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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:
45. Strawberry High Line Canal
Company, Strawberry Valley Project;
Utah: The Strawberry High Line Canal
Company has requested to allow for the
carriage of non-project water held by
McMullin Orchards in the High Line
Canal.
46. Mancos Water Conservancy
District, Mancos Project, Colorado:
Proposed amendment to Jackson Gulch
Rehabilitation Project repayment
contract to provide continued funding
within repayment terms that are
consistent with terms of Section 9105 of
Pub. L. 111–11.
Discontinued contract actions:
12. Salem Canal and Irrigation
Company, Strawberry Valley Project,
Utah: The United States intends to enter
into an amendatory contract regarding
possible lost generation of power
revenues generated at the Spanish Fork
Power Plant on the Strawberry Valley
Project.
15. Uintah Water Conservancy
District; Flaming Gorge Unit, CRSP;
Utah: The District has requested a longterm water service contract to remove
up to 5,500 acre-feet of water annually
from the Green River for irrigation
purposes under the authority of Section
9(e) of the Reclamation Project Act of
1939. A short-term contract may be
executed until a long-term contract can
be completed.
42. Weber Basin Water Conservancy
District, Weber Basin Project, Utah: The
District requires a Contributed Funds
Act agreement for reimbursable costs
not currently under contract.
Discontinued contract action from
2016:
(14) South Cache Water Users
Association, Hyrum Project, Utah: The
Association has requested a loan under
Pub. L. 111–11 to pipe approximately
2,100 linear-feet of the Hyrum Mendon
Canal.
Completed contract actions:
31. East Wanship Irrigation Company,
Weber Basin Project, Utah: The
Company has requested a supplemental
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. Contract executed May 24, 2017.
34. North Fork Water Conservancy
District and Ragged Mountain Water
Users Association, Paonia Project,
Colorado: An existing contract for 2,000
acre-feet expired on December 31, 2016.
The parties requested a 5-year contract
that began when the existing contract
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expired. The new contract will be for up
to 2,000 acre-feet of water for irrigation
and M&I uses. Up to 200 acre-feet will
be available for M&I uses. Contract
executed April 12, 2017.
41. Weber Basin Water Conservancy
District, Weber Basin Project, Utah: The
District requires an amendment to its
block notices for construction costs not
currently under repayment. Contract
executed July 31, 2017.
Completed contract action from 2016:
(37) Grand Valley Water Users
Association and Orchard Mesa ID,
Grand Valley Project, Colorado: A
contract for repayment of extraordinary
maintenance of the Grand Valley Power
Plant funded pursuant to Subtitle G of
Pub. L. 111–11. Contract executed
September 13, 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 actions:
34. Bureau of Land Management,
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado:
Consideration of excess capacity
contracting to store water in the
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project.
35. Southeastern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, FryingpanArkansas Project, Colorado:
Consideration of amending Contract no.
5–07–70–W0086 to create a reserve fund
and convert or renew Contract no. 5–
07–70–W0086.
36. Fresno Dam, Milk River Project,
Montana: Consideration of contract(s)
for repayment of SOD costs.
Discontinued contract action:
28. Avalanche ID; Canyon Ferry Unit,
P–SMBP; Montana: Proposal to
negotiate, execute, and administer a
long-term water service contract to
irrigate up to 11,000 acres of land with
water from Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
Completed contract actions:
13. Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, Colorado: Amend or
supplement the 1938 repayment
contract to include the transfer of OM&R
for Carter Lake Dam Additional Outlet
Works and Flatiron Power Plant Bypass
facilities. Contract executed August 3,
2017.
14. Van Amundson; Jamestown
Reservoir, Garrison Diversion Unit, P–
SMBP; North Dakota: Intent to enter
into an individual long-term irrigation
water service contract to provide up to
285 acre-feet of water annually for a
term of up to 40 years from Jamestown
Reservoir, North Dakota. Contract
executed April 18, 2017.
18. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P–
SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a
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contract with the District for repayment
of SOD costs at Bull Lake Dam. Contract
executed June 20, 2017.
29. 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 Reservoir. Contract
executed April 18, 2017.
31. Ainsworth ID; Ainsworth Unit, P–
SMBP; Montana: Consideration of a
contract with the District for repayment
of SOD costs at Merritt Dam. Contract
executed July 25, 2017.
Dated: October 18, 2017.
Karl Stock,
Acting Director, Policy and Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 189R5065C6,
RX.59389832.1009676.]
Change in Discount Rate for Water
Resources Planning
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of change in discount
rate.
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 2.750 percent
for fiscal year 2018.
DATES: This discount rate is to be used
for the period October 1, 2017, through
and including September 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
DeShawn Woods, Bureau of
Reclamation, Reclamation Law
Administration Division, P.O. Box
25007, Denver, Colorado 80225;
telephone 303–445–2900.
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 2018 is 2.750 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
SUMMARY:
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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 2.7118 percent. This rate,
rounded to the nearest one-eighth
percent, is 2.750 percent, which is a
change of less than the allowable onequarter of 1 percent. Therefore, the
fiscal year 2018 rate is 2.750 percent.
The rate of 2.750 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 23, 2017.
Ruth Welch,
Director, Policy and Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Period Extension;
Consumer Expenditure Surveys:
Quarterly Interview and Diary
Notice of availability; Extension
of comment period.
ACTION:
At the request of the Office of
Management (OMB) and Budget, the
Department of Labor (DOL) is extending
the comment period for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored
information collection request (ICR)
revision titled, ‘‘Consumer Expenditure
Surveys: Quarterly Interview and
Diary.’’ The ICR is under OMB review
and approval for use in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge by
contacting Michel Smyth by telephone
at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064,
(these are not toll-free numbers) or
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sending an email to DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Consumer Expenditure
Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary.
The BLS uses the Consumer
Expenditure Surveys to gather
information on expenditures, income,
and other related subjects. The data is
updated periodically in the national
Consumer Price Index. In addition, the
data is used by a variety of researchers
in academia, government agencies, and
the private sector. The data is collected
from a national probability sample of
households designed to represent the
total civilian non-institutional
population. This revision request
includes the addition of a veterans
question, outlet questions, and a study
of the worksheet. The Census
Authorizing Statute and BLS
Authorizing Statute authorize this
information collection. See 13 U.S.C. 8b
and 29 U.S.C. 2.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
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Number 1220–0050. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on June
30, 2019; however, the DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. New
requirements would only take effect
upon OMB approval. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notices published in the
Federal Register on August 8, 2017, 82
FR 37115, and December 1, 2017, 82 FR
56966.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within seven (7) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1220–0050. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Consumer
Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly
Interview and Diary.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0050.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 11,765.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 51,420.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
51,484 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
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[FR Doc No: 2018-00251]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 189R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676.]
Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of change in discount rate.
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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 2.750 percent for fiscal year
2018.
DATES: This discount rate is to be used for the period October 1, 2017,
through and including September 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. DeShawn Woods, Bureau of
Reclamation, Reclamation Law Administration Division, P.O. Box 25007,
Denver, Colorado 80225; telephone 303-445-2900.
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
2018 is 2.750 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
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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 2.7118 percent.
This rate, rounded to the nearest one-eighth percent, is 2.750 percent,
which is a change of less than the allowable one-quarter of 1 percent.
Therefore, the fiscal year 2018 rate is 2.750 percent.
The rate of 2.750 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 23, 2017.
Ruth Welch,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-00251 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am]
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