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• BOEM–0127, Sensitive Reservoir
Information Report;
• BOEM–0140, Bottomhole Pressure
Survey Report;
• BOEM–1123, Designation of
Operator; and
• BOEM–1832, Notification of
Incident(s) of Noncompliance.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Oil and
gas and Sulphur lessees/operators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,302 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,323 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: $165,492.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
current annual burden hours for this
collection are 30,635 hours. BOEM
proposes to reduce annual burden hours
to 18,323 hours, which is a decrease of
12,312 annual burden hours. The
annual burden hour reduction is related
to adjustments in 30 CFR 550, subpart
K, which include:
• For 30 CFR 550.1153, the regions
re-evaluated the annual burden hours
for static bottomhole pressure surveys.
The average hour burden based on
industry feedback is 15 hours instead of
14 hours. Also, BOEM on average
reviews approximately 400 bottomhole
pressure surveys per year instead of
1,161 surveys. The 2017 OMB approved
annual burden hours included 3 years of
data instead of annual data. Therefore,
BOEM is reducing the number of
respondents to correct this error. The
annual burden hours for 30 CFR 55.1153
is decreasing from 16,254 hours to 6,000
hours (¥10,254 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1153(d), BOEM is
increasing the hour burden from 1 to 5
based on industry feedback. BOEM is
currently reviewing fewer departures
annually than previously recorded
(decreasing number of departures from
200 to 100). With the increase in hour
burdens and the decrease in
respondents, the overall annual burden
hour for 30 CFR 550.1153(d) will
increase to 500 hours (+300 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1154 and 550.1167,
BOEM is changing the hour burden from
1 to 5 hours based on industry feedback.
However, the number of respondents is
dropping by 2/3rds (from 15 requests to
5 requests). Therefore, the annual
burden hour change will increase
slightly from 15 hours to 25 hours (+10
hours).
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• For 30 CFR 550.1155, based on
outreach input, BOEM is increasing the
hour burden for form BOEM–0127 from
3 hours to 6 hours. However, BOEM
previously overestimated the number of
forms submitted. BOEM is reducing the
number of forms collected from 2,012 to
610 forms; therefore, the overall annual
burden hours will decrease from 6,036
hours to 3,660 hours (¥2,376 hours).
• For 30 CFR 550.1153–1167, BOEM
is increasing the respondents from 2 to
10 due to an increase in annual
departure requests. With changes in
technology, operators are installing
permanent downhole gauges in wells,
which show continuous readings of the
downhole pressure. Operators are
submitting this type of data, as
alternative compliance to static
bottomhole pressure surveys, to meet
the bottomhole pressure requirement.
BOEM has seen an increase from 2 to 10
departure requests annually. This
increase in respondents causes the
annual burden hours to increase from 2
to 10 hours (+8 hours).
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: The authority for this action is
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 201R5065C6,
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Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Actions
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of contract actions.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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 of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law
Administration Division, Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0007; mkelly@usbr.gov;
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
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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.
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Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the
Reports
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
EXM Emergency extraordinary maintenance
XM Extraordinary maintenance
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and Industrial
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OM&R Operation, Maintenance, and
Replacement
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P–SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin
Program
SOD Safety of Dams
SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of
1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
Columbia-Pacific Northwest—Interior
Region 9: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150
North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise,
Idaho 83706–1234, telephone 208–378–
5344.
New contract actions:
19. Roza ID, Yakima Project,
Washington: Contract for use of water in
dead space of Kachess Reservoir and
construction of a pumping plant.
20. Quincy-Columbia Basin ID,
Columbia Basin Project, Washington:
Long-term contract to renew master
water service contract No. 14–06–100–
9166, as supplemented, to authorize the
district to deliver project water to up to
10,000 First Phase Continuation Acres
located within the district, and to
deliver additional project water to land
irrigated under the district’s repayment
contract during the peak period of
irrigation water use annually.
Completed contract actions:
15. Yakima Nation and Cascade ID,
Yakima Project, Washington: Long-term
contract for an exchange of water and to
authorize the use of capacity in Yakima
Project facilities to convey up to 10
cubic feet per second of non-project
water during the non-irrigation season
for fish hatchery purposes. Contract
executed on April 1, 2019.
