66316 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 245 / Thursday, December 21, 1995 / Notices

Potawatomi Band; and 132 (the 126

noted by the Proposed Finding plus 6

more) former members enrolled in the

Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Pottawatomi

Band. These withdrawals fell well

within the parameters predicted by the

Proposed Finding. Since the Proposed

Finding, fifty-eight persons carried on

the 1991 and 1994 HPI lists

relinquished their membership in

Huron Potawatomi, Inc. in order to

remain enrolled in the Saginaw

Chippewa Indian Tribe. These

relinquishments resolved any problem

caused by dual enrollment in another

federally-recognized tribe. Huron

Potawatomi, Inc. did not add any

members between the February 18,

1994, and December 1, 1995,

membership lists: none of the births to

tribal members that occurred in the

interim met the constitutional

requirements for voting membership at

age 18. These deductions should have

given, based on the 1994 roll, a net

membership for Huron Potawatomi,

Inc., of 606 individuals. The list dated

December 1, 1995, contained 602

names. The discrepancy of four persons

was clarified by an addendum to the

membership roll sent by the HPI on

December 12, 1995. The addendum

identified three names that were on the

tribe’s deceased list, but had been

overlooked. The fourth person was

identified as member on the roll who

has the same name as a person on the

deceased member list. Huron

Potawatomi, Inc. meets criterion 83.7(e).

Huron Potawatomi, Inc. is not

principally composed of persons who

are members of another acknowledged

North American Indian tribe. Huron

Potawatomi, Inc. meets criterion 83.7(f).

No evidence was found that Huron

Potawatomi, Inc. or its members are the

subject of congressional legislation

which has expressly terminated or

forbidden the Federal relationship.

Huron Potawatomi, Inc. meets criterion

83.7(g).

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–31075 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

Operation and Maintenance Rate

Adjustment: Wapato Irrigation Project,

Washington; Notice of Proposed

Operation and Maintenance Rate

Increase

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

proposes to change the assessment rates

for operating and maintaining the

Wapato Irrigation Project for 1996 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,

(e) Capitalization expenses,

(f) Acquisition expenses, and

(g) Other expenses we determine

necessary to properly perform the

activities and functions characteristic of

an irrigation project.

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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before [January 22, 1996.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority to issue this document is

vested in the Assistant Secretary of

Indian Affairs 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 Section 171.1(e) of part 171,

Subchapter H, Chapter 1, of Title 25 of

the Code of Federal Regulations, which

provides for the Area Director to fix and

announce the rates for annual operation

and maintenance assessments and

related information of the Wapato

Irrigation Project for Calendar Year 1996

and subsequent years.

The purpose of this notice is to

announce a proprosed increase in the

Wapato Project assessment rates

proportionate with actual operation and

maintenance costs. The assessment rates

for 1996 will amount to an increase of

11% for the Wapato Satus Unit A Lands

and 21% for B lands due to increased

storage charges and an 11% increase for

the Toppenish-Simcoe & Ahtanum

Units.

Charges for Special Services

Charges will be collected for various

special services requested by the general

public, water users and other

organizations during the Calendar Year

1996 and subsequent years until further

notice, as detailed below:

(1) Requests for Irrigation Accounts

and Status Reports, Per Report .......$15.00

(2) Requests for Verification of

Account Delinquency Status, Per

Report...............................................$10.00

(3) Requests for Splitting of Operation

and Maintenance Bills (In addition

to minimum billing fee)

Per Bill .............................................$10.00

(4) Requests for Billing of Operation

and Maintenance to Other than

Owner or Lessee of Record (in

addition to minimum billing fee)

Per Bill .............................................$10.00

(5) Requests for Other Special Services

Similar to the above, when

appropriate, Per Report ...................$10.00

(6) Requests for elimination of lands

from the Project. In the event that

the elimination is approved, a

portion of the fee will be used to

pay the Yakima County Recording

Fee....................................................$10.00

(7) Review of subdivision plats .............$10.00

Ahtanum Unit

Charges

(A) The operation and maintenance

rate on lands of the Ahtanum Irrigation

Unit for the Calendar Year 1996 and

subsequent years until further notice, is

fixed at $10.00 per acre per annum for

land to which water can be delivered

from the project works.

(B) In addition to the foregoing

charges there shall be collected a billing

charge of $5.00 for each tract of land for

which operation and maintenance bills

are prepared. The bill issued for any

tract will, therefore, be the basic rate per

acre times the number of acres plus

$5.00. A one acre charge shall be levied

on all tracts of less than one acre.

Toppenish-Simcoe Unit

Charges

(A) The operation and maintenance

rate for the lands under the ToppenishSimcoe Irrigation Unit for the Calendar

Year 1996 and subsequent years until

further notice, is fixed at $10.00 per acre

per annum for land for which an

application for water is approved by the

Project Engineer.

