Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions, 82066-82069 [2010-32751]
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Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5.
Beth Ransel,
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Lands, Las Vegas Field Office.
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nearest one-eighth of a point, resulting
in 4.125 percent.
The rate of 4.125 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: December 3, 2010.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver
Office.
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Change in Discount Rate for Water
Resources Planning
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of change.
AGENCY:
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 2011 is 4.125 percent.
Discounting is to be used to convert
future monetary values to present
values.
SUMMARY:
This discount rate is to be used
for the period October 1, 2010, through
and including September 30, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brooke Miller-Levy, Water and
Environmental Resources Division,
Denver, Colorado 80225; telephone:
303–445–2889.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the interest rate to be
used by Federal agencies in the
formulation and evaluation of plans for
water and related land resources is
4.125 percent for fiscal year 2011.
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 oneeighth 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 4.1620 percent. This
average value is then rounded to the
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Status Report of Water Service,
Repayment, and Other Water-Related
Contract Actions
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of
contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
and are new, modified, discontinued, or
completed since the last publication of
this notice on July 22, 2010. From the
date of this publication, future notices
during this calendar year will be limited
to new, modified, discontinued, or
completed contract actions. 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, Water and
Environmental Services 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
SUMMARY:
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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.
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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
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 shall furnish revised
contracts to all parties who requested
the contract in response to the initial
public notice.
Definitions of Abbreviations Used in
This Document
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ARRA American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
LCWSP Lower Colorado Water Supply
Project
M&I Municipal and Industrial
NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream
Commission
O&M Operation and Maintenance
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. East Columbia Basin ID, Columbia
Basin Project, Washington: Amendment
No. 1 to Supplement No. 2 to the 1976
Master Water Service Contract
providing for the delivery of up to an
additional 5,450.5 acre-feet of project
water for the irrigation of 1,816.8
additional acres located within the
Odessa Subarea under this contract.
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Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825–1898,
telephone 916–978–5250.
New contract actions:
44. San Luis WD, Meyers Farms
Family Trust, and Reclamation, CVP,
California: Revision of an existing
contract between San Luis WD, Meyers
Farms Family Trust, and Reclamation
providing for an increase in the
exchange of water from 6,000 to 10,000
acre-feet and an increase in the storage
capacity of the bank to 100,000 acrefeet.
45. San Joaquin Valley National
Cemetery, U.S. Department of Veteran
Affairs, Delta Division, CVP, California:
Negotiation of a 5-year wheeling
agreement with an effective date of
March 2011 is pending. The current
wheeling agreement with the State of
California, Department of Water
Resources expires February 28, 2011.
The renewed long-term water service
contract for up to 850 acre-feet was
executed February 28, 2005, for 25
years.
46. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP,
California: The current wheeling
agreement, which has a February 28,
2012, expiration date, is under
negotiation. The wheeling agreement
with the State of California, Department
of Water Resources, allows for the
conveyance and delivery of CVP water
on behalf of Byron-Bethany ID to Musco
Family Olive Company through the
California State Aqueduct. The renewed
long-term water service contract was
executed July 25, 2005, for 25 years.
Modified contract action:
13. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP,
California: Long-term Warren Act
contract for conveyance of nonproject
water in the Delta-Mendota Canal, and
a proposed long-term three-party
operational water exchange contract
amongst Byron-Bethany ID,
Reclamation, and the City of Tracy. The
exchange of nonproject water is for
treatment and ultimate delivery to Tracy
Hills Development.
Completed contract actions:
7. El Dorado ID, CVP, California:
Execution of long-term Warren Act
contracts for conveyance of nonproject
water (one contract for Weber Reservoir
and pre-1914 ditch rights in the amount
of 4,560 acre-feet annually, and one
contract for Project 184 water in the
amount of 17,000 acre-feet annually).
The contracts will allow CVP facilities
to be used to deliver nonproject water
to the District for use within its service
area. The Weber Reservoir and pre-1914
ditch rights contract for 4,560 acre-feet
was executed on September 9, 2010.
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The contract for 17,000 acre-feet of
Project 184 water remains pending.
18. San Joaquin Valley National
Cemetery, U.S. Department of Veteran
Affairs, Delta Division, CVP, California:
Renewal of the long-term water service
contract for up to 850 acre-feet. The
contract was executed February 28,
2005. The wheeling agreement for
conveyance through the California State
Aqueduct was executed on March 19,
2010.
