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Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2.
Melanie Barnes,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Public Meeting: Sierra FrontNorthwestern Great Basin Resource
Advisory Council, Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) Sierra
Front-Northwestern Great Basin
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The SFNW RAC will hold a
public meeting on Thursday, July 26,
2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a field
trip to the Pine Forest Wilderness on
Friday, July 27, 2018, from 7:00 a.m. to
4 p.m. Public comment periods will be
held on July 26 at 8:05 a.m. and 3:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The July 26, 2018, meeting
will be held at the BLM Winnemucca
District Office, 5100 East Winnemucca
Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada,
89445. Field trip participants will meet
at the BLM Winnemucca District Office
at 7:00 a.m. on July 27, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Ross, Public Affairs Specialist, at 775–
885–6107, Carson City District Office,
5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City,
NV 89701, or lross@blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Sierra Front-Northwestern
Great Basin RAC was chartered to serve
in an advisory capacity concerning the
planning and management of the public
land resources located within Nevada.
Members represent an array of
stakeholder interests in the land and

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resources from within the local area and
statewide. Both the meeting and field
trip are open to the public. However, the
public is required to provide its own
transportation for the field trip.
Topics for discussion at each meeting
will include, but are not limited to:
• July 26, 2018—Planned agenda
items at the meeting include, but are not
limited to district manager and
subcommittee reports, wildlife
management, and updates on energy
and mineral development and Burning
Man.
• July 27, 2018—Field trip to the Pine
Forest Wilderness.
The RAC may raise other topics at the
meetings. Final agendas are posted
online two weeks prior to the meeting
on the BLM Sierra Front-Northwestern
Great Basin RAC website at https://
go.usa.gov/xQTsA.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, or who
wish to receive a copy of each agenda,
may contact the person listed above no
later than 10 days prior to the meeting.
Persons wishing to make comments
during the public comment period of
the meeting should register in person
with the BLM, at the meeting location,
before the meeting’s public comment
period. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to comment, the
amount of time for individual oral
comments may be limited. The public
may also submit written comments to
the person listed above no later than
July 20 to be made available to the RAC
at the July 26, 2018, meeting. All written
comments received will be provided to
the council members. Before including
your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal information
in your comments, please be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal information
from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2.
Rudy Evenson,
Deputy Chief, Office of Communications.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
Renewals of Information Collections
and Request for New Collection Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act
National Indian Gaming
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Indian Gaming Commission
(NIGC or Commission) is seeking
comments on the renewal of
information collections for the following
activities: Indian gaming management
contract-related submissions, as
authorized by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number
3141–0004 (expires on November 30,
2018); Indian gaming fee paymentsrelated submissions, as authorized by
OMB Control Number 3141–0007
(expires on November 30, 2018);
minimum internal control standards for
class II gaming submission and
recordkeeping requirements, as
authorized by OMB Control Number
3141–0009 (expires on November 30,
2018); facility license-related
submission and recordkeeping
requirements, as authorized by OMB
Control Number 3141–0012 (expires on
November 30, 2018); and minimum
technical standards for class II gaming
systems and equipment submission and
recordkeeping requirements, as
authorized by OMB Control Number
3141–0014 (expires on November 30,
2018).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments can be mailed,
faxed, or emailed to the attention of:
Tim Osumi, National Indian Gaming
Commission, 1849 C Street NW, Mail
Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240.
Comments may be faxed to (202) 632–
7066 and may be sent electronically to
info@nigc.gov, subject: PRA renewals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Osumi at (202) 632–7054; fax (202) 632–
7066 (not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Request for Comments
You are invited to comment on these
collections concerning: (i) Whether the
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burdens
(including the hours and cost) of the
proposed collections of information,

