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Notice2022-163242022-07-29

Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects

Interior Department, Indian Affairs Bureau

Abstract

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns or has an interest in irrigation projects located on or associated with various Indian reservations throughout the United States. We are required to establish irrigation assessment rates to recover the costs to administer, operate, maintain, and rehabilitate these projects. We are notifying you that we have adjusted the irrigation assessment rates at several of our irrigation projects and facilities to reflect current costs of administration, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice.
Dates
The 2023 Irrigation Assessment Rates are effective on January 1, 2023.
Effective Date
2023-01-01

Document Excerpt

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 [223A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns or has an interest in irrigation projects located on or associated with various Indian reservations throughout the United States. We are required to establish irrigation assessment rates to recover the costs to administer, operate, maintain, and rehabilitate these projects. We are notifying you that we have adjusted the irrigation assessment rates at several of our irrigation projects and facilities to reflect current costs of administration, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation. DATES: The 2023 Irrigation Assessment Rates are effective on January 1, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Fisher, Chief, Division of Water and Power, (406) 657-5985. For details about a particular BIA irrigation project, please use the tables in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section to contact the BIA regional or local office where the irrigation project is located. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Rate Adjustment was published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2022 ( 87 FR 19116 ) to propose adjustments to the irrigation assessment rates at several BIA irrigation projects. The public and interested parties were provided an opportunity to submit written comments during the 60-day period that ended May 31, 2022. Did BIA defer or change any proposed rate increases?

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Citation: 87 FR 45789