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:
25. Arizona Water Company
(Superstition System), CAP, Arizona:
Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Arizona
Water Company’s subcontract to allow
for the annual delivery of up to 6,285
acre-feet of CAP water for M&I purposes
within its Superstition System.
26. Valley Utilities Water Company,
CAP, Arizona: Proposed transfer of
Valley Utilities’ 250 acre-feet per year
CAP entitlement to the Central Arizona
Water Conservation District to meet its
Central Arizona Ground Water
Replenishment District function.
27. Arizona-American Water
Company and Lake Havasu City, BCP,
Arizona: Proposed exhibit revisions to
the Company’s and Lake Havasu’s
contract service areas to include certain
lands into Lake Havasu’s contract
service area and simultaneously exclude
those same lands from the Company’s
contract service area.
28. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the
Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona: Execute
a 1-year lease for the delivery of not to
exceed 20,000 acre-feet of CAP water
from the Tribe to the Town.
Completed contract actions:
5. City of Yuma, BCP, Arizona:
Supplemental and amendatory contract
to provide for additional point of
delivery for a new pump station to be
constructed on the Gila Gravity Main
Canal, with initial intake capacity of 20
million gallons per day, building up to
40 million gallons per day at full design
capacity. Contract executed March 31,
2010.
14. City of Needles and the
Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California, LCWSP, California: Proposed
amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 06–
XX–30–W0452 to extend the timeframe
for completion of a study that is
required by the contract and to address
the deposits to be made by the District
into the trust fund account. Contract
executed May 3, 2010.
18. Arizona-American Water
Company, BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit
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C to Contract No. 00–XX–30–W0391 to
include an emergency interconnection
with Lake Havasu City as a point of
delivery. Contract executed May 8,
2010.
19. Mohave County Water Authority,
BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit D to
Contract No. 5–07–30–W0320 to (1)
Delete the reference to a subcontract
dated August 12, 2004, with ArizonaAmerican Water Company for 950 acrefeet of fifth- and/or sixth-priority water
because that subcontract has been
terminated; (2) recognize that an
additional 1,000 acre-feet of fourthpriority water was added under a
subcontract with Bullhead City from
6,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority water
to 7,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority
water; (3) recognize that an additional
1,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority water
was added under a subcontract with
Lake Havasu City from 6,000 acre-feet of
fourth-priority water to 7,000 acre-feet
of fourth-priority water; and (4)
recognize that a new subcontract has
been entered into between the Authority
and Mohave Valley IDD for 1,000 acrefeet of fourth-priority water. Contract
executed April 26, 2010.
20. Mohave County Water Authority,
BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit E to
Contract No. 5–07–30–W0320 to (1)
supersede and replace the ‘‘Procedures
for Obtaining a Subcontract From the
Mohave County Water Authority’’ dated
December 12, 1995, with ‘‘Mohave
County Water Authority-Operating
Procedure No. 04–01’’ amended October
21, 2009, and (2) include a copy of
‘‘Mohave County Water AuthorityOperating Procedure No. 09–01’’
adopted October 21, 2009. Contract
executed April 26, 2010.
21. Water Utility of Greater Buckeye,
CAP, Arizona: Proposed assignment of
the Utility’s CAP entitlement of 43 acrefeet annually to the Valencia Water
Company per the Utility’s request and
as recommended by the Arizona
Department of Water Resources.
Contract executed May 24, 2010.
22. Tonto Hills Utility Company,
CAP, Arizona: Proposed assignment of
the Company’s CAP entitlement of 71
acre-feet annually to the Tonto Hills
Domestic Water Improvement District
per the District’s request pending
recommendation by the Arizona
Department of Water Resources.
Contract executed June 22, 2010.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 125 South State Street,
Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–
1102, telephone 801–524–3864.
New contract actions:
1.(c) Liman, LLC, Aspinall Storage
Unit, CRSP: Liman, LLC has requested
a 40-year water service contract for 3
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acre-feet of M&I water out of Blue Mesa
Reservoir, which requires Liman to
present a Plan of Augmentation to the
Division 4 Water Court.