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including the validity of the
methodologies and assumptions used;
(iii) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; (iv) ways to minimize the
burdens of the information collections
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other collection techniques or forms of
information technology. Please note that
an agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and an individual need not respond to,
a collection of information unless it has
a valid OMB control number.
It is the Commission’s policy to make
all comments available to the public for
review at its headquarters, located at 90
K Street NE, Suite 200, Washington, DC
20002. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask in your comment
that the Commission withhold your
personal identifying information from
public review, the Commission cannot
guarantee that it will be able to do so.
II. Data
Title: Management Contract
Provisions.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0004.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA or
the Act), Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C.
2701, et seq., established the National
Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC or
Commission) and laid out a
comprehensive framework for the
regulation of gaming on Indian lands.
Amongst other actions necessary to
carry out the Commission’s statutory
duties, the Act requires the NIGC
Chairman to review and approve all
management contracts for the operation
and management of class II and/or class
III gaming activities, and to conduct
background investigations of persons
with direct or indirect financial interests
in, and management responsibility for,
management contracts. 25 U.S.C. 2710,
2711. The Commission is authorized to
‘‘promulgate such regulations and
guidelines as it deems appropriate to
implement’’ IGRA. 25 U.S.C.
2706(b)(10). The Commission has
promulgated parts 533, 535, and 537 of
title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, to
implement these statutory requirements.
Section 533.2 requires a tribe or
management contractor to submit a
management contract for review within
60 days of execution, and to submit all
of the items specified in § 533.3. Section
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amendment to a management contract
within 30 days of execution, and to
submit all of the items specified in
§ 535.1(c). Section 535.2 requires a tribe
or a management contractor, upon
execution, to submit the assignment by
a management contractor of its rights
under a previously approved
management contract. Section 537.1
requires a management contractor to
submit all of the items specified in
§ 537.1(b),(c) in order for the
Commission to conduct background
investigations on: Each person with
management responsibility for a
management contract; each person who
is a director of a corporation that is a
party to a management contract; the ten
persons who have the greatest direct or
indirect financial interest in a
management contract; any entity with a
financial interest in a management
contract; and any other person with a
direct or indirect financial interest in a
management contract, as otherwise
designated by the Commission. This
collection is mandatory, and the benefit
to the respondents is the approval of
Indian gaming management contracts,
and any amendments thereto.
Respondents: Tribal governing bodies
and management contractors.
Estimated Annual Responses: 43
(submissions of contracts, contract
amendments, contract assignments, and
background investigation material).
Estimated Time per Response:
Depending on the type of submission,
the range of time can vary from 10.0
burden hours to 20.0 burden hours for
one item.
Frequency of Response: Usually no
more than once per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 692.
Estimated Total Non-Hour Cost
Burden: $500,000.
Title: Fees.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0007.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA or
the Act), 25 U.S.C. 2701, et seq., laid out
a comprehensive framework for the
regulation of gaming on Indian lands.
Amongst other actions necessary to
carry out the Commission’s statutory
duties, the Act requires Indian tribes
that conduct a class II and/or class III
gaming activity to pay annual fees to the
Commission on the basis of the
assessable gross revenues of each
gaming operation using rates established
by the Commission. 25 U.S.C. 2717. The
Commission is authorized to
‘‘promulgate such regulations and
guidelines as it deems appropriate to
implement’’ IGRA. 25 U.S.C.
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promulgated part 514 of title 25, Code
of Federal Regulations, to implement
these statutory requirements.
Section 514.6 requires a tribe to
submit, along with its fee payments,
quarterly fee statements (worksheets)
showing its assessable gross revenues
for the previous fiscal year in order to
support the computation of fees paid by
each gaming operation. Section 514.7
requires a tribe to submit a notice
within 30 days after a gaming operation
changes its fiscal year. Section 514.15
allows a tribe to submit fingerprint
cards to the Commission for processing
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), along with a fee to cover the
NIGC’s and FBI’s cost to process the
fingerprint cards on behalf of the tribes.
Part of this collection is mandatory and
