[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12024-12025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5424]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Colorado River Irrigation Project--Irrigation Division, Arizona, 
Irrigation Rate Adjustment

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Final Notice of Rate Adjustment.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is adjusting irrigation 
rates for customers of Colorado River Irrigation Project, Irrigation 
Division for the 2000 irrigation season. The Notice of Proposed Rate 
Adjustment was published in the Federal Register on July 26, 1999, 64 
FR 40387. The public and interested parties were provided an 
opportunity to submit written comments during the 60-day period 
subsequent to July 26, 1999. No comments were received.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The new rates are effective for the 2000 irrigation 
season.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regional Director, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Western Region, P.O. Box 10, Phoenix, Arizona 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 14, 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. 
The new rates are specified in the following schedule.

Irrigation Rate Per Assessable Acre--2000 Irrigation Season

    1. When does this schedule apply to me?
    This schedule applies to you if you irrigate lands within the CRIP/
ID for the 2000 irrigation season.
    2. What will BIA charge for the 2000 irrigation season?
    The following table shows how we will bill you.

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                 For . . .                     We will bill you . . .
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(1) Zero to 5 acre-feet/acre..............  $38.50 per assessable acre.
(2) Excess Water above 5 acre-feet........  $17.00 per acre foot.
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Executive Order 12988

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

Executive Order 12866

    This 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 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. 601(2).

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Executive Order 12630

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

Executive Order 12612

    The Department has determined that this 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 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 rate adjustment does not contain collections of information 
requiring approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995

    This 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.

    Dated: February 28, 2000.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-5424 Filed 3-6-00; 8:45 am]
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