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<br />Federal Register /Vol. 64, No. 203/Thursctay, October 21. 1999/Notices
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<br />DA TES: Written comments will be
<br />accepted on or before November 22,
<br />1999,
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<br />ADDRESSES: Draft Directors Orcter #35:
<br />Sale or Lease of SelVices. Resources, or
<br />Water A vaiJable within an Area of the
<br />National Park System is available on the
<br />Internet at http//www,nps,gov/refdesk/
<br />DordersJindex.htm
<br />Requests for copies and written
<br />comments should be sent to Chuck
<br />Pettee. National Park Service. Water
<br />Resources Division, 1201 Oakridge
<br />Drive, Suite 250, Fort Collins, CO
<br />80525,
<br />FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
<br />Chuck Pettee at (970) 225-3505,
<br />SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Special
<br />Directive 78-2: Sale or Lease of
<br />Services, Resources. or Water Available
<br />within an Area of the National Park
<br />System was issued on March 30, 1978,
<br />to establish standards for applying the
<br />authority in section 3(e) of Public Law
<br />91-383 (84 Stat. 827), The NPS is
<br />revising Special Directive 78-2 to fit the
<br />new NPS Directive System format and
<br />to incorporate new pol icy and
<br />procedure decisions made during the
<br />intervening time period. Upon Final
<br />approval of Director's Order #35: Sale or
<br />Lease of Services, Resources, or Water
<br />Available within an Area of the National
<br />Park System, Special Directive 78-2:
<br />Sale or Lease of Services. Resources, or
<br />Water Available within all Area of the
<br />National Park System will be rescinded.
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<br />Dated: October ]5. 1999.
<br />Abigail Miller,
<br />Acting Associate Director, Natural Resotlrce
<br />Stewardship and Science.
<br />[FR Doc. 99-27557 Filed 10-20-99: 8:45 ami
<br />BILUNG CODE 431Q-7D-P
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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<br />Bureau 01 Reclamation
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<br />Quarterly Status Report 01 Water
<br />Service, Repayment, and Other Water-
<br />Related Contract Negotiations
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<br />AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
<br />Interior.
<br />ACTION: Notice.
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<br />SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of
<br />proposed contractual actions that are
<br />new, modified, discontinued, or
<br />completed since the last publication of
<br />this notice on July 21. 1999. The January
<br />22, 1999, notice should be used as a
<br />reference point to identify changes. This
<br />notice is one of a variety of means used
<br />to inform the public about proposed
<br />contractual actions for capital recovery
<br />and management of project resources
<br />and facilities. Additional Bureau of
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<br />Reclamation (Reclamation)
<br />announcements of individual contract
<br />actions may be published in the Federal
<br />Register and in newspapers of general
<br />circulation in the areas determined by
<br />Reclamation to be affected by the
<br />proposed action. Announcements may
<br />be in the form of news releases. legal
<br />notices. official letters, memorandums,
<br />or other forms of written material.
<br />Meetings, workshops, and/or hearings
<br />may also be used. as appropriate, to
<br />provide local publicity. The public
<br />participation procedures do not apply to
<br />proposed contracts for sale of surplus or
<br />interim irrigation water for a term of I
<br />year or less. Either of the contracting
<br />parties may invite the public to observe
<br />contract proceedings. All public
<br />participation procedures will be
<br />coordinated with those involved in
<br />complying with the National
<br />Environmental Policy Act.
<br />ADDRESSES: The identity of the
<br />approving officer and other information
<br />pertaining to a specific contract
<br />proposal may be obtained by calling Dr
<br />writing the appropriate regional office at
<br />the address and telephone number given
<br />for each region in the supplementary
<br />information.
<br />FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
<br />Sandra Simons, Manager, Water
<br />Contracts and Repayment Office, Bureau
<br />of Reclamatioll. PO Box 25007. Denver.
<br />Colorado 80225-0007. telephone 303-
<br />445-2902,
<br />SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
<br />to section 226 of the Reclamation
<br />Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat, 1273) and
<br />43 CFR 426,20 of the rules and
<br />regulations published in 52 FR 11954,
<br />Apr, 13, 1987, Reclamation will publish
<br />notice of the proposed or amendatory
<br />contract actions for any contract for the
<br />delivery of project water for authorized
<br />uses in newspapers of general
<br />circulation in the affected area at least
<br />60 days prior to contract execution.
<br />Pursuant to the "Final Revised Public
<br />Participation Procedures" for water
<br />resource-related contract negotiations.
<br />published in 47 FR 7763, Feb, 22, 1982,
<br />a tabulation is provided of all proposed
<br />contractual actions in each ofthe five
<br />Reclamation regions. Each proposed
<br />action is, or is expected to be, in same
<br />stage of the contract negotiation process
<br />in 1999. When contract negotiations are
<br />completed, and prior to execution, each
<br />proposed contract form must be
<br />approved by the Secretary of the
<br />Interior, or pursuant to delegated or
<br />redelegated authority. the Commissioner
<br />of Reclamation or one of the regional
<br />directors. In some instances,
<br />congressional review and approval of a
<br />report. water rate, or other terms and
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<br />conditions of the contract may be
<br />involved.
<br />Public participation in and receipt of
<br />comments on contract proposals will be
<br />facilitated by adherence to the following
<br />procedures:
<br />L Only persons authorized to act on
<br />behalf of the contracting entities may
<br />negotiate the terms and condition5 of a
<br />specific contract proposal.
<br />2. Advance notice of meetings or
<br />hearings will be furnished to those
<br />parties that have made {l timely written
<br />request for such notice to the
<br />appropriate regional or project office of
<br />Reclamation.
<br />3. Written correspondence regarding
<br />proposed contracts may be made
<br />available to the general public pursuant
<br />to the terms and procedures of the
<br />Freedom of Information Act (80 Stat.
<br />383). as amended,
<br />4. Written comments on a proposed
<br />contract or contract action must be
<br />submitted to the appropriate regional
<br />officials at the locations and within the
<br />time limits set forth in the advance
<br />publ ic notices.
<br />5. All written comments received and
<br />testimony presented at any public
<br />hearings will be reviewed and
<br />summarized by the appropriate regional
<br />office for use by the contract approving
<br />authority.
<br />6. Copies of specific proposed
<br />contracts may be obtained from the
<br />appropriate regional director or his
<br />designated publ ic contact as they
<br />become available for review and
<br />comment.
<br />7. In the event modifications are made
<br />in the form of a proposed contract, the
<br />appropriate regional director shall
<br />determine whether republication of the
<br />notice and/or extension of the comment
<br />period is necessary.
<br />Factors considered in making such a
<br />determination shall include, but are not
<br />limited to: (i) The significance of the
<br />modification, and (ij) the degree of
<br />public interest which has been
<br />expressed over the course of the
<br />negotiations. As a minimum, the
<br />regional director shall furnish revised
<br />contracts to all parties who requested
<br />the contract in response to the initial
<br />public notice.
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<br />Acronym Definitions Used Herein
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<br />(BON) Basis of Negotiation
<br />(BCP) Boulder Canyon Project
<br />(CAP) Central Arizona Project
<br />(CUP) Central Utah Project
<br />(CVP) Central Valley Project
<br />(CRSP) Colorado River Storage Project
<br />(D&MC) Drainage and Minor
<br />Construction
<br />(FR) Federal Register
<br />ODD) Irrigation and Drainage District
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