the other part is voluntary. The required
submission of the fee worksheets allows
the Commission to both set and adjust
fee rates, and to support the
computation of fees paid by each
gaming operation. In addition, the
voluntary submission of fingerprint
cards allows a tribe to conduct
statutorily mandated background
investigations on applicants for key
employee and primary management
official positions.
Respondents: Indian gaming
operations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
651.
Estimated Annual Responses: 71,375.
Estimated Time per Response:
Depending on the type of submission,
the range of time can vary from 0.5
burden hours to 2.0 burden hours for
one item.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly (for
fee worksheets); varies (for fingerprint
cards and fiscal year change notices).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 38,292.
Estimated Total Non-Hour Cost
Burden: $1,467,585.
Title: Minimum Internal Control
Standards for Class II Gaming.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0009.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA or
the Act), 25 U.S.C. 2701, et seq., laid out
a comprehensive framework for the
regulation of gaming on Indian lands.
Amongst other actions necessary to
carry out the Commission’s statutory
duties, the Act directs the Commission
to monitor class II gaming conducted on
Indian lands on a continuing basis in
order to adequately shield Indian
gaming from organized crime and other
corrupting influences, to ensure that the
Indian tribe is the primary beneficiary of
the gaming operation, and to assure that
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by both the operator and players. 25
U.S.C. 2702(2), 2706(b)(1). The
Commission is also authorized to
‘‘promulgate such regulations and
guidelines as it deems appropriate to
implement’’ IGRA. 25 U.S.C.
2706(b)(10). The Commission has
promulgated part 543 of title 25, Code
of Federal Regulations, to aid it in
monitoring class II gaming on a
continuing basis.
Section 543.3 requires a tribal gaming
regulatory authority (TGRA) to submit
to the Commission a notice requesting
an extension to the deadline (by an
additional six months) to achieve
compliance with the requirements of the
new tier after a gaming operation has
moved from one tier to another. Section
543.5 requires a TGRA to submit a
detailed report after the TGRA has
approved an alternate standard to any of
the NIGC’s minimum internal control
standards, and the report must contain
all of the items specified in § 543.5(a)(2).
Section 543.23(c) requires a tribe to
maintain internal audit reports and to
make such reports available to the
Commission upon request. Section
543.23(d) requires a tribe to submit two
copies of the agreed-upon procedures
(AUP) report within 120 days of the
gaming operation’s fiscal year end. This
collection is mandatory and allows the
NIGC to confirm tribal compliance with
the minimum internal control standards
in the AUP reports.
Respondents: Tribal governing bodies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
466.
Estimated Annual Responses: 834.
Estimated Time per Response:
Depending on the tier level of the
gaming facility, the range of time can
vary from 1 burden hour to 108 burden
hours for one AUP audit report.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hourly
Burden to Respondents: 11,340.
Estimated Total Non-Hour Cost
Burden: $8,736,040.
Title: Facility License Notifications
and Submissions.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0012.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA or
the Act), 25 U.S.C. 2701, et seq., laid out
a comprehensive framework for the
regulation of gaming on Indian lands.
Amongst other actions necessary to
carry out the Commission’s statutory
duties, the Act requires Indian tribes
that conduct class II and/or class III
gaming to issue ‘‘a separate license . . .
for each place, facility, or location on
Indian lands at which class II [and class
III] gaming is conducted,’’ 25 U.S.C.
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‘‘the construction and maintenance of
the gaming facilities, and the operation
of that gaming is conducted in a manner
which adequately protects the
environment and public health and
safety.’’ 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(2)(E). The
Commission is authorized to
‘‘promulgate such regulations and
guidelines as it deems appropriate to
implement’’ IGRA. 25 U.S.C.
2706(b)(10). The Commission has
promulgated part 559 of title 25, Code
of Federal Regulations, to implement
these requirements.
Section 559.2 requires a tribe to
submit a notice (that a facility license is
under consideration for issuance) at
least 120 days before opening any new
facility on Indian lands where class II
and/or class III gaming will occur, with
the notice containing all of the items
specified in § 559.2(b). Section 559.3
requires a tribe to submit a copy of each
newly issued or renewed facility license
within 30 days of issuance. Section
559.4 requires a tribe to submit an
attestation certifying that by issuing the
facility license, the tribe has determined
that the construction, maintenance, and
operation of that gaming facility is
conducted in a manner that adequately
protects the environment and the public
health and safety. Section 559.5 requires
a tribe to submit a notice within 30 days
if a facility license is terminated or
