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in, at minimum—increases in entrance 

fees, different fee structures, and 

technology-based solutions for 

collecting entrance fees to make the 

entrance process more convenient and 

efficient for visitors. The first step in the 

process is to create and pretest survey 

questions. A pretest will be conducted 

to (1) validate the survey questions, (2) 

investigate various sampling methods, 

(3) estimate the respondent burden, and 

(4) determine the usability of the survey 

design. Following the pretest, a pilot 

survey will be administered nationwide 

to a sample of recent and potential park 

visitors. The pilot survey will be used 

to evaluate how visitors might respond 

to hypothetical questions regarding 

changes in entrance fees, fee structures, 

and technology-based solutions for 

collecting entrance fees. The pilot is 

designed to understand the effectiveness 

of the instrument and the response rates 

for the eventual final survey. A 

preliminary analysis of these results 

will demonstrate how different entrance 

fee rates and collection modes could 

affect revenue and visitor access. The 

data will allow the NPS to understand 

the degree of interest and methodsbased considerations for a 

comprehensive study on fees with the 

intent of making more transparent and 

science-informed pricing decisions in 

the future. 

Title of collection: National Park 

Service Recreation Fee Pricing Study 

Survey Pre-Test and Pilot. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals/households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: One-time. 

Total Estimated Annual Respondents: 

2,770. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

641. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 5 minutes to 30 minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 275. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

Respondents Number of 

contacts 

Number of 

completed 

responses 

Estimated 

completion 

time 

(minutes) 

Total burden 

(hours) 

Pre-test 

Past Visitors ..................................................................................................... 220 50 30 25 

Future Visitors .................................................................................................. 220 50 30 25 

No Past or Future Visitation ............................................................................ 60 15 10 3 

Subtotal ..................................................................................................... 500 115 ........................ 53 

Debriefing Interview ......................................................................................... 20 16 30 8 

Pilot 

Past Visitors ..................................................................................................... 880 200 30 100 

Future Visitors .................................................................................................. 880 200 30 100 

No Past or Future Visitation ............................................................................ 240 60 10 10 

Subtotal ..................................................................................................... 2,000 460 ........................ 210 

Nonresponse Survey ....................................................................................... 250 50 5 4 

Total ................................................................................................... 2,770 641 ........................ 275 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Phadrea Ponds, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033847; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections, Fayetteville, AR; 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections has corrected an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, published 

in a Notice of Inventory Completion in 

the Federal Register on November 13, 

2018. This notice corrects the minimum 

number of individuals and the number 

of associated funerary objects. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the University of Arkansas 


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Museum Collections at the address in 

this notice by June 21, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Suter, University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections, Biomass Building 

125, 2435 North Hatch Avenue, 

Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 

575–3456, email msuter@uark.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the correction of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from multiple 

locations in Arkansas. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

This notice corrects the minimum 

number of individuals and number of 

associated funerary objects published in 

a Notice of Inventory Completion in the 

Federal Register (83 FR 56371–56374, 

November 13, 2018). This correction is 

being made to correct the counts of the 

minimum number of individuals and 

the number of associated funerary 

objects as listed in the original notice. 

Transfer of control of the items in this 

correction notice has not occurred. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, 

paragraph 4, sentence 4 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

The 105 associated funerary objects from 

the McDuffie Site (3CG21) in Craighead 

County, AR, are one ceramic jar and 104 

ceramic sherds. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, the 

following paragraph is inserted at the 

end of paragraph 5: 

In 1931 and at an unknown date, human 

remains representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from unknown 

sites in Conway County, AR. Accession 

records for these remains are incomplete. No 

known individuals were identified. The 53 

associated funerary artifacts are two animal 

bones, 50 arrow points, and one bone awl. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, 

paragraph 6, is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1933, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 41 individuals were removed from 