1.(d) Ranch Properties, Aspinall
Storage Unit, CRSP: Ranch Properties
has requested a 40-year water service
contract for 3 acre-feet of M&I water out
of Blue Mesa Reservoir, which requires
Ranch Properties to present a Plan of
Augmentation to the Division 4 Water
Court.
1.(e) Leroux Creek Acre Domestic
Water Company, Aspinall Storage Unit,
CRSP: Leroux Creek Acre has requested
a 40-year water service contract for 3
acre-feet of M&I water out of Blue Mesa
Reservoir, which requires Leroux to
present a Plan of Augmentation to the
Division 4 Water Court.
37. Voiles, Katherine Marie and
William Thomas, Mancos Project,
Colorado: Katherine Marie and William
Thomas Voiles have requested a new
carriage contract to replace existing
contract No. 14–06–400–4901,
assignment No. 2–A. The new contract
is the result of a property sale.
Remaining interest in the existing
assignment is for 0.38 cubic feet per
second of nonproject water to be carried
through Mancos Project facilities.
38. Hanson, Brian E. and Joan M.
Brake-Hanson, Mancos Project,
Colorado: Brian E. Hanson and Joan M.
Brake-Hanson have requested a new
carriage contract to replace existing
contract No. 14–06–400–4901,
assignment No. 5. The new contract is
the result of a property sale. Remaining
interest in the existing assignment is for
0.12 cubic feet per second of nonproject
water to be carried through Mancos
Project facilities.
Modified contract action:
17. State of Colorado, Animas-La Plata
Project, Colorado and New Mexico:
Cost-sharing/repayment contract for up
to 10,460 acre-feet per year of M&I
water; contract terms to be consistent
with the Colorado Ute Settlement Act
Amendments of 2000 (Title III of Pub.
L. 106–554).
Completed contract actions:
8. Mancos Water Conservancy
District, Mancos Project, Colorado: The
Congress has authorized funding, not to
exceed $8.25 million, for the Jackson
Gulch Rehabilitation Project to include
the inlet and outlet canals, and
operations facilities. The District will
enter into a contract for repayment of 35
percent of the cost of the project or $2.9
million, whichever is less. Contract
executed July 9, 2010.
13. Provo River Water Users
Association, Central Utah Water
Conservancy District, Jordan Valley
Water Conservancy District, Provo
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Reservoir Water Users Company, and
Bureau of Reclamation: Carriage
contract for up to 358 cfs in the
enclosed Provo Reservoir Canal. This
contract is pursuant to the Warren Act;
section 4 of the Provo River Project
Transfer Act (Pub. L. 108–719); and
section 2 of the Act of December 19,
2002 (Pub. L. 107–366). Contract
executed February 24, 2010.
Great Plains Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal
Building, 316 North 26th Street,
Billings, Montana 59101, telephone
406–247–7752.
New contract action:
49. Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District, Garrison Diversion Unit, P–
SMBP, North Dakota: Intent to enter into
a long-term irrigation or miscellaneous
use water service contract to provide up
to 14,000 acre-feet of water annually for
a term of up to 40 years, to authorized
areas in conformance with the Dakota
Water Resources Act of 2000.
Modified contract actions:
31. State of Kansas Department of
Wildlife and Parks, Glen Elder Unit, P–
SMBP, Kansas: Intent to enter into a
contract for the remaining conservation
storage in Waconda Lake for recreation
and fish and wildlife purposes.
38. Frenchman Valley ID, FrenchmanCambridge Division, P–SMBP,
Nebraska: Intent to enter into a contract
for repayment of extraordinary
maintenance work on stilling basin
outlet works at Enders Dam, in
accordance with Subtitle G of Pub. L.
111–11.
40. Individual irrigators, Cambridge
Unit, Frenchman-Cambridge Division,
P–SMBP, Nebraska: Intent to enter into
a long-term excess capacity contract for
conveyance of nonproject irrigation
water through project facilities.
Discontinued contract actions:
36. Loup Valley’s Rural Public Power
District, North Loup Division, P–SMBP,
Nebraska: Proposed sale of
Reclamation’s share in joint-owned
power line to the co-owner of the line.
39. H & RW ID, FrenchmanCambridge Division, P–SMBP,
Nebraska: Consideration of a request for
a repayment contract for outlet works
modification at Enders Dam, in
accordance with the Omnibus Public
Lands Management Act of 2009.
