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available for public review during date of birth and social security number, of surplus or interim irrigation water for regular business hours. If you wish for must be received by March 21, 2003. a term of 1 year or less. Either of the us to withhold your name and/or Due to the present mail delays being contracting parties may invite the public address, you must state this experienced, clearance information to observe contract proceedings. All prominently at the beginning of your should be faxed to (202) 619–6353 in public participation procedures will be comment. Anonymous comments will order to assure receipt by deadline. coordinated with those involved in be included in the public record, Inquiries may be made by calling the complying with the National however, the National Park Service is Committee for the Preservation of the Environmental Policy Act. not legally required to consider or White House between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: The identity of the respond to anonymous comments. We weekdays at (202) 619–6344. Written approving officer and other information will make all submissions from comments may be sent to the Executive pertaining to a specific contract organizations or businesses and from Secretary, Committee for the proposal may be obtained by calling or individuals identifying themselves as Preservation of the White House, 1100 writing the appropriate regional office at representatives or officials of Ohio Drive, SW., Washington, DC the address and telephone number given organizations or businesses available for 20242. for each region in the supplementary public inspection in their entirety. Dated: February 19, 2003. information. Notification of the availability of the Ann Bowman Smith, draft and final environmental impact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Executive Secretary, Committee for the Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Water statement will be made to all known Preservation of the White House. interested parties and appropriate Contracts and Repayment Office, Bureau [FR Doc. 03–4813 Filed 2–27–03; 8:45 am] agencies. Full public participation by of Reclamation, PO Box 25007, Denver, Federal, territory and local agencies as BILLING CODE 4310–70–P Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303– well as other concerned organizations 445–2902. and private citizens is invited DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent throughout the preparation process of with section 226 of the Reclamation this document. Bureau of Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1273) and The responsible official for this 43 CFR 426.20 of the rules and environmental impact statement is the Quarterly Status Report of Water regulations published in 52 FR 11954, Regional Director, National Park Service, Repayment, and Other Water- Apr. 13, 1987, Reclamation will publish Service, Southeast Region, 100 Alabama Related Contract Negotiations notice of the proposed or amendatory Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. contract actions for any contract for the AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Dated: December 11, 2002. Interior. delivery of project water for authorized uses in newspapers of general W. Thomas Brown, ACTION: Notice. circulation in the affected area at least Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 60 days prior to contract execution. [FR Doc. 03–4810 Filed 2–27–03; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been Pursuant to the ‘‘Final Revised Public BILLING CODE 4310–70–P proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation Participation Procedures’’ for water (Reclamation) and were pending resource-related contract negotiations, published in 47 FR 7763, Feb. 22, 1982, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR through December 31, 2002, and contract actions that have been a tabulation is provided of all proposed National Park Service completed or discontinued since the last contractual actions in each of the five publication of this notice on November Reclamation regions. Each proposed Committee for the Preservation of the 15, 2002. From the date of this action is, or is expected to be, in some White House; Notice of Public Meeting publication, future quarterly notices stage of the contract negotiation process during this calendar year will be limited in 2003. When contract negotiations are AGENCY: National Park Service, to new, modified, discontinued, or completed, and prior to execution, each Department of the Interior. completed contract actions. This annual proposed contract form must be ACTION: Notice of meeting. notice should be used as a point of approved by the Secretary of the reference to identify changes in future Interior, or pursuant to delegated or SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in redelegated authority, the Commissioner accordance with the Federal Advisory notices. This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public of Reclamation or one of the regional Committee Act that a meeting of the directors. In some instances, Committee for the Preservation of the about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of congressional review and approval of a White House will be held at the White report, water rate, or other terms and House at 1 p.m., Friday, March 28, 2003. project resources and facilities. Additional Reclamation announcements conditions of the contract may be DATES: March 28, 2003. of individual contract actions may be involved. FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: published in the Federal Register and in Public participation in and receipt of Executive Secretary, Committee for the newspapers of general circulation in the comments on contract proposals will be Preservation of the White House, 1100 areas determined by Reclamation to be facilitated by adherence to the following Ohio Drive, SW., Washington, D.C. affected by the proposed action. procedures: 20242. (202) 619–6344. Announcements may be in the form of 1. Only persons authorized to act on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is news releases, legal notices, official behalf of the contracting entities may expected that the meeting agenda will letters, memorandums, or other forms of negotiate the terms and conditions of a include policies, goals, and long range written material. Meetings, workshops, specific contract proposal. plans. The meeting will be open, but and/or hearings may also be used, as 2. Advance notice of meetings or subject to appointment and security appropriate, to provide local publicity. hearings will be furnished to those clearance requirements. Clearance The public participation procedures do parties that have made a timely written information, which includes full name, not apply to proposed contracts for sale request for such notice to the

