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for renewal of a water service contract

for an annual supply of raw water for

domestic use from the Milk River not to

exceed 500 acre-feet. A 1-year interim

contract may be issued to continue

delivery of water from the Milk River

below Fresno Reservoir until the

necessary actions can be completed to

renew the long-term contract.

43. City of Dickinson, P–SMBP,

Dickinson Unit, North Dakota: Negotiate

a long-term water service contract with

the City of Dickinson or Park Board, for

minor amounts of water from Dickinson

Dam.

Modified contract actions:

2. Green Mountain Reservoir,

Colorado-Big Thompson Project,

Colorado: Water service contracts for

irrigation and M&I; contracts for sale of

water from the marketable yield to water

users within the Colorado River Basin of

western Colorado.

9. Angostura ID, Angostura Unit, P–

SMBP, South Dakota: Another interim

3-year contract was executed on June 9,

2000, to provide for a continuing water

supply and allow adequate time for

completion of the Environmental Impact

Statement for long-term contract

renewal. A BON for a long-term contract

renewal has been approved by the

Commissioner’s Office.

10. Cities of Loveland and Berthoud,

Colorado, Colorado-Big Thompson

Project, Colorado: Long-term contracts

for conveyance of non-project M&I

water through Colorado-Big Thompson

Project facilities.

24. City of Fort Collins, Colorado-Big

Thompson Project, Colorado: Long-term

contracts for conveyance and storage of

non-project M&I water through

Colorado-Big Thompson Project

facilities.

25. Green Mountain Project, Colorado:

Historic user pool surplus water for

municipal recreation. This agreement is

with the City of Grand Junction, City of

Fruita, and the Town of Palisade.

38. Helena Valley Unit, P–SMBP,

Montana: Initiating negotiations for

renewal of Part A of the A/B contract

with Helena Valley ID which expires in

2004.

Completed contract actions:

26. Keith Bower (Individual), P–

SMBP, Boysen Unit, Wyoming: Contract

for up to 500 acre-feet of irrigation water

to service 144 acres.

27. Canyon Limited Liability

(Individual), P–SMBP, Boysen Unit,

Wyoming: Contract for up to 16 acre-feet

of supplemental irrigation water to

service 4 acres.

28. L.U. Sheep Company (Individual),

P–SMBP, Boysen Unit, Wyoming:

Contract for up to 60 acre-feet of

irrigation water to service 180 acres.

29. Northern Colorado Water

Conservancy District, Colorado-Big

Thompson Project, Colorado: Acting by

and through the Pleasant Valley

Pipeline Project Water Activity

Enterprise, beginning discussions and

draft BON for a long-term contract for

conveyance of non-project water

through Colorado-Big Thompson Project

facilities.

31. North Fork Valley Ditch

(Individual), Shoshone Project, Buffalo

Bill Dam, Wyoming: Exchange water

service contract not to exceed 1,000

acre-feet of water to service 855 acres.

33. Denise J. Evans (Individual),

Shoshone Project, Buffalo Bill Dam,

Wyoming: Exchange water service

contract not to exceed 100 acre-feet of

water to service 48.5 acres.

Dated: April 17, 2001.

Elizabeth Cordova-Harrison,

Deputy Director, Office of Policy.

[FR Doc. 01–10483 Filed 4–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Coachella Canal Lining Project,

Imperial and Riverside Counties,

California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)

for the proposed Coachella Canal Lining

Project, Imperial and Riverside

Counties, California: FES 01–15.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended; the

Council on Environmental Quality’s

Regulations for Implementing the

Procedural Provisions of NEPA; and the

California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) and the Coachella Valley

Water District (CVWD) have issued a

final EIS/EIR for the Coachella Canal

Lining Project.

DATES: Reclamation will issue a Record

of Decision no sooner than May 11,

2001.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for locations and addresses

where copies of the document may be

reviewed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request copies of the EIS/EIR or to

obtain further information about the

Coachella Canal Lining Project, please

contact Mr. Don Young, Bureau of

Reclamation, Yuma Area Office, 7301

Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona,

85366; telephone: (520) 343–8159; or

Mr. Steve Robbins, Coachella Valley

Water District, P.O. Box 1058, Highway

111 and Avenue 52, Coachella,

California, 92236; telephone: (760) 398–

2651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS/

EIR evaluates several alternatives,

including the no-action alternative, and

also describes the existing environment

and environmental consequences for the

lining of 33.2 miles of the Coachella

Canal between siphons 7 and 14 and

siphons 15 and 32. Lining of the canal

would conserve approximately 30,850

acre-feet annually of water presently

being lost as seepage from the earthen

reaches of the Coachella Canal. A

specific quantity of conserved water

would be assigned to the Department of

the Interior to facilitate implementation,

subject to approval, of the San Luis Rey

Indian Water Rights Settlement Act

(Public Law 100–675, November 17,

1988). Remaining quantities of

conserved water would be distributed

between mitigation needs and southern

California, subject to approval, to meet

present water demand and to assist the

State in attaining the goals of

California’s Colorado River Water Use

Plan. The EIS/EIR also includes

comments received during the 60-day

public review of the draft EIS/EIR and

provides Reclamation’s/Coachella

Valley Water District’s responses to

those comments.

