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contract that provided for the 

prepayment of the Jordan Aqueduct 

dated October 28, 1993. The 

prepayment may be provided in several 

installments to reflect substantial 

completion of the delivery facilities 

being prepaid and may not be adjusted 

on the basis of the type of prepayment 

financing utilized by the District. 

Nothing in this section authorizes or 

terminates the authority to use tax 

exempt bond financing for this 

prepayment.@ In accordance with the 

above referenced legislation, the Central 

Utah Water Conservancy District 

(CUWCD) intends to prepay the costs 

obligated under repayment contract No. 

14–06–400–4286, as supplemented. 

This contract will provide for the fifth 

installment in a series of prepayments. 

The terms of the prepayment are to be 

publicly negotiated between CUWCD 

and the 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, 

wpullan@uc.usbr.gov.

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

Ronald Johnston, 

Program Director, Department of the Interior.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Central Utah Project Completion Act

AGENCIES: Department of the Interior, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary—Water 

and Science, (Interior); Utah 

Reclamation Mitigation and 

Conservation Commission, (Mitigation 

Commission); Central Utah Water 

Conservancy District, (CUWCD).

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Utah 

Lake Drainage Basin Water Delivery 

System, Final Environmental Impact 

Statement for the facilities and measures 

authorized in Sections 202(a)(1), 202(c), 

207, and 302 of the Central Utah Project 

Completion Act (CUPCA), which is part 

of the Bonneville Unit of the Central 

Utah Project. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended, Interior, 

CUWCD, and the Mitigation 

Commission (Joint-Lead Agencies), have 

issued a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) for the Utah Lake 

Drainage Basin Water Delivery System 

(Utah Lake System), Bonneville Unit, 

Central Utah Project. The FEIS 

addresses potential impacts related to 

construction and operation of the 

features proposed for the Utah Lake 

System. The FEIS is intended to satisfy 

disclosure requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

will serve as the NEPA compliance 

document for contracts, agreements and 

permits that would be required for 

construction and operation of the Utah 

Lake System. The Joint-Lead Agencies 

intend to seek Clean Water Act 

compliance through Section 404(r) 

provisions by including a 404(b)(1) 

analysis within the FEIS and therefore 

an exemption from the requirements to 

obtain a Section 404 permit for 

construction. In addition to this 

notification, notices will be published 

in local newspapers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information on matters 

related to this notice can be obtained 

from Mr. Reed Murray at (801) 379–

1237, or rmurray@uc.usbr.gov.

Additional copies of the FEIS, and 

copies of the resource technical reports 

can be obtained from Ms. Laurie 

Barnett, Central Utah Water 

Conservancy District, 355 West 

University Parkway, Orem, Utah, 84058. 

Copies are also available for 

inspection at:

Central Utah Water Conservancy 

District, 355 West University 

Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058; 

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 

Conservation Commission, 102 West 

500 South, Suite 315, Salt Lake City 

UT 84101; 

Department of the Interior, Natural 

Resource Library, Serials Branch, 18th 

C Streets, NW., Washington, DC 

20240; 

Department of the Interior, Central Utah 

Project Completion Act Office, 302 

East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606.

and on the Central Utah Water 

Conservancy District Web site at: http:/

/www.cuwcd.com/cupca/projects/uls/

index.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background—The Utah Lake System 

is one of the systems of the Bonneville 

Unit of the Central Utah Project that 

would develop central Utah’s water 

resources for municipal and industrial 

supply, fish and wildlife, and 

recreation. Initiation of planning for the 

Utah Lake System was announced in the 

Federal Register on October 14, 1998 

(FR Doc. 98–27484). Notice of intent to 

initiate scoping and prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

was announced in the Federal Register

on August 23, 2000 (FR Doc. 00–21458). 

Scoping was accomplished in two 

stages: informal scoping was conducted 

through public meetings in September 

2000 and October 2001; and formal 

scoping was conducted through 

mailings and public meetings during 

February 2002. The DEIS was issued by 

the Joint-Lead Agencies on March 25, 

2004. Notice of availability of the DEIS 

was published in the Federal Register

on March 30, 2004, (FR Doc. 04–7034). 

Comments received during the public 

comment period from March 25, 2004, 

until June 11, 2004, were considered 

during preparation of the FEIS. Public 

hearings were held April 28 and 29, 

2004, for the purpose of receiving 

comments on the DEIS. Publication of 

the Record of Decision will occur no 

sooner than 30 days from the date of 

this notice. 

Proposed Action Alternative—The 

Utah Lake System Proposed Action 

Alternative would provide an average 

transbasin diversion of 101,900 acre-feet 

which consists of 30,000 acre-feet of 

Municipal and Industrial (M&I) 

secondary water to southern Utah 

County and 30,000 acre-feet of M&I 

water to Salt Lake County water 

treatment plants; and 40,310 acre-feet of 

M&I water to Utah Lake for exchange to 

Jordanelle Reservoir. It would conserve 

water in a Mapleton-Springville Lateral 

Pipeline, conserve water in the Provo 

River basin and deliver it along with 

acquired water to assist June sucker 

spawning and rearing in the lower 

Provo River, convey water to support 

year-round instream flows in Provo 

River and seasonal instream flows in 

Hobble Creek to assist in the recovery of 

the June sucker, and develop 

hydropower. This alternative would 

involve construction of five new 

pipelines for delivery of water and 2 

new hydropower plants and associated 

transmission lines. Under this 

alternative, Interior would acquire 

57,000 acre-feet of the District’s 

secondary water rights in Utah Lake to 

provide a firm annual yield of 60,000 

acre-feet of ULS M&I water. 