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appropriate regional or project office of WD—Water District 11. City of Cle Elum, Yakima Project, Reclamation. Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Washington: Contract for up to 2,170 3. Written correspondence regarding Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, acre-feet of water for municipal use. proposed contracts may be made Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234, 12. Burley ID, Minidoka Project, available to the general public pursuant telephone 208–378–5223. Idaho-Wyoming: Supplemental and to the terms and procedures of the 1. Irrigation, M&I, and Miscellaneous amendatory contract providing for the Freedom of Information Act (80 Stat. Water Users; Idaho, Oregon, transfer of O&M of the headworks of the 383), as amended. Washington, Montana, and Wyoming: Main South Side Canal and works 4. Written comments on a proposed Temporary or interim water service incidental thereto. contract or contract action must be contracts for irrigation, M&I, or 13. Minidoka ID, Minidoka Project, submitted to the appropriate regional miscellaneous use to provide up to Idaho-Wyoming: Supplemental and officials at the locations and within the 10,000 acre-feet of water annually for amendatory contract providing for the time limits set forth in the advance terms up to 5 years; long-term contracts transfer of O&M of the headworks of the public notices. for similar service for up to 1,000 acre- Main North Side Canal and works 5. All written comments received and feet of water annually. incidental thereto. testimony presented at any public 2. Rogue River Basin Water Users, 14. Fremont-Madison ID, Minidoka hearings will be reviewed and Rogue River Basin Project, Oregon: Project, Idaho-Wyoming: Repayment summarized by the appropriate regional Water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot contract for reimbursable cost of SOD office for use by the contract approving per annum. modifications to Grassy Lake . 15. Queener Irrigation Improvement authority. 3. Willamette Basin Water Users, 6. Copies of specific proposed District, Willamette Basin Project, Willamette Basin Project, Oregon: Water contracts may be obtained from the Oregon: Renewal of long-term water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot per appropriate regional director or his service contract to provide up to 2,150 annum. designated public contact as they acre-feet of stored water from the 4. Pioneer Ditch Company, Boise become available for review and Willamette Basin Project (a Corps of Project, Idaho; Clark and Edwards Canal comment. Engineers’ project) for the purpose of and Irrigation Company, Enterprise 7. In the event modifications are made irrigation within the District’s service Canal Company, Ltd., Lenroot Canal in the form of a proposed contract, the area. Company, Liberty Park Canal Company, appropriate regional director shall 16. Vale ID and Warm Springs IDs, Poplar ID, all in the Minidoka Project, determine whether republication of the Vale Project, Oregon: Repayment Idaho; Juniper Flat District notice and/or extension of the comment contract for reimbursable cost of SOD Improvement Company, Wapinitia period is necessary. modifications to Warm Springs Dam. Factors considered in making such a Project, Oregon: Amendatory repayment 17. Hermiston, Stanfield, and West determination shall include, but are not and water service contracts; purpose is Extension IDs, Umatilla Project, Oregon: limited to: (i) the significance of the to conform to the RRA. Amendatory repayment contracts for modification, and (ii) the degree of 5. Bridgeport ID, Chief Joseph Dam long-term boundary expansions to public interest which has been Project, Washington: Warren Act include lands outside of federally expressed over the course of the contract for the use of an irrigation recognized district boundaries. negotiations. As a minimum, the outlet in Chief Joseph Dam. 18. Emmett ID and 12 individual regional director shall furnish revised 6. Palmer Creek Water District contract spaceholders, Boise Project, contracts to all parties who requested Improvement Company, Willamette Payette Division, Idaho: Repayment the contract in response to the initial Basin Project, Oregon: Irrigation water agreements or contracts for reimbursable public notice. service contract for approximately costs of SOD modifications to 13,000 acre-feet. Deadwood Dam. Acronym Definitions Used Herein 7. North Unit ID and or city of 19. Greenberry ID, Willamette Basin BON—Basis of Negotiation Madras, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Project, Oregon: Irrigation water service BCP—Boulder Canyon Project Long-term municipal water service contract for approximately 7,500 acre- Reclamation—Bureau of Reclamation contract for provision of approximately feet of project water. CAP—Central Arizona Project 125 acre-feet annually from the project 20. Twenty-three irrigation districts of CUP—Central Utah Project water supply to the city of Madras. the Arrowrock Division, Boise Project, CVP— 8. North Unit ID, Baker Project, Idaho: Repayment agreements with CRSP—Colorado River Storage Project Oregon: Warren Act contract with cost districts with spaceholder contracts for D&MC—Drainage and Minor of service charge to allow for use of repayment, per legislation, of Construction project facilities to store nonproject reimbursable share of costs to FR—Federal Register water. rehabilitate Arrowrock Dam Outlet IDD—Irrigation and Drainage District 9. Baker Valley ID, Baker Project, Gates under the O&M program. ID—Irrigation District Oregon: Warren Act contract with cost M&I—Municipal and Industrial The following action has been of service charge to allow for use of NEPA—National Environmental Policy completed since the last publication of project facilities to store nonproject Act this notice on November 15, 2002: O&M—Operation and Maintenance water. 1. (16) Twenty-two irrigation districts P–SMBP—Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 10. Trendwest Resorts, Yakima of the Storage Division, Yakima Project, Program Project, Washington: Long-term water Washington: Repayment agreements for PPR—Present Perfected Right exchange contract for assignment of the reimbursable cost of SOD RRA—Reclamation Reform Act Teanaway River and Big Creek water modifications to Keechelus Dam. R&B—Rehabilitation and Betterment rights to Reclamation for instream flow Completed repayment agreements with SOD—Safety of use in exchange for annual use of up to 21 of 22 contracts. Remaining action SRPA—Small Reclamation Projects Act 3,500 acre-feet of water from Cle Elum withdrawn. WCUA—Water Conservation and for a proposed resort Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Utilization Act development. Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,

