[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 159 (Friday, August 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46879-46881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17839]


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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.

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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.
    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.
    Completed contract actions:
    26. XTO Energy, Inc.; Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project; 
Colorado: Consideration to amend Ruedi Round I contract No. 2-07-70-
W055 for additional places of use, including the Piceance Creek Basin. 
Contract executed March 25, 2021.
    35. Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, Norman Project, 
Oklahoma: Consideration for renewal of water service contract No. 
169E640075. Contract executed June 23, 2021.
    37. Christine and Andrew Armstrong, Shoshone Project, Wyoming: 
Consideration for renewal of water service contract No. 19E6A0227B. 
Contract executed June 23, 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 actions:
    28. Moon Lake Water Users Association, Moon Lake Project, Utah: The 
Association is interested in installing a small hydro-electric 
generator at Moon Lake Reservoir. This will require contract actions 
with the United States.
    29. Uintah Water Conservancy District; Jensen Unit, CUP; Utah: The 
District has requested to initiate the process to construct the Burns 
Bench Pumping Plant, as part of the CUP--Jensen Unit.

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    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 action:
    19. Central Arizona Water Conservation District and Seventeen 
Entities, CAP, Arizona: Execute Non-Indian Agricultural (NIA) 
subcontracts consistent with a January16, 2014, recommendation from the 
Arizona Department of Water Resources.
    Completed contract actions:
    13. Brooke Water LLC and EPCOR Water Arizona Inc., BCP, Arizona: 
Enter into an assignment of Brooke's Colorado River water delivery 
contract to EPCOR, and a new contract with EPCOR that will supersede 
and replace its existing Colorado River water delivery contract. 
Contract executed June 16, 2021.
    14. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona: 
Execute a CAP water lease for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease 
11,446 acre-feet of its CAP water to the Town of Gilbert during 
calendar year 2021. Lease executed May 18, 2021.
    15. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Pascua Yaqui Tribe, CAP, Arizona: 
Execute a CAP water lease for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease 
1,720 acre-feet of its CAP water to Pascua Yaqui Tribe during calendar 
year 2021. Lease executed May 18, 2021.
    16. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Freeport Minerals Corporation, CAP, 
Arizona: Execute a CAP water lease for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to 
lease 11,500 acre-feet of its CAP water to Freeport Minerals 
Corporation during calendar year 2021. Lease executed May 19, 2021.
    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:
    20. Idaho Board of Water Resources, Boise Project, Idaho: 
Reclamation intends to negotiate an agreement with the Idaho Board of 
Water Resources to cost share construction of the raise of Anderson 
Ranch Dam, under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Pub. L. 114-332, Sec. 4007).
    CALIFORNIA--GREAT BASIN--INTERIOR REGION 10: Bureau of Reclamation, 
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-
5250.
    Modified contract actions:
    15. City of Santa Barbara, Cachuma Project, California: Execution 
of a long-term Warren Act contract with the City for conveyance of non-
project water in Cachuma Project facilities.
    25. California Department of Fish and Game, CVP, California: To 
extend the term of and amend the existing water service contract for 
the Department's San Joaquin Fish Hatchery to allow an increase from 35 
to 55 cubic feet per second of continuous flow to pass through the 
Hatchery prior to it returning to the San Joaquin River.
    36. State of California, Department of Water Resources, CVP, 
California: Negotiation of multi-year, long-term (through December 31, 
2035, consistent with the approval by State of California--State Water 
Resources Control Board of the change in place of use) wheeling 
agreements with the State of California, Department of Water Resources 
providing for the conveyance and delivery of CVP water through the 
State of California's water project facilities to Byron-Bethany ID 
(Musco Family Olive Company), Del Puerto WD (Oak Flat WD), and the 
Department of Veteran Affairs, San Joaquin Valley National Veterans 
Cemetery.
    Discontinued contract action:
    12. Placer County Water Agency, CVP, California: Proposed exchange 
agreement under section 14 of the 1939 Act to exchange up to 71,000 
acre-feet annually of the Agency's American River Middle Fork Project 
water for use by Reclamation, for a like amount of CVP water from the 
Sacramento River for use by the Agency.
    Completed contract action:
    32. State of Nevada, Newlands Project, Nevada: Title transfer of 
lands and features of Carson Lake and Pasture. Title transfer completed 
March 31, 2021.

Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-17839 Filed 8-19-21; 8:45 am]
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