Togo/Neeley’s Ferry Site (3CS24) in Cross 

County, AR. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were excavated 

by the University of Arkansas Museum. No 

known individuals were identified. The 487 

associated funerary objects are composed of 

466 objects present in the Museum 

collections and 21 objects that are currently 

missing. The 466 associated funerary objects 

are one deer antler tine, one arrow point, two 

gar bill awls, two bone beads, 56 shell beads, 

35 animal bones, 32 fish bones, three turkey 

bones, 19 ceramic bottles, 15 ceramic bowls, 

one charred corn, two discoidals, two ear 

bobs, one effigy bottle, three effigy bowls, 19 

bone fish hooks, one fired clay object, nine 

ceramic jars, one matrix sample, 17 nails, one 

pebble, one pipe with charcoal, 205 pieces of 

a turtle shell rattle, 34 mussel shells, and 

three sherds. The University of Arkansas 

Museum continues to look for the missing 21 

associated funerary objects, which are one 

bone awl, one bone bead, one shell bead, four 

ceramic bottles, six ceramic bowls, one shell 

ear plug, one effigy bottle, one bone ring, one 

gar scale, one shell ornament, two mussel 

shells, and one vessel. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 2, 

paragraph 1, is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1933, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 107 individuals were removed 

from the Vernon Paul Site (3CS25) in Cross 

County, AR. These human remains and 

associated funerary objects were excavated 

by the University of Arkansas Museum. No 

known individuals were identified. The 687 

associated funerary objects are composed of 

655 objects present in the Museum 

collections and 32 objects that are currently 

missing. The 655 associated funerary objects 

are five deer antler fragments, one arrow 

point, nine bone awls, 171 shell beads, 29 

animal bones, three bird bones, three turtle 

bones, 44 ceramic bottles, 44 ceramic bowls, 

56 pieces of turtle carapace, three celts, one 

lot of charcoal, two cobbles, one corn, one 

daub, two ceramic discs, one stone discoidal, 

six shell ear plugs, 13 ceramic effigy bowls, 

one antler flaker, one hammer stone, one 

hematite stone, 21 ceramic jars, two bone 

needles, two pipes, two pottery supports, 151 

pieces of a shell rattle, 12 mussel shells, 37 

body sherds, 18 rim sherds, and 12 body 

sherds. The University of Arkansas Museum 

continues to look for the missing 32 

associated funerary objects, which are one 

deer antler tine, one arrow point, one sample 

of ash, two bone awls, five shell beads, five 

ceramic bottles, two ceramic bowls, one corn 

cob, one ceramic disc, one shell ear bob, one 

lot of gravel, one ceramic jar, one pebble, one 

bone pin, three mussel shells, one sherd, and 

four ceramic vessels. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 2, 

paragraph 2, sentence 1, is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

In 1950 and 1967, human remains 

representing, at minimum six individuals 

were removed from the Rose Mound Site 

(3CS27) in Cross County, AR. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 2, 

paragraph 3, sentence 3, is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

The 73 associated funerary objects from the 

Delta Site (3CS69) are 21 gastropod shells, 42 

mussel shells, and 10 ceramic sherds. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 1, is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1932, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 17 individuals were removed from 

the Wapanocca Mound Site (3CT9) in 

Crittenden County, AR. These human 

remains and associated funerary objects were 

excavated by the University of Arkansas 

Museum. No known individuals were 

identified. The 59 associated funerary objects 

are composed of 48 objects present in the 

Museum collections and 11 objects that are 

currently missing. The 48 associated funerary 

objects are one animal bone, nine ceramic 

bottles, eight ceramic bowls, two ceramic 

effigy bowls, seven ceramic jars, one mano, 

three mussel shells, and 17 sherds. The 

University of Arkansas Museum continues to 

look for the missing 11 associated funerary 

objects, which are four ceramic bottles, two 

ceramic bowls, one discoidal, two mussel 

shells, one sherd, and one vessel. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 2, is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1932 and at an unknown date, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 39 

individuals were removed from the Banks 

Site (3CT13) in Crittenden County, AR. The 

human remains removed from the site in 

1932 were excavated by the University of 

Arkansas Museum. In 1960, the University of 

Arkansas Museum received two separate 

donations of additional human remains from 

this site. No known individuals were 

identified. The 10 associated funerary objects 

are three animal bones, one ceramic bottle, 

and six sherds. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 3, is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1932, human remains representing, at 

minimum, nine individuals were removed 

from the Barton Ranch Site (3CT18) in 

Crittenden County, AR. These human 

remains and associated funerary objects were 

excavated by the University of Arkansas 

Museum. No known individuals were 

identified. The 14 associated funerary objects 

are one deer antler tine, four ceramic bottles, 

four ceramic bowls, two ceramic effigy 

bowls, 2 ceramic jars, and one vessel. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 4, sentences 4, 5, and 6, are 


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corrected by substituting the following 

sentences: 

