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alternative, except that the Service

would also acquire lands to protect

threatened or endangered, rare and

uncommon species and communities.

Under the fifth alternative (Private

Lands Work, Education and Land

Protection) the Service would establish

a more traditional national fish and

wildlife refuge. All issues and concerns

identified by the public during scoping

were considered and the most

significant analyzed in detail. The

potential effects of each alternative on

agriculture and forestry, biological

resources, local economies,

environmental education, public use

and access, and water use and quality

are also described. Copies of the DEIS

have been sent to all federal and state

agencies, organizations and individuals

who requested copies, as well as all

libraries within the watershed. A

summary of the DEIS has been sent to

all other organizations and individuals

on the project mailing list. A limited

number of copies of both documents are

available upon request from the project

office in Turners Falls, Massachusetts.

No final decision will be made until

such time as the public has had the

opportunity to review and comment on

the DEIS. It is estimated that a Final

Environmental Impact Statement will be

available by September, 1995.

Cathy Short,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 95–12413 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Minerals Management Service

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in

the Royalty Management Program

May 16, 1995.

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

training.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) is making Electronic

Data Interchange (EDI) technology

available to minerals royalty payors on

a voluntary basis. Implementation of

EDI is also intended to help achieve the

objectives of the Vice President’s

National Performance Review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General EDI Information—Contact Mr.

Ron Hatton, Systems Management

Division, Minerals Management Service,

Royalty Management Program, P. O. Box

25165 MS–3140, Denver, Colorado,

80225–0165, telephone numbers 1–800–

619–4593 or (303) 275–7050, FAX

number (303) 275–7099. EDI Orientation

Training Information—Contact Ms.

Barbara Matthews, Systems

Management Division, Minerals

Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, P. O. Box 25165

MS–3140, Denver, Colorado, 80225–

0165, telephone numbers 1–800–619–

4593 or (303) 275–7036, FAX number

(303) 275–7099. EDI Technical Training

Information—Contact Mr. Tim Allard,

Systems Management Division,

Minerals Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, P. O. Box 25165

MS–3140, Denver, Colorado, 80225–

0165, telephone numbers 1–800–619–

4593 or (303) 275–7007, FAX number

(303) 275–7099.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS is

publishing this Notice in response to a

Federal Register notice, ‘‘Offshore

Minerals Management and Royalty

Management Electronic Data

Interchange Projects’’ (55 FR 38166,

September 17, 1990), and the Executive

Order No. 12862, ‘‘Setting Customer

Service Standards’’ (September 14,

1993).

MMS defines EDI as ‘‘the

intercompany electronic transmission of

business transactions in a standard

format.’’ EDI allows royalty payors to

use electronic technologies to submit

records required under the regulations

in Title 30 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR). MMS will perform

most EDI activity in Denver, Colorado.

However, the MMS Outer Continental

Shelf (OCS) offices also have a limited

EDI capacity for well test data.

MMS will provide approved

customers with choices in both sources

of service and the means of delivery.

Sources of service include Electronic

Data Interchange, E-Mail, Magnetic

Tape, various Diskette formats and

public electronic carriers. Security

procedures to protect confidential or

proprietary information are provided for

in the Electronic Commerce Agreement

(ECA).

EDI technology benefits both royalty

payors and MMS because it allows for

paperless reporting, automated receipt,

fewer data errors, and cost savings.

Because EDI mutually benefits royalty

payors and MMS, MMS’ objective is to

use EDI wherever feasible as a means of

conducting business. All industries

MMS regulates may voluntarily

participate in the electronic data

submission. In some instances, records

required by Title 30 of the CFR may

need to be retained in paper form and

their associated conventional methods

of signing may need to be preserved.

MMS will specify in future rulemakings

which records must be maintained in

paper form. Information packets

regarding EDI are available by

contacting Mr. Ron Hatton at MMS.

Orientation and Training

MMS is offering orientation and

technical training at no cost to

companies and interested parties that

intend to implement EDI with the

Minerals Management Service/Royalty

Management Program (MMS/RMP).

MMS will conduct orientation sessions

on request and discuss MMS EDI

activities, capabilities and

implementation planning and

schedules. MMS will conduct a

technical training session in Lakewood,

Colorado, on June 21, 1995. The

technical training session is primarily

for technical specialists responsible for

EDI and will target the translation of

data from the company’s application

system to reports required by MMS. The

training will discuss EDI

implementation with MMS/RMP and

will be oriented to technical

considerations which are essential for

successful implementation. The specific

transaction sets and reports to be

discussed at the technical training

session are:

1. Royalty Regulatory Reports, Data

Transaction Set 185 for Form MMS–

2014;

2. Product Transfer and Resale Report,

Data Transaction Set 867 for Forms

MMS–3160 and OGOR; and

3. Payment Order/Remittance Advice,

Data Transaction Set 820 for electronic

payment of royalties, rents, bonuses,

penalties, interest, and assessments.

