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Dated: June 11, 2015.
Cameron H. Sholly,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2015–18800 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 156R5065C6,
RX.59389832.1009676]
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,
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, 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
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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.
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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
OM&R Operation, maintenance, and
replacement
P–SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin
Program
PPR Present Perfected Right
RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD Safety of Dams
SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of
1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,
Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234,
telephone 208–378–5344.
The Pacific Northwest Region has no
updates to report for this quarter.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825–1898,
telephone 916–978–5250.
The Mid-Pacific Region has no
updates to report for this quarter.
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:
24. Reclamation, Davis Dam (Davis
Dam) and Big Bend WD, BCP, Arizona
and Nevada: Enter into proposed
‘‘Agreement for the Diversion,
Treatment, and Delivery of Colorado
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River Water’’ in order for district to
divert, treat, and deliver to Davis Dam
the Davis Dam Secretarial Reservation
amount of up to 100 acre-feet per year
of Colorado River water.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 125 South State Street,
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–
1102, telephone 801–524–3864.
Discontinued contract action:
10. City of Santa Fe, San Juan-Chama
Project, New Mexico: Contract to store
up to 50,000 acre-feet of project water in
Elephant Butte Reservoir. The proposed
contract would have a 25- to 40-year
maximum term, which due to ongoing
consultations with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, has been executed and
extended on an annual basis. The Act of
December 29, 1981, Public Law 97–140,
95 Stat. 1717 provides authority to enter
into this contract.
Completed contract action:
29. Uintah Water Conservancy
District; Jensen Unit, CUP; Utah: Jensen
Unit M&I Block Notice No. 3 will be
issued as required by a 1983 contract
with Chevron USA, Inc., for 200 acrefeet of M&I water that is currently being
pumped upstream of Red Fleet
Reservoir. Contract executed May 19,
2015.
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:
61. Dugout Water Association; Lower
Marias Unit, P–SMBP; Montana:
Proposed renewal of 40-year contract for
M&I water.
62. Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District, Garrison Diversion Unit, P–
SMBP, North Dakota: Consideration to
enter into long-term water service
contract for M&I use out of McClusky
Canal.
63. Bryan Hauxwell, Frenchman
Cambridge Project, Nebraska:
Consideration of a long-term Warren Act
contract.
Discontinued contract action:
9. Colorado River Water Conservation
District, Colorado-Big Thompson
Project, Colorado: Long-term exchange,
conveyance, and storage contract to
implement the Exhibit B Agreement of
the Settlement Agreement on Operating
Procedures for Green Mountain
Reservoir Concerning Operating
Limitations and in Resolution of the
Petition Filed August 7, 2003, in Case
No. 49–CV–2782 (The United States v.
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy
District, et al., U.S. District Court for the
District of Colorado, Case No. 2782 and
Consolidated Case Nos. 5016 and 5017).
Completed contract actions:
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13. Green Mountain Reservoir,
Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: Consideration of a request for
a contract for municipal-recreational
purposes. Contract executed on April 2,
2015.
46. Galloway, Inc. (dba Blue Valley
Ranch), Green Mountain Reservoir;
Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: Consideration of a request to
amend the existing contract. Contract
executed on May 8, 2015.
47. Fort Clark ID; Fort Clark Unit; P–
SMBP; North Dakota: Intent to enter into
a new 5-year irrigation water service
contract. Contract executed on May 12,
2015.
53. Grass Land Colony, Inc.; Canyon
Ferry Unit, P–SMBP; Montana:
Proposed 10-year contract for M&I
water. Contract executed on May 22,
2015.
55. East Bench ID; East Bench Unit,
Three Forks Division, P–SMBP;
Montana: Consideration of a contract
amendment, pursuant to Public Law
112–139; to extend the term of contract
No. 14–06–600–3593 through December
31, 2019. Contract executed on May 26,
2015.
Dated: June 26, 2015.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR02800000, 15XR0680A1,
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Coordinated Long-Term Operation
of the Central Valley Project and State
Water Project
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
has prepared and made available for
public review and comment, the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
on impacts of implementing the 2008
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Biological Opinion and the 2009
National Marine Fisheries Service
Biological Opinion, including the
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives,
for the Coordinated Long-Term
Operation of the Central Valley Project
and State Water Project. This action will
continue the operation of the Central
Valley Project in coordination with the
State Water Project. The DEIS was
SUMMARY:
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drafted in response to the November 16,
2009 United States Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit ruling that the Bureau
of Reclamation must conduct a National
Environmental Policy Act review to
determine whether the associated 2008
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and 2009
National Marine Fisheries Service
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives
cause a significant effect to the human
environment.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
DEIS on or before September 29, 2015.
Four public meetings will be held to
receive oral and written comments:
• Wednesday, September 9, 2015,
from 2 to 4 p.m., Sacramento, CA;
• Thursday, September 10, 2015,
from 6 to 8 p.m., Red Bluff, CA;
• Tuesday, September 15, 2015, from
6 to 8 p.m., Los Banos CA; and
• Thursday, September 17, 2015,
from 6 to 8 p.m., Irvine, CA.
