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eligible privately-owned housing units;

and Category B for approximately $4

million for grants to State and local

governments for assistance in

undertaking lead-based paint hazard

control in eligible privately-owned

housing units on or near Superfund or

‘‘Brownfield’’ sites.

The June 3, 1997 notice of funding

availability (NOFA) provided that

applications had to be received by HUD

no later than 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

on August 5, 1997. Due to the United

Parcel Service (UPS) labor strike, HUD

is retroactively extending the

application deadline date to 5:00 p.m.

(Eastern Time), August 5, 1997. HUD

will also accept late applications which

are either postmarked on or contain a

receipt of delivery to a private express

mail carrier by midnight (Eastern Time)

on August 5, 1997.

HUD is extending the application due

date in order to prevent the unfair

rejection of NOFA applications which,

although completed on a timely basis,

could not be delivered to HUD by the

original deadline date due to the UPS

strike.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

David E. Jacobs,

Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.

[FR Doc. 97–21771 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Mission Valley Power Utility, Montana

Power Rate Adjustment, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Department of the

Interior

ACTION: Notice of proposed rate

adjustment.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

(BIA) proposes to adjust the electric

power rates for customers of Mission

Valley Power (MVP), the Confederated

Salish and Kootenai Tribal entity

operating the power facility of the

Flathead Irrigation and Power Project of

the Flathead Reservation under a Public

Law 93–638 contract. The following

table illustrates the impact of the rate

adjustment:

POWER RATE REVISION FOR MVP

Class Present rate Proposed rate

RESIDENTIAL

Basic Rate ......................................................... $11.00/mo. (includes 125 kwh) ........................ $5.00/mo.

Energy Rate ...................................................... $0.04828/KWH (over 125 kwh) ........................ $0.04725/kwh.

Minimum Monthly Bill ........................................ Not Applicable .................................................. $10.00/mo—May 1 thru October 31.

$20.00/mo—November 1 thru April 30.

#2 GENERAL

Basic Rate .........................................................

Energy Rate ......................................................

$11.00/mo. (includes 107 kwh) ........................

$0.05604/KWH (over 107 kwh)

This rate is being replaced by Small Commercial (without demand).

SMALL COMMERCIAL (WITHOUT DEMAND)—RATE REPLACES #2 GENERAL ABOVE

Basic Rate ......................................................... ........................................................................... $5.00/mo.

Energy Rate ...................................................... ........................................................................... $0.05495/kwh.

SMALL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL (WITH DEMAND)

Basic Rate ......................................................... None ................................................................. Rate Being Replaced.

Monthly Minimum .............................................. $38.00 ............................................................... See new Separate Rate.

Demand Rate ....................................................

Energy Rate ......................................................

$4.514/kw of billing demand .............................

$0.04345/kwh—First 18,000 kwh

$0.03592/kwh—Over 18,000 kwh

Structures for Small Commercial and Large

Commercial.

SMALL COMMERCIAL WITH DEMAND—RATE REPLACES PREVIOUS SMALL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL

Basic Rate:

Single Phase .............................................. ........................................................................... $20.00/mo.

Three Phase .............................................. ........................................................................... $40.00/mo.

Demand Rate .................................................... ........................................................................... $4.50/kw.

Energy Rate ...................................................... ........................................................................... $0.0405/kwh.

LARGE COMMERCIAL WITH DEMAND—RATE REPLACES PREVIOUS SMALL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL

Basic Rate ......................................................... ........................................................................... $125.00/mo.

Monthly Minimum .............................................. ........................................................................... None.

Demand Rate .................................................... ........................................................................... $5.00/KW.

Energy Rate ...................................................... ........................................................................... $0.03115/kwh.

IRRIGATION

Horsepower Rate .............................................. $11.30/hp .......................................................... $11.05/hp.

Energy Rate ...................................................... $0.03642/kwh ................................................... $0.03572/kwh.

Minimum Seasonal Rate ................................... $132.00 or $6.00/hp, whichever is greater ...... No Adjustment.