The 167 associated funerary objects are 

composed of 146 objects present in the 

Museum collections and 21 objects that are 

currently missing. The 146 associated 

funerary objects are three deer antler tines, 

three arrow points, one sample of ash, three 

bone awls, two bird bones, 12 ceramic 

bottles, 18 ceramic bowls, two ceramic discs, 

five effigy bowls, five effigy jars, one hammer 

stone, eight ceramic jars, one lump of clay, 

one unidentified object, 44 pebbles, 10 

mussel shells, 18 pieces of turtle shell and 

bone, nine ceramic body sherds. The 

University of Arkansas Museum continues to 

look for the missing 21 associated funerary 

objects, which are three ceramic bottles, 10 

ceramic bowls, one sample of charcoal, one 

mussel shell, two sherds, two vessels, and 

two effigy vessels. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 5, is corrected by deleting the 

entire paragraph. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, 

paragraph 2 is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1932, human remains representing, at 

minimum, four individuals were removed 

from the Warner Smith Place Site (3CT44) in 

Crittenden County, AR. These human 

remains and associated funerary objects were 

excavated by the University of Arkansas 

Museum. No know individuals were 

identified. The eight associated funerary 

objects are composed of six objects present in 

the Museum collections and two objects that 

are currently missing. The six associated 

funerary objects are one ceramic bottle, two 

cobbles, one ceramic jar, one pipe, and one 

rim sherd. The University of Arkansas 

Museum continues to look for the missing 

two associated funerary objects, which are 

one ceramic bottle and one ceramic bowl. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, 

paragraph 3, sentence 3 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

The 26 associated funerary objects are 

one biface and 25 arrow points. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, 

paragraph 5 is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1932, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 17 individuals were removed from 

the Middle Nodena Site (3MS3) in 

Mississippi County, AR. These human 

remains and associated funerary objects were 

excavated by the University of Arkansas 

Museum. No known individuals were 

identified. The 32 associated funerary objects 

are composed of 30 objects present in the 

Museum collections and two objects that are 

currently missing. The 30 associated funerary 

objects are two shell beads, one fish bone, 

eight ceramic bottles, six ceramic bowls, one 

effigy bottle, one effigy bowl, two jars, three 

mussel shells, and six rim sherds. The 

University of Arkansas Museum continues to 

look for the missing two associated funerary 

objects, which are one ceramic bottle and one 

ceramic bowl. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, 

paragraph 6, sentence 4 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentences: 

The 153 associated funerary objects are 

composed of 138 objects present in the 

Museum collections and 15 objects that are 

currently missing. The 138 associated 

funerary objects are two arrow points, seven 

bone awls, 33 shell beads, 21 ceramic bottles, 

16 ceramic bowls, nine celts, four ceramic 

discs, one discoidal, two ear plugs, two effigy 

bottles, seven effigy bowls, three effigy jars, 

one hammer stone, one piece of hematite, 11 

ceramic jars, one pendant, one pipe, one 

mussel shell, five body sherds, nine rim 

sherds, and one ceramic sphere. The 

University of Arkansas Museum continues to 

look for the missing 15 associated funerary 

objects, which are one deer antler tine, one 

arrow point, one antler awl, one animal bone, 

one ceramic bottle, five ceramic bowls, one 

ear plug, one effigy bowl, one ceramic jar, 

one mussel shell, and one vessel. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 2, 

paragraph 1 is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1953, human remains representing 24 

individuals were removed from the Gant Site 

(3MS11) in Mississippi County, AR. These 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were excavated by the University of 

Arkansas Museum. No known individuals 

were identified. The 20 associated funerary 

objects are eight animal bones, two ceramic 

bottles, five ceramic bowls, four ceramic jars, 

and one sherd. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 2, 

paragraph 2, sentence 1 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 105 individuals 

were removed from the Golden Lake Site 

(3MS60) in Mississippi County, AR. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 2, 

paragraph 3, sentence 4 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentences: 

The 17 associated funerary objects are 

composed of 16 objects present in the 

Museum collections and one object that is 

currently missing. The 16 associated funerary 

objects are seven pot sherds and nine firecracked rock pieces. The University of 

Arkansas Museum continues to look for the 

missing associated funerary object, which is 

a ceramic bowl. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 1 is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1961, human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual was removed from 

the Castile Landing Site (3SF12) in St. 