Offices/Libraries Where the Final EIS/

EIR is Available for Public Review

• Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area

Office, Central Files, Room 145, 7301

Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona;

telephone: (520) 343–8147

• Coachella Valley Water District,

Highway 111 and Avenue 52, Coachella,

California, telephone: (760) 398–2651

• Bureau of Reclamation, Lower

Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad

Avenue, Boulder City, Nevada,

telephone: (702) 293–8000

• Bureau of Reclamation,

Reclamation Service Center Library,

Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal

Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver,

Colorado, telephone: (303) 236–6963

• Bureau of Reclamation, Program

Analysis Office, Room 7456, 1849 C

Street NW., Washington, DC, telephone:

(202) 208–4662

• California Department of Water

Resources, 6900 Devils Canyon Road,

San Bernardino, California; telephone:

(909) 886–5028

• Yuma County Library, 350 South

Third Avenue, Yuma, Arizona,

telephone: (520) 782–1871

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• Coachella Branch Library, 1538 7th

Street, Coachella, California; telephone:

(760) 398–5148

• Brawley Public Library, 400 Main

Street, Brawley, California; telephone:

(760) 344–1891

• El Centro Public Library, 539 W.

State Street, El Centro, California;

telephone: (760) 337–4565

• Imperial Public Library, 200 W. 9th

Street, Imperial, California; telephone:

(760) 355–1332

• Indio Branch Library, 200 Civic

Center Mall, Indio, California;

telephone: (760) 347–2383

• Palm Springs Library, 300 S.

Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, California;

telephone: (760) 322–7323

• San Diego Central Library, 820 E

Street, San Diego, California; telephone:

(619) 236–5800

• Los Angeles Public Library, 630 W.

Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California

90071; telephone: (213) 228–7000

Dated: April 4, 2001.

LeGrand Neilson,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–10455 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation 332–430]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement:

Advice Concerning the Probable

Economic Effect

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and

scheduling of public hearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 23, 2001.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request

on April 17, 2001, from the United

States Trade Representative (USTR), the

Commission instituted investigation No.

332–430, U.S.-Chile Free Trade

Agreement: Advice Concerning the

Probable Economic Effect, under section

332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. 1332(g)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Industry-specific information may be

obtained from James Lukes, Project

Leader (202–205–3426 or

lukes@usitc.gov) or David Lundy, Chief

of Industrial Minerals and Nonferrous

Metals (202–205–3439 or

lundy@usitc.gov), Office of Industries,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC 20436. For information

on the legal aspects of this investigation,

contact William Gearhart of the Office of

the General Counsel (202–205–3091 or

gearhart@usitc.gov). Hearing impaired

individuals are advised that information

on this matter can be obtained by

contacting the TDD terminal on (202)

205–1810. General information

concerning the Commission may also be

obtained by accessing its Internet server

(http://www.usitc.gov). The public

record for this investigation may be

viewed on the Commission’s electronic

docket (EDIS–ON–LINE) at http://

dockets/.usitc.gov/eol/public.

BACKGROUND: As requested by USTR,

the Commission will include the

following in its report—

1. Advice (to the President) with

respect to each item in chapters 1

through 97 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS), as

to the probable economic effect of

providing duty-free treatment for

imports of products of Chile on

industries in the United States

producing like or directly competitive

articles and on consumers;

2. Advice (to the President) with

respect to each product sector, of the

probable economic effect on U.S.

exports to Chile of the removal of

Chilean import duties; and

3. A review of U.S. service

transactions with Chile that (1) provides

an overview of the nature and extent of

such transactions; (2) highlights key

U.S. service industries that export

services to Chile or provide services

through U.S.-owned affiliates; (3)

identifies principal nontariff barriers

that impede U.S. participation in these

industries in the Chilean market; and (4)

assesses the effects of such barriers on

U.S. service providers.

As requested by the USTR, in

preparing its advice with respect to the

removal of U.S. duties on imports from

Chile, the Commission will assume that

any known U.S. nontariff barrier will

not be applicable to such imports; and

the Commission will note in its report

any instance in which the continued

application of a U.S. nontariff barrier

would result in different advice with

respect to the effect of the removal of

the duty. Similarly, in preparing its

advice with respect to the removal of

Chilean duties on U.S. products, the

Commission will assume that any

known Chilean nontariff barriers will

not be applicable to U.S. products; and

will note any instance where the

continued application of such a Chilean

nontariff barrier would result in

different advice.

The USTR requested the Commission

to provide the advice in a confidential

report by October 17, 2001. In his letter

to the Commission, the USTR stated that

the United States and Chile are engaged

in negotiations to reach a

comprehensive bilateral free trade

agreement. The USTR stated that further

advice from the Commission is needed

to assist in the process of achieving an

agreement.

PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing in

connection with the investigation will

be held at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

on May 30, 2001. All persons shall have

the right to appear, by counsel or in

person, to present information and to be

heard. Requests to appear at the public

hearing should be filed with the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436, no later than

5:15 p.m., May 22, 2001. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed not later than

5:15 p.m., May 24, 2001; the deadline

for filing post-hearing briefs or

statements is 5:15 p.m., June 13, 2001.

To allow sufficient time for full

consideration, the Commission

encourages persons who appear at the

public hearing to submit any prepared

statements and accompanying material

to the Secretary by 5:15 p.m., May 24,

2001. In the event that, as of the close

of business on May 22, 2001, no

witnesses are scheduled to appear at the

hearing, the hearing will be canceled.

Any person interested in attending the

hearing as an observer or nonparticipant may call the Secretary to the

Commission (202–205–1806) after May

22, 2001, to determine whether the

hearing will be held.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: In lieu of or in

addition to participating in the hearing,

interested parties are invited to submit

written statements (original and 14

copies) concerning the matters to be

addressed by the Commission in its

report on this investigation. Commercial

or financial information that a person

desires the Commission to treat as

confidential must be submitted in

accordance with section 201.6 of the

Commission’s rules of practice and

procedure (19 CFR 201.6). The

Commission’s Rules do not authorize

filing of submissions with the Secretary

by facsimile or electronic means. All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available in the Office of the

Secretary of the Commission for

inspection by interested parties. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted to the Commission at the

earliest practical date and should be

received no later than the close of