Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects

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 [245A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900] 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. The BIA proposes to adjust the irrigation operation and maintenance (O&M) assessment rate at Duck Valley Irrigation Project (DVIP). We request your comments on the proposed rate adjustment. DATES: Interested parties may submit comments on the proposed rate adjustments on or before July 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: All comments on the proposed rate adjustments must be in writing. You may send comments via email to comments@bia.gov . Please reference “Rate Adjustment for Duck Valley Irrigation Project” in the subject line. Or you may submit comments to the Program Specialist, Division of Water and Power, Office of Trust Services, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana 59101. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Cody, Irrigation Engineer, BIA Western Regional Office, (480) 235-3848. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Rate Adjustment was published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2024 ( 89 FR 8707 ) to propose adjustments to the irrigation assessment rates at several BIA irrigati…