[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23543]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Central Utah Project Completion Act

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, 
Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to negotiate an agreement among the Forest 
Service, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, the Utah Reclamation 
Mitigation and Conservation Commission, the Duchesne County Water 
Conservancy District, the Moon Lake Water Users Association, and 
Department of the Interior to Implement the Uinta Basin Replacement 
Project, Duchesne County, Utah.

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SUMMARY: Public Law 102-575, Central Utah Project Completion Act, 
Section 203(a) authorized the construction of the Uinta Basin 
Replacement Project. Responsibilities for the construction and 
operation of the project are described in four contracts executed by 
the Department of the Interior and the other parties on November 15, 
2001. The purpose of the proposed implementation agreement is to 
identify the entity or entities responsible for monitoring 
environmental mitigation, to allocate funds, and to delineate and 
assign any remaining tasks and obligations (not included in previous 
agreements). The terms of the implementation agreement are to be 
publicly negotiated among the Forest Service, Central Utah Water 
Conservancy District, the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
Commission, the Duchesne County Water Conservancy District, the Moon 
Lake Water Users Association, and Department of the Interior.

DATES: Dates for public negotiation sessions will be announced in local 
newspapers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information on matters 
related to this Federal Register notice can be obtained by contacting 
Mr. Wayne Pullan, Program Coordinator, CUP Completion Act Office, 
Department of the Interior, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, UT 84606-6154, 
(801) 379-1194, [email protected].

    Dated: September 10, 2003.
Ronald Johnston,
Program Director, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 03-23543 Filed 9-15-03; 8:45 am]
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