17. Cascade ID, Yakima Project,
Washington: Contract for Yakima Tribes
use of Cascade ID’s canal for Melvin R.
Sampson Hatchery. Contract executed
on April 1, 2019.
Discontinued contract action:
18. Bitter Root ID, Bitter Root Project,
Montana: Amendment to SOD contract
to extend repayment period.
California-Great Basin—Interior
Region 10: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California
95825–1898, telephone 916–978–5250.
New contract actions:
53. San Luis and Delta-Mendota
Water Authority, CVP, California:
Renewal of OM&R contract.
54. San Luis and Delta-Mendota
Water Authority, CVP, California:
Contract for repayment for XM and
replacement funded pursuant to Subtitle
G of Public Law 111–11.
55. City of West Sacramento, CVP,
California: Negotiation and execution of
a 40-year long-term water service
contract.
Completed contract actions:
8. Casitas Municipal WD, Ventura
Project, California: Repayment contract
for SOD work on Casitas Dam. Contract
executed on October 6, 2014.
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13. Delta Lands Reclamation District
No. 770, CVP, California: Long-term
Warren Act contract for conveyance of
up to 300,000 acre-feet of non-project
flood flows via the Friant-Kern Canal for
flood control purposes. A contract with
a 5-year term was executed on February
10, 2017.
20. Goleta WD, Cachuma Project,
California: An agreement to transfer title
of the federally owned distribution
system to the Goleta WD subject to
approved legislation. Contract executed
on September 2019.
Lower Colorado Basin—Interior
Region 8: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.
Box 61470 (Nevada Highway and Park
Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006–
1470, telephone 702–293–8192.
New contract actions:
14. Ehrenberg Improvement District,
BCP, Arizona: Assign Ehrenberg
Improvement Association’s Colorado
River water delivery contract No. 8–07–
30–W0006, as amended, for 650 acrefeet of water per year, to the district.
15. Western Water, LLC and
Ehrenberg Improvement District, BCP,
Arizona: Review and approve a
proposed partial assignment and
transfer of Arizona fourth-priority
Colorado River water in the amount of
85 acre-feet of water per year from
Western Water to the district, amend
Western Water’s Colorado River water
delivery contract No. 16–XX–30–W0619
to decrease its Colorado River water
entitlement by 85 acre-feet of water per
year from 621.48 to 536.48 acre-feet of
water per year, and amend the district’s
Colorado River water delivery contract
No. 8–07–30–W0006 to increase the
district’s Colorado River water
entitlement by 85 acre-feet of water per
year from 650 to 735 acre-feet of water
per year.
Completed contract actions:
3. Bard WD, Yuma Project, California:
Consolidate Bard WD’s O&M contracts
for the Yuma Project, California,
Reservation Division, Indian and Bard
Units, to reflect updated Reclamation
policy and procedures. Contract
executed on May 28, 2019.
10. San Carlos Apache and Pascua
Yaqui Tribes, CAP, Arizona: Execute a
CAP water lease for the San Carlos
Apache Tribe to lease 1,750 acre-feet of
its CAP water to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
during calendar year 2019. Lease
executed on May 6, 2019.
11. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the
Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona: Execute
a proposed 100-year lease not to exceed
5,925 acre-feet per year of CAP water
from the Tribe to Gilbert. Lease
executed June 12, 2019.
12. San Carlos Apache Tribe and
Freeport Minerals Corporation, CAP,
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Arizona: Execute a CAP water lease for
the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease
17,000 acre-feet of its CAP water to
Freeport Minerals Corporation during
calendar year 2019. Lease executed May
6, 2019.
Upper Colorado Basin—Interior
Region 7: Bureau of Reclamation, 125
South State Street, Room 8100, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84138–1102, telephone
801–524–3864.
New contract actions:
28. Bostwick Park Water Conservancy
District, Bostwick Park Project,
Colorado: Preliminary lease and funding
agreement for development of the lease
of power privilege for hydropower
development on the Silver Jack Dam
Bypass Pipeline. The purpose of this
agreement is to receive funding from the
district for Reclamation’s assistance in
the development of the lease of power
privilege and identify timelines for the
process.
