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as planning; NEPA compliance; NHPA 

compliance; ESA compliance; necessary 

studies; LOPP project development; 

design, construction, safety plan, and 

facility testing; and the start of 

hydropower production. 

(j) An estimate of development costs. 

These costs will include all investment 

costs such as the cost of studies to 

determine feasibility; NEPA 

compliance; NHPA compliance; ESA 

compliance; other statutory compliance; 

design; construction; financing as well 

as the amortized annual cost of the 

investment; annual O&M expense for 

the hydropower development; lease 

payments to the United States; expenses 

associated with the Reclamation project; 

and anticipated return on investment. If 

there are additional transmission 

expenses associated with the 

development of the LOPP project, these 

expenses must also be included. The 

proposal must identify proposed 

methods of financing the LOPP project. 

The proposal must include an economic 

analysis that compares the present 

worth of all benefits and costs of the 

hydropower development. 

Selection of Lessee 

Reclamation will evaluate proposals 

received in response to this published 

Notice. Reclamation may request 

additional information from individual 

proposing entities and/or all proposing 

entities after proposals are submitted, 

but prior to making a selection of a 

lessee. 

Reclamation will give more favorable 

consideration to proposals that (1) 

responsibly develop hydropower; (2) 

avoid, reduce, or minimize 

environmental impacts; (3) clearly 

demonstrate that the offeror is qualified 

to develop the hydropower facility and 

provide for long-term O&M; and (4) best 

share the economic benefits of the 

hydropower development among parties 

(including the United States) to the 

LOPP. A proposal will be deemed 

unacceptable if it is inconsistent with 

Bostwick Park Project purposes, as 

determined by Reclamation. 

Reclamation will give preference to 

those entities that qualify as preference 

entities, as defined under Proposal 

Content Guidelines, item (b) of this 

Notice, provided that they are well 

qualified to develop and provide for 

long-term O&M of the hydropower 

facility. If one applicant is a preference 

entity and the other is not, and the 

preference entity’s proposed plans are 

not as well qualified as the nonpreference entity’s plans, Reclamation 

will inform the preference entity of the 

specific reasons why its plans are not as 

well qualified and afford up to 30 

calendar days for the preference entity 

to render its plans at least as well 

qualified as the other plans. All other 

applicants will be informed of this 

action. If the plans of the preference 

entity are rendered at least as well 

qualified within the time allowed, 

Reclamation will favor the preference 

entity. If the preference entity’s plans 

are not rendered at least as well 

qualified within the time allowed, 

Reclamation will favor the other 

applicant. 

Notice and Time Period To Enter Into 

LOPP 

Reclamation will notify, in writing, all 

entities submitting proposals of 

Reclamation’s decision regarding 

selection of the potential lessee. The 

selected potential lessee will be 

provided a maximum of 24 months from 

the date of selection to sign the 

preliminary lease, complete the 

requirements set forth in the 

preliminary lease, and to sign the LOPP. 

The lessee will have a maximum of 1 

year from the date of the execution of 

the LOPP to complete final designs, 

specifications, etc., and an additional 1 

year to begin construction. A maximum 

of 4 years is allowed, from the date of 

the preliminary lease to the beginning of 

construction. Maximum timeframes for 

construction will be determined by the 

Upper Colorado Regional Director. The 

above timeframes will only be extended 

for just cause resulting from actions 

and/or circumstances that are beyond 

the control of Reclamation or the lessee. 

Just cause and timeframe adjustments 

will be determined solely by the Upper 

Colorado Regional Director. 

Dated: October 24, 2018. 

Brent Rhees, 

Regional Director, Upper Colorado Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR83550000, 190R5065C6, 

RX.59389832.1009676] 

Quarterly Status Report of Water 

Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Actions 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of contract actions. 

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; 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 

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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 

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 

Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, 

Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234, 

telephone 208–378–5344. 

New contract actions: 

18. Cascade ID, Yakima Project, 

Washington: Contract for Yakima Tribes 

use of Cascade ID’s canal for Melvin R. 

Sampson Hatchery. 

19. Bitter Root ID, Bitter Root Project, 

Montana: Amendment to SOD contract 

to extend repayment period. 

