44992 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 164 / Monday, August 25, 1997 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area

Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Billings Area Office, 316 North 26th

Street, Billings, Montana 59101–1362,

telephone (406) 247–7998.

DATES: Interested parties may submit

comments on the proposed rate

adjustment. Comments must be

submitted on or before September 24,

1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning

the proposed rate increase must be in

writing and addressed to: Director,

Office of Trust Responsibilities, Attn.:

Irrigation and Power, MS#4513–MIB,

Code 210, 1849 ‘‘C’’ Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240, Telephone (202)

208–5480.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority to issue this document is

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by

5 U.S.C. 301 and the Act of August 14,

1914 (38 Stat. 583, 25 U.S.C. 385). The

Secretary has delegated this authority to

the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs

pursuant to part 209 Departmental

Manual, Chapter 8.1A and

Memorandum dated January 25, 1994,

from Chief of Staff, Department of the

Interior, to Assistant Secretaries, and

Heads of Bureaus and Offices.

This notice is given in accordance

with § 171.1(e) of part 171, Subchapter

H, Chapter 1, of Title 25 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, which provides for

the fixing and announcing the rates for

annual operation and maintenance

assessments and related information of

the Crow Irrigation Project for Calendar

Year 1998 and subsequent years.

The assessment rates are based on a

prepared estimate of the cost of normal

operation and maintenance of the

irrigation project. Normal operation and

maintenance means the expenses we

incur to provide direct support or

benefit to the project’s activities for

administration, operation, maintenance,

and rehabilitation. We must include at

least:

(a) Personnel salary and benefits for

the project engineer/manager and our

employees under his management/

control;

(b) Materials and supplies;

(c) Major and minor vehicle and

equipment repairs,

(d) Equipment, including

transportation, fuel, oil, grease, lease

and replacement;

(d) Capitalization expenses;

(e) Acquisition expenses; and

(f) Other expenses we determine

necessary to properly perform the

activities and functions characteristic of

an irrigation project.

Payments

The irrigation operation and

maintenance assessments become due

based on locally established payment

requirements. No water shall be

delivered to any of these lands until all

irrigation charges have been paid.

Interest and Penalty Fees

Interest, penalty, and administrative

fees will be assessed, where required by

law, on all delinquent operation and

maintenance assessment charges as

prescribed in the Code of Federal

Regulations, Title 4, Part 102, Federal

Claims Collection Standards; and 42

BIAM Supplement 3, part 3.8 Debt

Collection Procedures. Beginning 30

days after the due date interest will be

assessed at the rate of the current value

of funds to the U.S. Treasury. An

administrative fee of $12.50 will be

assessed each time an effort is made to

collect a delinquent debt; a penalty

charge of 6 percent per year will be

charged on delinquent debts over 90

days old and will accrue from the date

the debt became delinquent. No water

shall be delivered to any farm unit until

all irrigation charges have been paid.

After 180 days a delinquent debt will be

forwarded to the United States Treasury

for further action in accordance with

Debt Collection Improvement Act of

1996 (Pub. L. 104–134).

Dated: August 13, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–22419 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Operation and Maintenance Rate

Adjustment: Fort Hall Irrigation

Project, Idaho

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Operation

and Maintenance (O&M) Rate

Adjustment.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

proposes to change the assessment rates

for operating and maintaining the Fort

Hall Irrigation Project, Michaud Unit,

for 1998, 1999, and subsequent years.

The following table illustrates the

impact of the rate adjustment.

FORT HALL IRRIGATION PROJECT

[Michaud unit irrigation rate per assessable acre]

Rate category Present rate Proposed

1998 rate

Proposed

1999 rate

Basic Rate ................................................................................................................................................ $25.50 $26.50 $27.50

Pressure Rate .......................................................................................................................................... 37.50 38.50 39.50

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area

Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Portland Area Office, 911 NE 11th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4169,

telephone (503) 231–6702.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before September 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on rate

adjustments should be sent to Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Attn: Branch

of Irrigation and Power, MS–4513–MIB,

Code 210, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority to issue this document is

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by

5 U.S.C. 301 and the Act of August 15,

1914 (38 Stat. 583, 25 U.S.C. 385). The

Secretary has delegated this authority to

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

pursuant to part 209, Departmental

Manual, Chapter 8.1A and

Memorandum dated January 25, 1994,

from Chief of Staff, Department of the

Interior, to Assistant Secretaries, and

Heads of Bureaus and Offices.

This notice is given in accordance

with § 171.1(e) of part 171, Subchapter

H, Chapter I, of Title 25 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, which provides for

the fixing and announcing the rates for

annual operation and maintenance

assessments and related information for

BIA operated and owned irrigation

projects.

The purpose of this notice is to

announce a proposed increase in the

Michaud Unit, Fort Hall Irrigation

Project, assessment rates proportionate

with actual operation and maintenance

costs. The change in the assessment rate

is based on the electrical energy cost

increase imposed by the Bureau of
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Reclamation (BOR). In September 1996

the BOR notified us they are increasing

the electrical energy charge for its users.

The rate was set at 12.70 mills per

kilowatt hour, an increase of 19.5%. The

increased electrical energy cost was

absorbed by the project during the 1997

irrigation season.

