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Columbia Building, 2006–2012 Wyandotte

St., Kansas City, 00000433

Helping Hand Institute Building, 523 Grand

Blvd., Kansas City, 00000434

National Garage, 1100–1110 McGee St.,

Kansas City, 00000436

Safeway Stores and Office and Warehouse

Building, 2029–2043 Wyandotte St.,

Kansas City, 00000435

Scotland County

Bible Grove Consolidated District #5 School,

South side of Rte T. at Bible Grove, Bible

Grove, 00000441

St. Louis County

Kreienkamp Store, 19160 Melrose Rd.,

Wildwood, 00000439

St. Louis Independent City

Hamilton—Brown Shoe Factory, 2031 Olive

St., St. Louis, 00000437

Kennard, J., and Sons Carpet Company

Building, 400 Washington Ave., St. Louis,

00000438

Stork Inn, 4527 Virginia Ave, 3301 Taft Ave.,

4526 Idaho Ave., St. Louis, 00000440

NORTH CAROLINA

Chatham County

Pittsboro Historic District, (Pittsboro MRA)

Roughly bounded by Chatham St., Small

St., Rectory St., and Launis St., Pittsboro,

00000442

Johnston County

Brooklyn Historic District, Roughly bounded

by Spring Branch Creek, S. Fifth St., S.

Third St., and Lee St., Smithfield,

00000443

Lenoir County

CSS NEUSE, 2612 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston,

00000444

OREGON

Hood River County

Cliff Lodge, 3345 Cascade Ave., Hood River,

00000445

Jackson County

Ashland Downtown Historic District,

Roughly bounded by Lithia Way/C St.,

Church, Lithia Park/Hargadine, and

Gresham Sts., Ashland, 00000446

Multnomah County

Fairmount Hotel, 1920 NW 26th Ave.,

Portland, 00000448

Villa St. Clara Apartments, 909 SW Twelfth

Ave., Portland, 00000449

Yamhill County

Union Block, 610–620 W. First St., Newberg,

00000450

PENNSYLVANIA

Allegheny County

Phipps—McElveen Building,

525–529 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, 00000451

Jefferson County

Segers, Redferd, House, US 219, opposite

Snyder Township Rte 1025, Snyder

Township, 00000447

Washington County

Nelson, John H., House, 104 Colvin Rd.,

Fallowfield, 00000452

TEXAS

Travis County

Austin Central Fire Station #1, 401 E. Fifth

St., Austin, 00000454

Wood County

Robinson, Florence, Cottage, Washington

Place at Emma B. Smith Blvd., Jarvis

Christian College, Hawkins, 00000453

WASHINGTON

Spokane County

Mount Saint Michael, 8500 N. Saint Michael

Rd., Spokane, 00000456

WISCONSIN

Door County

Zahn, August, Blacksmith Shop and House,

8152 WI trunk 57, Baileys Harbor,

00000455

A request for REMOVAL has been

made for the following resource:

MASSACHUSETTS

Worcester County

Northborough Town Hall, NE corner of W.

Main and Blake St., Northborough,

72000151

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Quarterly Status Report of Water

Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of

proposed contractual actions that are

new, modified, discontinued, or

completed since the last publication of

this notice on January 21, 2000. The

January 21, 2000, notice should be used

as a reference point to identify changes.

This annual notice should be used as a

point of reference to identify changes in

future notices. 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. 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

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:

Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Water

Contracts and Repayment Office, Bureau

of Reclamation, PO Box 25007, Denver,

Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303–

445–2902.

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 the 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 2000. 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:

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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

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. As a minimum, the

regional director shall furnish revised

contracts to all parties who requested

the contract in response to the initial

public notice.

Acronym Definitions Used Herein

(BON) Basis of Negotiation

(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

(NEPA) National Environmental Policy

Act

(O&M) Operation and Maintenance

(P–SMBP) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin

Program

(PPR) Present Perfected Right

(RRA) Reclamation Reform Act

(R&B) Rehabilitation and Betterment

(SOD) Safety of Dams

(SRPA) Small Reclamation Projects

Act

(WCUA) Water Conservation and

Utilization Act

(WD) Water District

Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of

Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,

Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234,

telephone 208–378–5346.

Modified Contract Action

4. Pioneer Ditch Company, Boise

Project, Idaho; Clark and Edwards Canal

and Irrigation Company, Enterprise

Canal Company, Ltd., Lenroot Canal

Company, Liberty Park Canal Company,

Parsons Ditch Company, Poplar ID,

Wearyrick Ditch Company, all in the

Minidoka Project, Idaho; Juniper Flat

District Improvement Company,

Wapinitia Project, Oregon: Amendatory

repayment and water service contracts;

purpose is to conform to the RRA

(Public Law 97–293).