Bonneville Unit Water Alternative—

The Bonneville Unit Water Alternative 

would have an average transbasin 

diversion of 101,900 acre-feet consisting 

of: 15,800 acre-feet of M&I water to 

southern Utah County to be used in 

secondary water systems; and 84,510 

acre-feet of M&I water delivered to Utah 

Lake for exchange to Jordanelle 

Reservoir. It would conserve water in a 

Mapleton-Springville Lateral Pipeline, 

conserve water in the Provo River basin 

and deliver it along with acquired water 

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to assist June sucker spawning and 

rearing in the lower Provo River, convey 

water to support instream flows in 

Hobble Creek to assist recovery of the 

June sucker, and develop hydropower. It 

would involve construction of three 

new pipelines and two new hydropower 

plants with associated transmission 

lines. Under this alternative, Interior 

would acquire 15,000 acre-feet of the 

District’s secondary water rights in Utah 

Lake to provide a firm annual yield of 

15,800 acre-feet of M&I water. 

No Action Alternative—No new water 

conveyance features would be 

constructed under the No Action 

Alternative. It would provide the 

delivery of 86,100 acre-feet of water 

from Strawberry Reservoir to Utah Lake 

for the Bonneville Unit M&I exchange 

water. The 15,800 acre-feet of 

Bonneville Unit water would remain in 

Strawberry Reservoir to provide a firm 

supply for the Bonneville Unit M&I 

exchange. Some of the Bonneville Unit 

M&I exchange water would be routed 

through the Strawberry Tunnel to meet 

instream flow needs in Sixth Water and 

Diamond Fork creeks. The remaining 

Bonneville Unit M&I exchange water 

would be conveyed through the 

Diamond Fork System and discharged 

into Diamond Fork Creek at the outlet 

near Monks Hollow or discharged from 

the Diamond Fork Pipeline into the 

Spanish Fork River at the mouth of 

Diamond Fork Canyon. The irrigation 

diversions on lower Spanish Fork River 

would be modified to bypass and 

measure the 86,100 acre-feet into Utah 

Lake, and to allow fish passage as 

previously agreed by the Interior and 

District in the 1999 Diamond Fork FS–

FEIS and ROD. Interior would not 

purchase any of the District’s secondary 

water rights in Utah Lake and no water 

would be conveyed to Hobble Creek for 

June sucker recovery. The No Action 

Alternative would be the same as the 

Interim Proposed Action in the 

Diamond Fork FS–FEIS.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

Ronald Johnston, 

Program Director, Department of the Interior.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

Michael C. Weland, 

Executive Director, Utah Reclamation 

Mitigation and Conservation Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–030–1020–XX–028H; HAG 04–0291] 

Council Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Vale District.

ACTION: Conference call for the John 

Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council. 

SUMMARY: The John Day/Snake Resource 

Advisory Council will have a 

conference call on November 8, 2004 at 

7 p.m. Pacific Time. 

The conference call participants will 

discuss the Draft Forest Service 

Vegetation Treatment Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). 

The entire conference call is open to 

the public. To participate in the 

conference call, please submit a written 

request to the Vale District Office 10 

days prior to the call.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peggy Diegan, Management Assistant/

Webmaster, Vale District Office, 100 

Oregon Street, Vale, OR 97918 (541) 

473–3144, or e-mail 

Peggy_Diegan@or.blm.gov.

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

Tom Dabbs, 

Acting District Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–130–1020–PH; GP4–0292] 

Notice of Cancellation of October 7, 

2004 Meeting, Eastern Washington 

Resource Advisory Council Meeting 

and Notice To Reschedule Meeting for 

November 8, 2004

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

cancellation and rescheduling. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Eastern 

Washington Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Eastern Washington 

Resource Advisory Council (EWRAC) 

meeting for October 7, 2004, at the 

Spokane District Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1103 North Fancher Road, 

Spokane, Washington, 99212–1275 is 

cancelled and rescheduled for 

November 8, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

rescheduled meeting on November 8, 

2004 will start at 9 a.m. and adjourn 

about 4 p.m. Topics on the meeting 

agenda include: 

• Fiscal Year 2004 Accomplishments. 

• Fiscal Year 2005 Work Plan. 

The RAC meeting is open to the 

public, and there will be an opportunity 

for public comments at 10:30 a.m.. 

Information to be distributed to Council 

members for their review is requested in 

written format 10 days prior to the 

Council meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra Gourdin or Kathy Helm, Bureau 

of Land Management, Spokane District 

Office, 1103 N. Fancher Road, Spokane, 

Washington, 99212, or call (509) 536–

1200.

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

Joseph K. Buesing, 

District Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–260–09–1060–00–24 1A] 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; 

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces that the 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board 

will conduct a meeting on matters 

pertaining to management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands.

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet 

Monday, November 8, 2004, from 8 

a.m., to 5 p.m., local time. This will be 

a one day meeting.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will 

meet at the Reno Hilton, 2500 E. Second 

Street, Reno, Nevada 89595 (775) 789–

2000. 

Written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting should be sent 

to: Bureau of Land Management, 

National Wild Horse and Burro 

Program, WO–260, Attention: Ramona 

Delorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 

Reno, Nevada, 89502–7147. Submit 

written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting no later than 

close of business November 3, 2004. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

electronic access and filing address.