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percent of the individual entitlement

holder’s maximum allowable

cumulative overrun account amount or

33.3 percent of the total account

balance.

4. When Lake Mead elevation is at or

below elevation 1,125 feet above mean

sea level on January 1, the total account

balance will be paid back in full in that

calender year.

5. For any year in which the Secretary

declares a shortage under the Decree,

the total account will be paid back in

full that calender year, and further

accumulation of inadvertent overruns

will be suspended as long as shortage

conditions prevail.

g. A separate inadvertent overrun

account may be established in those

limited cases in which a lower priority

user is, or has agreed to be, responsible

for consumptive uses by one or more

un-quantified senior water entitlement

or right holders having finite service

area acreage. The separate inadvertent

overrun account will be limited to a

maximum cumulative amount of 10

percent of the senior right holders

average consumptive use. Such

inadvertent overrun accounts will be the

assigned responsibility of the lower

priority user. If, however, such senior

entitlement or right holders’ approved

aggregate calendar year water orders are

in excess of the specified amount above

which the lower priority user will be

responsible, such excess will not be

deemed inadvertent and the lower

priority user’s water order for that year

will be reduced accordingly by

Reclamation.

h. Each month, Reclamation will

monitor the actual water orders, receive

reports of measured diversions and

return flows from Contractors and

federal establishments, estimate

unmeasured diversions and return

flows, and project individual and

aggregate consumptive uses for the year.

Should preliminary determinations

indicate that monthly consumptive uses

by individual users, or aggregate uses,

when added to the approved schedule

of uses for the remainder of that year,

exceed contract entitlements but are not

exceeding the maximum inadvertent

overrun account amount, Reclamation

will notify in writing the appropriate

entities that the preliminary

determinations are forecasting annual

uses in excess of their entitlements.

i. During years in which an

entitlement holder is forbearing use to

meet its payback obligation, should

preliminary determinations of monthly

consumptive uses indicate that

sufficient forbearance is not projected to

occur, Reclamation will also notify the

appropriate entitlement holders in

writing that the preliminary

determinations are forecasting that their

annual payback obligations are not on

target or being met. If this condition

occurs for two consecutive years, in the

second year Reclamation will advise the

entitlement holder in writing by July 31,

will consult with the entitlement holder

on a modified release schedule and will

limit releases to the entitlement holder

for the remainder of the year such that

by the end of the year the individual

entitlement holder has met their

payback obligation.

j. Should preliminary determinations

indicate that monthly consumptive uses

by individual users, or aggregate uses,

when added to the approved schedule

of uses for the remainder of that year,

exceed the individual entitlement

holder’s maximum cumulative overrun

account amount, Reclamation will

advise the entitlement holder in writing

by July 31, will consult with the

entitlement holder on a modified release

schedule and will limit releases to the

entitlement holder for the remainder of

the year such that by the end of the year

the individual entitlement holder’s

maximum cumulative overrun account

amount has not been exceeded.

k. Procedures will be established for

accounting for inadvertent overruns on

an annual basis and for supplementing

the final Decree Accounting Record.

Reclamation invites comments on the

features noted above and in particular

on: what limits might be placed on any

maximum cumulative overrun account;

the duration of the payback period; and

from what types of water would

payback be allowed.

Public Meetings

Reclamation will hold public

meetings to present information and

solicit public input if there is a

sufficient level of interest. Submit any

request for a public meeting to Mr. John

Redlinger (see ADDRESSES).

Dated: January 12, 2001.

Robert W. Johnson,

Regional Director, Lower Colorado Regional

Office.

[FR Doc. 01–1531 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[INT–DES–01–02]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program,

Angostura Unit, South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public

hearing on draft environmental impact

statement (DEIS).

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

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, as amended, the

Department of the Interior, Bureau of

Reclamation, has prepared a DEIS on

the proposed renewal of a long-term

water service contract for irrigation

water from the Federal Angostura Unit,

Cheyenne River basin, South Dakota.

The DEIS describes four alternatives,

including no action, and evaluates their

environmental consequences. No

Preferred Alternative has been chosen at

this time. One will be selected after the

public review period. Public hearings

have been scheduled to provide

interested parties an opportunity to

provide oral or written comments on the

proposed renewal of a long-term water

service contract.

DATES: A 90-day public review and

comment period commences with the

publication of this notice. Written

comments on the DEIS should be

submitted by April 27, 2001.

Written comments from interested

parties unable to attend the hearings,

those not wanting to make oral

presentations, or those wishing to

supplement their oral presentations at

the public hearing should be

transmitted to the Rapid City Field

Office by April 27, 2001, for inclusion

in the public record.

Public hearings have been scheduled

for the following dates, times, and

locations:

February 13, 2001, 7–9 PM, Rushmore

Plaza Holiday Inn 505 N 5th St.,

Rapid City, South Dakota

February 14, 2001, 7–9 PM, Mueller

Civic Center, 801 S. 6th St., Hot

Springs, South Dakota

February 15, 2001, 1–5 PM, Oglala

Lakota College, 3 Mile Creek, Piya

Wiconi Rd., Kyle, South Dakota

February 21, 2000, 2–4 PM, Super 8

Motel, West Highway 212, Eagle

Butte, South Dakota

February 22, 2001, 2–4 PM, Lower Brule

Convention Center, Lower Brule

Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, South

Dakota

Written comments on the DEIS should

be submitted to the Rapid City Field

Office Manager (Attention: Kenneth

Parr), 515 9th Street, Room 101, Rapid

City, SD 57701, or through email to

kparr@gp.usbr.gov.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public

review. Individual respondents may

request that we withhold their home

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address from public disclosure, which

we will honor to the extent allowable by

law. There also may be circumstances in

which we would withhold a

respondent’s identity from public

disclosure, as allowable by law. If you

wish us to withhold your name and/or

address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. We will make all submissions

from organizations or businesses, and

from individuals identifying themselves

as representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public disclosure in their entirety.