(B) In addition to the foregoing

charges there shall be collected a billing

charge of $5.00 for each tract of land for

which operation and maintenance bills

are prepared. The bills issued for any

tract will, therefore, be the basic rate per

acre times the number of acres plus

$5.00. A one acre charge shall be levied

on all tracts of less than one acre.
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Wapato-Satus Unit

Charges

(A) The basic operation and

maintenance rates on assessable lands

under the Wapato-Satus Unit are fixed

for the Calendar Year 1996 and

subsequent years until further notice as

follows:

(1) Minimum charge for all tracts .. $40.00

(2) Basic rate upon all farm units

or tracts for each assessable acre

except Additional Works lands .. $40.00

(3) Rate per assessable acre for all

lands with a storage water rights,

known as ‘‘b’’ lands, in addition

to other charges per acre ............. $8.00

(4) Basic rate upon all farm units

or tracts for each assessable acre

of Additional Works lands .......... $44.00

(5) Basic rate for each assessable

acre of Water Rental Agreement

Lands ............................................ $49.00

(B) In addition to the foregoing

charges there shall be collected a billing

charge of $5.00 for each tract of land for

which operation and maintenance bills

are prepared. The bill issued for any

tract will, therefore, be the basic rate per

acre times the number of acres plus

$5.00. A one acre charge shall be levied

against all tracts of less than one acre.

Payments

The water charge become due on

April 1 of each year and are payable on

or before that date. No water shall be

delivered to any of these lands until all

irrigation charges have been paid.

Interest and Penalty Fees

Interest and penalty 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.

Dated: December 13, 1995.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–31043 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–054–06–7122–14–X218: AZ–054–96–03]

Arizona, Temporary Closure of

Selected Public Lands in La Paz

County, Arizona.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Temporary Closure of Selected

Public Lands in La Paz County, Arizona,

during the Operation of the 1996 SCORE

Parker 400 Desert Race.

SUMMARY: The Area Manager of the

Havasu Resource Area announces the

temporary closure of selected public

lands under its administration. This

action is being taken to help ensure

public safety and prevent unnecessary

environmental degradation during the

official permitted running of the 1996

SCORE Parker 400 Desert Race.

DATES: January 18, 1996, through

January 21, 1996.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS: Specific

restrictions and closure periods are as

follows:

Designated Course

1. The portion of the course

comprised of BLM lands, roads and

ways south of the Bill Williams River.

East and north of AZ Highway 72 and

west of Wenden Road is closed to public

vehicle use from 6:00 p.m. Thursday,

January 18, 1996, to 12:00 noon Sunday,

January 21, 1996 (Mountain Standard

Time).

2. Vehicles are prohibited from the

following four Wilderness Areas and

one Wilderness Study Area (WSA):

a. AZ–054–12 (Gibraltar Mountain)

b. AZ–054–15A (Swansea)

c. AZ–054–71 (Buckskin Mountains)

d. AZ–054–17 (East Cactus Plain)

e. AZ–054–14A/B (Cactus Plain WSA)

3. The entire area encompassed by the

designated course and all areas within

1 mile outside the designated course are

closed to all vehicles except authorized

and emergency vehicles. Access routes

leading to the course are closed to

vehicles.

4. Vehicle parking or stopping along

Bouse Road, Shea Road, and Swansea

Road is prohibited except for the

designated spectator areas.

5. Spectator viewing is limited to two

designated spectator areas located at:

a. South and north of Shea Road,

approximately 7 miles east of Parker,

Arizona.

b. Bouse Road, also known as

Swansea Road, approximately 2 miles

north of Bouse, Arizona).

6. The following regulations will be in

effect for the duration of the closure:

Unless otherwise authorized, no person

shall:

a. Camp in any area outside of the

designated spectator areas.

b. Enter any portion of the race course

or any wash located within the race

course, including all portions of

Osborne Wash.

c. Spectate or otherwise be located

outside of the designated spectator

areas.

d. Cut or collect firewood of any kind,

including dead and down wood or other

vegetative material.

e. Be in possession of any alcoholic

beverage unless that person has reached

the age of 21 years.

f. Possess, discharge, or use firearms,

other weapons, or fireworks.

g. Park, stop, or stand any vehicle

outside of the designated spectator

areas.

h. Operate any vehicle, including an

off-highway vehicle (OHV), which is not

legally registered for street and highway

operation, including operation of such a

vehicle in spectator viewing areas, along

the race course, and in designated pit

areas.

i. Park any vehicle in violation of

posted restrictions, or in such a manner

as to obstruct or impede normal or

emergency traffic movement or the

parking of other vehicles, create a safety

hazard, or endanger any person,

property or feature. Vehicles so parked

are subject to citation, removal and

impoundment at the owner’s expense.

j. Take any vehicle through, around or

beyond a restrictive sign, recognizable

barricade, fence or traffic control barrier.

k. Fail to keep their site free of trash

and litter during the period of

occupancy or fail to remove all personal

equipment, trash, and litter upon

departure.

l. Violate quiet hours by causing an

unreasonable noise as determined by

the authorized officer between the hours

of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Arizona time.

m. Allow any pet or other animal in

their care to be unrestrained at any time.

Signs and maps directing the public to

the designated spectator areas will be

provided by the Bureau of Land

Management and the event sponsor.

The above restrictions do not apply to

emergency vehicles and vehicles owned

by the United States, the State of

Arizona or to La Paz County. Vehicles

under permit for operation by event

participants must follow the race permit

stipulations. Operators of permitted

vehicles shall maintain a maximum

speed limit of 35 mph on all La Paz

County and BLM roads and ways.

Authority for closure of public lands is

found in 43 CFR 8340, Subpart 8341; 43

CFR 8360, Subpart 8364.1, and 43 CFR

8372. Persons who violate this closure

order are subject to arrest and, upon

conviction, may be fined not more than

$100,000 and/or imprisoned for not

more than 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Harris, BLM Ranger, or Myron

McCoy, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

Havasu Resource Area, 3189 Sweetwater

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

86406, (520) 855–8017.