Completed contract actions:
13. Colorado Springs Utilities,
Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Consideration of a request for a longterm agreement for water substitution
and power interference in the ColoradoBig Thompson Project. Water
substitution agreement executed
February 22, 2010, and the power
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interference agreement executed
October 10, 2010.
23. Helena Sand & Gravel, Helena
Valley Unit, P–SMBP, Montana: Request
for a long-term water service contract for
M&I purposes up to 1,000 acre-feet per
year. Contract executed January 1, 2010.
29. Glen Elder ID, Glen Elder Unit, P–
SMBP, Kansas: Intent to enter into a
contract for repayment of extraordinary
maintenance work on the spillway
structure in accordance with ARRA.
Contract executed August 26, 2010.
30. Glen Elder ID, Glen Elder Unit, P–
SMBP, Kansas: Amendment to extend
the expiration date of the water service
contract and renewal of long-term water
service contract. Contract executed July
29, 2010.
35. State of Wyoming, Pathfinder Dam
and Reservoir, North Platte Project,
Wyoming: The state of Wyoming has
requested a water service contract for
water to be stored in Pathfinder
Reservoir associated with the
implementation of the Pathfinder
Modification Project. Contract executed
June 14, 2010.
37. Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, Colorado Big
Thompson Project, Colorado: Intent to
enter into a contract for repayment of
extraordinary maintenance work on the
Pole Hill Canal in accordance with
ARRA. Contract executed July 8, 2010.
41. Southeastern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, FryingpanArkansas Project, Colorado:
Consideration of a request to amend the
existing water service contract to adjust
the annual project water payments.
Contract executed September 14, 2010.
Dated: November 22, 2010.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver
Office.
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[Investigation No. 337–TA–727]
In the Matter of Certain Underground
Cable and Pipe Locators; Notice of
Commission Decision Not To Review
Initial Determinations Terminating the
Investigation Based on a Settlement
Agreement
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
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review initial determinations (‘‘IDs’’)
(Order Nos. 5 and 6) terminating the
investigation based on a settlement
agreement and withdrawal of the
complaint as to one respondent.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James A. Worth, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–3065. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for
inspection during official business
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
investigation was instituted on July 19,
2010, based upon a complaint filed on
behalf of Radiodetection, Ltd. of the
United Kingdom (‘‘Radiodetection’’) on
June 10, 2010. 75 FR 41890 (July 19,
2010). The complaint alleged violations
of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. § 1337) in the importation
into the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the
United States after importation of
certain underground cable and pipe
locators that infringe certain claims of
U.S. Patent No. 6,268,731. The
complaint named as respondents VivaxMetrotech Corp. of Santa Clara,
California (‘‘Vivax-Metrotech’’);
SebaKMT of Baunach, Germany
(‘‘SebaKMT’’); and Leidi Utility Supply
Ltd. of Shanghai, China (‘‘Leidi Utility’’).
On November 15, 2010, Complainant
Radiodetection and Respondents VivaxMetrotech and SebaKMT filed a joint
motion pursuant to 19 CFR 210.21(b) to
terminate the investigation as to all
respondents, including Leidi Utility,
based on a settlement agreement. On
November 22, 2010, Radiodetection and
Leidi Utility filed a joint motion
pursuant to 19 CFR 210.21(a) seeking to
withdraw the complaint and terminate
the investigation with respect to Leidi
Utility. On November 29, 2010, the
Commission investigative attorney filed
a response in support of the motions to
terminate. On December 1, 2010, the
ALJ issued Order Nos. 5 and 6, granting
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the motions. No petitions for review
were filed.
The Commission has determined not
to review the subject ID. The
investigation is terminated in its
entirety.
This action is taken under the
authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
and of section 210.42(h) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 210.42(h)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 22, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Ethyl Alcohol for Fuel Use:
Determination of the Base Quantity of
Imports
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
Section 423(c) of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2703 note), requires the United
States International Trade Commission
to determine annually the amount
(expressed in gallons) that is equal to 7
percent of the U.S. domestic market for
fuel ethyl alcohol during the 12-month
period ending on the preceding
September 30. This determination is to
be used to establish the ‘‘base quantity’’
of imports of fuel ethyl alcohol with a
zero percent local feedstock requirement
that can be imported from U.S. insular
possessions or CBERA-beneficiary
countries. The base quantity to be used
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
in the administration of the law is the
greater of 60 million gallons or 7 percent
of U.S. consumption, as determined by
the Commission.