expires or if a gaming operation closes
or reopens. Section 559.6 requires a
tribe to maintain and provide applicable
and available Indian lands or
environmental and public health and
safety documentation, if requested by
the NIGC. This collection is mandatory
and enables the Commission to perform
its statutory duty by ensuring that tribal
gaming facilities on Indian lands are
properly licensed by the tribes.
Respondents: Indian tribal gaming
operations.
Estimated Annual Responses: 110.
Estimated Annual Responses: 269.
Estimated Time per Response:
Depending on the type of submission,
the range of time can vary from 0.5
burden hours to 13.0 burden hours for
one item.
Frequency of Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Hourly
Burden to Respondents: 2,232.
Estimated Total Non-Hour Cost
Burden: $6,663.
Title: Minimum Technical Standards
for Class II Gaming Systems and
Equipment.
OMB Control Number: 3141–0014.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA or
the Act), 25 U.S.C. 2701, et seq., laid out
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regulation of gaming on Indian lands.
Amongst other actions necessary to
carry out the Commission’s statutory
duties, the Act directs the Commission
to monitor class II gaming conducted on
Indian lands on a continuing basis in
order to adequately shield Indian
gaming from organized crime and other
corrupting influences, to ensure that the
Indian tribe is the primary beneficiary of
the gaming operation, and to assure that
gaming is conducted fairly and honestly
by both the operator and players. 25
U.S.C. 2702(2), 2706(b)(1). The Act
allows Indian tribes to use ‘‘electronic,
computer, or other technologic aids’’ to
conduct class II gaming activities. 25
U.S.C. 2703(7)(A). The Commission is
authorized to ‘‘promulgate such
regulations and guidelines as it deems
appropriate to implement’’ IGRA. 25
U.S.C. 2706(b)(10). The Commission has
promulgated part 547 of title 25, Code
of Federal Regulations, to aid it in
monitoring class II gaming facilities that
are using electronic, computer, or other
technologic aids to conduct class II
gaming.
Section 547.5(a)(2) requires that, for
any grandfathered class II gaming
system made available for use at any
tribal gaming operation, the tribal
gaming regulatory authority (TGRA):
Must retain copies of the gaming
system’s testing laboratory report, the
TGRA’s compliance certificate, and the
TGRA’s approval of its use; and must
maintain records identifying these
grandfathered class II gaming systems
and their components. Section
547.5(b)(2) requires that, for any class II
gaming system generally, the TGRA
must retain a copy of the system’s
testing laboratory report, and maintain
records identifying the system and its
components. As long as a class II
gaming system is available to the public
for play, section 547.5(c)(3) requires a
TGRA to maintain records of any
modification to such gaming system and
a copy of its testing laboratory report.
Section 547.5(d)(3) requires a TGRA to
maintain records of approved
emergency hardware and software
modifications to a class II gaming
system (and a copy of the testing
laboratory report) so long as the gaming
system remains available to the public
for play, and must make the records
available to the Commission upon
request. Section 547.5(f) requires a
TGRA to maintain records of its
following determinations: (i) Regarding
a testing laboratory’s (that is owned or
operated or affiliated with a tribe)
independence from the manufacturer
and gaming operator for whom it is
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reporting functions; (ii) regarding a
testing laboratory’s suitability
determination based upon standards no
less stringent than those set out in 25
CFR 533.6(b)(1)(ii) through (v) and
based upon no less information than
that required by 25 CFR 537.1; and/or
(iii) the TGRA’s acceptance of a testing
laboratory’s suitability determination
made by any other gaming regulatory
authority in the United States. The
TGRA must maintain said records for a
minimum of three years and must make
the records available to the Commission
upon request. Section 547.17 requires a
TGRA to submit a detailed report for
each enumerated standard for which the
TGRA approves an alternate standard,
and the report must include: (i) An
explanation of how the alternate
standard achieves a level of security and
integrity sufficient to accomplish the
purpose of the standard it is to replace;
and (ii) the alternate standard as
approved and the record on which the
approval is based. This collection is
mandatory and allows the NIGC to
confirm tribal compliance with NIGC
regulations on ‘‘electronic, computer, or
other technologic aids’’ to conduct class
II gaming activities.
Respondents: Tribal governing bodies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
492.
Estimated Annual Responses: 500.
Estimated Time per Response:
Depending on the type of submission,
the range of time can vary from 2.0
burden hours to 6.0 burden hours for
one item.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hourly
Burden to Respondents: 2,456.
Estimated Total Non-Hour Cost
Burden: $0.
Dated: May 31, 2018.
Christinia Thomas,
Chief of Staff (A).
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Gateway National Recreation Area Fort
Hancock 21st Century Advisory
Committee
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of renewal.

