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Notice of Public Meetings for Cedar
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Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given in
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Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Cedar Creek and Belle
Grove National Historical Park Advisory
Commission will hold quarterly
meetings to discuss park projects and
the implementation of the Park’s general
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DATE: September 19, 2013.
Location: Strasburg Town Hall
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Date: December 19, 2013.
Location: Middletown Town Council
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Date: March 20, 2014.
Location: Warren County Government
Center, 220 North Commerce Avenue,
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Date: June 19, 2014.
Location: Strasburg Town Hall
Council Chambers, 174 East King Street,
Strasburg, VA 22657.
Agenda: Committee meetings will
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2. Review and approval of Commission
Meeting Notes
3. Reports and Discussions
4. Old Business
5. New Business
6. Closing Remarks
All meetings are open to the public
and begin at 8:30 a.m.
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Further information concerning the
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Bracewell, Site Manager, Cedar Creek
and Belle Grove National Historical
Park, P.O. Box 700, Middletown,
Virginia 22645, telephone (540) 868–
9176.
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and interpretation—including
directional and interpretive signage and
visitor facilities, land protection
planning, historic preservation, and
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the preparation and implementation of
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to advise on land protection.
Individuals who are interested in the
Park, the implementation of the plan, or
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While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: July 23, 2013.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[G63–0982–9832–100–96–76, 84–55000]
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated 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
(Reclamation) and are new, modified,
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Kelly, Water and
Environmental Resources 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
SUMMARY:
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contract execution. Please use the first
quarter notice, 78 FR 21969, dated April
12, 2013, as a reference.
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.
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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
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.
Modified contract action:
8. Three irrigation water user entities,
Rogue River Basin Project, Oregon:
Long-term contracts for exchange of
water service with three entities for the
provision of up to 292 acre-feet of stored
water from Applegate Reservoir (a
USACE project) for irrigation use in
exchange for the transfer of out-ofstream water rights from the Little
Applegate River to instream flow rights
with the State of Oregon for instream
flow use.
Completed contract action:
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11. Prineville Reservoir Water Users,
Crooked River Project, Oregon:
Repayment agreements with
spaceholder contractors for
reimbursable cost of SOD modifications
to Arthur R. Bowman Dam.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825–1898,
telephone 916–978–5250.
New contract action:
57. Fresno County Waterworks No.
18, Friant Division, CVP, California:
Execution of an agreement to provide
for the O&M of select Federal facilities
by Fresno County Waterworks No. 18.
Completed contract actions:
21. Oro Loma WD, CVP, California:
Proposed partial assignment of 4,000
acre-feet of the District’s CVP supply to
Westlands WD for irrigation and M&I
use. Assignment executed on March 1,
2012.
39. Tea Pot Dome WD and Saucelito
ID, CVP, California: Partial assignment
of 300 acre-feet of Tea Pot Dome’s
current Friant Division contract class 1
water supply to Saucelito ID.
Assignment executed on April 14, 2013.
40. Lewis Creek WD and Hills Valley
ID, CVP, California: Partial assignment
of 250 acre-feet of Lewis Creek’s current
Friant Division contract class 1 water to
Hills Valley ID. Assignment executed on
April 12, 2013.
41. Porterville ID and Hills Valley ID,
CVP, California: Partial assignment of
1,000 acre-feet of Porterville’s class 1
water to Hills Valley ID. Assignment
executed on April 14, 2013.
42. Exeter ID and Tri-Valley WD, CVP,
California: Partial assignment of 400
acre-feet of Exeter’s class 1 water to TriValley WD. Assignment executed on
April 15, 2013.
49. Virginia L. Lempesis Separate
Property Trust, CVP, California:
Contract for the adjustment and
settlement of certain claimed water
rights in the Fresno Slough tributary to
the San Joaquin River in fulfillment of
such rights pursuant to contract No. I1r1145 for the purchase of Miller & Lux
Water Rights, dated July 27, 1939.
Contract executed on April 6, 2013.
Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada
Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,
Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–
293–8192.
Completed contract action:
10. Gila River Indian Community and
Apache Junction, CAP, Arizona:
Approve a CAP water lease for 1,000
acre-feet per year which will end on the
100th anniversary of the option effective
date as described in the lease. Lease
executed on May 24, 2013.
