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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 159 / Friday, August 20, 2021 / Notices Notice of contract actions.

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 9f 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 802250007; mkelly@usbr.gov;
telephone 3034452888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent with section 9f 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
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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.

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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 CUP Central Utah Project CVP Central Valley Project CRSP Colorado River Storage Project XM Extraordinary maintenance EXM Emergency Extraordinary Maintenance FR Federal Register IDD Irrigation and Drainage District ID Irrigation District M&I Municipal and Industrial O&M Operation and Maintenance OM&R Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement PSMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD Safety of Dams SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers WD Water District
MISSOURI BASININTERIOR
REGION 5: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.
Box 36900, Federal Building, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana 59101, telephone 4062477752.
Completed contract actions:
26. XTO Energy, Inc.; Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project;
Colorado: Consideration to amend Ruedi Round I contract No. 20770
W055 for additional places of use, including the Piceance Creek Basin.
Contract executed March 25, 2021.
35. Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, Norman Project, Oklahoma: Consideration for renewal of water service contract No. 169E640075.
Contract executed June 23, 2021.
37. Christine and Andrew Armstrong, Shoshone Project, Wyoming:
Consideration for renewal of water service contract No. 19E6A0227B.
Contract executed June 23, 2021.
UPPER COLORADO BASIN
INTERIOR REGION 7: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138
1102, telephone 8015243864.
New contract actions:
28. Moon Lake Water Users Association, Moon Lake Project, Utah:
The Association is interested in installing a small hydro-electric generator at Moon Lake Reservoir. This will require contract actions with the United States.
29. Uintah Water Conservancy District; Jensen Unit, CUP; Utah: The District has requested to initiate the process to construct the Burns Bench Pumping Plant, as part of the CUP
Jensen Unit.

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