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Wednesday, March 2, 1949

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FEDERAL REGISTER

TITLE 38 PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS RELIEF
Chapter I Veterans Administration P art 1 G eneral P rovisions UNIFORMS FOR VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
GUARDS

In Part 1 a new 1.15 is added as follows :
1.15 Uniforms for Veterans Admin istration guards, a Guards employed by the Veterans Administration, as signed to and while on duty at any Vet erans Administration field station, will wear uniforms provided at their own expense, as follows:

1 Cap. To be of military type, blue, with plain patent leather visor. Cap insignia will be furnished by Veterans Administration as soon as available.
2 Coat. To be blue, of serge, whip cord, or other durable cloth. May be single or double breasted, as desired, but should be the same for all guards at any one station.
3 Trousers. Of cloth to match coat, regular civilian style.
4 Belt. Black.
5 Shirt. White, light gray, or light blue. The same color for any one sta tion.
6 Tie. Black, four in hand.
7 Shoes. Black.
8 Badge. Furnished by Veterans Administration. To be worn on left
breast of coat. If coat is not worn in warm weather, badge should be worn on shirt.
b No Sam Browne or similar belt will be worn.
c During inclement or cold weather, guards may wear raincoat or overcoat, which is serviceable and presentable, with no restrictions as to grade, style, or color. Secs. 1, 5, 43 Stat. 607, 608, secs, i, 2, 46 Stat. 1016; 38 U. S. C. 2,11, 11a, 421, 426; interpret sec. 7, 48 Stat. 9; 38
U. S. C. 707
seal O. W. C lark, Executive Assistant Administrator.
F. R. Doc. 49-1544; Piled, Mar. 1, 1949;
8:49 a. m.

PROPOSED RULE MAKING
and additional water will be delivered at the rate of fifty cents 500 per acre foot.
Bureau of Indian Affairs b For assessable irrigable lands in 25 CFR, Part 130 1
the Upper Jocko area receiving water from Finley, East Finley, Agency, and F lathead I ndian I rrigation P roject, Big Knife Creeks, water will be delivered M ontana at the rate of seventy-five cents 750
PROPOSED ORDER FIXING OPERATION AND
per acre-foot at any time during the MAINTENANCE CHARGES
irrigation season.
c For assessable Irrigable lands in F ebruary 21, 1949.
Pursuant to section 4 a of the Ad the Upper Jocko area receiving water ministrative Procedure Act of June 11, from the Jocko River through the Jocko 194& Pub. Law 40479th Cong., 60 Stat. K lateral system, water will be delivered 238, and authority contained in the at the rate of fifty cents 500 per acreacts of Congress approved August 1, foot at any time during the irrigation 1914; May 18, 1916; and March 7, 1928 season.
38 Stat. 583, 25 U. S. C. 385; 39 Stat.
130.17 Charges, Mission Valley and 1942; and 45 Stat. 210, 25 U. S. C. 387, Camas Divisions. A minimum charge of and by virtue of authority delegated by $1.95 per acre shall be made against all the Secretary of the Interior to the Com assessable irrigable land not included in missioner of Indian Affairs September 14, the Irrigation District Organizations 1946 11 F. R. 10279, and by virtue of within these two divisions to which water authority delegated by the Commissioner can be delivered, regardless of whether of Indian Affairs to the Regional Direc water is used. This charge shall entitle tor September 11, 1946, notice is hereby the farm unit, allotment or tract of land given of intention to modify 130.16 to receive one and one-half 1% acreand 130.17 of Title 25, Code of Federal feet of water per assessable irrigable acre Regulations, dealing with irrigable lands or, in case of shortage, the proportionate of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Proj share of the available supply. For wa ect not subject to the jurisdiction of the ter delivered in excess of one and oneseveral irrigation districts as follows:
half 1 Vz acre-feet per assessable irri Charges Applicable to all irrigable gable acre there shall be an additional lands in the Flathead Irrigation Project charge of one dollar $1.00 per acrebut which are not included in the vari foot.
ous Irrigation District Organizations.
The foregoing proposed amendments 130.16 Charge, Jocko Division. An of 130.16 and 130.17 of the non-district annual minimum charge of $2.31 per operation and maintenance assessment acre shall be made against all assessable rate order for the season of 1948 are to irrigable lands not included in the Irri become effective for the irrigation season gation District within the Jocko Division of 1949 and continue in effect thereafter to which water can be delivered, regard until further notice. All other provisions of the 1948 order shall continue in effect less of whether water is used.
The minimum charge when paid shall for the 1949 irrigation season and there be credited on the delivery of water at after until further notice.
Interested parties are hereby given op the following acre-foot rates:
a For assessable irrigable lands re portunity to participate in preparing the ceiving water from the Lower Jocko and proposed amendments by submitting Revais Creek laterals, water will be de their views and data or argument in writ livered in amounts equal to one acre-foot ing to Paul L. Fickinger, Regional Di per acre for the entire assessable area of rector, U. S. Indian Service, 804 North the farm unit, allotment, or tract, at the 29th St., Billings, Montana, within 30
rate of one dollar $1.00 per acre foot, days from the date of publication of this
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

notice of in ten tio n in th e daily issue of th e F ederal R egister.

Amendment to order dated May 4,1948
13 F. R. 2581 signed by Paul L. Fick inger, Regional Director, Region No. 2.
P aul L. F ickinger, Regional Director, Region No. 2.
F. R. Doc. 49-1527; Filed, Mar. 1, 1949;
8:45 a. m.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Production and Marketing Administration P. & S. Docket 1211
S t. P aul U nion S tockyards Co.
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR MODIFICATION

Pursuant to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended 7 U. S. C.
181 et seq., the Secretary prescribed reasonable rates and charges for the re spondent by an order dated September 7, 1940. These rates and charges have been modified in certain respects by supple mental orders entered from time to time.
By petition filed on February 17, 1949, the respondent has requested a modifi cation of its rates and charges, as fol lows:
1. The charge prescribed in paragraph a of Item 5 for oats and miscellaneous grains fed to livestock at the stockyard be modified so as to change the pre scribed margin from 500 per cwt to 500 per bushel.
2. The charges prescribed in paragraph b of Item 5 for the use of facilities and necessary labor for vaccinating, temperaturizing, holding, castrating, branding and ear-tagging hogs be increased from:
Present rates Temperaturizing and holding hogs weigh ing under 175 lbs.: 8 cents per head.
An additional 8 cents for each 100 lbs. or fraction thereof will be charged for hogs weighing over 175 lbs.
Cents per head Hogs temperaturized but not vaccinated 4
except rejects___________ _____ __
Applying ear tags or rings______ ___ _
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