management (Contractors) that contract with the two cultural items described above Plans (Plans) are considered the same as Reclamation for water supplies are specific ceremonial objects needed Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation (municipal and industrial contracts over by traditional Native American religious is publishing this notice in order to 2,000 acre-feet and agricultural leaders for the practice of traditional allow the public an opportunity to contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) Native American religions by their review the Plans and comment on the must prepare a Plan that contains the present-day adherents. preliminary determinations. following information: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), DATES: Submit written comments on the 1. Description of the District; the two cultural items described above 2. Inventory of Water Resources; preliminary determinations on or before 3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) have ongoing historical, traditional, or September 29, 2017. cultural importance central to the for Agricultural Contractors; ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 4. BMPs for Urban Contractors; Native American group or culture itself, Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of 5. Plan Implementation; rather than property owned by an Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 6. Exemption Process; individual. 400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 7. Regional Criteria; and at cstemen@usbr.gov. 8. Five-Year Revisions. is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Reclamation evaluates Plans based on between the sacred objects and objects be placed on a mailing list for any these criteria. A copy of these Plans will of cultural patrimony and the Bois Forte subsequent information, please contact be available for review at Reclamation’s Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota. address above or at 916–978–5218 (TDD Cottage Way, MP–400, Sacramento, CA 978–5608). 95825. Our practice is to make Additional Requestors and Disposition SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet comments, including names and home Lineal descendants or representatives the requirements of the Central Valley addresses of respondents, available for of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Project Improvement Act of 1992 and public review. If you wish to review a organization not identified in this notice the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the copy of these Plans, please contact Ms. that wish to claim these cultural items Bureau of Reclamation developed and Stemen. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 29, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2017 / Notices 41287 Public Disclosure Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) (i) explain how the articles potentially Before including your address, phone 205–3115. The public version of the subject to the recommended orders are number, email address, or other complaint can be accessed on the used in the United States; personal identifying information in your Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) (ii) identify any public health, safety, comment, you should be aware that at https://edis.usitc.gov, and will be or welfare concerns in the United States your entire comment—including your available for inspection during official relating to the recommended orders; personal identifying information—may business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) (iii) identify like or directly be made publicly available at any time. in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. competitive articles that complainants, While you can ask us in your International Trade Commission, 500 E their licensees, or third parties make in comment to withhold your personal Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, the United States which could replace identifying information from public telephone (202) 205–2000. the subject articles if they were to be review, we cannot guarantee that we General information concerning the excluded; will be able to do so. Commission may also be obtained by (iv) indicate whether complainants, Dated: August 21, 2017. accessing its Intemet server (https:// complainants’ licensees, and/or third www.usitc.gov). The public record for party suppliers have the capacity to Richard J. Woodley, this investigation may be viewed on the replace the volume of articles Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) potentially subject to the recommended Region, Bureau of Reclamation. at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing- exclusion order and/or a cease and [FR Doc. 2017–18394 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] impaired persons are advised that desist order within a commercially BILLING CODE 4332–90–P information on this matter can be reasonable time; and obtained by contacting the (v) explain how the GEO, LEOs, and Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) CDOs would impact consumers in the INTERNATIONAL TRADE 205–1810. United States. COMMISSION Written submissions from the public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section [Investigation No. 337–TA–1007; must be filed no later than by close of 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 provides Investigation No. 337–TA–1021 business on Monday, September 11, (Consolidated)] that if the Commission finds a violation 2017. it shall exclude the articles concerned from the United States: Persons filing written submissions Certain Personal Transporters, must file the original document Components Thereof, and Packaging unless, after considering the effect of such electronically on or before the deadlines and Manuals Therefor; Certain exclusion upon the public health and stated above and submit 8 true paper Personal Transporters and welfare, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or copies to the Office of the Secretary by Components Thereof; Notice of noon the next day pursuant to section Request for Statements on the Public directly competitive articles in the United States, and United States consumers, it finds 210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Interest Practice and Procedure (19 CFR that such articles should not be excluded AGENCY: U.S. International Trade from entry. 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to Commission. the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(l). A similar provision 337–TA–1007, Inv. No. 337–TA–1021 ACTION: Notice. applies to cease and desist orders. 19 (Consolidated)’’) in a prominent place SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that U.S.C. 1337(f)(l). on the cover page and/or the first page. the presiding administrative law judge The Commission is interested in (See Handbook for Electronic Filing has issued a Final Initial Determination further development of the record on Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ and Recommended Determination on the public interest in these secretary/documents/handbook_on_ Remedy and Bonding in the above- investigations. Accordingly, parties are filing_procedures.pdf.) Persons with captioned investigation. The to file public interest submissions questions regarding filing should Commission is soliciting comments on pursuant to pursuant to 19 CFR contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). public interest issues raised by the 210.50(a)(4). In addition, members of Any person desiring to submit a recommended relief, should the the public are hereby invited to file document to the Commission in Commission find a violation, submissions of no more than five (5) confidence must request confidential specifically: a general exclusion order pages, inclusive of attachments, treatment. All such requests should be (‘‘GEO’’) covering accused products concerning the public interest in light of directed to the Secretary to the found to infringe the asserted patents; a the administrative law judge’s Commission and must include a full limited exclusion order (‘‘LEO’’) Recommended Determination on statement of the reasons why the covering accused products found to Remedy and Bonding issued in this Commission should grant such infringe the asserted patents; a LEO investigation on August 23, 2017. treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents covering accused products found to Comments should address whether for which confidential treatment by the infringe the asserted trademarks; and issuance of the recommended GEO, Commission is properly sought will be cease and desist orders (‘‘CDOs’’) LEOs, and CDOs in this investigation, treated accordingly. A redacted non- directed against the participating should the Commission find a violation, confidential version of the document respondents. This notice is soliciting would affect the public health and must also be filed simultaneously with public interest comments from the welfare in the United States, any confidential filing. All non- mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES public only. Parties are to file public competitive conditions in the United confidential written submissions will be interest submissions pursuant to States economy, the production of like available for public inspection at the Commission rules. or directly competitive articles in the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: United States, or United States This action is taken under the Michael Liberman, Esq., Office of the consumers. authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act General Counsel, U.S. International In particular, the Commission is of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., interested in comments that: and of sections 201.10 and 210.50 of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 29, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1


Document Created: 2017-08-30 04:08:43
Document Modified: 2017-08-30 04:08:43
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesSubmit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or before September 29, 2017.
ContactTo be placed on a mailing list for any subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email
FR Citation82 FR 41286 
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