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Sacramento, 95825–1898, Reclamation law, including Pub. L. 102– CVP, California: Long-term water telephone 916–978–5250. 575. service contract for up to 9,000 acre-feet 1. Irrigation water districts, individual 7. CVP Service Area, California: from New Melones Reservoir, and irrigators, M&I and miscellaneous water Temporary water purchase agreements possibly long-term contract for storage users, Mid-Pacific Region projects other for acquisition of 20,000 to 200,000 of nonproject water in New Melones than CVP: Temporary (interim) water acre-feet of water for fish and wildlife Reservoir. service contracts for available Project purposes as authorized by the Central 18. Banta Carbona ID, CVP, California: water for irrigation, M&I, or fish and Valley Project Improvement Act for Long-term Warren Act contract for wildlife purposes providing up to terms of up to 3 years. conveyance of nonproject water in the 10,000 acre-feet of water annually for 8. City of Roseville, CVP, California: Delta-Mendota Canal. terms up to 5 years; temporary Warren Execution of long-term Warren Act 19. Plain View WD, CVP, California: Act contracts for use of Project facilities contract for conveyance of nonproject Long-term Warren Act contract for for terms up to 1 year; temporary water provided from the Placer County conveyance of nonproject water in the conveyance agreements with the State of Water Agency. This contract will allow Delta-Mendota Canal. California for various purposes; long- CVP facilities to be used to deliver 20. City of Redding, CVP, California: term contracts for similar service for up nonproject water to the City of Roseville Amend water service contract No. 14– to 1,000 acre-feet annually. Note. Upon for use within their service area. 06–200–5272A, for the purpose of written request, copies of the standard 9. Sacramento Municipal Utility renegotiating the provisions of contract forms of temporary water service District, CVP, California: Amendment of Article 15, ‘‘Water Shortage and contracts for the various types of service existing water service contract to allow Apportionment,’’ to conform to current are available from the Regional Director for additional points of diversion and CVP M&I water shortage policy. at the address shown above. assignment of up to 30,000 acre-feet of 21. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP, 2. Contractors from the American project water to the Sacramento County California: Long-term Warren Act River Division, Cross Valley Canal, Water Agency. The amended contract contract for conveyance of nonproject Delta Division, Friant Division, will conform to current Reclamation water in the Delta-Mendota Canal. 22. Sacramento Area Flood Control Division, San Felipe law. Agency, CVP, California: Execution of a Division, Shasta Division, Trinity River 10. Mercy Springs WD, CVP, long-term Operations Agreement for Division, and West San Joaquin California: Partial assignment of about flood control operations of Division, CVP, California: Early renewal 7,000 acre-feet of Mercy Springs WD’s and Reservoir to allow for recovery of of existing long-term contracts; long- water service contract to Westlands WD costs associated with operating a term renewal of the interim renewal for agricultural use. 11. Cachuma Operations and variable flood control pool of 400,000 to water service contracts expiring in 2003; Maintenance Board, Cachuma Project, 670,000 acre-feet of water during the water quantities for these contracts total California: Temporary interim contract flood control season. This agreement is in excess of 3.4M acre-feet. These (not to exceed 1 year) to transfer O&M to conform to Federal law. contract actions will be accomplished responsibility of certain Cachuma 23. Lower Tule River, Porterville, and through long-term renewal contracts Project facilities to member units. Vandalia IDs, and Pioneer Water pursuant to Pub. L. 102–575. Prior to 12. M&T, Inc., Sacramento River Company, Success Project, California: completion of negotiation of long-term Water Rights Contractors, CVP, Repayment contract for SOD costs renewal contracts, existing interim California: A proposed exchange assigned to the irrigation purpose of renewal water service contracts may be agreement with M&T, Inc., to take Butte Success Dam. renewed through successive interim Creek water rights water from the 24. Colusa County WD, CVP, renewal of contracts. Sacramento River in exchange for CVP California: Proposed long-term Warren 3. Redwood Valley County WD, water to facilitate habitat restoration. Act contract for conveyance of up to SRPA, California: Restructuring the 13. El Dorado ID, CVP, California: 4,500 acre-feet of ground water through repayment schedule pursuant to Pub. L. Execution of long-term Warren Act the Tehama-Colusa Canal. 100–516. contract for conveyance of nonproject 25. Friant Water Users Authority and 4. El Dorado County Water Agency, water. This contract will allow CVP San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water CVP, California: M&I water service facilities to be used to deliver Authority, CVP, California: contract to supplement existing water nonproject water to the El Dorado ID for Amendments to the Operation, supply: 15,000 acre-feet for El Dorado use within their service area. Maintenance, and Replacement and County Water Agency authorized by 14. Horsefly, Klamath, Langell Valley, Certain Financial and Administrative Pub. L. 101–514. and Tulelake IDs, Klamath Project, Activities’ Agreements to implement 5. Sutter Extension and Biggs-West Oregon: SOD repayment of applicable certain changes to the Direct Funding Gridley WDs, Buena Vista Water Storage costs. These districts will share in provisions to comply with applicable District, and the State of California repayment of costs and each district will Federal law. Department of Water Resources, CVP, have a separate contract. Initial contract 26. Madera-Chowchilla Water and California: Pursuant to Pub. L. 102–575, should be ready by April 2003. Power Authority, CVP, California: conveyance agreements for the purpose 15. Casitas Municipal WD, Ventura Agreement to transfer the operation, of wheeling refuge water supplies and Project, California: Repayment contract maintenance, and replacement and funding District facility improvements for SOD work on Casitas Dam. certain financial and administrative and exchange agreements to provide 16. Warren Act Contracts, CVP, activities related to the water for refuge and private wetlands. California: Execution of long-term and associated works. 6. Mountain Gate Community Warren Act contracts (up to 25 years) 27. El Dorado ID, CVP, California: Services District, CVP, California: with various entities for conveyance of Title transfer agreement for conveyance Amendment of existing long-term water nonproject water in the Delta-Mendota of CVP facilities. This agreement will service contract to include right to Canal and the Friant Division facilities. allow transfer of title for , renew. This amendment will also 17. Tuolumne Utilities District Jenkinson Lake, and appurtenant conform the contract to current (formerly Tuolumne Regional WD), facilities from the CVP to El Dorado ID.

