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considered significant. Based upon the 

preliminary determinations in the EAS, 

we do not intend to prepare further 

NEPA documentation. We will consider 

public comments when making the final 

determination on whether to prepare an 

additional NEPA document on the 

proposed action. 

Public Review 

We provide this notice pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the Act and the NEPA 

public-involvement regulations (40 CFR 

1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6). We 

will evaluate the permit application, 

including the plan, and comments 

submitted thereon to determine whether 

the application meets the requirements 

of section 10(a) of the Act. If the 

requirements are met, we will issue a 

permit to the Pacific Gas & Electric 

Company for incidental take of the bay 

checkerspot butterfly during Metcalf 

reconductoring work. We will make the 

final permit decision no sooner than 30 

days after the date of this notice. 

Dated: May 9, 2007. 

Susan K. Moore, 

Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E7–9277 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–990–07–5101–NH–FLO7] 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Federal/State Joint Pipeline Office 

Executive Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Alaska State Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Register requirements to 

announce meetings the Federal/State 

Joint Pipeline Office will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 

13, 2007, at the Alaska State Library 

Talking Book Center at 344 West 3rd 

Avenue, Suite 125, in Anchorage, 

Alaska. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. 

The council will accept public 

comment at 1 p.m. Time for individual 

comments may be limited depending on 

the number of people wishing to give 

comment. The council will accept 

written comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rhea DoBosh, Joint Pipeline Office, 411 

West 4th Avenue, Suite 2C, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99501; by phone, 907–257–1338; 

by fax, 907–257–1397; or by e-mail, 

rdobosh@jpo.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

12-member Federal/State Executive 

Council was created in March 1990 to 

provide full partnership for State and 

Federal agencies in monitoring of the 

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). 

At this meeting, topics to be presented 

and discussed include: 

• History and overview of the Joint 

Pipeline Office. 

• Update on the TAPS Strategic 

Reconfiguration Project. 

• Agency reports. 

• Future scope of work. 

• Other topics the Council may raise. 

All meetings are open to the public. If 

you plan to comment on an agenda 

item, please be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information of address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your comment to withhold your 

personal identifying information from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. The public may 

present written comments to the 

Council. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation, transportation, 

or other reasonable accommodations, 

should contact the Joint Pipeline Office 

so arrangements can be made. 

To connect to the meeting via 

telebridge, dial 1–877–934–3608, then 

dial code 190500#. When the automated 

voice instructs you to say your name, 

say ‘‘Your Name/Office’’ then press #. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Sharon K Wilson, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–9284 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Quarterly Status Report of Water 

Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

contractual actions that have been 

proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) and are new, modified, 

discontinued, or completed since the 

last publication of this notice on 

February 27, 2007. 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: 

Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Contract 

Services Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 

PO Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 80225–

0007; telephone 303–445–2902. 

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 

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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 

hearing 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 

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 shall furnish revised 

contracts to all parties who requested 

the contract in response to the initial 

public notice. 

Definitions of Abbreviations Frequently 

Used in This Document 

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 

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 

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: 

19. Six irrigation water user entities, 

Rogue River Basin Project, Oregon: 

Long-term contracts for exchange of 

water service with six entities for the 

provision of up to 2,634 acre-feet of 

stored water from Applegate Reservoir 

(USACE project) for irrigation use in 

exchange for the transfer of out-ofstream water rights from the Little 

Applegate River to instream flow rights 

with the State of Oregon for instream 

flow use. 

20. Cowiche Creek Water Users 

Association and Yakima-Tieton ID, 

Yakima Project, Washington: Warren 

Act contract to allow the use of excess 

capacity in Yakima Project facilities to 

convey up to 1,583.4 acre-feet of 

nonproject water for the irrigation of 

approximately 396 acres of nonproject 

land. 

Modified contract action: 

16. One irrigation water user entity, 

Boise Project, Idaho: Long-term renewal 

and/or conversion of one irrigation 

water service contract for supplemental 

irrigation use of up to 1,718 acre-feet of 

storage space in Lucky Peak Reservoir, 

a USACE project on the Boise River, 

Idaho. Seventeen water service contracts 

have been converted to repayment 

contracts for a total of 68,500 acre-feet 

of storage space. 

Completed contract action: 

8. City of Cle Elum, Yakima Project, 

Washington: Contract for up to 2,170 

acre-feet of water for municipal use. 

Contract executed on January 25, 2007. 

Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, California 95825–1898, 

telephone 916–978–5250. 

New contract actions: 

45. Goleta WD, Cachuma Project, 

California: Proposed agreement for title 

transfer of a federally owned 

distribution system of the Cachuma 

Project. 

Completed contract action: 

29. Cachuma Operation and 

Maintenance Board, Cachuma Project, 

California: Repayment for SOD work on 

Lauro Dam. Contract executed on 

December 21, 2006. 

Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada 

Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, 

Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–

293–8192. 

Completed contract actions: 

3. Brooke Water Co., BCP, Arizona: 

Amend contract for an additional 120 

acre-feet per year of Colorado River 

water for domestic uses, as 

recommended by the Arizona 

Department of Water Resources. 

Contract executed March 16, 2007. 

31. City of Needles, BCP, California: 

Amendment to contract No. 05–XX–30–

W0445 to include PPR No. 44 for an 

annual diversion of 1,260 acre-feet or 

the annual consumptive use of 273 acrefeet, whichever is less. Contract 

executed March 16, 2007. 

Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, 125 South State Street, 

Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–

1102, telephone 801–524–3864. 

New contract actions: 

1.(b) Riverwalk Estates, LLP, Aspinall 

Storage Unit, CRSP: Riverwalk Estates, 

LLP has requested a 40-year water 

service contract for 8 acre-feet of M&I 

water out of Blue Mesa Reservoir, which 

requires Riverwalk Estates, LLP to 

present a Plan of Augmentation to the 

Division 4 Water Court. 

1.(c) Camp Id-Ra-Ha-Je West 

Association, Aspinall Storage Unit, 

CRSP: Camp Id-Ra-Ha-Je West 

Association has requested a 40-year 

water service contract for 1 acre-foot of 

M&I water out of Blue Mesa Reservoir, 

which requires Camp Id-Ra-Ha-Je West 

Association to present a Plan of 

Augmentation to the Division 4 Water 

Court. 

30. Weber Basin Water Conservancy 

District, Weber Basin Project, Utah: 

Contract providing for the District to 

repay the United States 15 percent of 

the cost of SOD modifications to the 

foundation of Arthur V. Watkins Dam. 

31. Warren-Vosburg Ditch Company, 

Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and 

New Mexico: Contract for payment of 

O&M costs associated with the WarrenVosburg Ditch. 

Discontinued contract action: 

29. Strawberry Valley Project, Utah: 

Contract to allow conversions of project 

irrigation water to municipal, domestic, 

and industrial uses. 

Completed contract actions: 

1.(b) Riverwalk Estates, LLP, Aspinall 

Storage Unit, CRSP: Riverwalk Estates, 

LLP has requested a 40-year water 

service contract for 8 acre-feet of M&I 

water out of Blue Mesa Reservoir, which 

requires Riverwalk Estates, LLP to 

present a Plan of Augmentation to the 

Division 4 Water Court. Contract 

executed on March 1, 2007. 


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9. Pine River ID, Pine River Project, 

Colorado: Contract to allow the district 

to use a limited amount of project 

irrigation water for municipal, domestic, 

and industrial uses. Contract executed 

on March 16, 2007. 

26. Emery County Project, Utah: The 

Huntington Cleveland Irrigation 

Company has requested a contract for 

carriage of up to 14,074 acre-feet of 

nonproject water; utilizing Huntington 

North Reservoir as a regulating feature 

associated with their Salinity Control 

Project. Contract executed on February 

7, 2007. 

28. North Fork Water Conservancy 

District and Ragged Mountain Water 

Users Association, Paonia Project, 

Colorado: North Fork and Ragged 

Mountain have requested a contract for 

supplemental water from the Paonia 

Project. Their contract expired on 

December 31, 2005, and the amended 

contract was executed on January 27, 

2006. There is a need to amend this 

contract to include reference to the M&I 

contract waiting to be executed. 

Contract executed on January 23, 2007. 

Great Plains Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal 

Building, 316 North 26th Street, 

Billings, Montana 59101, telephone 

406–247–7752. 

New contract actions: 

49. City of Beloit, P–SMBP, Kansas: 

Contract renewal for M&I contract. 

50. Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal 

Company, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, 

Colorado: Consideration of a request for 

a long-term contract for the use of 

excess capacity in the FryingpanArkansas Project. 