You may request a Summary of the

DEIS or the entire DEIS (with

appendices in printed copy or on

computer disk). Copies may be obtained

from the above address, by telephone

(605) 394–9757 ext. 3004, or through

email at kparr@gp.usbr.gov. Copies are

also available for public inspection and

review on the internet at

‘‘www.dka.gp.usbr.gov’’ in the ‘‘Current

Activities’’ section under ‘‘Angostura

Unit’’.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for additional addresses where

the DEIS is available for public

inspection and review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Parr, Rapid City Field Office,

515 9th Street, Room 101, Rapid City,

SD 57701 telephone—(605) 394–9757

ext. 3004, or email kparr@gp.usbr.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEIS Public Inspection and Review

Locations

Offices

• Bureau of Reclamation, Rapid City

Field Office, 515 9th Street, Room 101,

Rapid City, SD 57701—telephone (605)

394–9757 ext. 3004.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas

Area Office, 304 East Broadway Ave.,

Bismarck, ND 58502—telephone (701)

250–4242.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains

Regional Office, 316 North 26th Street,

Billings, MT 59101—telephone (406)

247–7638.

• Bureau of Reclamation,

Reclamation Service Center Library,

Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal

Center, Sixth and Kipling, Denver, CO

80225—telephone (303) 445–2072.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Program

Analysis Office, Room 7456, 1849 C

Street NW, Washington, DC 20240—

telephone (202) 208–4662.

• Angostura Irrigation District in

South Dakota, Main Street, Oral, SD

57766.

Libraries

South Dakota State Library, Mercedes

MacKay Building, 800 Governors Drive,

Pierre, South Dakota 57501–2294.

Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy

Street, Rapid City, SD 57701–3655.

Hot Springs Library, 1543 Baltimore

Avenue, Hot Springs, South Dakota

57747.

Custer County Library, 447 Crook #4,

Custer, South Dakota 57730.

Oglala Lakota College, 3 Mile Creek,

Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, South Dakota

57752.

Cheyenne River Community College,

Main Street, Box 212, Eagle Butte, South

Dakota 57625.

Lower Brule Tribal Library, Lower

Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, South

Dakota 57548.

Pine Ridge Library, Main St., Box 439,

Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770.

Hearing Process Information

Organizations and individuals

wishing to present oral statements are

strongly encouraged to contact Kenneth

Parr, Bureau of Reclamation, Rapid City

Field Office, at the address above,

telephone (605) 394–9757 ext. 3004, or

email at kparr@gp.usbr.gov, to announce

their intention to participate in the

public hearing. Requests to make

presentations will also be accepted at

the hearings. Written statements may

also be submitted at the hearings.

Oral statements at the public hearings

will be limited to 5 minutes. If time

permits, the hearing officer may allow

speakers to extend their oral statement

after all persons wishing to comment

have been heard. Whenever possible,

speakers will be scheduled according to

the time preference requested in their

letter or telephone request. Scheduled

speakers not present at the public

hearing when called will lose their

privilege in the scheduled order and

will be recalled at the end of all the

scheduled speakers. Those registering at

the meetings may choose from the

remaining time slots.

Please notify Reclamation at least 2

weeks in advance of the scheduled

hearing if you require special needs in

order to participate in the public

hearing. Those having special needs

should contact Kenneth Parr at (605)

394–9757 or through the Federal Relay

System at (800) 877–8339 or via e-mail

at kparr@gp.usbr.gov. Smoking will be

prohibited in the hearing room and

surrounding area.

Dated: January 3, 2001.

Gerald Kelso,

Assistant Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–1530 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation 332–425]

U.S.-Korea FTA: The Economic Impact

of Establishing a Free Trade

Agreement (FTA) Between the United

States and the Republic of Korea

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and

scheduling of public hearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 2001.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request

on December 18, 2000, from the Senate

Committee on Finance (Committee), the

Commission instituted investigation No.

332–425, U.S.-Korea FTA: The

Economic Impact of Establishing a Free

Trade Agreement (FTA) Between the

United States and the Republic of Korea,

under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). The

Commission plans to submit its report

by September 18, 2001.

As requested by the Committee, in its

report the Commission will provide to

the extent possible:

• An overview of the Korean

economy

• An overview of the current

economic relationship between the

United States and the Republic of Korea,

including a discussion of the important

industry sectors in both countries

• An inventory and analysis of the

main barriers (tariff and nontariff) to

trade between the United States and the

Republic of Korea

• To the extent data are available, the

estimated effects of eliminating all

quantifiable trade barriers (tariff and

nontariff), with special attention to

agricultural goods, on:

• The volume of trade in goods and

services between the two countries

• Sectoral output and gross domestic

product for each country

• Wages and employment across

industry sectors for each country

• Final prices paid by consumers in

each country

• A qualitative assessment of the

effects of removing nonquantifiable

trade barriers

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information may be obtained from

Christine McDaniel, Project Leader

(TEL: 202–708–5404; EMAIL:

cmcdaniel@usitc.gov), Office of

Economics, or Alan Fox, Deputy Project

Leader (TEL: 202–205–3267; EMAIL:

afox@usitc.gov), Office of Economics,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC, 20436. For information

on the legal aspects, contact William