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consolidated contract will be developed.
Contract executed August 16, 2016.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 125 South State Street,
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–
1102, telephone 801–524–3864.
New contract actions:
38. Albuquerque Bernalillo County
Water Utility Authority, Middle Rio
Grande Project, New Mexico: Contract
to satisfy the requirements of
Reclamation’s Agreed Order obligation
contained in the October 5, 2000,
‘‘Supplement to Agreed Order Resolving
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary
Injunction.’’ The contract will comply
with the provisions and requirements of
the Agreed Order by replacement/pay
back of 14,129 acre-feet of water in
which Reclamation will pay $100 per
acre-foot for 9,129 acre-feet for a total
payment of $912,900 as well as transfer
to the Authority 5,000 acre-feet of water
acquired by Reclamation. The contract
will terminate upon full satisfaction of
the agreements contained within to
include final payment of replacement
water via wet water replacement and the
monetary payments described therein.
39. Utah Ute Indian Tribe, CUP, Utah:
The Utah Ute Indian Tribe has
requested the use of excess capacity in
the Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection
System, as authorized in the Central
Utah Project Completion Act legislation.
40. Utah Ute Indian Tribe; Flaming
Gorge Unit, CRSP; Utah: As part of
discussions on settlement of a potential
compact, the Utah Ute Indian Tribe has
indicated interest in storage of its
potential water right in Flaming Gorge
Reservoir.
41. State of Utah; Flaming Gorge Unit,
CRSP; Utah: The State of Utah has
indicated an interest in obtaining a
contract (likely an exchange contract)
that would allow the full development
and use of the Central Utah Project
Ultimate Phase water right which was
previously assigned to the State of Utah.
The water right involves 158,000 acrefeet of depletion, of which 86,000 acrefeet is for the State of Utah’s proposed
Lake Powell Pipeline Project.
42. Weber Basin Water Conservancy
District, Weber Basin Project, Utah: The
District has requested permission to
install a low-flow hydro-electric
generation plant at Causey Reservoir to
take advantage of winter releases. This
will likely be accomplished through a
supplemental O&M contract.
43. Central Utah Water Conservancy
District; Bonneville Unit, CUP; Utah:
The District has received a request to
convert 300 acre-feet of irrigation water
in Wasatch County to M&I purposes.
This will require an amended block
notice.
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44. Provo River Restoration Project,
Utah: The Utah Reclamation Mitigation
and Conservation Commission is
amending Agreement No. 9–LM–40–
01410 to include additional acreage in
the boundaries of the Provo River
Restoration Project.
45. East Wanship Irrigation Company,
Weber Basin Project, Utah: The
Company has requested a
supplementary O&M agreement to
modify the Federal facilities below
Wanship Dam to install a pipe from its
current point of delivery to the end of
the Primary Jurisdiction Zone.
Completed contract actions:
38. Albuquerque Bernalillo County
Water Utility Authority, Middle Rio
Grande Project, New Mexico: Contract
to satisfy the requirements of
Reclamation’s Agreed Order obligation
contained in the October 5, 2000,
‘‘Supplement to Agreed Order Resolving
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary
Injunction.’’ The contract will comply
with the provisions and requirements of
the Agreed Order by replacement/pay
back of 14,129 acre-feet of water in
which Reclamation will pay $100 per
acre-foot for 9,129 acre-feet for a total
payment of $912,900 as well as transfer
to the Authority 5,000 acre-feet of water
acquired by Reclamation. The contract
will terminate upon full satisfaction of
the agreements contained within to
include final payment of replacement
water via wet water replacement and the
monetary payments described therein.
Contract executed August 22, 2016.
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:
43. Dennis Williams and Daniel
Davis; Canyon Ferry Unit, P–SMBP;
Montana: Proposal to negotiate, execute,
and administer a long-term water
service contract to irrigate up to 15,000
acres of land with water from Canyon
Ferry.
44. Oxbow Ranch; Canyon Ferry Unit,
P–SMBP; Montana: Proposal to
negotiate, execute, and administer a
long-term water service contract for
multiple purposes with water from
Canyon Ferry.
45. Hickory Swings Golf Course;
Canyon Ferry Unit, P–SMBP; Montana:
Consideration to amend Contract No.
159E670039 to increase the water
supply from 20 to 50 acre-feet.
Discontinued contract actions:
17. State of Colorado; Armel Unit, P–
SMBP; Colorado: Consideration of a
contract action to address future OM&R
costs.
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34. Power—Teton County Water and
Sewer District; Canyon Ferry Unit, P–
SMBP; Montana: Consideration of a
long-term contract for up to 40 acre-feet
of M&I water from Canyon Ferry
Reservoir.
40. Nathan D. and Kindra Young;
Canyon Ferry Unit, P–SMBP; Montana:
Consideration to renew short-term M&I
water service contract No. 129E670093.
Completed contract actions:
19. 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. Contract executed
June 22, 2016.
27. East Larimer County Water
District, Fort Collins-Loveland Water
District, North Weld County Water
District, and Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, Colorado:
Consideration of long-term excess
capacity contracts. Contracts executed
August 26, 2016.
38. City of Chinook, Milk River
Project, Montana: Consideration to
renew long-term M&I water service
Contract No. 14–06–600–2034A.
Contract executed August 16, 2016.
Dated: September 27, 2016.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 178R5065C6,
RX.59389832.1009676]
Change in Discount Rate for Water
Resources Planning
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of change.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation is
announcing the interest rate to be used
by Federal agencies in the formulation
and evaluation of plans for water and
related land resources is 2.875 percent
for fiscal year 2017.