Francis County, AR. The human remains 

removed in 1961 were excavated by the 

University of Arkansas Museum. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 2 is corrected by deleting the 

entire paragraph. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 3, sentence 1 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three individuals 

were removed from the Hollingsworth Place 

Site (3WH2) in White County, AR. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, 

November 13, 2018), column 3, 

paragraph 7, sentences 4 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

The three associated funerary objects are 

one ceramic bowl and two ceramic jars. 

In the Federal Register (83 FR 56374, 

November 13, 2018), column 1, 

paragraph 1, is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1933, 1964, and 1969, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 260 individuals 

were removed from the Hazel Site (3PO6) in 

Poinsett County, AR. These human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

excavated by the University of Arkansas 

Museum. In 1967, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one individual 

were removed from the Hazel Site. These 

human remains were donated to the 

University Museum. No known individuals 

were identified. The 1,318 associated 

funerary objects are composed of 1,266 

objects present in the Museum collections 

and 52 objects that are currently missing. The 

1,266 associated funerary objects are one 

abrader, six deer antler tines, one arrow 

point, one artifact sample, two bone awls, 

one axe, one basketry fragment, 30 bone 

beads, two ceramic beads, four crinoid beads, 

439 shell beads, 83 animal bones, three bird 

bones, 118 fish bones, 78 ceramic bottles, 83 

ceramic bowls, two non-vessel ceramic 

objects, two lots of charcoal, two clay lumps, 

two sheets of copper, one corn cob, nine 

pieces of daub, three ceramic discs, eight ear 

plugs, two effigy bottles, 12 effigy bowls, one 

effigy jar, one shell gorget, 43 ceramic jars, 

one knife, one antler knife, one bone needle, 

one copper ornament, one shell pendant, 21 

bone pins, three pipes, 35 gar scales, two 

samples of sediment, 26 mussel shells, four 

pieces of turtle shell, 219 ceramic sherds, one 

painted stone, two textiles, three animal 

teeth, two twigs, and two partial vessels. The 

University of Arkansas Museum continues to 

look for the missing 52 associated funerary 

objects, which are one deer antler tine, one 

artifact sample, one bird bill awl, one bone 

awl, three shell beads, two worked bones, 

eight ceramic bottles, 11 ceramic bowls, one 

ceramic non-vessel objects, one lot of 

charcoal, one sheet of copper, three ear plugs, 

one effigy bottle, four effigy bowls, one bone 

needle, one pipe, four mussel shells, one 

sherd, and six vessels. 


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In the Federal Register (83 FR 56374, 

November 13, 2018) column 2, 

paragraph 1 under the heading 

‘‘Determinations Made by the University 

of Arkansas Museum’’ is corrected by 

substituting the following sentences: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 800 

individuals of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 

3,346 objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed with 

or near individual human remains at the time 

of death or later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony. (Only 3,189 associated funerary 

objects have been located at this time.) 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Mary Suter, University of 

Arkansas Museum Collections, Biomass 

Building 125, 2435 North Hatch 

Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, 

telephone (479) 575–3456, email 

msuter@uark.edu, by June 21, 2022. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Quapaw Nation (previously listed as 

The Quapaw Tribe of Indians) may 

proceed. 

The University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections is responsible for notifying 

the Quapaw Nation (previously listed as 

The Quapaw Tribe of Indians) that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: April 27, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR83550000, 223R5065C6, 

RX.59389832.1009676] 

Quarterly Status Report of Water 

Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Actions 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of contract actions. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

contractual actions that have been 

proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) and are new, 

discontinued, or completed since the 

last publication of this notice. 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 consistent with section 9(f) 

of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. 

Additional 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. 

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 section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law 

Administration Division, Bureau of 

Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, 

Colorado 80225–0007; mkelly@usbr.gov; 

telephone 303–445–2888. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent 

with section 9(f) of the Reclamation 

Project Act of 1939, and the rules and 

regulations published in 52 FR 11954, 

April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22), 

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. 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 the 

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. Pursuant to 

the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation 

Procedures’’ for water resource-related 

contract negotiations, published in 47 

FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation 

is provided of all proposed contractual 

actions in each of the five Reclamation 

regions. 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, 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 or 

her 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. At a minimum, the 

regional director will furnish revised 

contracts to all parties who requested 

the contract in response to the initial 

public notice. 

Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the 

Reports 

ARRA American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 

BCP Boulder Canyon Project 

Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation 

CAP Central Arizona Project 


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