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28. Foresthill Public Utility District, Drain Mutual Water Company will be Service’s Federal Establishment CVP, California: Title transfer agreement renewed for a period of 25 years, and perfected right pursuant to Executive for conveyance of CVP facilities. This the rest will be renewed for a period of Order No. 5125 (April 25, 1930). agreement will allow transfer of title for 40 years. These contracts reflect an 4. Miscellaneous PPR entitlement and appurtenant agreement to settle the dispute over holders, BCP, Arizona and California: facilities from the CVP to Foresthill water rights’ claims on the Sacramento New contracts for entitlement to Public Utility District. River. Colorado River water as decreed by the 29. Carpinteria WD, Cachuma Project, 37. San Joaquin Valley National U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona v. California: Contract to transfer title of Cemetery, U.S. Department of Veteran California, as supplemented or distribution system to the District. Title Affairs, Delta Division, CVP, California: amended, and as required by section 5 transfer subject to Congressional Renewal of the long-term water service of the Boulder Canyon Project Act. ratification. contract for up to 850 acre-feet with Miscellaneous PPRs holders are listed in 30. Montecito WD, Cachuma Project, conveyance through the California State the January 9, 1979, Supreme Court California: Contract to transfer title of Aqueduct pursuant to the CVP–SWP Supplemental Decree in Arizona v. distribution system to the District. Title wheeling agreement. California et al. transfer subject to Congressional 38. A Canal Fish Screens, Klamath 5. Miscellaneous PPR No. 11, BCP, ratification. Project, Oregon: Negotiation of an O&M Arizona: Assign a portion of the PPR 31. City of Vallejo, Solano Project, contract for the A Canal Fish Screen from Holpal to McNulty et al. And California: Execution of long-term with Klamath ID. assign a portion of the PPR from Holpal Warren Act contract for conveyance of 39. Ady Canal Headgates, Klamath to Hoover. nonproject water. This contract will Project, Oregon: Transfer of operational 6. Curtis Family Trust et al., BCP, allow Solano Project facilities to be used control to Klamath Drainage District of Arizona: Contract for 2,100 acre-feet per to deliver nonproject water to the City the headgates located at the railroad. year of Colorado River water for of Vallejo for use within their service Reclamation does not own the land at irrigation. area. the headgates, only operational control 7. Beattie Farms SW, BCP, Arizona: 32. Sacramento Suburban WD pursuant to a railroad agreement. Contract for 1,890 acre-feet per year of (formerly Northridge WD), CVP, The following contract action has unused Arizona entitlement of Colorado California: Execution of long-term been completed since the last River water for irrigation. Warren Act contract for conveyance of publication of this notice on November 8. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, nonproject water. This contract will 15, 2002: Lower Colorado River Refuge Complex, allow CVP facilities to be used to deliver 1. (11) Cachuma Operations and BCP, Arizona: Agreement to administer nonproject water to the Sacramento Maintenance Board, Cachuma Project, the Colorado River water entitlement for Suburban WD for use within their California: Temporary interim contract refuge lands located in Arizona to service area. (not to exceed 1 year) to transfer O&M resolve water rights coordination issues, 33. Truckee Meadows Water responsibility of certain Cachuma and to provide for an additional Authority, Town of Fernley, State of Project facilities to member units. entitlement for non-consumptive use of California, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Temporary interim contract executed on flow through water. Washoe County, State of Nevada, November 1, 2002, and expires February 9. Maricopa-Stanfield IDD, CAP, Truckee-Carson ID, and any other local 28, 2003. Arizona: Amend distribution system interest or Native American Tribal Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of repayment contract No. 4–07–30– Interest, who may have negotiated rights Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada W0047 to reschedule repayment under Pub. L. 101–618; Nevada and Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, pursuant to June 28, 1996, agreement. California: Contract for the storage of Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702– 10. Indian and non-Indian agricultural non-Federal water in Truckee River 293–8536. and M&I water users, CAP, Arizona: as authorized by Pub. L. 101– 1. Milton and Jean Phillips, Cameron New and amendatory contracts for 618 and the Preliminary Settlement Brothers Construction Co., Ogram repayment of Federal expenditures for Agreement. The contracts shall be Farms, John J. Peach, Sunkist Growers, construction of distribution systems. consistent with the Truckee River Water Inc., BCP, Arizona: Colorado River 11. San Tan ID, CAP, Arizona: Amend Quality Settlement Agreement and the water delivery contracts, as distribution system repayment contract terms and conditions of the proposed recommended by the Arizona No. 6–07–30–W0120 to increase the Truckee River Operating Agreement. Department of Water Resources, with repayment obligation by approximately 34. Contra Costa WD, CVP, California: agricultural entities located near the $168,000. Amend water service contract No. I75r– Colorado River for up to 3,168 acre-feet 12. Central Arizona Drainage and ID, 3401A to extend the date for per year total. CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution renegotiation of the provisions of 2. Brooke Water Co., BCP, Arizona: system repayment contract No. 4–07– contract Article 12 ‘‘Water Shortage and Amend contract for an additional 120 30–W0048 to modify repayment terms Apportionment.’’ acre-feet per year of Colorado River pursuant to final order issued by U.S. 35. Cachuma Operation and water for domestic uses, as Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona. Maintenance Board, Cachuma Project, recommended by the Arizona 13. Imperial ID/Coachella Valley WD California: Long-term contract to Department of Water Resources. and/or The Metropolitan WD of transfer responsibility for O&M and 3. National Park Service for Lake Southern California, BCP, California: O&M funding of certain Cachuma Mead National Recreation Area, Contract to fund the Department of the Project facilities to the member units. Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. Interior’s expenses to conserve All- 36. Sacramento River Settlement California, and BCP in Arizona and American Canal seepage water in Contracts, CVP, California: Up to 145 Nevada: Agreement for delivery of accordance with title II of the San Luis contracts and one contract with Colusa Colorado River water for the National Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act Drain Mutual Water Company will be Park Service’s Federal Establishment dated November 17, 1988. renewed; water quantities for these PPR for diversion of 500 acre-feet 14. Coachella Valley WD and/or The contracts total 2.2M acre-feet. Colusa annually and the National Park Metropolitan WD of Southern