Discontinued Contract Action

10. Five individual contractors,

Umatilla Project, Oregon: Repayment

agreements for reimbursable cost of dam

safety repairs to McKay Dam.

Agreements not needed, contractors are

being billed for reimbursement.

Completed Contract Action

4. Pioneer Ditch Company, Boise

Project, Idaho; Clark and Edwards Canal

and Irrigation Company, Enterprise

Canal Company, Ltd., Lenroot Canal

Company, Liberty Park Canal Company,

Parsons Ditch Company, Poplar ID,

Wearyrick Ditch Company, all in the

Minidoka Project, Idaho; Juniper Flat

District Improvement Company,

Wapinitia Project, Oregon; Roza ID,

Yakima Project, Washington:

Amendatory repayment and water

service contracts; purpose is to conform

to the RRA (Public Law 97–293).

Contract with Roza ID executed

February 14, 2000.

Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,

Sacramento, California 95825–1898,

telephone 916–978–5250.

New Contract Actions

36. Townsend Flat Ditch Company or

its shareholders, Centerville Community

Services District and McConnell

Foundation, CVP, California: Proposed

exchange contract for 6,000 acre-feet of

water in relation to the Clear Creek

restoration and fish passage program in

Section 3406(b)(12) of the Central Valley

Project Improvement Act.

37. Colusa County WD, CVP,

California: Proposed long-term Warren

Act contract for conveyance of up to

4,500 acre-feet of ground water through

the Tehama-Colusa Canal.

Discontinued Contract Actions

22. Widren WD, CVP, California:

Assignment of 2,940 acre-feet of Widren

WD’s water service contract to the City

of Tracy. The assignment will require

approval of conversion of the District’s

CVP irrigation water to M&I.

23. Warren Act Contracts, CVP,

California: Execution of long-term

Warren Act contracts with various

entities for conveyance of non-project

water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.

Lower Colorado region: Bureau of

Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada

Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,

Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–

293–8536.

New Contract Actions

58. San Carlos-Apache Tribe, CAP,

Arizona: Agreement among the United

States, Salt River Project Agricultural

Improvement and Power District, and

Salt River Valley Water Users’

Association for exchange of up to 14,000

acre-feet of Black River Water for CAP

water.

59. San Carlos-Apache Tribe, Arizona:

Agreement among the San CarlosApache Tribe, the United States, and

Phelps Dodge Corporation for the lease

of Black River Water.

60. Arizona Water Banking Authority

and Southern Nevada Water Authority,

BCP, Arizona and Nevada: Contract to

provide for the interstate contractual

distribution of Colorado River water

through the offstream storage of

Colorado River water in Arizona, the

development by the Arizona Water

Banking Authority of intentionally

created unused apportionment, and the

release of this intentionally created

unused apportionment by the Secretary

of the Interior to Southern Nevada

Water Authority.

Discontinued Contract Action

55. Cibola Valley IDD, BCP, Arizona:

Amendment to the District’s Colorado

River water delivery contract to

permanently reduce the District’s water

entitlement by approximately 600 acrefeet per year to facilitate the transfer of

such water to a golf course development

in the Lake Havasu area. New or

amendatory Colorado River water

delivery contract with the entitlement

holder for the transferred water.

Completed Contract Actions

34. Bureau of Land Management, BCP,

California: Agreement for 1,000 acre-feet

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per year of Colorado River water in

accordance with Secretarial Reservation.

54. Miscellaneous PPR No.11, BCP,

California: Assign the contract from

Dickman et al. to Sonny Gowan.

Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of

Reclamation, 125 South State Street,

Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–

1102, telephone 801–524–4419.

Completed Contract Action

1. Individual irrigators, M&I, and

miscellaneous water users, Initial Units,

CRSP; Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and

New Mexico: Temporary (interim) water

service contracts for surplus project

water for irrigation or M&I use to

provide up to 10,000 acre-feet of water

annually for terms up to 10 years; longterm contracts for similar service for up

to 1,000 acre-feet of water annually.

(f) Margarett W. Furey, Wayne N.

Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Contract

for 1 acre-foot to support augmentation

plan. R&D Investment has filed an

application with the Division 4 Water

Court of the State of Colorado seeking

decree for a domestic well to serve the

Ms. Furey domestic in-house residential

use, lawn and garden irrigation, pond

evaporation, and stock watering.

Great Plains Region: Bureau of

Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal

Building, 316 North 26th Street,

Billings, Montana 59107–6900,

telephone 406–247–7730.

New Contract Actions

37. 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.

