[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12025-12026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5425]


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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: Final Notice of Rate Adjustment.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is adjusting the electric 
power rates for customers of San Carlos Irrigation Project, Power 
Division (SCIP/PD) that are subject to Rate Schedule No. 2-General 
Rate. The Notice of Proposed Rate Adjustment was published in the 
Federal Register on May 4, 1999, 64 FR 23853. The public and interested 
parties were provided an opportunity to submit written comments during 
the 30-day period subsequent to May 4, 1999. No comments were received.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The new rates will become effective on March 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regional Director, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Western Region, P.O. Box 10, Phoenix, Arizona 85001, Telephone 
(602) 379-6600.

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 
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.

Rate Schedule No. 2--General Rate

    1. When does this schedule apply to me?
    This schedule applies to you if you:
    (a) Receive single and three phase electric service;
    (b) Are not a residential user; and
    (c) Are not a small non-commercial user.
    2. Are there restrictions on my use of power?
    (a) You must use any power that we supply you only on your 
property.
    (b) You may not resell any power that we supply to you.
    3. How does BIA bill me if I have more than one meter?
    If you have more than one meter, we will calculate a separate bill 
for each meter.
    4. What monthly rates will BIA charge?
    (a) The following table shows how we will bill you for the power 
that you use.

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                                                           We will bill
                        For . . .                            you. . .
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(1) Any usage up to 50 kilowatt-hours...................         $ 12.00
(2) Each kilowatt-hour between 50 and 350...............            0.15
(3) Each kilowatt-hour between 351 and 600..............            0.09
(4) Each kilowatt-hour between 601 and 9,000............            0.06
(5) Each kilowatt-hour over 9,000.......................          0.0460
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    (b) We will add a purchased power adjustment to the rates described 
in paragraph (a). This adjustment will be the amount (rounded to the 
nearest $0.0001) that the project pays to its power suppliers.
    (c) In every month where your usage is over 200 times your billing 
demand, we will apply a credit to all of your usage over 9,050 
kilowatt-hours. The credit will be $0.007 per kilowatt-hour.
    5. What will my minimum monthly bill be?
    (a) In all cases, your minimum monthly bill will be at least the 
greater of:
    (1) $12.00, or
    (2) $2.14 per kilowatt of billing demand.
    (b) If you use power on a recurring seasonal basis, we will 
calculate the maximum amount of your minimum monthly bill as follows:
    (1) We will multiply by 12 your highest monthly minimum computed 
bill over the preceding 12 months;
    (2) We will add up all of your bills for the preceding 12 months;
    (3) We will subtract the result of (b)(2) from (b)(1); and
    (4) Your minimum monthly bill will be equal to the result we obtain 
in (b)(3).
    6. What terms do I need to know?
    (a) ``Contract demand'' means the number of kilowatts that a 
customer expects to use. Each contract for 15 kilowatts or more must 
state the contract demand.
    (b) ``Actual demand'' means one of the following:
    (1) The average amount of power used during the 15 consecutive 
minutes when that average is the greatest for the month, as determined 
by a suitable meter(s); or
    (2) If no suitable meter is available, the connected load or the 
part of the connected load that we determine appropriate based on use 
of connected lights, appliances, and equipment.
    (c) ``Billing demand'' means the contract demand or the actual 
demand, whichever is greater, for a given month.
    7. Are any of the other power rates affected?
    No other power rates for the project are affected at this time.
    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).
    Executive Order 12630: The Department has determined that this rate 
adjustment does not have significant ``takings'' implications.

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    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.
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