[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23853-23854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11183]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


San Carlos Irrigation Project--Power Division, Arizona Power Rate 
Adjustment

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rate Adjustment.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposes to adjust the 
electric power rates for operating and maintaining the Power Division 
of San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP/PD).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 3, 1999.

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, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Nordwall, Area Director, Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, Phoenix Area Office, P.O. Box 10, Phoenix, AZ 85001; 
Telephone 602-379-6956.

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.
    The SCIP/PD has taken the steps necessary to reduce the contract 
demand in the power supply contract between the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, on behalf of SCIP/PD, and the Arizona Public Service Company. 
This action has resulted in a savings in purchased power costs as of 
June 1, 1998. This savings is proposed to be passed on in an adjustment 
to the Schedule No. 2--General Rate schedule.

Executive Order 12988

    The Department has certified to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) that this proposed rate adjustment meets the applicable standards 
provided in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988.

Executive Order 12866

    This proposed rate adjustment is not a significant regulatory 
action and has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget 
under Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This proposed rate making is not a rule for the purposes of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act because it is ``a rule of particular 
applicability relating to rates.'' 5 U.S.C. Sec. 601(2).

Executive Order 12630

    The Department has determined that this proposed rate adjustment 
does not have significant ``taking'' implications.

Executive Order 12612

    The Department has determined that this proposed rate adjustment 
does not have significant Federalism effects because it pertains solely 
to Federal-tribal relations and will not interfere with the roles, 
rights, and responsibilities of states.

NEPA Compliance

    The Department has determined that this proposed rate adjustment 
does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment and that no detailed statement is 
required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This proposed rate adjustment does not contain collections of 
information requiring approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995

    This proposed rate adjustment imposes no unfunded mandates on any 
governmental or private entity and is in compliance with the provisions 
of the Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995.

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Rate Adjustment

    The following illustrates the impact of the proposed rate 
adjustment:

Present Rate

Rate Schedule No.2--General Rate
    (A) Application of Schedule. This schedule applies to single and 
three phase electric service for all purposes except residences and 
small, non-commercial users. Unless specifically permitted by the 
contract, use must be limited to the customer's premises and the power 
supplied must not be resold. If more than one meter is required by the 
customer's installation or for the customer's convenience, bills will 
be independently calculated for each meter.
    (B) Monthly Rate.
    (1) $13.00 minimum which includes the first 50 kilowatt-hours.
    (2) 16.00 cents per kilowatt-hour for the next 350 kilowatt-hours
    (3) 10.0 cents per kilowatt-hour for the next 600 kilowatt-hours.
    (4) 7.0 cents per kilowatt-hour for the next 9,000 kilowatt-hours.
    (5) Additional kilowatt-hours at 5.63 cents per kilowatt-hour, less 
a credit of 0.7 cents per kilowatt-hour above 200 times the billing 
demand (50KW minimum).
    (C) Minimum Bill. The minimum bill will be $2.63 per month per 
kilowatt of billing demand, except where the customer's requirements 
are of a distinctly recurring seasonal nature. Then the minimum monthly 
bill will not be more than an amount sufficient to make the total 
charges for the twelve (12) months ending with the current month, equal 
to twelve times the highest monthly minimum computed for the same 
twelve-month period. However, no monthly billing will be less than 
$13.00.
    (D) Contract Demand. Each contract for 15 KW or over will state the 
number of kilowatts which the customer expects to require and desires 
to have reserved for his service. This quantity is called the contract 
demand.
    (E) Actual Demand. The actual demand for any month will be the 
average amount of power used during the period of 15 consecutive 
minutes when such average is the greatest for the month as determined 
by suitable meters, or if meters are unavailable, the actual demand 
will be the connected load or such portion of the connected load as the 
Project Engineer may determine to be appropriate based on available 
information as to the customer's use of connected lights, appliances, 
and equipment, or from checking meters.
    (F) Billing Demand. The billing demand for a month will be the 
contract demand or the actual demand for the month, whichever is 
greater.
    (G) Purchased Power Adjustment. An adjustment will be added for 
each kilowatt-hour used equal to the estimated purchased power 
adjustment (rounded to the nearest $0.0001) paid by the Project to the 
Project's power suppliers.

Proposed Rate

Rate Schedule No. 2--General Rate
    (A) Application of Schedule. Unchanged from present.
    (B) Monthly Rate.
    (1) $12.00 minimum which includes the first 50 kilowatt-hours.
    (2) 15.00 cents per kilowatt-hour for the next 350 kilowatt-hours
    (3) 9.0 cents per kilowatt-hour for the next 600 kilowatt-hours.
    (4) 6.0 cents per kilowatt-hour for the next 9,000 kilowatt-hours.
    (5) Additional kilowatt-hours at 4.60 cents per kilowatt-hour, less 
a credit of 0.7 cents per kilowatt-hour above 200 times the billing 
demand (50KW minimum).
    (C) Minimum Bill. The minimum bill will be $2.14 per month per 
kilowatt of billing demand, except where the customer's requirements 
are of a distinctly recurring seasonal nature. Then the minimum monthly 
bill will not be more than an amount sufficient to make the total 
charges for the twelve (12) months ending with the current month equal 
to twelve times the highest monthly minimum computed for the same 
twelve-month period. However, no monthly billing will be less than 
$12.00.
    (D) Contract Demand. Unchanged from present.
    (E) Actual Demand. Unchanged from present.
    (F) Billing Demand. Unchanged from present.
    (G) Purchased Power Adjustment. Unchanged from present.

    Dated: April 27, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-11183 Filed 5-3-99; 8:45 am]
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