[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28308]
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[Federal Register: November 16, 1994]
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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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