DATES: This discount rate is to be used
for the period October 1, 2016, through
and including September 30, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DeShawn Woods, Bureau of
Reclamation, Reclamation Law
Administration Division, Denver,
Colorado 80225; telephone: 303–445–
2900.
SUMMARY:
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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 2017 is 2.875 percent.
Discounting is to be used to convert
future monetary values to present
values. 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 2.3596 percent. This rate,
rounded to the nearest one-eighth
percent, is 2.375 percent, which is a
change of more than the allowable onequarter of 1 percent. Therefore, the
fiscal year 2017 rate is 2.875 percent.
The rate of 2.875 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: October 13, 2016.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–984]
Certain Computing or Graphics
Systems, Components Thereof, and
Vehicles Containing Same; Notice of
Termination of the Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review the presiding administrative law
judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) initial determinations
(‘‘IDs’’) (Order Nos. 57–59), terminating
the above-captioned investigation as to
the remaining respondents Fujitsu Ten
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Limited of Hyogo-ken, Japan and Fujitsu
Ten Corp. of America, Inc. of Novi,
Michigan (collectively, ‘‘Fujitsu Ten’’);
Renesas Electronics Corporation of
Tokyo, Japan and Renesas Electronics
America, Inc. of Santa Clara, California
(collectively, ‘‘Renesas’’); and Honda
Motor Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan; Honda
North America, Inc., American Honda
Motor Co., Inc., and Honda R&D
Americas, Inc., all of Torrance,
California; Honda Engineering North
America, Inc. and Honda of America
Mfg., Inc., both of Marysville, Ohio;
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC
of Lincoln, Alabama; and Honda
Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC of
Greensburg, Indiana (collectively, the
‘‘Honda respondents’’) based on patent
license agreements. The Commission
has also determined to terminate the
investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clint Gerdine, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–2310. 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 at 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: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on February 3, 2016, based on a
complaint filed by Advanced Silicon
Technologies LLC of Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. 81 FR 5782–84. The
complaint alleged violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, by reason of
infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent Nos. 6,339,428 (‘‘the ’428
patent’’); 6,546,439 (‘‘the ’439 patent’’);
6,630,935 (‘‘the ’935 patent’’); and
8,933,945 (‘‘the ’945 patent’’). The
complaint further alleged that a
domestic industry exists. The
Commission’s Notice of Investigation
named several respondents including
Fujitsu Ten, Renesas, and the Honda
respondents. The Office of Unfair
Import Investigations was also named as
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a party to the investigation. Only
Fujitsu, Renesas, and the Honda
respondents remain in the investigation.
On July 12, 2016, the Commission
authorized judicial enforcement of a
subpoena duces tecum and ad
testificandum issued by the ALJ to nonparty NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc. of
Austin, Texas and authorized its Office
of the General Counsel to seek judicial
enforcement of the subpoena.
Subsequently, on September 14, 2016,
the complainant withdrew its request
for judicial enforcement of the
subpoena.
On April 14, 2016, the Commission
issued notice of its determination not to
review the ALJ’s ID (Order No. 16)
terminating the investigation as to
claims 8–9 and 16–17 of the ’428 patent;
claim 11 of the ’439 patent; and claim
2 of the ’945 patent. On July 20, 2016,
the Commission issued notice of its
determination not to review the ALJ’s ID
(Order No. 41) terminating the
investigation as to: (1) Claims 7 and 14
of the ’439 patent; (2) claim 6 of the ’935
patent; and (3) claim 21 of the ’945
patent as to all respondents; and (4)
claims 8 and 16 of the ’439 patent only
as to Renesas. On August 9, 2016, the
Commission issued notice of its
determination not to review the ALJ’s ID
(Order No. 45) terminating the
investigation as to claims 25–29 of the
’428 patent with respect to all
respondents.
On June 1, 2016, the Commission
issued notice of its determination not to
review the ALJ’s ID (Order No. 33)
terminating the investigation as to
respondent NVIDIA Corporation of
Santa Clara, California based on a
settlement agreement. On August 18,
2016, the Commission issued notice of
its determination not to review the ALJ’s
ID (Order No. 49) terminating the
investigation as to respondent Texas
Instruments Inc. of Dallas, Texas based
on a settlement agreement. On October
13, 2016, the Commission issued notice
of its determination not to review the
ALJ’s IDs (Order Nos. 53–55)
terminating the investigation as to the
following respondents based on
withdrawal of allegations in the
complaint as to these respondents:
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG of
Munich, Germany; BMW of North
America, LLC of Woodcliff Lake, New
Jersey; and BMW Manufacturing Co.,
LLC of Greer, South Carolina; Harman
International Industries Inc. of
Stamford, Connecticut; Harman Becker
Automotive Systems, Inc. of Farmington
Hills, Michigan; and Harman Becker
Automotive Systems GmbH of Karlsbad,
Germany; and Toyota Motor
Corporation of Aichi-ken, Japan; Toyota
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 178R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]
Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of change.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing the interest rate to
be used by Federal agencies in the formulation and evaluation of plans
for water and related land resources is 2.875 percent for fiscal year
2017.
DATES: This discount rate is to be used for the period October 1, 2016,
through and including September 30, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DeShawn Woods, Bureau of Reclamation,
Reclamation Law Administration Division, Denver, Colorado 80225;
telephone: 303-445-2900.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
2017 is 2.875 percent. Discounting is to be used to convert future
monetary values to present values. 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 one-eighth 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 2.3596 percent. This rate,
rounded to the nearest one-eighth percent, is 2.375 percent, which is a
change of more than the allowable one-quarter of 1 percent. Therefore,
the fiscal year 2017 rate is 2.875 percent.
The rate of 2.875 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: October 13, 2016.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-28339 Filed 11-23-16; 8:45 am]
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