San Carlos Irrigation Project-Power Division, Arizona Power Rate Adjustment

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 [2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900] AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has adjusted its electric power rates for the Power Division of San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP/PD). DATES: The 2023 electric power rates are effective on January 18, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details about SCIP/PD, please contact Ferris Begay, Project Manager, San Carlos Irrigation Project, 13805 N Arizona Blvd., Coolidge, AZ 85128, (520) 723-6225. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Rate Adjustment was published in the Federal Register on February 10, 2022 ( 87 FR 7863 ) to propose adjustments to the electric power rates at SCIP/PD. The public and interested parties were provided an opportunity to submit written comments during the 60-day period that ended April 11, 2022. Did BIA defer or change any proposed rate increases? Yes. BIA will not implement the proposed 2022 rates. The final 2023 rates will be implemented as proposed. Did BIA receive any comments on the proposed electric power rate adjustments? Yes. BIA received nine (9) written comment submissions related to the proposed rate adjustments for SCIP/PD. What issues were of concern to the commenters? Written comments relating the proposed rate adjustment were received by letter and email. BIA's summary of the issues and BIA's responses are provided below: Comment: Commenters state a genera…