29. Emery Water Conservancy District,
Emery Project, Utah: The district is
pursuing title transfer efforts for all of
the Emery Project works including the
dams, diversion facilities, conveyance
facilities, and water rights. Reclamation
and the district are discussing a
memorandum of agreement to outline
roles in this effort.
30. Fort Sumner ID, Carlsbad Project,
New Mexico: Reclamation is pursuing
negotiations with the district to contract
with Reclamation with the intent that
the district would refrain from calling
for up to 3,500 acre-feet of water
annually under its water right and make
it available to Reclamation for storage in
Sumner Reservoir for the purpose of
maximizing the quantity of water
available to the Carlsbad Project.
Missouri Basin—Interior Region 5:
Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900,
Federal Building, 2021 4th Avenue
North, Billings, Montana 59101,
telephone 406–247–7752.
New contract actions:
35. Webster ID No. 4; Solomon
Division, P–SMBP; Kansas:
Consideration of a repayment contract
for XM and replacement funded
pursuant to Subtitle G of Pub. L. 111–
11.
36. Canyon Limited Liability; Boysen
Unit, P–SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration
for renewal of contract No. 009E6A0035.
37. North Dakota State Water
Commission, Snake Creek Pumping
Plant, North Dakota: Consideration for a
use-of-facilities contract.
38. Goshen ID, North Platte Project:
EXM and replacement contract funded
pursuant to Subtitle G of Pub. L. 111–
11 for work on the Fort Laramie Canal
and Tunnels.
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39. Garfield County, Colorado; Ruedi
Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project;
Colorado: Consideration for amendment
to contract No. 139D6C0105 for an
additional place of use.
40. Ainsworth ID; Ainsworth Unit, P–
SMBP; Nebraska: Amendment of
contract No. 17SD630055 for SOD
modification costs associated with
Merritt Dam.
41. Lugert-Altus ID, W.C. Austin
Project, Oklahoma: Consideration for
amendment to contract No. Ilr-1375.
42. Ptarmigan Partners, LLC and
Christine-Elliot Armstrong Revocable
Trust and Andrew W. Armstrong
Revocable Trust, Shoshone Project,
Cody, Wyoming: Consideration for
amendment to contract No.
019E6A0227.
Completed contract actions:
16. Glen Elder ID No. 8; Glen Elder
Unit, P–SMBP; Kansas: Consideration to
renew long-term water service contract
No. 2–07–60–W0855. Contract executed
March 12, 2019.
21. Town of Thermopolis; Boysen
Unit, P–SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration
for renewal of long-term water service
contract No. 8–07–WS050. Contract
executed on May 13, 2019.
26. Southeastern Colorado Water
Conservancy District Acting by and
through its Water Activity Enterprise,
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado:
Consideration to amend Pueblo Lease of
Power Privilege contract No.
17XX650016. Contract executed on
March 25, 2019.
38. Goshen ID, North Platte Project:
EXM and replacement contract funded
pursuant to Subtitle G of Pub. L. 111–
11 for work on the Fort Laramie Canal
and Tunnels. Contract executed August
26, 2019.
40. Ainsworth ID; Ainsworth Unit, P–
SMBP; Nebraska: Amendment of
contract No. 17SD630055 for SOD
modification costs associated with
Merritt Dam. Contract executed on July
15, 2019.
Discontinued contract action:
8. Busk-Ivanhoe, Inc., FryingpanArkansas Project, Colorado: Contract for
long-term carriage and storage, and/or a
new contract for an additional use of
water.
Gayle Kunkel-Shields,
Acting Director, Policy and Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 201R5065C6,
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 2.75 percent for
fiscal year 2020. The prior fiscal year’s
rate as announced in the Federal
Register (83 FR 64875) on December 18,
2018, was 2.875 percent for fiscal year
2019.
DATES: This discount rate is to be used
for the period October 1, 2019, through
and including September 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
William Taylor, Bureau of Reclamation,
Reclamation Law Administration
Division, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225; telephone 303–445–
2113.
SUMMARY:
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 2020 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
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 2.7201 percent. This rate,
rounded to the nearest one-eighth
percent, is 2.75 percent, which is a
change of less than the allowable onequarter of 1 percent. Therefore, the
fiscal year 2020 rate is 2.75 percent.