20. Water user entities responsible for 

repayment of reimbursable project 

construction costs in Idaho, 

Washington, Oregon, Montana, and 

Wyoming: Contracts for conversion or 

prepayment executed pursuant to the 

Water Infrastructure Improvements for 

the Nation Act, Public Law 114–322, 

Sec. 4011(a–d). 

Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, California 95825–1898, 

telephone 916–978–5250. 

New contract action: 

53. Water user entities responsible for 

repayment of reimbursable project 

construction costs in California, 

Nevada, and Oregon: Contracts for 

conversion or prepayment executed 

pursuant to the Water Infrastructure 

Improvements for the Nation Act, Public 

Law 114–322, Sec. 4011(a–d). 

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 actions: 

21. Present Perfected Right 30 

(Stephenson), BCP, California: Offer 

contracts for delivery of Colorado River 

water to holders of miscellaneous 

present perfected rights as described in 

the 2006 Consolidated Decree in 

Arizona v. California, 547 U.S. 150. 

22. San Carlos Apache and Pascua 

Yaqui Tribes, CAP, Arizona: Execute a 

CAP water lease for the San Carlos 

Apache Tribe to lease 1,750 acre-feet of 

its CAP water to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 

during calendar year 2019. 

Completed contract actions: 

4. Ogram Farms, BCP, Arizona: 

Assign the contract to the new 

landowners and revise Exhibit A of the 

contract to change the contract service 

area and points of diversion/delivery. 

Contract executed on August 23, 2018. 

10. Cibola Valley IDD and Western 

Water, LLC, BCP, Arizona: Execute a 

proposed partial assignment of fourth 

priority Colorado River water in the 

amount of 621.48 acre-feet per year from 

the District to Western Water, LLC and 

a new Colorado River water delivery 

contract with Western Water, LLC. 

Contract executed on July 24, 2018. 

11. Red River Land Company, LLC; 

BCP; Arizona: Review and approve a 

proposed partial assignment of 300 acrefeet per year of Arizona fourth priority 

Colorado River water entitlement from 

Cibola Valley IDD to Red River and 

execute the associated amendment to 

Cibola Valley IDD’s contract and enter 

into a Colorado River water delivery 

contract with Red River. Contract 

executed on July 24, 2018. 

13. Rayner Ranches, BCP, Arizona: 

Review and approve a proposed 

assignment of Rayner Ranches Colorado 

River water delivery contract for 4,500 

acre-feet per year to GM Gabrych 

Family, LP and execute a new Colorado 

River water delivery contract with GM 

Gabrych Family, LP. Contract executed 

on August 31, 2018. 

19. San Carlos Apache Tribe and 

Freeport Minerals Corporation, CAP, 

Arizona: Execute a CAP water lease in 

order for the San Carlos Apache Tribe 

to lease 17,010 acre-feet of its CAP water 

to Freeport Minerals Corporation during 

calendar year 2018. Lease executed on 

June 13, 2018. 

Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, 125 South State Street, 

Room 8100, 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, 2021 4th Avenue North, 

Billings, Montana 59101, telephone 

406–247–7752. 

New contract action: 

34. Garrison Diversion Conservancy 

District; Garrison Diversion Unit, P– 

SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a 

contract for 20 cubic-feet-per-second of 

water for rural and M&I purposes. 

Deleted contract actions: 

13. Central Oklahoma Master 

Conservancy District, Norman Project, 

Oklahoma: Amend existing contract No. 

14–06–500–590 to execute a separate 

contract(s) to allow for importation and 

storage of nonproject water in 


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accordance with the Lake Thunderbird 

Efficient Use Act of 2012. 

16. Dickinson-Heart River Mutual Aid 

Corporation; Dickinson Unit, Heart 

Division; P–SMBP; North Dakota: 

Consideration of amending the longterm irrigation water service contract to 

modify the acres irrigated. 

Completed contract actions: 

12. Purgatoire Water Conservancy 

District, Trinidad Project, Colorado: 

Consideration of a request to amend the 

contract. Contract executed on August 9, 

2018. 

25. Keyhole Country Club; Keyhole 

Unit, P–SMBP; North Dakota: 

Consideration of renewal of contract No. 