Area Lights Installed on Existing Pole or Structure: Monthly Rate: Monthly Rate:
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POWER RATE REVISION FOR MVP—Continued

Class Present rate Proposed rate

7,000 lumen unit, M.V.* ............................. $7.00 ............................................................. $6.85

20,000 lumen unit, M.V.* ........................... $10.00 ........................................................... $9.80

9,000 lumen unit, H.P.S. ........................... $6.50 ............................................................. $6.35

22,000 lumen unit, H.P.S. ......................... $8.75 ............................................................. $8.58

Area Lights Installed with New Pole: Monthly Rate: Monthly Rate:

7,000 lumen unit, M.V.* ............................. $8.75 ............................................................. $8.60

20,000 lumen unit, M.V.* ........................... $11.50 ........................................................... $11.25

9,000 lumen unit, H.P.S. ........................... $8.25 ............................................................. $8.10

22,000 lumen unit, H.P.S. ......................... $10.50 ........................................................... $10.30

Street Lighting (Metered):

Basic Rate ................................................. $11.00/mo. (includes 107 kwh) ........................ $5.00/mo.

Energy Rate ............................................... $0.05615 (over 107 kwh) ................................. $0.05495/kwh.

Street Lighting (Unmetered):

This rate class applies to municipalities or communities where there are ten or more lighting units billed in a group. This rate schedule is

subject to a negotiated contract with MVP and is unchanged as part of this rate adjustment.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before September 17, 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, D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area

Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Portland Area Office, 911 N.E. 11th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4169,

telephone (503) 231–6702; or, General

Manager, Mission Valley Power, P. O.

Box 1269, Polson, Montana 59860–1269,

telephone (406) 883–5361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority to issue this document is

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by

5 U.S.C. 301; the Act of August 7, 1946,

c. 802, Section 3 (60 Stat. 895; 25 U.S.C.

385c); the Act of May 25, 1948 (62 Stat.

269); and the Act of December 23, 1981,

section 112 (95 Stat. 1404). 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.

MVP has been informed by its

suppliers of wholesale power,

Bonneville Power Administration

(BPA), Montana Power Company (MPC),

and the Louisiana Gas & Electric

Company (LGE), that they are adjusting

their rates to MVP. Accordingly, the BIA

is proposing to adjust the rates at the

recommendation of MVP to reflect the

adjusted cost of service and power

provided to MVP by the BPA, MPC, and

LGE. The proposed rate change will

impact MVP’s Basic Rate, Demand Rate,

Horsepower Rate and various other

energy rates within each rate class.

MVP is also proposing a general

adjustment of electric rates. New, less

expensive wholesale power rates from

the Bonneville Power Administration,

and the opportunity for additional

savings available by purchasing a

portion of the wholesale needs from an

independent third-party source, will

result in annual purchased power

savings of approximately $900,000

annually for the next five fiscal years.

Through action by MVP’s Board of

Directors, the Bureau of Indian Affairs

proposes to lower rates across all

customer classes by an average of 2.3%

for the five year period, resulting in an

effectual rebate to consumers of

approximately 35% of the anticipated

savings. The additional 65%, or

approximately $600,000, will be

retained by the utility for funding the

construction of new office and

operations facilities which are critically

required for the utility to continue

providing safe, efficient and cost

effective service. The proposed rate

structure is the result of a Cost of

Service study by the MVP consultant,

Economic and Engineering Services,

Inc., public comments and formal

recommendations from the Consumer

Council and the Utility Board. The

effective date of the proposed BPA rate

change will be the first of the month

following the publication date of the

final notice of Rate Adjustment.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–21721 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Missouri Recreational Riverways Final

Environmental Impact Statement/

General Management Plan

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Availability of Final

Environmental Impact Statement/

General Management Plan for the

Missouri/Niobrara/Verdigre Creek

National Recreational Rivers in Charles

Mix, Bon Homme, and Gregory

counties, South Dakota, and Boyd and

Knox counties, Nebraska.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, the National Park

Service (NPS) announces the

availability of the Final Environmental

Impact Statement/General Managment

Plan (FEIS/GMP) for the Missouri/

Niobrara/Verdigre Creek National

Recreational Rivers. The Draft FEIS/

GMP for the recreational rivers was on

58-day public review from July 19 to

September 14, 1996.

The NPS will manage a 39-mile

section of the Missouri River from Fort

Randall Dam to the headwaters of Lewis

and Clark Lake, a 20-mile section of the

Niobrara measured upriver from its

confluence with the Missouri River, and

an 8-mile section of Verdigre Creek from

the northern municipal boundary of the

town of Verdigre to its confluence with

the Niobrara River. The action is in

response to a mandate by Congress in

Pub. L. 102–50, an amendment to the

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.

1271–1287). The FEIS/GMP was

prepared by the National Park Service.

The NPS’s preferred alternative for

the Missouri/Niobrara/Verdigre Creek

National Recreational Rivers is

identified in the FEIS/GMP as

Alternative 5. Under the preferred