[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60527-60529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25002]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


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 and are new, modified, 
discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice on 
July 27, 2011. From the date of this publication, future notices during 
this calendar year will be limited to new, modified, discontinued, or 
completed contract actions. 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, Water and 
Environmental Resources 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

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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 this Document

ARRA--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
BCP--Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation--Bureau of Reclamation
CAP--Central Arizona 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
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.

New Contract Actions

    47. Contra Costa WD, CVP, California: Amendment to an existing O&M 
agreement to transfer O&M of the Contra Costa Rock Slough Fish Screen 
to the District. Initial construction funding provided through ARRA.
    48. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority, CVP, California: 
Amendment to an existing O&M agreement to transfer O&M of the Delta-
Mendota Canal California Aqueduct Intertie Project to the Authority. 
Initial construction funding provided through ARRA.
    49. Irrigation water districts, individual irrigators and M&I water 
users, CVP, California: Temporary water service contracts for terms not 
to exceed 1 year for up to 100,000 acre-feet of surplus supplies of CVP 
water resulting from an unusually large water supply, not otherwise 
storable for project purposes, or from infrequent and otherwise 
unmanaged flood flows of short duration.
    50. Irrigation water districts, individual irrigators, M&I and 
miscellaneous water users, California: Temporary Warren Act contracts 
for terms up to 5 years providing for use of excess capacity in CVP 
facilities for annual quantities exceeding 10,000 acre-feet.
    51. Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority, CVP, California: Proposed 
transfer of O&M of the Red Bluff Fish Screen Project facilities to the 
Authority.
    52. City of Redding, CVP, California: Proposed partial assignment 
of 30 acre-feet of the City of Redding's CVP water supply to the City 
of Shasta Lake for M&I use.
    53. Langell Valley ID, Klamath Project; Oregon: Title transfer of 
lands and facilities of the Klamath Project.
    54. Virginia L. Lempesis Separate Property Trust, CVP, California: 
Contract for the adjustment and settlement of certain claimed water 
rights in the Fresno Slough tributary to the San Joaquin River in 
fulfillment of such rights pursuant to contract No. I1r-1145 for the 
Purchase of Miller & Lux Water Rights, dated July 27, 1939.

Modified Contract Action

    13. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP, California: Long-term operational 
exchange contract for exchange of nonproject water in the Delta-Mendota 
Canal.

Completed Contract Actions

    15. Montecito WD, Cachuma Project, California: Contract to transfer 
title of the distribution system to the District. Title transfer 
authorized by Public Law 108-315, ``Carpinteria and Montecito Water 
Distribution Conveyance Act of 2004.'' Title transfer was completed on 
May 7, 2010.
    18. A Canal Fish Screens, Klamath Project, Oregon: Negotiation of 
an O&M contract for the A Canal Fish Screens with Klamath ID. Contract 
executed on February 9, 2011.
    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

    18. Verizon California Inc., BCP, Arizona: Proposed Acknowledgement 
No. 2 to Contract No. 14-06-300-2505 to acknowledge a name change from 
Verizon California Inc., to Frontier Communications West Coast Inc.
    Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State 
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
3864.
    The Upper Colorado Region has no updates to report for this 
quarter.
    Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal 
Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59101, telephone 
406-247-7752.

New Contract Actions

    49. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Fryingpan-
Arkansas Project, Colorado: Consideration of amendatory contract and/or 
contract amendments.
    50. Donala Water and Sanitation District, Fryingpan-Arkansas 
Project, Colorado: Consideration of a short- or long-term excess 
capacity contract.
    51. Kensington Partners, Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big 
Thompson Project, Colorado: Consideration of an amendment to the 
existing contract to reduce the amount of water service by 225 acre-
feet of municipal/domestic water and assign the water to the Upper 
Eagle Regional Water Authority.

Completed Contract Actions

    11. Security Water and Sanitation District, Fryingpan-Arkansas 
Project, Colorado: Consideration of a request for a long-term contract 
for the use of excess capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. 
Contract executed on May 4, 2011.
    12. City of Fountain, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado:

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Consideration of a request for a long-term contract for the use of 
excess capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. Contract executed 
May 4, 2011.
    16. Pueblo West Metropolitan District, Pueblo West, Fryingpan-
Arkansas Project, Colorado: Consideration of a request for a long-term 
contract for the use of excess capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas 
Project. Contract executed May 4, 2011.
    34. Colorado Springs Utilities, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, 
Colorado: Consideration of a request for a long-term contract for the 
use of excess capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project and annual 
repayment for the operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the 
single-purpose municipal works. Contract executed on May 4, 2011.
    35. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, Garrison Diversion 
Project, North Dakota: Intent to enter into temporary or interim 
irrigation or miscellaneous use water service contracts to provide up 
to 1,000 acre-feet of water annually for terms of up to 5 years. 
Contract executed on June 9, 2011.
    45. Frenchman Valley ID, P-SMBP, Nebraska: Consideration of a 
request to amend the water service contract to change the billing due 
date to better account for when assessments are paid to the District. 
Contract executed on June 29, 2011.

    Dated: August 17, 2011.
 Roseann Gonzales,
 Director, Policy and Administration.
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