The rate of 2.75 percent will be used
by all Federal agencies in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 201R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]
Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other
Water-Related Contract Actions
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of contract actions.
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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
of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law
Administration Division, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225-0007; [email protected]; 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
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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
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
EXM Emergency extraordinary maintenance
XM Extraordinary maintenance
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and Industrial
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OM&R Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement
P-SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
SOD Safety of Dams
SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
Columbia-Pacific Northwest--Interior Region 9: Bureau of
Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-
1234, telephone 208-378-5344.
New contract actions:
19. Roza ID, Yakima Project, Washington: Contract for use of water
in dead space of Kachess Reservoir and construction of a pumping plant.
20. Quincy-Columbia Basin ID, Columbia Basin Project, Washington:
Long-term contract to renew master water service contract No. 14-06-
100-9166, as supplemented, to authorize the district to deliver project
water to up to 10,000 First Phase Continuation Acres located within the
district, and to deliver additional project water to land irrigated
under the district's repayment contract during the peak period of
irrigation water use annually.
Completed contract actions:
15. Yakima Nation and Cascade ID, Yakima Project, Washington: Long-
term contract for an exchange of water and to authorize the use of
capacity in Yakima Project facilities to convey up to 10 cubic feet per
second of non-project water during the non-irrigation season for fish
hatchery purposes. Contract executed on April 1, 2019.
17. Cascade ID, Yakima Project, Washington: Contract for Yakima
Tribes use of Cascade ID's canal for Melvin R. Sampson Hatchery.
Contract executed on April 1, 2019.
Discontinued contract action:
18. Bitter Root ID, Bitter Root Project, Montana: Amendment to SOD
contract to extend repayment period.
California-Great Basin--Interior Region 10: Bureau of Reclamation,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-
5250.
New contract actions:
53. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority, CVP, California:
Renewal of OM&R contract.
54. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority, CVP, California:
Contract for repayment for XM and replacement funded pursuant to
Subtitle G of Public Law 111-11.
55. City of West Sacramento, CVP, California: Negotiation and
execution of a 40-year long-term water service contract.
Completed contract actions:
8. Casitas Municipal WD, Ventura Project, California: Repayment
contract for SOD work on Casitas Dam. Contract executed on October 6,
2014.
13. Delta Lands Reclamation District No. 770, CVP, California:
Long-term Warren Act contract for conveyance of up to 300,000 acre-feet
of non-project flood flows via the Friant-Kern Canal for flood control
purposes. A contract with a 5-year term was executed on February 10,
2017.
20. Goleta WD, Cachuma Project, California: An agreement to
transfer title of the federally owned distribution system to the Goleta
WD subject to approved legislation. Contract executed on September
2019.
Lower Colorado Basin--Interior Region 8: Bureau of Reclamation,
P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada
89006-1470, telephone 702-293-8192.
New contract actions:
14. Ehrenberg Improvement District, BCP, Arizona: Assign Ehrenberg
Improvement Association's Colorado River water delivery contract No. 8-
07-30-W0006, as amended, for 650 acre-feet of water per year, to the
district.
15. Western Water, LLC and Ehrenberg Improvement District, BCP,
Arizona: Review and approve a proposed partial assignment and transfer
of Arizona fourth-priority Colorado River water in the amount of 85
acre-feet of water per year from Western Water to the district, amend
Western Water's Colorado River water delivery contract No. 16-XX-30-
W0619 to decrease its Colorado River water entitlement by 85 acre-feet
of water per year from 621.48 to 536.48 acre-feet of water per year,
and amend the district's Colorado River water delivery contract No. 8-
07-30-W0006 to increase the district's Colorado River water entitlement
by 85 acre-feet of water per year from 650 to 735 acre-feet of water
per year.
Completed contract actions:
3. Bard WD, Yuma Project, California: Consolidate Bard WD's O&M
contracts for the Yuma Project, California, Reservation Division,
Indian and Bard Units, to reflect updated Reclamation policy and
procedures. Contract executed on May 28, 2019.
10. San Carlos Apache and Pascua Yaqui Tribes, CAP, Arizona:
Execute a CAP water lease for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease
1,750 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe during
calendar year 2019. Lease executed on May 6, 2019.
11. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona:
Execute a proposed 100-year lease not to exceed 5,925 acre-feet per
year of CAP water from the Tribe to Gilbert. Lease executed June 12,
2019.
12. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Freeport Minerals Corporation, CAP,
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Arizona: Execute a CAP water lease for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to
lease 17,000 acre-feet of its CAP water to Freeport Minerals
Corporation during calendar year 2019. Lease executed May 6, 2019.
Upper Colorado Basin--Interior Region 7: Bureau of Reclamation, 125
South State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102,
telephone 801-524-3864.
New contract actions:
28. Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District, Bostwick Park
Project, Colorado: Preliminary lease and funding agreement for
development of the lease of power privilege for hydropower development
on the Silver Jack Dam Bypass Pipeline. The purpose of this agreement
is to receive funding from the district for Reclamation's assistance in
the development of the lease of power privilege and identify timelines
for the process.
29. Emery Water Conservancy District, Emery Project, Utah: The
district is pursuing title transfer efforts for all of the Emery
Project works including the dams, diversion facilities, conveyance
facilities, and water rights. Reclamation and the district are
discussing a memorandum of agreement to outline roles in this effort.
30. Fort Sumner ID, Carlsbad Project, New Mexico: Reclamation is
pursuing negotiations with the district to contract with Reclamation
with the intent that the district would refrain from calling for up to
3,500 acre-feet of water annually under its water right and make it
available to Reclamation for storage in Sumner Reservoir for the
purpose of maximizing the quantity of water available to the Carlsbad
Project.
Missouri Basin--Interior Region 5: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box
36900, Federal Building, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana
59101, telephone 406-247-7752.
New contract actions:
35. Webster ID No. 4; Solomon Division, P-SMBP; Kansas:
Consideration of a repayment contract for XM and replacement funded
pursuant to Subtitle G of Pub. L. 111-11.
36. Canyon Limited Liability; Boysen Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming:
Consideration for renewal of contract No. 009E6A0035.
37. North Dakota State Water Commission, Snake Creek Pumping Plant,
North Dakota: Consideration for a use-of-facilities contract.
38. Goshen ID, North Platte Project: EXM and replacement contract
funded pursuant to Subtitle G of Pub. L. 111-11 for work on the Fort
Laramie Canal and Tunnels.
39. Garfield County, Colorado; Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas
Project; Colorado: Consideration for amendment to contract No.
139D6C0105 for an additional place of use.
40. Ainsworth ID; Ainsworth Unit, P-SMBP; Nebraska: Amendment of
contract No. 17SD630055 for SOD modification costs associated with
Merritt Dam.
41. Lugert-Altus ID, W.C. Austin Project, Oklahoma: Consideration
for amendment to contract No. Ilr-1375.
42. Ptarmigan Partners, LLC and Christine-Elliot Armstrong
Revocable Trust and Andrew W. Armstrong Revocable Trust, Shoshone
Project, Cody, Wyoming: Consideration for amendment to contract No.
019E6A0227.
Completed contract actions:
16. Glen Elder ID No. 8; Glen Elder Unit, P-SMBP; Kansas:
Consideration to renew long-term water service contract No. 2-07-60-
W0855. Contract executed March 12, 2019.
21. Town of Thermopolis; Boysen Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming:
Consideration for renewal of long-term water service contract No. 8-07-
WS050. Contract executed on May 13, 2019.
26. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Acting by and
through its Water Activity Enterprise, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project,
Colorado: Consideration to amend Pueblo Lease of Power Privilege
contract No. 17XX650016. Contract executed on March 25, 2019.
38. Goshen ID, North Platte Project: EXM and replacement contract
funded pursuant to Subtitle G of Pub. L. 111-11 for work on the Fort
Laramie Canal and Tunnels. Contract executed August 26, 2019.
40. Ainsworth ID; Ainsworth Unit, P-SMBP; Nebraska: Amendment of
contract No. 17SD630055 for SOD modification costs associated with
Merritt Dam. Contract executed on July 15, 2019.
Discontinued contract action:
8. Busk-Ivanhoe, Inc., Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado:
Contract for long-term carriage and storage, and/or a new contract for
an additional use of water.
Gayle Kunkel-Shields,
Acting Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-27140 Filed 12-16-19; 8:45 am]
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