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Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per year 

Total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total hours Hourly cost Annual 

cost 

SF–LLL—Lobbying (0348–0046) .................................... 75 1 75 0.17 12.75 42 536 

HUD–2880 Applicant Disclosure (2510–0011) ............... 75 1 75 0.17 12.75 42 536 

HUD–2991 Certification of Consistency with Consolidated Plan (2506–0112) .............................................. 75 1 75 0.25 18.75 42 788 

HUD–2993 Acknowledgement of Application Receipt 

(2577–0259) ................................................................ 75 1 75 0.5 37.5 42 1,577 

Map of Proposed Site ..................................................... 75 1 75 0.25 18.75 42 788 

Signed MOU between PHA and WIB ............................. 75 1 75 2 150 42 6,308 

Match/Leverage Commitment Letters ............................. 75 1 75 14 1,050 42 44,153 

Rating Factor 1—Capacity .............................................. 75 1 75 10 750 42 31,538 

Rating Factor 2—Need ................................................... 75 1 75 8 600 42 25,230 

Rating Factor 3—Soundness of Approach ..................... 75 1 75 12 900 42 37,845 

Applicant’s Detailed Program Budget ...................... 75 1 75 3.2 240 42 10,092 

Form HUD–50144—Summary Jobs Plus Budget ... 75 1 75 2 150 42 6,308 

Narrative to Program Budget ................................... 75 1 75 4 300 42 12,615 

Rating Factor 4—Match/Leveraging Table ..................... 75 1 75 2 150 42 6,308 

Rating Factor 5—Bonus Points Documentation (HUD– 

2995) ............................................................................ 75 1 75 0.5 37.5 42 1,577 

Sub-Total Application Submission w/Narratives ...... 75 1 75 59.79 4,484.25 42 188,562.71 

Post Award Submissions 

Code of Conduct (if not on HUD website, if recently updated, if not previously submitted) .............................. 36 1 36 1 36 42 1,514 

Sub-Total—Post-Award ........................................... 36 1 36 1 36 42 1,513.80 

Grant Management 

Quarterly Performance Reports ...................................... 36 4 144 8 1,152 42 48,442 

Annual Performance Reports .......................................... 36 4 144 6 864 42 36,331 

Workplan Submission ..................................................... 36 1 36 10 360 42 15,138 

Federal Financial Report (Form SF–425) ....................... 36 1 36 2 72 42 3,028 

Final Financial Status Report (Form SF–269–A) ........... 36 1 36 4 144 42 6,055 

Sub-Total—Grant Management ............................... 36 1 36 24 2,592 42 108,993.60 

Program Monitoring 

Monitoring and Reporting ................................................ 36 1 36 10 10 42 421 

Sub-Total—Monitoring ............................................. 36 1 36 10 360 42 15,138.00 

Grand Totals ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 7,472 42 314,208 

Note: The estimated hourly cost, applied when the burden cost relates to a PHA, is an estimated median hourly salary of a PHA Project Manager or other professional/managerial staff preparing grant applications. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond: Including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: December 19, 2017. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00216 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–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 the 

Reclamation Project Act of 1939, as 

amended and supplemented. 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 


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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, as amended and 

supplemented, 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 

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 

PPR Present Perfected Right 

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. 

The Pacific Northwest Region has no 

updates for this quarter. 

Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, California 95825–1898, 

telephone 916–978–5250. 

New contract action: 

50. Del Puerto WD, CVP, California: 

Negotiation of a multi-year wheeling 

agreement with the State of California, 

Department of Water Resources to 

provide for the conveyance and delivery 

of CVP water through the State of 

California’s water project facilities to 

Del Puerto Water District via a state 

water project contractor. 

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 action: 

23. Imperial ID, Lower Colorado 

Water Supply Project, California: 

Amend the agreement between 

Reclamation and Imperial ID to extend 

the term for the funding of design, 

construction, and installation of power 

facilities for the Lower Colorado Water 

Supply Project. 

Completed contract actions: 

15. Imperial ID, BCP, California: 

Approve an assignment of 155 cubic feet 

per second of capacity in the AllAmerican Canal and all obligations 

associated therewith to the District from 

the City of San Diego. Contract executed 

May 24, 2017. 

16. Valencia Water Company and the 

City of Buckeye, CAP, Arizona: Execute 

a proposed assignment to the City of 

Buckeye of Valencia Water Company’s 

43 acre-foot annual CAP M&I water 

entitlement. This proposed action will 

increase the City of Buckeye’s final 2034 

entitlement to 68 acre-feet per annum 

and will eliminate Valencia Water 

Company’s entitlement. Contract 

executed April 13, 2017. 

18. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the 

Town of Gilbert, CAP, Arizona: Execute 

amendment No. 6 to a CAP water lease 

to extend the term of the lease in order 

for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to lease 

29,341 acre-feet of its CAP water to the 

Town of Gilbert during calendar year 

2017. Contract executed April 25, 2017. 

20. Ak-Chin Indian Community and 

Del Webb Corporation, CAP, Arizona: 

Execute a CAP water lease in order for 

the Ak-Chin Indian Community to lease 

1,800 acre-feet of its CAP water to the 

Del Webb Corporation during calendar 

year 2017. Contract executed April 23, 

2017. 


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Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of 

Reclamation, 125 South State Street, 

Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138– 

1102, telephone 801–524–3864. 

