Indian Electric Power Utilities

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs 25 CFR Part 175 [167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] RIN 1076-AF31 AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: This proposed rule revises regulations addressing electric power utilities of the Colorado River, Flathead, and San Carlos Indian irrigation projects to use plain language, update definitions, lengthen a regulatory deadline, and make other minor changes. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 26, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov . Search for Docket No. BIA-2016-0002 and follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier: Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs, Attn: 1076-AF31, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 3642, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs; telephone (202) 273-4680, elizabeth.appel@bia.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background II. Description of Changes III. Procedural Requirements A. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O.s 12866 and 13563) and Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs ( E.O. 13771 ) B. Regulatory Flexibility Act C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Ac…