38. Virginia L. and Earl K. Sauerwein

(Individual), Shoshone Project, Buffalo

Bill Dam, Wyoming: Exchange water

service contract not to exceed 100 acrefeet of water to service 126 acres.

39. 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.

40. Glendo Unit, P–SMBP, Wyoming:

Initiate negotiations for renewal of longterm water service contracts for Burbank

Ditch, New Grattan Ditch Company,

Torrington ID, Lucerne Canal and Power

Company, and Wright and Murphy

Ditch Company.

41. Glendo Unit, P–SMBP, Nebraska.:

Initiate negotiations for renewal of longterm water service contracts for

Bridgeport, Enterprise, and Mitchell ID,

and Central Nebraska Public Power and

Irrigation District.

Modified Contract Actions

7. Northern Cheyenne Indian

Reservation, Yellowtail Unit, Lower

Bighorn Division, P–SMBP, Montana:

The Northern Cheyenne Reserved Water

Rights Settlement Act of 1992 allocates

to the Tribe, 30,000 acre-feet of water

per year stored at Bighorn Reservoir,

Montana. In accordance with section 9

of the Act, Reclamation and the Tribe

must negotiate a management agreement

for the water. The Tribe is to pay the

United States both capital and O&M

costs for water the Tribe uses or sells

from this storage for M&I purposes.

Reclamation and the Tribe are

continuing to negotiate the terms of the

Agreement. A date for execution has not

been scheduled.

9. Angostura ID, Angostura Unit, P–

SMBP, South Dakota: The District had a

contract for water service which expired

on December 31, 1995. An interim 3-

year contract provided for a continuing

water supply and the District to operate

and maintain the dam and reservoir.

The proposed long-term contract would

provide a continued water supply for

the District and the District’s continued

O&M of the facility. A BON for another

3-year interim contract has been

submitted for approval.

11. P–SMBP, Kansas and Nebraska:

Anticipate executing renewal of longterm water supply contracts with

Kansas-Bostwick, Nebraska-Bostwick,

Frenchman Valley, FrenchmanCambridge, and Almena IDs by the end

of July 2000. The renewed long-term

water service contracts will take effect

January 1, 2001.

14. P–SMBP, Kansas: Water service

contracts with the Kirwin and Webster

IDs in the Solomon River Basin in

Kansas will be extended for a period of

4 years in accordance with Public Law

104–326 enacted October 19, 1996.

Water service contracts will be renewed

prior to expiration. The 4-year contract

extension for Kirwin ID has been

executed.

21. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP,

Montana: Water service contract expired

June 1997. Initiating renewal of existing

contract for 25 years for up to 480 acrefeet of storage from Tiber Reservoir to

irrigate 160 acres. Received approved

BON from the Commissioner. Currently

developing the contract and consulting

with the Tribes regarding the Water

Rights Compact. A 1-year interim

contract has been issued to continue

delivery of water until the necessary

actions can be completed to renew a

long-term contract. Another 1-year

interim contract will be issued to

continue the delivery of water until the

long-term renewal process can be

completed.

22. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP,

Montana: Initiating 25-year water

service contract for up to 750 acre-feet

of storage from Tiber Reservoir to

irrigate 250 acres. A 1-year temporary

contract has been issued to allow

additional time to complete necessary

actions required for the long-term

contract. Another 1-year temporary

contract will be issued to continue the

delivery of water until the long-term

renewal process can be completed.

23. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP,

Montana: Water service contract expired

May 31, 1998. Initiating renewal of the

long-term water service contract to

provide 4,570 acre-feet of storage from

Tiber Reservoir to irrigate 2,285 acres. A

1-year interim contract has been issued

to continue delivery of water until the

necessary actions can be completed to

renew the long-term contract. Another

1-year temporary contract will be issued

to continue the delivery of water until

the long-term renewal process can be

completed.

25. Savage ID, P–SMBP, Montana: An

interim contract has been entered into

with the District. The District is

currently seeking title transfer. The

contract is subject to renewal on an

annual basis pending outcome of the

title transfer process. A second interim

contract will be entered into with the

District pending possible long-term

renewal of the water service portion of

the contract.

34. Tom Green County and

Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo

Project, Texas: The irrigation district is

requesting a deferment of its 2000

construction payment. A BON has been

submitted for approval.

Completed Contract Action

14. P–SMBP, Kansas: Water service

contracts with the Kirwin and Webster

IDs in the Solomon River Basin in

Kansas will be extended for a period of

4 years in accordance with Public Law

104–326 enacted October 19, 1996.

Water service contracts will be renewed

prior to expiration. The 4-year contract

extension for Kirwin ID has been

executed.

Dated: April 12, 2000.

Wayne O. Deason,

Associate Director, Office of Policy.

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