[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87596-87597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25539]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 245R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]


Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other 
Water-Related Contract Actions

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

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: Morgan Raymond, Reclamation Law 
Administration Division, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, 
Colorado 80225-0007; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7aab5a6beaaa8a9a387b2b4a5b5e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d405f4c54404243496d585e4f5f034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone 303-445-3382.

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

BCP Boulder Canyon Project

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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
WIIN Act Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act

    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.
    New contract actions:
    27. Clyde Little, Boysen Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
Wyoming: Consideration for renewal of long-term irrigation water 
service Contract No. 039E6A0093, as amended.
    28. Town of Kirby, Boysen Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
Wyoming: Consideration for renewal of long-term water service for 
supplemental municipal water for Contract No. 5-07-60-WS173.
    29. Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, Norman Project, 
Oklahoma: Consideration for renewal of a water service contract for 
municipal and industrial uses for Contract No. 219E640007.
    30. Elevation NewCo, LLC, East Bench Unit, Helena-Great Falls 
Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Montana: Consideration for 
name re-assignment of Contract No. 119E670012.
    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:
    44. South Cache Water Users Association, Hyrum Project, Utah. 
Reclamation intends to enter into a repayment contract with the South 
Cache Water Users Association under the Safety of Dams Act for the 
reimbursable portion of the costs to repair the spillway at Hyrum Dam.
    45. Strawberry Valley Project, Utah. The water users on the 
Strawberry Valley Project have requested to enter into a conversion 
contract with Reclamation under the Sale of Water for Miscellaneous 
Purposes Act to convert the project irrigation water to miscellaneous 
purposes.
    46. Seedskadee Project, Wyoming. The Wyoming Water Development 
Commission (WWDC) desires to enter into a contract with Reclamation to 
acquire the use of the remaining water in Fontenelle Reservoir under 
Section 9 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. The WWDC also desires 
to enter into an exchange contract with Reclamation under Section 14 of 
the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
    47. Uncompahgre Project, Colorado River Storage Project, Colorado. 
The Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association desires to enter into a 
renewal contract with Reclamation under Section 14 of the Reclamation 
Project Act of 1939 to exchange water between Taylor Park Reservoir and 
Blue Mesa Reservoir.
    48. Navajo Gallup Project, Arizona. The Navajo Nation desires to 
enter into a contract with Reclamation under the Contributed Funds Act 
of 1922 to provide funding to increase the size of certain laterals on 
the Navajo Gallup Project.
    49. Middle Rio Grande Project, New Mexico. The Bureau of 
Reclamation desires to store El Vado irrigation water in Abiquiu 
Reservoir under Section 14 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
    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 actions:
    17. United States Department of the Navy, Boulder Canyon Project, 
All American Canal System, California: Terminate Interagency Agreement 
No. 6-07-30-W0351 pursuant to Article 4.
    Columbia-Pacific Northwest--Interior Region 9: Bureau of 
Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-
1234, telephone 208-378-5344.
    Completed contract actions:
    7. Stanfield Irrigation District, Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon: A 
Short-term water service contract to provide for the use of conjunctive 
use water, if needed, for the purposes of pre-saturation and for such 
use in October to extend their irrigation season. Completed June 27, 
2024.
    17. J.R. Simplot Company and Micron Technology, Inc., Boise 
Project, Arrowrock Division, Idaho: Request to renew municipal and 
industrial water service contract pursuant to Section 9(c)(2) of the 
Reclamation Project Act of 1939. Completed June 3, 2024.
    California-Great Basin--Interior Region 10: Bureau of Reclamation, 
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-
5250.
    New contract actions:
    39. CVP, California: Water Service Contract for fish & wildlife 
purposes with Contra Costa Water District and/or Los Vaqueros Reservoir 
Joint Powers Authority pursuant to Title XXXIV of the Act of October 
30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4706).
    40. Tri-Valley Water District, CVP, California: Proposed partial 
assignment of 150 acre-feet of Tri-Valley Water District's CVP water 
supply to Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District.
    41. Irrigation water districts, individual irrigators, M&I and 
miscellaneous water users, CVP, California: Execution of Temporary 
Water Service Contracts for Surplus Water Under Section 215 of the 
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 with various entities for volumes up to 
100,000 acre-feet per year per contract.
    42. CVP, California. Administrative assignments of various water 
service/repayment contracts.
    Completed contract actions:
    12. San Luis WD, Meyers Farms Family Trust, and Reclamation, CVP, 
California: Revision of an existing contract between San Luis WD, 
Meyers Farms Family Trust, and Reclamation providing for an increase in 
the exchange of water from 6,316 to 10,525 acre-feet annually and an 
increase in the storage capacity of the bank to 60,000 acre-feet. 
Completed June 25, 2024.
    43. Meyers Farms Family Trust, CVP, California: Voluntary Full 
Assignment of Contract No. 07-WC-20-3529A, from Meyers Farms Family 
Trust to Westside Agriculture LLC. Completed July 25, 2024.
    44. Meyers Farms Family Trust, CVP, California: Voluntary Full 
Assignment of Contract No. 9-07-20-W1608, from Meyers Farms Family 
Trust to Westside Agriculture LLC. Completed July 25, 2024.
    45. Meyers Farms Family Trust, CVP, California: Voluntary Full 
Assignment of Contract No. 21-WC-20-5784, from Meyers Farms Family 
Trust to Westside Agriculture LLC. Completed July 25, 2024.

Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Mission Assurance and Protection Organization.
[FR Doc. 2024-25539 Filed 11-1-24; 8:45 am]
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