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Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 125 South State Street,
Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–
1102, telephone 801–524–3864.
Modified contract actions:
3. Various Contactors, San JuanChama Project, New Mexico: The
United States proposes to continue
leasing water from various project
contractors to stabilize flows in a critical
reach of the Rio Grande in order to meet
the needs of irrigators and preserve
habitat for the silvery minnow.
Reclamation expects to lease
approximately 20,000 acre-feet of water
from willing lessors in 2013.
4. Individual Irrigators, Carlsbad
Project, New Mexico: The United States
proposes to continue entering into
forbearance contracts and lease
agreements with individuals who have
privately held water rights to divert
nonproject water either directly from
the Pecos River or from shallow/artesian
wells in the Pecos River Watershed.
Reclamation is in negotiations with Fort
Sumner ID for partial and full-season
fallowing. This action will result in
additional water in the Pecos River to
make up for the water depletions caused
by changes in operations at Sumner
Dam which were made to improve
conditions for a threatened species, the
Pecos Bluntnose Shiner.
17. Contracts with various water user
entities responsible for payment of O&M
costs for Reclamation projects in
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas,
Utah, and Wyoming: Contracts for
extraordinary maintenance and
replacement funded pursuant to Subtitle
G of Pub. L. 111–11 to be executed as
project progresses.
27. Weber Basin Project, Utah: The
North Summit Pressurized Irrigation
Company has requested a carriage
contract for up to 7,000 acre-feet of
nonproject water through Wanship Dam
and outlet works, Weber Basin Project.
Negotiations are anticipated to begin
shortly.
28. Blue Cut Mitigation Project and
Emery County Project, Utah:
Reclamation has proposed an exchange
under which it would provide an
augmentation to flows in the San Rafael
River to the Fish and Wildlife Service in
exchange for the Fish and Wildlife
Service transferring water right No. 93–
2241 to Reclamation, Emery County
Project. Reclamation will enter into a
water service contract with the
Cottonwood Creek Consolidated
Irrigation Company for approximately
2,300 acre-feet of water.
2. San Juan-Chama Project, New
Mexico: The United States and the
Town of Taos, with passage of The Taos
Indian Water Rights Settlement
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legislation by the Congress, entered into
a new contract, No. 12–WC–40–462, for
an additional 366 acre-feet annually of
project water. The settlement legislation
provided for a third repayment contract
for 40 acre-feet of project water to be
delivered to the El Prado Water and
Sanitation District, contract No. 12–
WC–40–463. The United States is
holding the remaining 369 acre-feet of
project water for potential use in Indian
water rights settlements in New Mexico.
Completed contract actions:
2. San Juan-Chama Project, New
Mexico: With passage of The Taos
Indian Water Rights Settlement
legislation by the Congress, the United
States, entered into repayment contract
No. 12–WC–40–462 with the Town of
Taos for an additional 366 acre-feet
annually of project water and repayment
contract No. 12–WC–40–463 for 40 acrefeet of project water to be delivered to
the El Prado Water and Sanitation
District. Both contracts were executed
on July 3, 2012.
8. State of Colorado, Animas-La Plata
Project, Colorado and New Mexico:
Cost-sharing/repayment contract for up
to 10,440 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). Contract executed on June
18, 2012.
29. Jensen Unit, CUP, Utah:
Temporary water service contract with
the Uintah Water Conservancy District
for use of the 3,300 acre-feet of Jensen
Unit M&I water during drought years.
Contract executed on June 30, 2012.
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:
49. Harlan County Dam and Reservoir,
Bostwick Division, P–SMBP, Nebraska
and Kansas: Consideration of a contract
with Bostwick ID in Nebraska and
Kansas-Bostwick ID No. 2 for repayment
of extraordinary O&M at Harlan County
Dam and Reservoir.
Modified contract actions:
4. Ruedi Reservoir, FryingpanArkansas Project, Colorado: Proposed
repayment contracts for the remaining
water from the regulatory capacity of
Ruedi Reservoir.
19. Green Mountain Reservoir,
Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: Consideration of a request for
a long-term contract for municipalrecreational purposes.
20. Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, Colorado:
Supplement to contract No. 9–07–70–
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W0020 to allow Northern Colorado
Water Conservancy District to contract
for delivery of 5,412.5 acre-feet of water
annually out of Lake Granby to the 15Mile Reach.
Completed contract actions:
14. Big Horn Canal ID, Boysen Unit,
P–SMBP, Wyoming: Intent to enter into
a long-term water service contract.
Contract executed on May 1, 2013.
15. Hanover ID, Boysen Unit, P–
SMBP, Wyoming: Intent to enter into a
long-term water service contract with
the District. Contract executed May 1,
2013.
29. Republican River Basin, P–SMBP,
Kansas/Nebraska: Consideration of
short-term contract(s) for use of
Reclamation facilities during nonirrigation season. Contract executed on
May 10, 2013.
Dated: June 20, 2013.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 2969]
Certain Laundry and Household
Cleaning Products and Related
Packaging; Notice of Receipt of
Complaint; Solicitation of Comments
Relating to the Public Interest
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
entitled Certain Laundry and Household
Cleaning Products and Related
Packaging, DN 2969; the Commission is
soliciting comments on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or complainant’s filing under section
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.8(b)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
R. Barton, Acting Secretary to the
Commission, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2000. The public version of the
complaint can be accessed on the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS,1 and
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
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1 Electronic Document Information System
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[G63-0982-9832-100-96-76, 84-55000]
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,
modified, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Kelly, Water and
Environmental Resources 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
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contract execution. Please use the first quarter notice, 78 FR 21969,
dated April 12, 2013, as a reference. 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
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.
Modified contract action:
8. Three irrigation water user entities, Rogue River Basin Project,
Oregon: Long-term contracts for exchange of water service with three
entities for the provision of up to 292 acre-feet of stored water from
Applegate Reservoir (a USACE project) for irrigation use in exchange
for the transfer of out-of-stream water rights from the Little
Applegate River to instream flow rights with the State of Oregon for
instream flow use.
Completed contract action:
11. Prineville Reservoir Water Users, Crooked River Project,
Oregon: Repayment agreements with spaceholder contractors for
reimbursable cost of SOD modifications to Arthur R. Bowman Dam.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
New contract action:
57. Fresno County Waterworks No. 18, Friant Division, CVP,
California: Execution of an agreement to provide for the O&M of select
Federal facilities by Fresno County Waterworks No. 18.
Completed contract actions:
21. Oro Loma WD, CVP, California: Proposed partial assignment of
4,000 acre-feet of the District's CVP supply to Westlands WD for
irrigation and M&I use. Assignment executed on March 1, 2012.
39. Tea Pot Dome WD and Saucelito ID, CVP, California: Partial
assignment of 300 acre-feet of Tea Pot Dome's current Friant Division
contract class 1 water supply to Saucelito ID. Assignment executed on
April 14, 2013.
40. Lewis Creek WD and Hills Valley ID, CVP, California: Partial
assignment of 250 acre-feet of Lewis Creek's current Friant Division
contract class 1 water to Hills Valley ID. Assignment executed on April
12, 2013.
41. Porterville ID and Hills Valley ID, CVP, California: Partial
assignment of 1,000 acre-feet of Porterville's class 1 water to Hills
Valley ID. Assignment executed on April 14, 2013.
42. Exeter ID and Tri-Valley WD, CVP, California: Partial
assignment of 400 acre-feet of Exeter's class 1 water to Tri-Valley WD.
Assignment executed on April 15, 2013.
49. Virginia L. Lempesis Separate Property Trust, CVP, California:
Contract for the adjustment and settlement of certain claimed water
rights in the Fresno Slough tributary to the San Joaquin River in
fulfillment of such rights pursuant to contract No. I1r-1145 for the
purchase of Miller & Lux Water Rights, dated July 27, 1939. Contract
executed on April 6, 2013.
Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470
(Nevada Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470,
telephone 702-293-8192.
Completed contract action:
10. Gila River Indian Community and Apache Junction, CAP, Arizona:
Approve a CAP water lease for 1,000 acre-feet per year which will end
on the 100th anniversary of the option effective date as described in
the lease. Lease executed on May 24, 2013.
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Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
3864.
