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19950 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

76 / Friday, April 20, 2007 / Notices

Total Estimated Burden Hours: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Nevada, and the Wind River Irrigation
67,550. Project, Wyoming.
Status: Revision of a currently Bureau of Indian Affairs
What issues were of concern by the
approved collection. Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation commenters?
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Projects The commenters were concerned with
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as one or more of the following issues: (1)
amended. AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, How funds collected from stakeholders
Dated: April 16, 2007. Interior. are expended on operation and
Lillian L. Deitzer, ACTION: Notice of Rate Adjustments. maintenance (O&M); (2) the impact of
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act an assessment rate increase on the local
Officer, Office of the Chief Information SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs agricultural economy and on individual
Officer. (BIA) owns, or has an interest in, land owners and irrigators; (3) BIA O&M
[FR Doc. E7–7480 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] irrigation facilities located on various subsidies for trust land; (4) drainage of
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Indian reservations throughout the water from farm lands and on farm
United States. We are authorized to improvements; (5) non-delivery of water
establish rates to recover the costs to to water users with outstanding O&M
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND administer, operate, maintain, and charges. The following comments are
URBAN DEVELOPMENT rehabilitate those facilities. We are specific to the Walker River Irrigation
notifying you that we have adjusted the Project, Nevada: (1) Safety of dams
irrigation assessment rates at several of project which will shorten water
[Docket No. FR–5125–N–16]
our irrigation facilities for operation and delivery time; (2) breach of trust issues;
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities maintenance. and (3) whether the rate increase
To Assist the Homeless DATES: Effective Date: The irrigation violates federal law. The following
assessment rates shown in the tables are comments are specific to the San Carlos
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant effective on January 1, 2007. Irrigation Project—Joint Works: (1) The
Secretary for Community Planning and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
amount of project reserve funds,
Development, HUD. details about a particular BIA irrigation income, and expenditures; and (2) the
project, please use the tables in timeliness of the rate adjustment notice.
ACTION: Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section to How does BIA respond to the concern
SUMMARY: This Notice identifies contact the regional or local office of how funds are expended for O&M?
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and where the project is located. BIA includes the following expenses
surplus Federal property reviewed by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice in irrigation project budgets: Project
HUD for suitability for possible use to of Proposed Rate Adjustment was personnel costs; materials and supplies;
assist the homeless. published in the Federal Register on vehicle and equipment repairs;
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2007. November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67897), to equipment; capitalization expenses;
adjust the irrigation rates at several BIA acquisition expenses; rehabilitation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: irrigation facilities. The public and costs; maintenance of a reserve fund for
Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing interested parties were provided an contingencies or emergencies; and other
and Urban Development, Room 7262, opportunity to submit written expenses we determine necessary to
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, comments during the 60-day period properly operate and maintain the
DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; prior to January 23, 2007. irrigation projects.
TTY number for the hearing- and One common misconception water
speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these Did the BIA defer any proposed rate
increases? users have is that all salary costs are
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or administrative. Only a portion of each
call the toll-free Title V information line For the Uintah Indian Irrigation project budget is for administrative
at 1–800–927–7588. Project, the BIA, in consultation with costs. The administrative costs include
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the tribes and Irrigation Project water the office costs, office staff (accounting
accordance with the December 12, 1988 users, has deferred the rate increase for and clerical), and a portion of the
court order in National Coalition for the 2007. project manager’s salary. The O&M
Homeless v. Veterans Administration, For the Flathead Indian Irrigation workers are considered O&M costs for
No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD Project, the BIA, in consultation with operating and maintaining the project.
publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, the tribes and Irrigation Project water The Government Accountability
identifying unutilized, underutilized, users, has deferred the rate increase for Office (GAO) completed an audit report
excess and surplus Federal buildings 2008. (GAO–06–314) in February 2006. In that
and real property that HUD has report, the GAO recommended that the
Did the BIA receive any comments on
reviewed for suitability for use to assist BIA require project managers to meet at
the proposed irrigation assessment rate
the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the least twice annually with water users.
adjustments?
purpose of announcing that no On July 21, 2006, the Director, BIA,
additional properties have been Written comments were received for directed each BIA revenue-generating
determined suitable or unsuitable this the proposed rate adjustments for the irrigation project to meet, at a minimum,
week. Blackfeet Irrigation Project, Montana, twice annually with its water users—
Fort Peck Irrigation Project, Montana, once at the end of the irrigation season
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES

Dated: April 12, 2007. Fort Belknap Irrigation Project, and once before the next season. For
Mark R. Johnston, Montana, the Flathead Irrigation Project, projects that operate year round, those
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. Montana, the San Carlos Irrigation projects will determine their best
[FR Doc. E7–7284 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] Project—Joint Works (SCIP–JW), schedule for holding these meetings. At
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Arizona, Walker River Irrigation Project, these meetings, the irrigation staff will

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