For the 12-month period ending
September 30, 2010, the Commission
has determined the level of U.S.
consumption of fuel ethyl alcohol to be
12.506 billion gallons; 7 percent of this
amount is 875.4 million gallons (these
figures have been rounded). Therefore,
the base quantity for 2011 should be
875.4 million gallons. The
Commission’s determination is based on
official data of the U.S. Department of
Energy and the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
including the Commission’s hearing
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82066-82069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32751]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
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 and are new, modified,
discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice on
July 22, 2010. From the date of this publication, future notices during
this calendar year will be limited to new, modified, discontinued, or
completed contract actions. 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, Water and
Environmental Services 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.
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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 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 shall
furnish revised contracts to all parties who requested the contract in
response to the initial public notice.
Definitions of Abbreviations Used in This Document
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
LCWSP Lower Colorado Water Supply Project
M&I Municipal and Industrial
NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
O&M Operation and Maintenance
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. East Columbia Basin ID, Columbia Basin Project, Washington:
Amendment No. 1 to Supplement No. 2 to the 1976 Master Water Service
Contract providing for the delivery of up to an additional 5,450.5
acre-feet of project water for the irrigation of 1,816.8 additional
acres located within the Odessa Subarea under this contract.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
New contract actions:
44. San Luis WD, Meyers Farms Family Trust, and Reclamation, CVP,
California: Revision of an existing contract between San Luis WD,
Meyers Farms Family Trust, and Reclamation providing for an increase in
the exchange of water from 6,000 to 10,000 acre-feet and an increase in
the storage capacity of the bank to 100,000 acre-feet.
45. San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, U.S. Department of
Veteran Affairs, Delta Division, CVP, California: Negotiation of a 5-
year wheeling agreement with an effective date of March 2011 is
pending. The current wheeling agreement with the State of California,
Department of Water Resources expires February 28, 2011. The renewed
long-term water service contract for up to 850 acre-feet was executed
February 28, 2005, for 25 years.
46. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP, California: The current wheeling
agreement, which has a February 28, 2012, expiration date, is under
negotiation. The wheeling agreement with the State of California,
Department of Water Resources, allows for the conveyance and delivery
of CVP water on behalf of Byron-Bethany ID to Musco Family Olive
Company through the California State Aqueduct. The renewed long-term
water service contract was executed July 25, 2005, for 25 years.
Modified contract action:
13. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP, California: Long-term Warren Act
contract for conveyance of nonproject water in the Delta-Mendota Canal,
and a proposed long-term three-party operational water exchange
contract amongst Byron-Bethany ID, Reclamation, and the City of Tracy.
The exchange of nonproject water is for treatment and ultimate delivery
to Tracy Hills Development.
Completed contract actions:
7. El Dorado ID, CVP, California: Execution of long-term Warren Act
contracts for conveyance of nonproject water (one contract for Weber
Reservoir and pre-1914 ditch rights in the amount of 4,560 acre-feet
annually, and one contract for Project 184 water in the amount of
17,000 acre-feet annually). The contracts will allow CVP facilities to
be used to deliver nonproject water to the District for use within its
service area. The Weber Reservoir and pre-1914 ditch rights contract
for 4,560 acre-feet was executed on September 9, 2010. The contract for
17,000 acre-feet of Project 184 water remains pending.
18. San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, U.S. Department of
Veteran Affairs, Delta Division, CVP, California: Renewal of the long-
term water service contract for up to 850 acre-feet. The contract was
executed February 28, 2005. The wheeling agreement for conveyance
through the California State Aqueduct was executed on March 19, 2010.
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:
25. Arizona Water Company (Superstition System), CAP, Arizona:
Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Arizona Water Company's subcontract to
allow for the annual delivery of up to 6,285 acre-feet of CAP water for
M&I purposes within its Superstition System.
26. Valley Utilities Water Company, CAP, Arizona: Proposed transfer
of Valley Utilities' 250 acre-feet per year CAP entitlement to the
Central Arizona Water Conservation District to meet its Central Arizona
Ground Water Replenishment District function.
27. Arizona-American Water Company and Lake Havasu City, BCP,
Arizona: Proposed exhibit revisions to the Company's and Lake Havasu's
contract service areas to include certain lands into Lake Havasu's
contract service area and simultaneously exclude those same lands from
the Company's contract service area.
28. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona:
Execute a 1-year lease for the delivery of not to exceed 20,000 acre-
feet of CAP water from the Tribe to the Town.
Completed contract actions:
5. City of Yuma, BCP, Arizona: Supplemental and amendatory contract
to provide for additional point of delivery for a new pump station to
be constructed on the Gila Gravity Main Canal, with initial intake
capacity of 20 million gallons per day, building up to 40 million
gallons per day at full design capacity. Contract executed March 31,
2010.
14. City of Needles and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California, LCWSP, California: Proposed amendment No. 1 to Contract No.
06-XX-30-W0452 to extend the timeframe for completion of a study that
is required by the contract and to address the deposits to be made by
the District into the trust fund account. Contract executed May 3,
2010.
18. Arizona-American Water Company, BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit
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C to Contract No. 00-XX-30-W0391 to include an emergency
interconnection with Lake Havasu City as a point of delivery. Contract
executed May 8, 2010.
19. Mohave County Water Authority, BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit D to
Contract No. 5-07-30-W0320 to (1) Delete the reference to a subcontract
dated August 12, 2004, with Arizona-American Water Company for 950
acre-feet of fifth- and/or sixth-priority water because that
subcontract has been terminated; (2) recognize that an additional 1,000
acre-feet of fourth-priority water was added under a subcontract with
Bullhead City from 6,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority water to 7,000
acre-feet of fourth-priority water; (3) recognize that an additional
1,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority water was added under a subcontract
with Lake Havasu City from 6,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority water to
7,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority water; and (4) recognize that a new
subcontract has been entered into between the Authority and Mohave
Valley IDD for 1,000 acre-feet of fourth-priority water. Contract
executed April 26, 2010.
20. Mohave County Water Authority, BCP, Arizona: Amend Exhibit E to
Contract No. 5-07-30-W0320 to (1) supersede and replace the
``Procedures for Obtaining a Subcontract From the Mohave County Water
Authority'' dated December 12, 1995, with ``Mohave County Water
Authority-Operating Procedure No. 04-01'' amended October 21, 2009, and
(2) include a copy of ``Mohave County Water Authority-Operating
Procedure No. 09-01'' adopted October 21, 2009. Contract executed April
26, 2010.
21. Water Utility of Greater Buckeye, CAP, Arizona: Proposed
assignment of the Utility's CAP entitlement of 43 acre-feet annually to
the Valencia Water Company per the Utility's request and as recommended
by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. Contract executed May 24,
2010.
22. Tonto Hills Utility Company, CAP, Arizona: Proposed assignment
of the Company's CAP entitlement of 71 acre-feet annually to the Tonto
Hills Domestic Water Improvement District per the District's request
pending recommendation by the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
Contract executed June 22, 2010.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
3864.
New contract actions:
1.(c) Liman, LLC, Aspinall Storage Unit, CRSP: Liman, LLC has
requested a 40-year water service contract for 3 acre-feet of M&I water
out of Blue Mesa Reservoir, which requires Liman to present a Plan of
Augmentation to the Division 4 Water Court.
1.(d) Ranch Properties, Aspinall Storage Unit, CRSP: Ranch
Properties has requested a 40-year water service contract for 3 acre-
feet of M&I water out of Blue Mesa Reservoir, which requires Ranch
Properties to present a Plan of Augmentation to the Division 4 Water
Court.
1.(e) Leroux Creek Acre Domestic Water Company, Aspinall Storage
Unit, CRSP: Leroux Creek Acre has requested a 40-year water service
contract for 3 acre-feet of M&I water out of Blue Mesa Reservoir, which
requires Leroux to present a Plan of Augmentation to the Division 4
Water Court.
37. Voiles, Katherine Marie and William Thomas, Mancos Project,
Colorado: Katherine Marie and William Thomas Voiles have requested a
new carriage contract to replace existing contract No. 14-06-400-4901,
assignment No. 2-A. The new contract is the result of a property sale.
Remaining interest in the existing assignment is for 0.38 cubic feet
per second of nonproject water to be carried through Mancos Project
facilities.
38. Hanson, Brian E. and Joan M. Brake-Hanson, Mancos Project,
Colorado: Brian E. Hanson and Joan M. Brake-Hanson have requested a new
carriage contract to replace existing contract No. 14-06-400-4901,
assignment No. 5. The new contract is the result of a property sale.