Modified contract actions:
3. Various Contactors, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: The
United States proposes to continue leasing water from various project
contractors to stabilize flows in a critical reach of the Rio Grande in
order to meet the needs of irrigators and preserve habitat for the
silvery minnow. Reclamation expects to lease approximately 20,000 acre-
feet of water from willing lessors in 2013.
4. Individual Irrigators, Carlsbad Project, New Mexico: The United
States proposes to continue entering into forbearance contracts and
lease agreements with individuals who have privately held water rights
to divert nonproject water either directly from the Pecos River or from
shallow/artesian wells in the Pecos River Watershed. Reclamation is in
negotiations with Fort Sumner ID for partial and full-season fallowing.
This action will result in additional water in the Pecos River to make
up for the water depletions caused by changes in operations at Sumner
Dam which were made to improve conditions for a threatened species, the
Pecos Bluntnose Shiner.
17. Contracts with various water user entities responsible for
payment of O&M costs for Reclamation projects in Arizona, Colorado, New
Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming: Contracts for extraordinary
maintenance and replacement funded pursuant to Subtitle G of Pub. L.
111-11 to be executed as project progresses.
27. Weber Basin Project, Utah: The North Summit Pressurized
Irrigation Company has requested a carriage contract for up to 7,000
acre-feet of nonproject water through Wanship Dam and outlet works,
Weber Basin Project. Negotiations are anticipated to begin shortly.
28. Blue Cut Mitigation Project and Emery County Project, Utah:
Reclamation has proposed an exchange under which it would provide an
augmentation to flows in the San Rafael River to the Fish and Wildlife
Service in exchange for the Fish and Wildlife Service transferring
water right No. 93-2241 to Reclamation, Emery County Project.
Reclamation will enter into a water service contract with the
Cottonwood Creek Consolidated Irrigation Company for approximately
2,300 acre-feet of water.
2. San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: The United States and the
Town of Taos, with passage of The Taos Indian Water Rights Settlement
legislation by the Congress, entered into a new contract, No. 12-WC-40-
462, for an additional 366 acre-feet annually of project water. The
settlement legislation provided for a third repayment contract for 40
acre-feet of project water to be delivered to the El Prado Water and
Sanitation District, contract No. 12-WC-40-463. The United States is
holding the remaining 369 acre-feet of project water for potential use
in Indian water rights settlements in New Mexico.
Completed contract actions:
2. San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: With passage of The Taos
Indian Water Rights Settlement legislation by the Congress, the United
States, entered into repayment contract No. 12-WC-40-462 with the Town
of Taos for an additional 366 acre-feet annually of project water and
repayment contract No. 12-WC-40-463 for 40 acre-feet of project water
to be delivered to the El Prado Water and Sanitation District. Both
contracts were executed on July 3, 2012.
8. State of Colorado, Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New
Mexico: Cost-sharing/repayment contract for up to 10,440 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).
Contract executed on June 18, 2012.
29. Jensen Unit, CUP, Utah: Temporary water service contract with
the Uintah Water Conservancy District for use of the 3,300 acre-feet of
Jensen Unit M&I water during drought years. Contract executed on June
30, 2012.
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:
49. Harlan County Dam and Reservoir, Bostwick Division, P-SMBP,
Nebraska and Kansas: Consideration of a contract with Bostwick ID in
Nebraska and Kansas-Bostwick ID No. 2 for repayment of extraordinary
O&M at Harlan County Dam and Reservoir.
Modified contract actions:
4. Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Proposed
repayment contracts for the remaining water from the regulatory
capacity of Ruedi Reservoir.
19. Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: Consideration of a request for a long-term contract for
municipal-recreational purposes.
20. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, Colorado: Supplement to contract No. 9-07-70-W0020 to
allow Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to contract for
delivery of 5,412.5 acre-feet of water annually out of Lake Granby to
the 15-Mile Reach.
Completed contract actions:
14. Big Horn Canal ID, Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Intent to
enter into a long-term water service contract. Contract executed on May
1, 2013.
15. Hanover ID, Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Intent to enter into
a long-term water service contract with the District. Contract executed
May 1, 2013.
29. Republican River Basin, P-SMBP, Kansas/Nebraska: Consideration
of short-term contract(s) for use of Reclamation facilities during non-
irrigation season. Contract executed on May 10, 2013.
Dated: June 20, 2013.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-18354 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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