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California, BCP, California: Contract to Administrative action to amend each District and the upon fund the Department of the Interior’s district’s Colorado River water delivery enactment of Federal legislation expenses to conserve seepage water contract to effectuate a change from a providing for resolution of CAP issues. from the Coachella Branch of the All- ‘‘pooled’’ water entitlement for the 36. Mohave County Water Authority, American Canal in accordance with title Division to a quantified entitlement for BCP, Arizona: Amendatory Colorado II of the San Luis Rey Indian Water each district. River Water delivery contract to include Rights Settlement Act, dated November 26. Indian and/or non-Indian M&I the delivery of 3,500 acre-feet per year 17, 1988. users, CAP, Arizona: New or of fourth priority water and to delete the 15. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian amendatory water service contracts or delivery of 3,500 acre-feet per year of Community, CAP, Arizona: O&M subcontracts in accordance with an fifth or sixth priority water. contract for its CAP water distribution anticipated final record of decision for 37. Citizens Communications system. reallocation of CAP water, as discussed Company (Agua Fria Division), CAP, 16. Arizona State Land Department, in the Secretary of the Interior’s notice Arizona: Assignment of M&I water BCP, Arizona: Colorado River water published on page 41456 of the Federal service subcontract rights and delivery contract for 1,535 acre-feet per Register on July 30, 1999. responsibilities to Arizona American year for domestic use. 27. Litchfield Park Service Company, Water Company (Sun City). 17. Miscellaneous PPR No. 38, BCP, CAP, Arizona: Proposed assignments of 38. Harquahala Valley ID, CAP, California: Assign Schroeder’s portion 5,580 acre-feet of CAP M&I water to the Arizona: The District has requested that of the PPR to Murphy Broadcasting. Central Arizona Groundwater Reclamation transfer title to the 18. Berneil Water Co., CAP, Arizona: Replenishment District and to the cities District’s CAP Distribution System and Water service contracts associated with of Avondale, Carefree, and Goodyear. to assign to the District permanent partial assignment of water service to 28. Shepard Water Company, Inc., easements acquired by the United the Cave Creek Water Company. BCP, Arizona: Contract for the delivery States. Title transfer of the District’s 19. Canyon Forest Village II of 50 acre-feet of domestic water. CAP distribution system is authorized Corporation, BCP, Arizona: Colorado 29. The United States International by Public Law 101–628 and contract No. River water delivery contract for up to Boundary and Water Commission, The 3–07–30–W0289 between the District 400 acre-feet per year of unused Arizona Metropolitan WD of Southern and Reclamation, dated December 8, apportionment or surplus California, San Diego County Water 1992. apportionment for domestic use. Authority, and Otay WD, Mexican 39. All-American Canal, BCP, 20. Gila Project Works, Gila Project, Treaty Waters: Agreement for the California: Agreement among Arizona: Title transfer of facilities and temporary emergency delivery of a Reclamation, Imperial ID, Metropolitan certain lands in the Wellton-Mohawk portion of the Mexican Treaty waters of WD, and Coachella Valley WD for the Division from the United States to the the Colorado River to the International federally funded construction of a Wellton-Mohawk IDD. Boundary in the vicinity of Tijuana, reservoir(s) and associated facilities that 21. ASARCO Inc., CAP, Arizona: Baja California, Mexico. will improve the regulation and Amendment of subcontract to extend 30. Gila River Indian Community, management of Colorado River water the deadline to December 31, 2003, for CAP, Arizona: Operation, maintenance, (Federal legislation pending). giving notice of termination on and replacement contract for an 40. Pasquinelli, Gary J. and Barbara J., exchange. archeological repository named the BCP, Arizona: Contract for the delivery 22. Phelps Dodge Miami, Inc., CAP, Huhugam Heritage Center. of 486 acre-feet of Colorado River water Arizona: Amendment of subcontract to 31. Jessen Family Limited for agricultural purposes. extend the deadline until December 31, Partnership, BCP, Arizona: Partial 41. Citizens Communications 2003, for giving notice of termination on contract assignment of agricultural Company (Sun City Division), CAP, exchange. water from Arlin Dulin to Jessen Family Arizona: Assignment of M&I water 23. Gila River Indian Community, Limited Partnership. service subcontract rights and CAP, Arizona: Amend CAP water 32. Robson Communities, Southern responsibilities to Arizona American delivery contract and distribution Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act, Water Company (Sun City Division). system repayment and operation, Arizona: United States contract with 42. Citizens Communications maintenance, and replacement contract Robson Communities for the sale of Company (Sun City West Division), pursuant to Arizona Water Settlements 1,618 acre-feet of long-term water CAP, Arizona: Assignment of M&I water Act, when enacted. storage credits accrued in the Tucson service subcontract rights and 24. California Water Districts, BCP, area during calendar year 2000. responsibilities to Arizona American California: Incorporate into the water 33. Cities of Chandler and Mesa, CAP, Water Company (Sun City West delivery contracts with several water Arizona: Amendments to the CAP M&I Division). districts (Coachella Valley WD, Imperial water service subcontracts of the cities 43. Allocation agreement for water ID, Palo Verde ID, and The Metropolitan of Chandler and Mesa to remove the conserved from lining the All-American WD of Southern California), through language stating that direct effluent and Coachella Canals, BCP, California: new contracts, contract amendments, exchange agreements with Indian Parties include the United States, The contract approvals, or other appropriate Communities are subject to the ‘‘pooling Metropolitan WD of Southern means, the agreement to be reached concept.’’ California, the Coachella Valley WD, the with those water districts to (i) quantify 34. City of Somerton, BCP, Arizona: Imperial ID, the City of Escondido, the Colorado River water entitlements Contract for the delivery of up to 750 Vista, San Luis Rey River Indian Water for Coachella Valley WD and Imperial acre-feet of Colorado River water for Authority, and the La Jolla, Pala, Pauma, ID and (ii) provide a basis for water domestic use. Rincon, and San Pasqual Bands of transfers among California water 35. Various Irrigation Districts, CAP, Mission Indians. districts. Arizona: Amend distribution system 44. Tohono O’odham Nation, CAP, 25. North Gila Valley IDD, Yuma ID, repayment contracts to provide for Arizona: Amend CAP water delivery and Yuma Mesa IDD, Yuma Mesa partial assumption of debt by the contract pursuant to Arizona Water Division, Gila Project, Arizona: Central Arizona Water Conservation Settlements Act, when enacted.

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45. Central Arizona Water and livestock watering (non- N. Aspinall Storage Units to improve Conservation District and the Arizona commercial). water management. Department of Water Resources, CAP, (b) Stephens, Walter Daniel; Aspinall 8. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Florida Arizona: Arizona Water Settlement Unit; CRSP; Colorado: Contract for 2 Project, Colorado: Supplement to Agreement to settle all current CAP acre-feet to support an augmentation contract No. 14–06–400–3038, dated water allocation issues. plan, Case No. 97CW49, Water Division May 7, 1963, for an additional 181 acre- The following actions have been Court No. 4, State of Colorado, to feet of project water, plus 563 acre-feet discontinued since the last publication provide for pond evaporative depletions of water pursuant to the 1986 Colorado of this notice on November 15, 2002: during the non-irrigation season. Ute Indian Water Rights Final 1. (20) Tohono O’odham Nation, CAP, (c) United States Fish and Wildlife Settlement Agreement. Arizona: Repayment contract for a Service, Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: 9. Grand Valley Water Users portion of the construction costs Contract for 25 acre-feet to support an Association, Orchard Mesa ID, and associated with water distribution augmentation plan to provide water for Public Service Company of Colorado, system for Central Arizona IDD. the Hotchkiss Fish Hatchery ponds, Grand Valley Project, Colorado: Water 2. (21) Tohono O’odham Nation, CAP, used to grow out endangered fish, a part service contract for the utilization of Arizona: Contracts for Schuk Toak and of the Endangered Fish Recovery project water for cooling purposes for a San Xavier Districts for repayment of Program. steam electric generation plant. Federal expenditures for construction of (d) Upper Gunnison Water 10. Sanpete County Water distribution systems. Conservancy District (Upper Gunnison), Conservancy District, Narrows Project, 3. (40) Sonny Gowan, BCP, California: Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: A 40- Utah: Application for a SRPA loan and Approval to lease up to 175 acre-feet of year contract for 500 acre-feet of M&I grant to construct a dam, reservoir, and his PPR water to Moabi Regional Park. water to support Upper Gunnison’s plan pipeline to annually supply 4. (49) All-American Canal, BCP, of augmentation for non-agricultural approximately 5,000 acre-feet of water California: Agreement among water use within the Upper Gunnison through a transmountain diversion from Reclamation, Imperial ID, and District. The 500 acre-feet of water to be upper Gooseberry Creek in the Price Metropolitan WD to provide for the resold by Upper Gunnison under third- River drainage (Colorado River Basin) to construction of lining for 23 miles of the party contracts approved by the San Pitch—Savor River (Great All-American Canal, funded by the State Reclamation to water users located Basin). of California. within Upper Gunnison’s Districts 11. Individual Irrigators, Carlsbad The following action has been boundaries. Project, New Mexico: The United States completed since the last publication of 2. Taos Area, San Juan-Chama Project, proposes to enter into long-term this notice on November 15, 2002: New Mexico: The United States is forbearance lease agreements with 1. (33) Arizona Water Banking reserving 2,990 acre-feet of project water individuals who have privately held Authority and Southern Nevada Water for potential use in an Indian water water rights to divert nonproject water Authority, BCP, Arizona and Nevada: rights settlement in the Taos, New either directly from the Pecos River or Contract to provide for the interstate Mexico area. from shallow/artesian wells in the Pecos contractual distribution of Colorado 3. Water Service Contractors, San River Watershed. This action will result River water through the off-stream Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: in additional water in the Pecos River to storage of Colorado River water in Conversion of water service contracts to make up for the water depletions caused Arizona, the development by the repayment contracts for the following by changes in operations at Summer Arizona Water Banking Authority of entities: City of Santa Fe, County of Los Dam which were made to improve intentionally created unused Alamos, City of Espanola, Town of Taos, conditions for a threatened species, the apportionment, and the release of this Village of Los Lunas, and Village of Tao Pecos bluntnose shiner. intentionally created unused Ski Valley. 12. La Plata Conservancy District, apportionment by the Secretary of the 4. Various Contractors, San Juan- Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and Interior to Southern Nevada Water Chama Project, New Mexico: The New Mexico: Cost-sharing/repayment Authority. United States proposes to lease water contract for up to 1,560 acre-feet per Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of from various contractors to stabilize year of M&I water; contract terms to be Reclamation, 125 South State Street, flows in a critical reach of the Rio consistent with the Colorado Ute Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138– Grande in order to meet the needs of Settlement Act Amendments of 2000 1102, telephone 801–524–3864. irrigators and preserve habitat for the (title III of Pub. L. 106–554). 1. Individual irrigators, M&I, and silvery minnow. 13. LeChee Chapter of the Navajo miscellaneous water users, Initial Units, 5. Provo River Water Users, Provo Nation, Glen Canyon Unit, CRSP, Colorado River Storage Project; Utah, River Project, Utah: Contract to provide Arizona: Long-term contract for 950 Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico: for repayment of reimbursable portion acre-feet of water for municipal Temporary (interim) water service of construction costs of SOD purposes. contracts for surplus project water for modifications to Deer Creek Dam. 14. Pine River ID, Pine River Project, irrigation or M&I use to provide up to 6. Upper Gunnison River Water Colorado: Contract to allow the District 10,000 acre-feet of water annually for Conservancy District, Wayne N. to convert up to approximately 3,000 terms up to 10 years; long-term Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Long- acre-feet of project irrigation water to contracts for similar service for up to term water service contract for up to municipal, domestic, and industrial 1,000 acre-feet of water annually. 25,000 acre-feet for irrigation use. uses. (a) Russell, Harrison F. and Patricia 7. Uncompahgre Valley Water Users 15. City of Page, Arizona; Glen E.; Aspinall Unit; CRSP; Colorado: Association, Upper Gunnison River Canyon Unit; CRSP; Arizona: Long-term Contract for 1 acre-foot to support an Water Conservancy District, Colorado contract for 1,000 acre-feet of water for augmentation plan, Case No. 97CW39, River Water Conservation District, municipal purposes. Water Division Court No. 4, State of Uncompahgre Project, Colorado: Water 16. Castle Valley Special Service Colorado, to provide for a single-family management agreement for water stored District, City of Huntington, Emery residential well, including home lawn at Taylor Park Reservoir and the Wayne County Project: Assignment of contract

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for 189 acre-feet of water for municipal Building, 316 North 26th Street, for a long-term contract renewal has purposes. Billings, Montana 59107–6900, been approved by the Commissioner’s 17. El Paso County Water telephone 406–247–7730. Office. Contract negotiations for a long Improvement District No. 1 and Isleta 1. Individual irrigators, M&I, and term 25-year contract have been del Sur Pueblo, Rio Grande Project, miscellaneous water users: Colorado, completed. Both the Record of Decision Texas: Contract to convert up to 1,000 Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North and the contract will be signed in acre-feet of the Pueblo’s project Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, January 2003. irrigation water to use for traditional and Wyoming: Temporary (interim) 9. City of Berthoud, Colorado, and religious purposes. water service contracts for the sale, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, 18. Carlsbad ID and New Mexico conveyance, storage, and exchange of Colorado: Long-term contract for Interstate Stream Commission (ISC), surplus project water and nonproject conveyance of nonproject M&I water Carlsbad Project, New Mexico: Contract water for irrigation or M&I use to through Colorado-Big Thompson Project to convert irrigation water appurtenant provide up to 10,000 acre-feet of water facilities. to up to 6,000 acres of land within the annually for a term up to 1 year. 10. City of Cheyenne, Kendrick project for use by the ISC for delivery 2. Green Mountain Reservoir, Project, Wyoming: Negotiation of a long- to Texas to meet New Mexico’s Pecos Colorado-Big Thompson Project, term contract for storage space. Contract River Compact obligation. Colorado: Water service contracts for for up to 10,000 acre-feet of storage The following action has been irrigation and M&I; contracts for sale of space for replacement water on a yearly discontinued since the last publication water from the marketable yield to water basis in Seminoe Reservoir. A of this notice on November 15, 2002: users within the Colorado River Basin of temporary contract has been issued 1. (4) Various Contractors, San Juan- western Colorado. pending negotiations of the long-term Chama Project, New Mexico: Three 3. Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan- contract. potential contracts among the United Arkansas Project, Colorado: Second 11. Highland-Hanover ID, P–SMBP, States, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy round water sales from the regulatory Hanover-Bluff Unit, Wyoming: District, and the City of Albuquerque to capacity of Ruedi Reservoir. Water Renegotiation of long-term water service implement terms of Agreed Order service and repayment contracts for up contract; includes provisions for Resolving Plaintiff’s Motion for to 17,000 acre-feet annually for M&I use; repayment of construction costs. Preliminary Injunction, dated August 2, contract with Colorado Water 12. Upper Bluff ID, P–SMBP, 2000, and the supplement dated October Conservation Board and the U.S. Fish Hanover-Bluff Unit, Wyoming: 5, 2000. The ordered actions were taken and Wildlife Service for 10,825 acre-feet Renegotiation of long-term water service without contracts being put in place. for endangered fishes. contract; includes provisions for The following actions have been 4. Garrison Diversion Unit, P–SMBP, repayment of construction cost. completed since the last publication of North Dakota: Renegotiation of the 13. Fort Clark ID, P–SMBP, North this notice on November 15, 2002: master repayment contract with Dakota: Negotiation of water service 1. (1)(f) David W. and Rebecca A. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District contract to continue delivery of project Dennis, Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: to conform with the Garrison Diversion water to the District. Contract for 1 acre-foot to support an Unit Reformulation Act of 1986; 14. Western Heart River ID, P–SMBP, augmentation plan, Case No. 01CW84, negotiation of repayment contracts with Heart Butte Unit, North Dakota: Water Division Court No. 4, State of irrigators and M&I users. Negotiation of water service contract to Colorado, to provide for a single-family 5. City of Rapid City, Rapid Valley continue delivery of project water to the residential well, including in-house Unit, P–SMBP, South Dakota: Contract District. residential, limited lawn, pond renewal for storage capacity in Pactola 15. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP, evaporation, and livestock watering Reservoir. A temporary (1 year not to Montana: Water service contract with (non-commercial). Contract executed exceed 10,000 acre-feet) water service Robert A. Sisk expired in July 1998. May 17, 2002. contract will be executed with the City Initiating long-term contract for the use 2. (13) Dolores Water Conservancy of Rapid City, Rapid Valley Unit, for use of up to 600 acre-feet of storage water District, Dolores Project, Colorado: of water from Pactola Reservoir. A long- from Tiber Reservoir to irrigate 220 Amendment to an existing carriage term storage contract is being negotiated acres. Temporary/interim contracts are contract to extend the term of the for water stored in Pactola Reservoir. being issued to allow continued contract from 25 years to a total of 50 6. Pathfinder ID, North Platte Project, delivery of water and the time necessary years. Amendment executed August 29, Nebraska: Negotiation of a contract to complete required actions for the 2002. regarding SOD program modifications of long-term contract process. 3. (14) Ogden River Water Users Lake Alice Dam No. 1 Filter/Drain. 16. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP, Association and Weber Basin Water 7. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Montana: Initiating renewal of long-term Conservancy District, Ogden River and Inc., South Dakota: Pursuant to the water service contract with Julie Weber Basin Projects, Utah: Contract to Reclamation Projects Authorization and Peterson for the use of up to 717 acre- provide for repayment of water users Adjustment Act of 1992, the Secretary of feet of storage water from Tiber portion of construction contract due to the Interior is authorized to make grants Reservoir to irrigate 239 acres. SOD investigations recommendations at and loans to Mid-Dakota Rural Water Temporary/interim contracts are being Pineview Dam. Contract executed System, Inc., a non-profit corporation issued to allow continued delivery of March 28, 2002. for the planning and construction of a water and the time necessary to 4. (21) Uintah Water Conservancy rural water supply system. complete required actions for the long- District, Jensen Unit, CUP, Utah: 8. Angostura ID, Angostura Unit, P– term contract process. Contract to allow the District to use up SMBP, South Dakota: An interim 3-year 17. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP, to approximately 2,500 acre-feet of contract was executed on June 9, 2000, Montana: Water service contract with project water for irrigation and M&I to provide for a continuing water supply Ray Morkrid as Morkrid Enterprises uses. Contract executed June 20, 2002. and allow adequate time for completion expired May 1998. Initiating long-term Great Plains Region: Bureau of of the Environmental Impact Statement contract for the use of up to 6,855 acre- Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal for long-term contract renewal. A BON feet of storage water from Tiber