Remaining interest in the existing assignment is for 0.12 cubic feet
per second of nonproject water to be carried through Mancos Project
facilities.
Modified contract action:
17. State of Colorado, Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New
Mexico: Cost-sharing/repayment contract for up to 10,460 acre-feet per
year of M&I water; contract terms to be consistent with the Colorado
Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 2000 (Title III of Pub. L. 106-554).
Completed contract actions:
8. Mancos Water Conservancy District, Mancos Project, Colorado: The
Congress has authorized funding, not to exceed $8.25 million, for the
Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project to include the inlet and outlet
canals, and operations facilities. The District will enter into a
contract for repayment of 35 percent of the cost of the project or $2.9
million, whichever is less. Contract executed July 9, 2010.
13. Provo River Water Users Association, Central Utah Water
Conservancy District, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, Provo
Reservoir Water Users Company, and Bureau of Reclamation: Carriage
contract for up to 358 cfs in the enclosed Provo Reservoir Canal. This
contract is pursuant to the Warren Act; section 4 of the Provo River
Project Transfer Act (Pub. L. 108-719); and section 2 of the Act of
December 19, 2002 (Pub. L. 107-366). Contract executed February 24,
2010.
Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal
Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59101, telephone
406-247-7752.
New contract action:
49. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, Garrison Diversion
Unit, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Intent to enter into a long-term irrigation
or miscellaneous use water service contract to provide up to 14,000
acre-feet of water annually for a term of up to 40 years, to authorized
areas in conformance with the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000.
Modified contract actions:
31. State of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Glen Elder
Unit, P-SMBP, Kansas: Intent to enter into a contract for the remaining
conservation storage in Waconda Lake for recreation and fish and
wildlife purposes.
38. Frenchman Valley ID, Frenchman-Cambridge Division, P-SMBP,
Nebraska: Intent to enter into a contract for repayment of
extraordinary maintenance work on stilling basin outlet works at Enders
Dam, in accordance with Subtitle G of Pub. L. 111-11.
40. Individual irrigators, Cambridge Unit, Frenchman-Cambridge
Division, P-SMBP, Nebraska: Intent to enter into a long-term excess
capacity contract for conveyance of nonproject irrigation water through
project facilities.
Discontinued contract actions:
36. Loup Valley's Rural Public Power District, North Loup Division,
P-SMBP, Nebraska: Proposed sale of Reclamation's share in joint-owned
power line to the co-owner of the line.
39. H & RW ID, Frenchman-Cambridge Division, P-SMBP, Nebraska:
Consideration of a request for a repayment contract for outlet works
modification at Enders Dam, in accordance with the Omnibus Public Lands
Management Act of 2009.
Completed contract actions:
13. Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Consideration of a request for a long-term
agreement for water substitution and power interference in the
Colorado-Big Thompson Project. Water substitution agreement executed
February 22, 2010, and the power
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interference agreement executed October 10, 2010.
23. Helena Sand & Gravel, Helena Valley Unit, P-SMBP, Montana:
Request for a long-term water service contract for M&I purposes up to
1,000 acre-feet per year. Contract executed January 1, 2010.
29. Glen Elder ID, Glen Elder Unit, P-SMBP, Kansas: Intent to enter
into a contract for repayment of extraordinary maintenance work on the
spillway structure in accordance with ARRA. Contract executed August
26, 2010.
30. Glen Elder ID, Glen Elder Unit, P-SMBP, Kansas: Amendment to
extend the expiration date of the water service contract and renewal of
long-term water service contract. Contract executed July 29, 2010.
35. State of Wyoming, Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir, North Platte
Project, Wyoming: The state of Wyoming has requested a water service
contract for water to be stored in Pathfinder Reservoir associated with
the implementation of the Pathfinder Modification Project. Contract
executed June 14, 2010.
37. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado Big
Thompson Project, Colorado: Intent to enter into a contract for
repayment of extraordinary maintenance work on the Pole Hill Canal in
accordance with ARRA. Contract executed July 8, 2010.
41. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Fryingpan-
Arkansas Project, Colorado: Consideration of a request to amend the
existing water service contract to adjust the annual project water
payments. Contract executed September 14, 2010.
Dated: November 22, 2010.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office.
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