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Legals September 14, 2016

| September 14, 2016 12:10 AM

Notice of Filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Columbia Basin Hydropower Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project FERC No. 14329 Columbia Basin Hydropower (CBHP or Applicant) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) hereby gives notice of its intent to seek an original license for the Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project, FERC No. (Project). The proposed Project will be located near Grand Coulee, in Grant and Douglas Counties, Washington. The Applicant's address is 457 1st Avenue NW, PO Box 219, Ephrata, WA 98823; phone number is 509-754-2227. On June 27, 2016, CBHP filed with the FERC its pre-application document (PAD). The PAD summarizes relevant and available information regarding the proposed Project facilities and operation along with discussions of the potential operational effects on environmental and cultural resources. The PAD is available for inspection and reproduction online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp. It is also available for inspection during regular business hours at the CBHP office at 457 1st Avenue NW, PO Box 219, Ephrata, WA 98823. CBHP will host a Joint Agency and Public Meeting and site visit on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, to discuss the PAD. The purpose of the meeting is to: 1) provide information about the Project and the license amendment process; and 2) obtain agency and stakeholder opinions regarding the Project and its potential effect on existing resources. The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm at the Grand Coulee City Hall, 306 Midway, Grand Coulee, WA. This meeting is open to the public, but is primarily focused on issues and concerns of the state, tribal, and federal resource agencies. A tour of the proposed Project facilities will occur at 3:00 pm. The proposed meeting agenda is: l Introduction to Project Team Members l Project Description l Overview of the Licensing Process l PAD l Discussion of Identified Issues l Comments and Questions CBHP invites resource agencies, Indian tribes, and members of the public likely to be interested in the proceedings to participate in the licensing process and to comment on this notice and related matters. Comments on the PAD and study requests are due to the Commission no later than 60 days following the meeting or no later than December 12, 2016. All responses must reference the Banks Lake Pumped Storage FERC project number (FERC No. 14329). Commenters must submit an electronic filing via FERC's website (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) pursuant to 18 CFR\u00DF 385.2003(c) or an original and eight copies of their comments to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. For additional information, questions regarding this meeting, or the Banks Lake Pumped Storage licensing process, please contact: Kelly Larimer 509-260-0151 Kelly.Larimer@KleinschmidtGroup.com #09035/5323274 Pub.: September 13, 14, 20 & 21, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE Proposed Amendment to Renewal Master Water Service Contract with the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District, Columbia Basin Project, Washington Under the authority of the Act of Congress approved June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and particularly, but not limited to, the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028), Section 9(e) of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1196), the Act of March 10, 1943 (57 Stat. 14), and the Act of October 1, 1962 (76 Stat. 677), the United States Bureau of Reclamation proposes to enter into a contract amendment to the long-term Renewal Master Water Service Contract, Contract No. 159E101882, dated September 22, 2015, with the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (District). The proposed contract amendment would authorize up to an additional 70,000 acres within the District, that are located within the Odessa Subarea and eligible to participate in the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program, to receive Columbia Basin Project irrigation water service pursuant to stated terms and conditions. Persons interested in receiving a copy of the proposed contract amendment and notice of any negotiation session(s) made available to the public may place their name on a mailing list by writing to Reclamation, Attention: EPH-2011, P.O. Box 815 Ephrata, WA 98823, or by calling (509) 754-0238, until October 3, 2016. When it becomes available, a copy of the proposed contract amendment will be furnished to interested parties with a corresponding time period for the submission of written data, views and comments. #09038/5326084 Pub: September 14, 15 & 16