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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

 

Blackfeet Irrigation Project O&M Rate Increase, Montana Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rate Increase.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to increase the 
Blackfeet Irrigation Project's operation and maintenance assessment 
rate to $11 per assessable acre for the 1995 irrigation season and 
subsequent seasons. The $3 increase to the current rate of $8 per acre 
will help offset cost increases for personnel, supplies, materials and 
services.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on rate changes should be sent to: 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Attention: Branch of Irrigation 
and Power, MS#4559-MIB, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 ``C'' Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area Director, Billings Area Office, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 
59101. Telephone number: (406) 657-6315.

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), and has been delegated 
to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs pursuant to Part 209 
Departmental Manual Chapter 8.1 A and Memorandum, from Chief of Staff, 
Department of the Interior, to Assistant Secretaries, Heads of Bureaus 
and Offices, dated January 25, 1994. The operation and maintenance 
assessment per assessable acre is based on the estimated normal 
operating cost of the Project for one fiscal year. Normal operation and 
maintenance is defined as the cost of all activities involved in 
delivering irrigation water, including labor, materials, equipment and 
services for irrigation canals, dams, flow control gates, pumps and 
other facilities.

    Dated: November 7, 1994.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 94-28308 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]
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