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identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: Submission of this 

information allows BIA to determine 

applicant eligibility for housing services 

based upon the criteria referenced in 25 

CFR 256.9 (repairs and renovation 

assistance) and 256.10 (replacement 

housing assistance). