Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 2003 / Notices 9715 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 VerDate Jan<31>2003 18:05 Feb 27, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 9716 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 2003 / Notices 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 Dam. 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