AGENCY:

The Secretary of the Interior
is giving notice of renewal of the
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Ryan K. Zinke,
Secretary of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
AGENCY:

National Park Service

SUMMARY:

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100906; 54 U.S.C.
100101(a) et seq.

Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement, New
Mexico Unit of the Central Arizona
Project; Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo
Counties, New Mexico

[FR Doc. 2018–12498 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]

ACTION:

Committee. The Committee provides
advice on the development of a specific
reuse plan and on matters relating to the
future uses of the Fort Hancock Historic
Landmark District within the Sandy
Hook Unit of Gateway National
Recreation Area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daphne Yun, Acting Public Affairs
Officer, Gateway National Recreation
Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten
Island, New York 10305, or by
telephone (718) 354–4602, or by email
daphne_yun@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published in accordance with
Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92–463,
as amended). The certification of
renewal is published below.
Certification Statement: I hereby
certify that the renewal of the Gateway
National Recreation Area Fort Hancock
21st Century Advisory Committee is
necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed on the Department of
the Interior by the National Park Service
Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100101(a) et
seq.), and other statutes relating to the
administration of the National Park
Service.

The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), as the lead Federal
agency, and the New Mexico Interstate
Stream Commission (ISC), as joint lead
agency, intend to gather information
necessary for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to evaluate the effects of the
construction and operation of a New
Mexico Unit (NM Unit) of the Central
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the ISC will work with land owners that
may be impacted by construction and
operation of the NM Unit. Reclamation
and the ISC will evaluate and disclose
the potential environmental effects on
these lands to determine consistency
with any applicable land use plans or
other guiding documents. This notice
also opens public scoping to identify
potential issues, concerns, and
alternatives to be considered in the EIS.
DATES: Comments on the scope of the
EIS are due 30 days after publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
Eight public scoping meetings will be
held to solicit comments on the scope
of the EIS and the issues and
alternatives that should be analyzed.
The dates and locations of the scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15
days in advance through local media,
newspapers, and the project website at:
https://www.nmuniteis.com. At the time
of this publication, the dates and
locations of the scoping meetings will
be on the project website.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
the scope of the EIS to the Phoenix Area
Office, Bureau of Reclamation (ATTN:
NM Unit EIS), 6150 West Thunderbird
Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306, or by
email to NMUnitEIS@empsi.com. If
emailing comments, please use ‘‘NM
Unit EIS’’ as the subject of your email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Sean Heath at (623) 773–6250, or by
email at NMUnitEIS@empsi.com.
Additional information is available
online at https://www.nmuniteis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), 42
U.S.C. 4231–4347; the Council on
Environmental Quality’s Regulations for
Implementing the Procedural Provisions
of NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508; and the Department of the
Interior’s regulations, 43 CFR part 46,
Reclamation and the ISC, as joint lead
agencies, intend to prepare an EIS on
the NM Unit of the CAP. The Proposed
Action would develop a NM Unit of the
CAP to permit the consumptive use of
Gila River water, diverted in accordance
with the Consumptive Use and
Forbearance Agreement (CUFA), and
pursuant to the terms of the Arizona
Water Settlements Act, Public Law 108–
451 (AWSA).
Background
The Colorado River Basin Project Act
of 1968, Public Law 90–537, 43 U.S.C.
Ch. 32, as amended by the AWSA,
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to contract with water users
in New Mexico for water from the Gila
River, its tributaries and underground

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