Staff will be available to take
comments and answer questions during
this time.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Mr. Ben Nelson, Bureau of Reclamation,
Bay-Delta Office, 801 I Street, Suite 140,
Sacramento, CA 95814–2536; fax to
(916) 414–2439; or via email to
bcnelson@usbr.gov.
Public meetings will be held at the
following locations:
• Sacramento—Federal Building, 650
Capitol Mall, Stanford Room,
Sacramento, CA 95814.
• Red Bluff—Red Bluff Community
Center, 1500 S. Jackson Street, Red
Bluff, CA 96080.
• Los Banos—Los Banos Community
Center, Grand Room 645 7th Street, Los
Banos, CA 93635.
• Irvine—Hilton Hotel Irvine/Orange
County Airport, 18800 MacArthur
Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92612.
The DEIS may be viewed at the
Bureau of Reclamation’s Web site at
https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_
projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=21883.
To request a compact disc of the DEIS,
please contact Mr. Ben Nelson as
indicated above, or call (916) 414–2424.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
˜
Janice Pinero, Endangered Species Act
Compliance Specialist, Bureau of
Reclamation, via email at jpinero@
usbr.gov, or by phone (916) 414–2428.
For public involvement information,
please contact Wilbert Moore via email
at wmoore@usbr.gov, or phone at (916)
978–5102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Agencies Involved
We, the Bureau of Reclamation, are
the lead Federal agency. We invited
over 740 agencies to participate as
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 156R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]
Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other
Water-Related Contract Actions
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new,
discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice.
This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public
about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management
of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939. 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, 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
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
OM&R Operation, maintenance, and replacement
P-SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
PPR Present Perfected Right
RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD Safety of Dams
SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis
Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5344.
The Pacific Northwest Region has no updates to report for this
quarter.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
The Mid-Pacific Region has no updates to report for this quarter.
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:
24. Reclamation, Davis Dam (Davis Dam) and Big Bend WD, BCP,
Arizona and Nevada: Enter into proposed ``Agreement for the Diversion,
Treatment, and Delivery of Colorado
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River Water'' in order for district to divert, treat, and deliver to
Davis Dam the Davis Dam Secretarial Reservation amount of up to 100
acre-feet per year of Colorado River water.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State
Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
3864.
Discontinued contract action:
10. City of Santa Fe, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: Contract
to store up to 50,000 acre-feet of project water in Elephant Butte
Reservoir. The proposed contract would have a 25- to 40-year maximum
term, which due to ongoing consultations with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, has been executed and extended on an annual basis.
The Act of December 29, 1981, Public Law 97-140, 95 Stat. 1717 provides
authority to enter into this contract.
Completed contract action:
29. Uintah Water Conservancy District; Jensen Unit, CUP; Utah:
Jensen Unit M&I Block Notice No. 3 will be issued as required by a 1983
contract with Chevron USA, Inc., for 200 acre-feet of M&I water that is
currently being pumped upstream of Red Fleet Reservoir. Contract
executed May 19, 2015.
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:
61. Dugout Water Association; Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP; Montana:
Proposed renewal of 40-year contract for M&I water.
62. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, Garrison Diversion
Unit, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Consideration to enter into long-term water
service contract for M&I use out of McClusky Canal.
63. Bryan Hauxwell, Frenchman Cambridge Project, Nebraska:
Consideration of a long-term Warren Act contract.
Discontinued contract action:
9. Colorado River Water Conservation District, Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, Colorado: Long-term exchange, conveyance, and storage
contract to implement the Exhibit B Agreement of the Settlement
Agreement on Operating Procedures for Green Mountain Reservoir
Concerning Operating Limitations and in Resolution of the Petition
Filed August 7, 2003, in Case No. 49-CV-2782 (The United States v.
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, et al., U.S. District
Court for the District of Colorado, Case No. 2782 and Consolidated Case
Nos. 5016 and 5017).
Completed contract actions:
13. Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: Consideration of a request for a contract for municipal-
recreational purposes. Contract executed on April 2, 2015.
46. Galloway, Inc. (dba Blue Valley Ranch), Green Mountain
Reservoir; Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado: Consideration of a
request to amend the existing contract. Contract executed on May 8,
2015.
47. Fort Clark ID; Fort Clark Unit; P-SMBP; North Dakota: Intent to
enter into a new 5-year irrigation water service contract. Contract
executed on May 12, 2015.
53. Grass Land Colony, Inc.; Canyon Ferry Unit, P-SMBP; Montana:
Proposed 10-year contract for M&I water. Contract executed on May 22,
2015.
55. East Bench ID; East Bench Unit, Three Forks Division, P-SMBP;
Montana: Consideration of a contract amendment, pursuant to Public Law
112-139; to extend the term of contract No. 14-06-600-3593 through
December 31, 2019. Contract executed on May 26, 2015.
Dated: June 26, 2015.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-18859 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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