51. Giant Springs, Inc., Canyon Ferry 

Unit, P–SMBP, Montana: Request for a 

long-term contract for up to 5,600 acrefeet of water per year to fulfill the State 

requirement to replace water used under 

private rights. 

Modified contract action: 

12. Savage ID, P–SMBP, Montana: The 

district is currently seeking title 

transfer. The contract is subject to 

renewal pending outcome of the title 

transfer process. The existing interim 

contract is due to expire in May 2008. 

Discontinued contract actions: 

13. City of Fort Collins, Colorado-Big 

Thompson Project, Colorado: Long-term 

contracts for conveyance and storage of 

nonproject M&I water through ColoradoBig Thompson Project facilities. 

14. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, P–

SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiate a longterm water service contract with the 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North 

Dakota for irrigation of up to 2,380 acres 

of land within the reservation. 

22. Garrison Diversion Unit, P–SMBP, 

North Dakota: Contracts to provide for 

project use pumping power or project 

use pumping power and supplemental 

irrigation water with various irrigation 

districts in North Dakota, covering a 

combined maximum 28,000 acres 

within the boundaries and limits set by 

the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000. 

Completed contract actions: 

26. Pueblo West Metropolitan District, 

Pueblo West, Fryingpan-Arkansas 

Project, Colorado: Consideration of a 

request for a 5- to 10-year contract for 

the use of excess capacity in the 

Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. A 5-year 

contract was executed on January 1, 

2007. 

48. City of Beloit, P–SMBP, Kansas: 

Execution of a contract amendment to 

the original contract to add a renewal 

provision in accordance with Section 1 

of the Act of June 21, 1963. Contract 

amendment was executed on February 

6, 2007. 

Dated: April 9, 2007. 

Roseann Gonzales, 

Director, Office of Program and Policy 

Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–9275 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–227] 

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and 

Consumers and on Beneficiary 

Countries 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit 

comments in connection with the 

eighteenth report covering 2005 and 

2006. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 30, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Walker Pollard (202–205–3228; 

walker.pollard@usitc.gov), Country and 

Regional Analysis Division, Office of 

Economics, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, Washington, DC 20436. 

The media should contact Peg 

O’Laughlin, Public Affairs Officer (202–

205–1819; 

margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Background: Section 215(a)(1) of the 

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 

(CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)), as 

amended, requires that the Commission 

submit biennial reports to the Congress 

and the President regarding the 

economic impact of the Act on U.S. 

industries and consumers, and on 

beneficiary countries. Section 215(b)(1) 

requires that the reports include, but not 

be limited to, an assessment regarding: 

(1) The actual effect of CBERA on the 

U.S. economy generally as well as on 

specific domestic industries which 

produce articles that are like, or directly 

competitive with, articles being 

imported from beneficiary countries 

under the Act; and 

(2) The probable future effect of 

CBERA on the U.S. economy generally 

and on such domestic industries. 

Notice of institution of the 

investigation was published in the 

Federal Register of May 14, 1986 (51 FR 

17678). The eighteenth report, covering 

calendar years 2005 and 2006, is to be 

submitted by September 30, 2007. 

Written Submissions: The 

Commission does not plan to hold a 

public hearing in connection with the 

preparation of this eighteenth report. 

However, interested persons are invited 

to submit written submissions 

concerning the matters to be addressed 

in the report. All written submissions 

should be addressed to the Secretary, 

United States International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. To be assured of 

consideration by the Commission, 

written submissions relating to the 

Commission’s report should be 

submitted to the Commission at the 

earliest practical date and should be 

received no later than the close of 

business on June 8, 2007. All written 

submissions must conform with the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 

of the rules requires that a signed 

original (or a copy designated as an 

original) and fourteen (14) copies of 

each document be filed. In the event 

that confidential treatment of the 

document is requested, at least four (4) 

additional copies must be filed, in 

which the confidential business 

information (CBI) must be deleted (see 

the following paragraph for further 

information regarding CBI). The 

Commission’s rules do not authorize 

filing submissions with the Secretary by 

facsimile or electronic means, except to 

the extent permitted by section 201.8 of 

the rules (see Handbook for Electronic 

Filing Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/ 

documents/ 

handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). 

Persons with questions regarding 

electronic filing should contact the 

Secretary (202–205–2000 or 

edis@usitc.gov). 

Any submissions that contain CBI 

must also conform with the 

requirements of section 201.6 of the 

Commission’s rules (19 CFR 201.6). 


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