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Reservoir to irrigate 2,285 acres. necessary actions can be completed to Reservoir, Wyoming: Negotiate a long- Temporary/interim contracts are being renew the long-term contract. A draft term contract for annual conveyance of issued to allow continued delivery of contract is available for review and up to 153.27 acre-feet of nonproject water and the time necessary to public comment. Comments were due water through the Casper Canal, complete required actions for the long- by August 15, 2002. Wyoming. term contract process. 28. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP, 36. Helena Valley Unit, P–SMBP, 18. Dickinson-Heart River Mutual Aid Montana: Town of Chester water service Montana: The long-term water service Corporation, P–SMBP, Dickinson Unit, contract expired in December 2002. contract with the City of Helena, North Dakota: Negotiate renewal of Initiating negotiations for renewal of a Montana, expires December 31, 2004. water service contract for irrigation of long-term water service contract for an Initiating negotiations for contract lands below Dickinson Dam in western annual supply of raw water for domestic renewal for an annual supply of raw North Dakota. use from Tiber Reservoir not to exceed water for domestic and M&I use from 19. Savage ID, P–SMBP, Montana: The 500 acre-feet. An interim contract may Helena Valley Reservoir not to exceed District is currently seeking title be issued to continue delivery of water 5,680 acre-feet of water annually. transfer. The contract is subject to until the necessary actions can be 37. Chippewa Cree Tribe (Tribe), renewal on an annual basis pending completed to renew the long-term Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, outcome of the title transfer process. contract. Montana: Pursuant to title II, section Interim contracts are being issued to 29. City of Dickinson, P–SMBP, 201(a)(2), of the Rocky Boy’s Indian allow continued delivery of water. The Dickinson Unit, North Dakota: A Reserved Water Rights Settlement and District has requested information temporary contract has been negotiated Water Supply Enhancement Act of 1999 concerning renewal of the long-term with the Park Board for minor amounts (Pub. L. 106–163), Reclamation is contract. of water from Dickinson Dam. Negotiate 20. City of Fort Collins, Colorado-Big a long-term water service contract with negotiating to allocate 10,000 acre-feet Thompson Project, Colorado: Long-term the City of Dickinson or Park Board, for per year of stored water in Lake Elwell. contracts for conveyance and storage of minor amounts of water from Dickinson 38. Canadian River Municipal Water nonproject M&I water through Colorado- Dam. Authority, Lake Meredith Salinity Big Thompson Project facilities. 30. Clark Canyon Water Supply Control Project, New Mexico and Texas: 21. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, P– Company, East Bench Unit, Montana: Negotiation of a contract for the transfer SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiate a long- Initiating renewal of contract No. 14– of control (care, operation, and term water service contract with the 06–600–3592 which expires December maintenance) of the Project to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North 31, 2005. Authority in accordance with Pub. L. Dakota for irrigation of up to 2,380 acres 31. East Bench ID, East Bench Unit, 102–575, title VIII, section 804(c). of land within the reservation. Montana: Initiating renewal of contract 39. Belle Fourche ID, Belle Fourche 22. Glendo Unit, P–SMBP, Wyoming: No. 14–06–600–3593 which expires Project, South Dakota: Negotiate a Contract renewal for long-term water December 31, 2005. temporary contract for additional service contracts with Burbank Ditch, 32. Pueblo Board of Water Works, supplemental water up to 10,000 acre- New Grattan Ditch Company, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: feet from Keyhole Reservoir. Negotiate Torrington ID, Lucerne Canal and Power On September 25, 2002, an amendment an amendment to the District’s Keyhole Company, and Wright and Murphy was executed to extend the term of a Dam repayment contract for increased Ditch Company. conveyance contract by 1 year from storage space to store additional 23. Glendo Unit, P–SMBP, Nebraska: October 2002 to October 1, 2003. amounts of water. Contract renewal for long-term water Initiating negotiations for renewal of a 40. Clayton and Debbie Fulfer service contracts with Bridgeport, water conveyance contract for annual (Individual), P–SMBP, Boysen Unit, Enterprise, and Mitchell IDs, and conveyance of up to 750 acre-feet of Wyoming: Contract for up to 15 acre-feet Central Nebraska Public Power and ID. nonproject water through the Nast and of supplemental irrigation water to 24. Belle Fourche ID, Belle Fourche Boustead Tunnel System. service 5.72 acres. Project, South Dakota: Belle Fourche ID 33. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP, 41. Midvale ID, P–SMBP, Riverton has requested a $25,000 reduction in Montana: Initiating long-term water Unit, Wyoming: Negotiations of a SOD construction repayment. Negotiations service contract with Allen Brown as Program contract for modification of are pending resolution of contract Tiber Enterprises for up to 910 acre-feet Bull Lake Dam. language. of storage from Tiber Reservoir to 25. Helena Valley Unit, P–SMBP, irrigate 303.2 acres. Temporary/interim 42. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Montana: Initiating negotiations with contracts are being issued to allow Colorado: Consideration of excess Helena Valley ID for renewal of Part A continued delivery of water and the capacity contracts in the Fryingpan- of the A/B contract which expires in time necessary to complete required Arkansas Project. 2004. actions for the long-term contract 43. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, 26. Crow Creek Unit, P–SMBP, process. Colorado: Consideration of requests for Montana: Initiating negotiations with 34. Northern Colorado Water long-term contracts for the use of excess Toston ID for renewal of Part A of the Conservancy District, Colorado-Big capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas A/B contract which expires in 2004. Thompson Project, Colorado: Acting by Project from the Southeastern Colorado 27. Milk River Project, Montana: City and through the Pleasant Valley Water Conservancy District, the City of of Harlem water service contract expired Pipeline Project Water Activity Aurora, and the Regional Water in December 2002. Initiating Enterprise, beginning discussions Infrastructure Authority. negotiations for renewal of a water concerning a long-term contract for Dated: February 20, 2003. service contract for an annual supply of conveyance of nonproject water through Wayne O. Deason, raw water for domestic use from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project Acting Director, Program and Policy Services. Milk River not to exceed 500 acre-feet. facilities. An interim contract may be issued to 35. Miles Land and Livestock Co. [FR Doc. 03–4735 Filed 2–27–03; 8:45 am] continue delivery of water until the (Individual), Kendrick Project, Alcova BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

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