83 FR 38174 - Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 150 (August 3, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38174-38176]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16640]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 189R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of contract actions.

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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 
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, 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

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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
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.
    Executed contract:
    16. Talent, Medford, and Rogue River Valley IDs; Rogue River Basin 
Project; Oregon: Contracts for repayment of reimbursable shares of SOD 
program modifications for Howard Prairie Dam. Contract executed on 
January 18, 2018.
    MID-PACIFIC REGION: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
    New contract actions:
    50. Santa Barbara County Water Agency, Cachuma Project, California: 
Negotiation and execution of a long-term water service contract.
    51. Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board, Cachuma Project, 
California: Negotiation and execution of an O&M contract.
    52. State of California, Department of Water Resources; CVP; 
California: Negotiation of a multi-year wheeling agreement with the 
State of California, Department of Water Resources providing for the 
conveyance and delivery of CVP water through the State of California's 
water project facilities to Byron-Bethany ID (Musco Family Olive 
Company), Del Puerto WD, and the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    Discontinued contract actions:
    21. Goleta WD, Cachuma Project, California: An agreement to 
transfer title of the federally owned distribution system to the 
District subject to approved legislation.
    29. San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, U.S. Department of 
Veteran Affairs; Delta Division, CVP; California: Negotiation of a 
multi-year wheeling agreement with a retroactive effective date of 2011 
is pending. A wheeling agreement with the State of California 
Department of Water Resources provides for the conveyance and delivery 
of CVP water through the State of California's water project facilities 
to the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    30. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP, California: Negotiation of a multi-year 
wheeling agreement with a retroactive effective date is pending. A 
wheeling agreement with the State of California Department of Water 
Resources provides for the conveyance and delivery of CVP water through 
the State of California's water project facilities, to the Musco Family 
Olive Company, a customer of Byron-Bethany ID.
    35. Langell Valley ID, Klamath Project; Oregon: Title transfer of 
lands and facilities of the Klamath Project.
    49. Del Puerto WD, CVP, California: Negotiation of a short-term 
wheeling agreement with the State of California, Department of Water 
Resources to provide for the conveyance and delivery of CVP water 
through the State of California's water project facilities to Del 
Puerto Water District via a state water project contractor.
    Completed contract actions:
    38. Orland Unit Water User's Association, Orland Project, 
California: Title transfer of lands and features of the Orland Project. 
Title transfer was executed on October 6, 2014.
    48. Washoe County Water Conservation District, Truckee Storage 
Project, Nevada: Repayment contract for costs associated with SOD work 
on Boca Dam. Contract executed on May 17, 2018.
    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 action:
    20. Basic Water Company, BCP, Nevada: Approve an acknowledgment of 
assignment of rights, interests, and obligations under contract No. 14-
06-300-2083, as amended, from Tronox LLC to EMD Acquisition.
    Modified contract actions:
    3. Bard WD, Yuma Project, California: Consolidate Bard WD's O&M 
contracts for the Yuma Project, California, Reservation Division, 
Indian Unit and Bard Unit; to reflect updated Reclamation policies and 
procedures.
    4. Ogram Farms, BCP, Arizona: Review and approve a proposed 
assignment of Ogram Farms' Colorado River delivery contract for 480 
acre-feet of water per year to Larry and Gina Ott and Lee C. and 
Candace M. Ott, and execute a new Colorado River water delivery 
contract with the assignees for the assigned amount 480 acre-feet of 
water per year.
    Completed contract actions:
    12. Mohave County Water Authority, BCP, Arizona: Execute Exhibit B, 
Revision 6 that will supersede and replace Exhibit B, Revision 5 to the 
Authority's Colorado River water delivery contract in order to update 
the annual diversion amounts to be used within each of the contract 
service areas. Contract executed on December 22, 2017.
    14. Sarah S. Chesney, BCP, Arizona: Review and approve a proposed 
assignment of Sarah S. Chesney's contract for the conveyance of 
Colorado River water from Sarah S. Chesney to WPI II--COL FARM AZ, LLC. 
Contract executed on March 14, 2018.
    16. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona: 
Execute amendment No. 7 to a CAP water lease to extend the term of the 
lease in order for San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease 20,000 acre-feet of 
its CAP water to the Town of Gilbert during calendar year 2018. 
Contract executed on February 5, 2018.
    17. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Town of Gilbert, CAP, 
Arizona: Execute amendment No. 6 to a CAP water lease to extend the 
term of the lease in order for Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation to lease 
13,933 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Town of Gilbert during 
calendar year 2018. Contract executed on January 8, 2018.
    18. 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 500 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
during calendar year 2018. Contract executed on February 5, 2018.
    UPPER COLORADO REGION: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State 
Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
3864.
    Completed contract actions:
    4. Bridger Valley Water Conservancy District, Lyman Project, 
Wyoming: The District has requested that its Meeks Cabin repayment 
contract be amended from two 25-year contacts to one 40-year contract, 
or that the second 25-year contract be negotiated, as outlined in the 
original contract. Contract executed on February 21, 2018.
    13. Uintah Water Conservancy District; Vernal Unit, CUP; Utah: Due 
to sloughing on the face of Steinaker Dam north of Vernal, Utah, a SOD 
fix authorized under the SOD Act may be necessary to perform the 
various functions needed to bring Steinaker Reservoir back to full 
capacity. This will require a repayment contract with the United 
States. Contract executed on February 21, 2018.

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    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 actions:
    29. Frenchman-Cambridge ID; Frenchman-Cambridge Division, P-SMBP; 
Nebraska: Consideration of a project use power contract and a repayment 
contract for Frenchman-Cambridge ID's share of the assigned 
reimbursable P-SMBP assigned power investment costs.
    30. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., South Dakota: 
Consideration of an amendment to agreement No. 5-07-60-W0223 to reflect 
the payoff of loans.
    31. Kansas Bostwick ID; Bostwick Division, P-SMBP; Kansas: 
Consideration of an amendment to contract No. 16XX630077 to reflect the 
actual annual expenditures.
    32. Bostwick ID; Bostwick Division, P-SMBP; Nebraska: Consideration 
of an amendment to contract No. 16XX630076 to reflect the actual annual 
expenditures.
    33. Cody Canal ID, Shoshone Project, Wyoming: Consideration of an 
amendment to long-term agreement No. 9-AB-60-00060 to extend the term 
for 30 years.
    Completed contract actions:
    28. Kansas Bostwick ID, Bostwick Division, P-SMBP, Kansas: 
Consideration of an excess capacity contract to store water in Harlan 
County Lake. Contract executed on December 26, 2017.
    29. Frenchman-Cambridge ID; Frenchman-Cambridge Division, P-SMBP; 
Nebraska: Consideration of a project use power contract and a repayment 
contract for
    Frenchman-Cambridge ID's share of the assigned reimbursable P-SMBP 
assigned power investment costs. Contract executed on May 29, 2018.

    Dated: June 20, 2018.
Ruth Welch,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-16640 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
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