The assessment rates are based on an

estimate of the cost of normal operation

and maintenance of the irrigation

project. Normal operation and

maintenance means the expenses we

incur to provide direct support or

benefit to the project’s activities for

administration, operation, maintenance,

and rehabilitation. We must include at

least:

(a) Personnel salary and benefits for

the project engineer/manager and our

employees under his/her management

control;

(b) Materials and supplies;

(c) Major and minor vehicle and

equipment repairs;

(d) Equipment, including

transportation, fuel, oil, grease, lease

and replacement;

(d) Capitalization expenses;

(e) Acquisition expenses; and

(f) Other expenses we determine

necessary to properly perform the

activities and functions characteristic of

an irrigation project.

Payments

The irrigation operation and

maintenance assessments become due

based on locally established payment

requirements. No water shall be

delivered to any of these lands until all

irrigation charges have been paid.

Interest and Penalty Fees

Interest, penalty, and administrative

fees will be assessed, where required by

law, on all delinquent operation and

maintenance assessment charges as

prescribed in the Code of Federal

Regulations, Title 4, Part 102, Federal

Claims Collection Standards; and 42

BIAM Supplement 3, part 3.8 Debt

Collection Procedures. Beginning 30

days after the due date interest will be

assessed at the rate of the current value

of funds to the U.S. Treasury. An

administrative fee of $12.50 will be

assessed each time an effort is made to

collect a delinquent debt; a penalty

charge of 6 percent per year will be

charged on delinquent debts over 90

days old and will accrue from the date

the debt became delinquent. After 180

days a delinquent debt will be

forwarded to the United States Treasury

for further action in accordance with the

Debt Collection Improvement Act of

1996 (Public Law 104–134).

Dated: August 13, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–22418 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–942–5700–00]

Filing of Plats of Survey; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform the public and interested state

and local government officials of the

latest filing of Plats of Survey in

California.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Unless otherwise noted,

filing was effective at 10:00 a.m. on the

next federal work day following the plat

acceptance date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lance J. Bishop, Chief, Branch of

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), California State

Office, 2135 Butano Drive, Sacramento,

CA 95825–0451, (916) 979–2890.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plats

of Survey of lands described below have

been officially filed at the California

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management in Sacramento, CA.

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 24 S., R. 37 E.,—Dependent resurvey,

(Group 926) accepted July 10, 1997, to meet

certain administrative needs of the BLM,

California Desert District, Ridgecrest

Resource Area.

T. 24 S., R. 5 E.,—Dependent resurvey,

subdivision, and survey, (Group 1184)

accepted July 18, 1997, to meet certain

administrative needs of the US Forest

Service, Los Padres National Forest.

T. 15 S., R. 2 E.,—Metes-and-bounds

survey, (Group 1270) accepted July 18, 1997,

to meet certain administrative needs of the

BLM, Bakersfield District, Hollister Resource

Area.

T. 22 S., R. 32 E.,—Dependent resurvey,

survey and subdivision of sec. 32, (Group

1133) accepted July 24, 1997, to meet certain

administrative needs of the US Forest

Service, Sequoia National Forest.

T. 16 N., R. 5 E.,—Dependent resurvey,

survey and subdivision, (Group 990)

accepted July 24, 1997, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM, Bakersfield

District, Folsom Resource Area.

All of the above listed survey plats are now

the basic record for describing the lands for

all authorized purposes. The survey plats

have been placed in the open files in the

BLM, California State Office, and are

available to the public as a matter of

information. Copies of the survey plats and

related field notes will be furnished to the

public upon payment of the appropriate fee.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Lance J. Bishop,

Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey.

[FR Doc. 97–22452 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places;

Notification of Pending Nominations

Nominations for the following

properties being considered for listing

in the National Register were received

by the National Park Service before

August 16, 1997. Pursuant to § 60.13 of

36 CFR part 60 written comments

concerning the significance of these

properties under the National Register

criteria for evaluation may be forwarded

to the National Register, National Park

Service, PO Box 37127, Washington, DC

20013–7127. Written comments should

be submitted by September 9, 1997.

Carol D. Shull,

Keeper of the National Register.

California

Los Angeles County

Ridge Route, Old, Along Old Ridge Rte.,

roughly bounded by Dandberg and Canton

Canyon, Castaic vicinity, 97001113.

Colorado

Boulder County

Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway

Historic District (Boundary Increase),

Former railbed and wagon rd. over Rollins

Pass, Rollinsville vicinity, 97001114.

Connecticut

Litchfield County

Salisbury Center Historic District, Roughly

along Academy, E. Main, Factory, and

Main Sts., and 15 Undermountain Rd.,

Salisbury, 97001115.

Delaware

New Castle County

Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle

Common, 807 Frenchtown Pike, New

Castle vicinity, 97001120.

Sussex County

Ross, Edgar and Rachel, House, 413 High St.,

Seaford, 97001118.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia State Equivalent

Building at 3901 Connecticut Ave., NW,

(Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC,

MPS), 3901 Connecticut Ave., NW,

Washington, 97001117.

Traveling Carousel, Jct. of Massachusetts and

Wisconsin Aves. NW, Washington,

97001116.