If you are interested in this training

session, please reply to Mr. Tim Allard

no later than May 31, 1995, using one

of the following methods:

1. Call directly at (303) 275–7007;

2. Call the Electronic Commerce

Information number 1–800–619–4593;

3. FAX your training request to (303)

275–7099;

4. Respond by E-Mail using Internet

address: Timothy—C.—

Allard@SMTP.MMS.GOV

5. Respond by E-Mail using X.400

address: /C=US/A=ATTMAIL/

P=GOV+MMS/S=Allard/G=Timothy/

I=C.

Participants will receive confirmation

two weeks in advance of the training

and instructions as to exact location and

times.

MMS/RMP is also considering

conducting similar technical training

sessions outside of the Denver area if

there is sufficient interest. If you are

interested in this training, but are

unable to attend the session scheduled

in Lakewood, please contact Mr. Tim

Allard at MMS to request alternative

dates and locations. Future training
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dates and locations will be published in

the Federal Register.

Dated: May 16, 1995.

Donald T. Sant,

Acting Associate Director for Royalty

Management.

[FR Doc. 95–12487 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

Bureau of Reclamation

Quarterly Status Report of Water

Service and Repayment Contract

Negotiations

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

AGENCY: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of

proposed contractual actions that are

modified, completed, discontinued, or

new since the last publication of this

notice on February 1, 1995. The

February 1, 1995, notice should be used

as a reference point to identify changes.

The number in parenthesis corresponds

to the number in the February 1, 1995,

notice. This notice is one means in

which the public is informed about

contractual actions for capital recovery

and management of project resources

and facilities. Additional Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation)

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. 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 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

any contract proceedings. All public

participation procedures will be

coordinated with those involved in

complying with the National

Environmental Policy Act.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alonzo Knapp, Manager, Reclamation

Law, Contracts, and Repayment Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 25007,

Denver, Colorado 80225–0007;

telephone 303–236–1061 extension 224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 226 of the Reclamation

Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1273) and

43 CFR 426.20 of the rules and

regulations published in 52 FR 11954,

Apr. 13, 1987, 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.

Pursuant to the ‘‘Final Revised Public

Participation Procedures’’ for water

resource-related contract negotiations,

published in 47 FR 7763, Feb. 22, 1982,

a tabulation is provided of all proposed

contractual actions in each of the five

Reclamation regions. Each proposed

action is, or is expected to be, in some

stage of the contract negotiation process

in 1995. 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 (80 Stat.

383), 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

designated public contact as they

become available for review and

comments.

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. As a minimum, the

regional director shall furnish revised

contracts to all parties who request the

contract in response to the initial public

notice.

Acronym Definitions Used Herein

(BCP)—Boulder Canyon Project

(CAP)—Central Arizona Project

(CUP)—Central Utah Project

(CVP)—Central Valley Project

(CRSP)—Colorado River Storage Project

(D&MC)—Drainage and Minor

Construction

(FR)—Federal Register

(IDD)—Irrigation and Drainage District

(ID)—Irrigation District

(M&I)—Municipal and Industrial

(O&M)—Operation and Maintenance

(P–SMBP)—Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin

Program

(R&B)—Rehabilitation and Betterment

(SRPA)—Small Reclamation Projects

Act

(WCUA)—Water Conservation and

Utilization Act

(WD)—Water District

The following contract actions are

either new, modified, discontinued, or

completed in the Bureau of Reclamation

since the February 1, 1995, Federal

Register notice.

Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of

Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,

Boise, Idaho 83706–1234, telephone

208–378–5346.

1. Contract Actions Modified.

(18) Hermiston, Stanfield, Westland,

and West Extension Irrigation Districts,

Umatilla Project, Oregon: Temporary

contracts to provide water service for

1995 to lands lying outside of their

boundaries.

2. New Contract Actions.

(19) Stanfield and Westland Irrigation

Districts, Umatilla Project, Oregon:

Repayment contract for reimbursable

cost of dam safety repairs to McKay

Dam.

(20) Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course,

Tualatin Project, Oregon: Water service

contract for provision of approximately

340 acre-feet of water for M&I use.