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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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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 2.7118 percent. This rate, 

rounded to the nearest one-eighth 

percent, is 2.750 percent, which is a 

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

fiscal year 2018 rate is 2.750 percent. 

The rate of 2.750 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: October 23, 2017. 

Ruth Welch, 

Director, Policy and Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00251 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Period Extension; 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys: 

Quarterly Interview and Diary 

ACTION: Notice of availability; Extension 

of comment period. 

SUMMARY: At the request of the Office of 

Management (OMB) and Budget, the 

Department of Labor (DOL) is extending 

the comment period for the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) 

revision titled, ‘‘Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys: Quarterly Interview and 

Diary.’’ The ICR is under OMB review 

and approval for use in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before January 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge by 

contacting Michel Smyth by telephone 

at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, 

(these are not toll-free numbers) or 

sending an email to DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary. 

The BLS uses the Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys to gather 

information on expenditures, income, 

and other related subjects. The data is 

updated periodically in the national 

Consumer Price Index. In addition, the 

data is used by a variety of researchers 

in academia, government agencies, and 

the private sector. The data is collected 

from a national probability sample of 

households designed to represent the 

total civilian non-institutional 

population. This revision request 

includes the addition of a veterans 

question, outlet questions, and a study 

of the worksheet. The Census 

Authorizing Statute and BLS 

Authorizing Statute authorize this 

information collection. See 13 U.S.C. 8b 

and 29 U.S.C. 2. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0050. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on June 

30, 2019; however, the DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. New 

requirements would only take effect 

upon OMB approval. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notices published in the 

Federal Register on August 8, 2017, 82 

FR 37115, and December 1, 2017, 82 FR 

56966. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within seven (7) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1220–0050. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate 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; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly 

Interview and Diary. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0050. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 11,765. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 51,420. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

51,484 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 


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