[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27103-27105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10549]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 212R5065C6, 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 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.

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    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.

ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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
XM Extraordinary Maintenance
EXM Emergency 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
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

    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:
    44. Shoshone Municipal Pipeline, Shoshone Project, Wyoming: 
Consideration for renewal of water service contract No. 1-07-60-W0703.
    45. Grey Reef Ranch, Kendrick Project, Wyoming: Consideration for 
renewal of excess capacity contract No. 14XX660043.
    46. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District; Garrison Diversion 
Unit, P-SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a contract amendment to 
provide an additional 145 cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural and 
M&I purposes.
    47. Glen Elder ID; Glen Elder Unit, P-SMBP; Kansas: Consideration 
of an amendment to change the amount of annual water supply in contract 
No. 199E630032.
    Modified contract action:
    16. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District; Garrison Diversion 
Unit, P-SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a contract amendment to 
provide 20 cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural and M&I purposes.
    Discontinued contract actions:
    24. P-SMBP; Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, 
and Kansas: Renewal of contracts for the sale of Project Use Power to 
authorized entities.
    25. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a 
new M&I water service contract.
    Completed contract actions:
    10. Lucerne Water and Sewer District, P-SMBP, Wyoming: 
Consideration for renewal of contract No. 1-07-60-WS091. Contract 
executed January 15, 2021.
    16. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District; Garrison Diversion 
Unit, P-SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a contract amendment to 
provide 20 cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural and M&I purposes. 
Contract executed January 19, 2021.
    22. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a 
request for a new contract for the District to continue the O&M of the 
transferred works of the Riverton Unit. Contract executed December 21, 
2020.
    23. Webster ID No. 4; Solomon Division, P-SMBP; Kansas: 
Consideration of a repayment contract for XM and replacement funded 
pursuant to Title IX, Subtitle G of Public Law 111-11. Contract 
executed January 24, 2021.
    30. Griemsman L/S, LLC; Boysen Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration 
for renewal of water service contract No. 009E6A0012. Contract executed 
October 16, 2020.
    34. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., South Dakota: 
Consideration to amend agreement No. 5-07-60-W0223 to reflect the 
payoff of loans. Contract executed January 19, 2021.
    40. Sidney Water Users ID, P-SMBP, Montana: Consideration of 
contract for the sale of Project Use Power authorized under Section 2 
of the Act of October 30, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-191). Contract executed 
January 19, 2021.
    41. Kinsey Irrigation Company, P-SMBP, Montana: Consideration of 
contract for the sale of Project Use Power authorized under Section 2 
of the Act of October 30, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-191). Contract executed 
February 5, 2021.
    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 action:
    27. Taylor Hydro, LLC, Uncompahgre Project, Colorado: Preliminary 
lease and funding agreement for development of the lease of power 
privilege for hydropower development on the Taylor Park Dam. The 
purpose of this agreement is to receive funding from Taylor Hydro for 
Reclamation's assistance in the development of the lease of power 
privilege and identify timelines for the process.
    Modified contract action:
    4. 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, dba South 
Shore Farms and Cherry Hill Farms in the High Line Canal.
    Discontinued contract action:
    24. 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.
    Completed contract action:
    21. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Navajo-Gallup Water Supply 
Project, New Mexico: Reclamation is entering

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negotiations with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority to provide 
payment for OM&R costs for use of Federal facilities pursuant to Public 
Law 111-11, Section 10602(g). Contract executed March 3, 2021.
    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:
    17. GSC Farm, LLC, and the Town of Queen Creek, Arizona; BCP; 
Arizona: Enter into a proposed assignment and transfer of Arizona 
fourth-priority Colorado River water in the amount of 2,033.01 acre-
feet per year from GSC to Queen Creek, amend GSC's Colorado River water 
delivery contract No. 13-XX-30-W0571 to decrease their Colorado River 
water entitlement from 2,913.3 to 69.93 acre-feet per year, enter into 
Colorado River water delivery contract No. 20-XX-30-W0689 with Queen 
Creek for 2,033.01 acre-feet per year of Arizona fourth-priority 
Colorado River water entitlement, and enter into a wheeling agreement 
between the United States and Queen Creek for the wheeling of non-
project water to be transported through the CAP for the use or benefit 
of the Queen Creek.
    2. Mohave Water Conservation District and the City of Bullhead 
City, Arizona; BCP; Arizona: Enter into a proposed contract No. 9-07-
30-W0012, assignment of Arizona fourth-priority Colorado River water 
entitlement in the amount of 1,800 acre-feet per year from the District 
to Bullhead City and amend Bullhead City's Colorado River water 
delivery contract No. 2-07-30-W0273 to increase their Colorado River 
water entitlement from 15,210 to 17,010 acre-feet per year and increase 
the Bullhead City contract service area to include the District's land 
that previously received Colorado River water pursuant to contract No. 
9-07-30-W0012.
    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:
    18. Irrigation water districts; Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana; 
and Wyoming: Temporary Warren Act contracts for terms of up to 5 years 
providing for use of excess capacity in Reclamation facilities for 
annual quantities exceeding 10,000 acre-feet.
    19. Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Wyoming: Aquifer 
Recharge Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 116-260) contracts that allow the use 
of excess capacity in Reclamation facilities for aquifer recharge of 
non-Reclamation project water.
    CALIFORNIA-GREAT BASIN--INTERIOR REGION 10: Bureau of Reclamation, 
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-
5250.
    The California-Great Basin--Interior Region 10 has no updates to 
report for this quarter.

Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-10549 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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