New contract actions: 

45. Strawberry High Line Canal 

Company, Strawberry Valley Project; 

Utah: The Strawberry High Line Canal 

Company has requested to allow for the 

carriage of non-project water held by 

McMullin Orchards in the High Line 

Canal. 

46. Mancos Water Conservancy 

District, Mancos Project, Colorado: 

Proposed amendment to Jackson Gulch 

Rehabilitation Project repayment 

contract to provide continued funding 

within repayment terms that are 

consistent with terms of Section 9105 of 

Pub. L. 111–11. 

Discontinued contract actions: 

12. Salem Canal and Irrigation 

Company, Strawberry Valley Project, 

Utah: The United States intends to enter 

into an amendatory contract regarding 

possible lost generation of power 

revenues generated at the Spanish Fork 

Power Plant on the Strawberry Valley 

Project. 

15. Uintah Water Conservancy 

District; Flaming Gorge Unit, CRSP; 

Utah: The District has requested a longterm water service contract to remove 

up to 5,500 acre-feet of water annually 

from the Green River for irrigation 

purposes under the authority of Section 

9(e) of the Reclamation Project Act of 

1939. A short-term contract may be 

executed until a long-term contract can 

be completed. 

42. Weber Basin Water Conservancy 

District, Weber Basin Project, Utah: The 

District requires a Contributed Funds 

Act agreement for reimbursable costs 

not currently under contract. 

Discontinued contract action from 

2016: 

(14) South Cache Water Users 

Association, Hyrum Project, Utah: The 

Association has requested a loan under 

Pub. L. 111–11 to pipe approximately 

2,100 linear-feet of the Hyrum Mendon 

Canal. 

Completed contract actions: 

31. East Wanship Irrigation Company, 

Weber Basin Project, Utah: The 

Company has requested a supplemental 

O&M agreement to modify the Federal 

facilities below Wanship Dam to install 

a pipe from its current point of delivery 

to the end of the Primary Jurisdiction 

Zone. Contract executed May 24, 2017. 

34. North Fork Water Conservancy 

District and Ragged Mountain Water 

Users Association, Paonia Project, 

Colorado: An existing contract for 2,000 

acre-feet expired on December 31, 2016. 

The parties requested a 5-year contract 

that began when the existing contract 

expired. The new contract will be for up 

to 2,000 acre-feet of water for irrigation 

and M&I uses. Up to 200 acre-feet will 

be available for M&I uses. Contract 

executed April 12, 2017. 

41. Weber Basin Water Conservancy 

District, Weber Basin Project, Utah: The 

District requires an amendment to its 

block notices for construction costs not 

currently under repayment. Contract 

executed July 31, 2017. 

Completed contract action from 2016: 

(37) Grand Valley Water Users 

Association and Orchard Mesa ID, 

Grand Valley Project, Colorado: A 

contract for repayment of extraordinary 

maintenance of the Grand Valley Power 

Plant funded pursuant to Subtitle G of 

Pub. L. 111–11. Contract executed 

September 13, 2016. 

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 actions: 

34. Bureau of Land Management, 

Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: 

Consideration of excess capacity 

contracting to store water in the 

Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. 

35. Southeastern Colorado Water 

Conservancy District, FryingpanArkansas Project, Colorado: 

Consideration of amending Contract no. 

5–07–70–W0086 to create a reserve fund 

and convert or renew Contract no. 5– 

07–70–W0086. 

36. Fresno Dam, Milk River Project, 

Montana: Consideration of contract(s) 

for repayment of SOD costs. 

Discontinued contract action: 

28. Avalanche ID; Canyon Ferry Unit, 

P–SMBP; Montana: Proposal to 

negotiate, execute, and administer a 

long-term water service contract to 

irrigate up to 11,000 acres of land with 

water from Canyon Ferry Reservoir. 

Completed contract actions: 

13. Northern Colorado Water 

Conservancy District, Colorado-Big 

Thompson Project, Colorado: Amend or 

supplement the 1938 repayment 

contract to include the transfer of OM&R 

for Carter Lake Dam Additional Outlet 

Works and Flatiron Power Plant Bypass 

facilities. Contract executed August 3, 

2017. 

14. Van Amundson; Jamestown 

Reservoir, Garrison Diversion Unit, P– 

SMBP; North Dakota: Intent to enter 

into an individual long-term irrigation 

water service contract to provide up to 

285 acre-feet of water annually for a 

term of up to 40 years from Jamestown 

Reservoir, North Dakota. Contract 

executed April 18, 2017. 

18. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P– 

SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a 

contract with the District for repayment 

of SOD costs at Bull Lake Dam. Contract 

executed June 20, 2017. 

29. Oxbow Ranch; Canyon Ferry Unit, 

P–SMBP; Montana: Proposal to 

negotiate, execute, and administer a 

long-term water service contract for 

multiple purposes with water from 

Canyon Ferry Reservoir. Contract 

executed April 18, 2017. 

31. Ainsworth ID; Ainsworth Unit, P– 

SMBP; Montana: Consideration of a 

contract with the District for repayment 

of SOD costs at Merritt Dam. Contract 

executed July 25, 2017. 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Karl Stock, 

Acting Director, Policy and Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00250 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR83550000, 189R5065C6, 

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 2.750 percent 

for fiscal year 2018. 

DATES: This discount rate is to be used 

for the period October 1, 2017, through 

and including September 30, 2018. 

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 2018 is 2.750 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 


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