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modification of the mine closure 

approach (including the management of 

pit water through treatment to meet 

applicable water quality standards and 

subsequently put to beneficial use in 

perpetuity); and realignment of Buffalo 

Valley Road, as well as realignment of 

a service power line, fiber optic line, 

and natural gas pipeline. 

Under the proposed Project, four 

existing FLPMA right-of-way grants 

(associated with project-related linear 

facilities) would be amended. 

The EIS’s analysis is focused on 

impacts to the following resource areas 

that were identified through the NEPA 

scoping process: Water resources 

(including surface water, groundwater, 

and geochemistry); air quality; 

vegetation resources (including noxious 

weeds and special status species); 

wildlife (including migratory birds and 

special status species); grazing 

management; land use and access; 

aesthetics (visual); cultural resources; 

Native American cultural concerns; 

geological resources (including minerals 

and soils); paleontological resources; 

recreation; social and economic values; 

hazardous materials; wetland and 

riparian zones. 

The EIS describes and analyzes the 

proposed Project’s direct, indirect, and 

cumulative impacts on all affected 

resources. In addition to the proposed 

Project, three alternatives were 

analyzed: the Enhanced/Mechanical 

Evaporation Cell Alternative, Treat 

Water for Agricultural Cropping on 

Private Land Alternative, and the No 

Action Alternative. 

The Draft EIS, was available for a 45- 

day public comment period, which 

ended October 16, 2017. A public 

meeting was held on September 26, 

2017 in Battle Mountain, NV. A total of 

178 comments were received during the 

public comment process. Comment 

responses are in the Final EIS. 

The BLM has utilized and 

coordinated the NEPA scoping and 

comment process to help fulfill the 

public involvement requirements under 

the National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided 

in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3)—and continues to 

do so. The information about historic 

and cultural resources within the area 

potentially affected by the proposed 

Project has assisted the BLM in 

identifying and evaluating impacts to 

such resources in the context of both 

NEPA and the NHPA. 

The BLM has consulted and continues 

to consult with Indian tribes on a 

government-to-government basis in 

accordance with Executive Order 13175 

and other policies. Tribal concerns, 

including impacts to Indian trust assets 

and potential impacts to cultural 

resources have been analyzed and 

addressed in the EIS. 

John Gant Massey, 

Acting Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field 

Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–25875; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP16.R50000] 

Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Review Committee 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

hereby giving notice that the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Review Committee (Review 

Committee) will hold one meeting. All 

meetings are open to the public. 

DATES: The Review Committee will meet 

on October 17–19, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. 

until approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern). 

Related deadlines for participating in 

the meeting are detailed in this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will 

meet in the Yates Auditorium, 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20240. Electronic 

submissions of materials or requests are 

to be sent to nagpra_info@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melanie O’Brien, Designated Federal 

Officer, National Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 

Program (2253), National Park Service, 

telephone (202) 354–2201, or email 

nagpra_info@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Review Committee was established in 

section 8 of the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 

(NAGPRA). 

Purpose of the Meeting: The agenda 

will include a report from the National 

NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the 

Review Committee Report to Congress; 

subcommittee reports and discussion; 

and other topics related to the Review 

Committee’s responsibilities under 

section 8 of NAGPRA. In addition, the 

agenda may include requests to the 

Review Committee for a 

recommendation to the Secretary of the 

Interior that an agreed-upon disposition 

of Native American human remains 

proceed; presentations by Indian tribes, 

Native Hawaiian organizations, 

museums, Federal agencies, 

associations, and individuals; and 

public comment. Presentation to the 

Review Committee by telephone may be 

requested but is not guaranteed. The 

agenda and materials for this meeting 

will be posted on or before September 

18, 2018, at https://www.nps.gov/ 

nagpra. 

The Review Committee is soliciting 

presentations from Indian tribes, Native 

Hawaiian organizations, museums, and 

Federal agencies on the following two 

topics: (1) the progress made, and any 

barriers encountered, in implementing 

NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of 

disputes reviewed by the Review 

Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 

(c)(4). The Review Committee also will 

consider other presentations from 

Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian 

organizations, museums, Federal 

agencies, associations, and individuals. 

A presentation request must, at 

minimum, include an abstract of the 

presentation and contact information for 

the presenter(s). Presentation requests 

and materials must be received by 

September 4, 2018. Written comments 

will be accepted from any party and 

provided to the Review Committee. 

Written comments received by 

September 11, 2018, will be provided to 

the Review Committee before the 

meeting. 

The Review Committee will consider 

requests for a recommendation to the 

Secretary of the Interior that an agreedupon disposition of Native American 

human remains proceed. A disposition 

request must include specific 

information and, as applicable, ancillary 

materials. For details on the required 

information go to https://www.nps.gov/ 

nagpra/review. Disposition requests 

must be received by August 14, 2018. 

At this meeting, the Review 

Committee will not consider new 

requests for findings of fact related to 

the identity or cultural affiliation of 

human remains or other cultural items, 

or the return of such items; or facilitate 

the resolution of disputes. The Review 

Committee will consider additions to or 

hear presentations on previous requests. 

Contact the Designated Federal Officer 

to discuss any requests for findings of 

fact or resolution of disputes by August 

10, 2018. 

Submissions and requests should be 

sent to nagpra_info@nps.gov. Such 

items are subject to posting on the 

National NAGPRA Program website 

prior to the meeting. 

General Information 

Information about NAGPRA, the 

Review Committee, and Review 

Committee meetings is available on the 


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National NAGPRA Program website at 

https://www.nps.gov/nagpra. 

Review Committee members are 

appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior. The Review Committee is 

responsible for monitoring the NAGPRA 

inventory and identification process; 

reviewing and making findings related 

to the identity or cultural affiliation of 

cultural items, or the return of such 

items; facilitating the resolution of 

disputes; compiling an inventory of 

culturally unidentifiable human 

remains that are in the possession or 

control of each Federal agency and 

museum, and recommending specific 

actions for developing a process for 

disposition of such human remains; 

consulting with Indian tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations and museums 

on matters affecting such tribes or 

organizations lying within the scope of 

work of the Review Committee; 

consulting with the Secretary of the 

Interior on the development of 

regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and 

making recommendations regarding 

future care of repatriated cultural items. 

The Review Committee’s work is carried 

out during the course of meetings that 

are open to the public. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, email address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comments, you should be aware 

that your entire comment—including 

your personal identifying information— 

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. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C. 

3006. 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR83550000, 189R5065C6, 

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 

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 


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