8–07–60–WS042. Contract executed on 

June 20, 2018. 

31. Kansas Bostwick ID; Bostwick 

Division, P–SMBP; Kansas: 

Consideration of an amendment to 

contract No. 16XX630077 to reflect the 

actual annual expenditures. Contract 

executed on April 16, 2018. 

32. Bostwick ID; Bostwick Division, P– 

SMBP; Nebraska: Consideration of an 

amendment to contract No. 16XX630076 

to reflect the actual annual 

expenditures. Contract executed on 

April 30, 2018. 

33. Cody Canal ID, Shoshone Project, 

Wyoming: Consideration of an 

amendment to long-term agreement No. 

9–AB–60–00060 to extend the term for 

30 years. Contract executed on 

September 17, 2018. 

Dated: December 11, 2018. 

Karl Stock, 

Acting Director, Policy and Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR83550000, 190R5065C6, 

RX.59389832.1009676] 

Change in Discount Rate for Water 

Resources Planning 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of change in discount 

rate. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is 

announcing the interest rate to be used 

by Federal agencies in the formulation 

and evaluation of plans for water and 

related land resources is 2.875 percent 

for fiscal year 2019. 

DATES: This discount rate is to be used 

for the period October 1, 2018, through 

and including September 30, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

DeShawn Woods, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Reclamation Law 

Administration Division, P.O. Box 

25007, Denver, Colorado 80225; 

telephone 303–445–2900. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Water 

Resources Planning Act of 1965 and the 

Water Resources Development Act of 

1974 require an annual determination of 

a discount rate for Federal water 

resources planning. The discount rate 

for Federal water resources planning for 

fiscal year 2019 is 2.875 percent. 

Discounting is to be used to convert 

future monetary values to present 

values. 

This rate has been computed in 

accordance with Section 80(a), Public 

Law 93–251 (88 Stat. 34), and 18 CFR 

704.39, which: (1) Specify that the rate 

will be based upon the average yield 

during the preceding fiscal year on 

interest-bearing marketable securities of 

the United States which, at the time the 

computation is made, have terms of 15 

years or more remaining to maturity 

(average yield is rounded to nearest oneeighth percent); and (2) provide that the 

rate will not be raised or lowered more 

than one-quarter of 1 percent for any 

year. The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury calculated the specified 

average to be 2.9176 percent. This rate, 

rounded to the nearest one-eighth 

percent, is 2.875 percent, which is a 

change of less than the allowable onequarter of 1 percent. Therefore, the 

fiscal year 2019 rate is 2.875 percent. 

The rate of 2.875 percent will be used 

by all Federal agencies in the 

formulation and evaluation of water and 

related land resources plans for the 

purpose of discounting future benefits 

and computing costs or otherwise 

converting benefits and costs to a 

common-time basis. 

Dated: December 11, 2018. 

Karl Stock, 

Acting Director, Policy and Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27331 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1065] 

Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and 

Radio Frequency and Processing 

Components Thereof; Commission 

Determination To Review in Part a 

Final Initial Determination Finding a 

Violation of Section 337; Schedule for 

Filing Written Submissions on the 

Issues Under Review and on Remedy, 

Public Interest, and Bonding; and 

Extension of the Target Date 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) has 

determined to review in part the final 

initial determination (‘‘ID’’) of the 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’), which 

was issued on September 28, 2018. The 

Commission has determined to extend 

the target date for completion of the 

investigation to February 19, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

P. Bretscher, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

205–2382. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or will be available for 

inspection during official business 

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2000. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). 

The public record for this investigation 

may be viewed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Docket Information System 

(‘‘EDIS’’) (https://edis.usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal, telephone 

(202) 205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

14, 2017, the Commission instituted this 

investigation based on a Complaint and 

amendment thereto filed by Qualcomm 

Incorporated of San Diego, California 

(‘‘Qualcomm’’). 82 FR 37899 (Aug. 14, 

2017). The notice of investigation 

named Apple Inc. of Cupertino, 

California (‘‘Apple’’) as Respondent. 

The Complaint alleged violations of 

Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), by reason of 

the importation into the United States, 


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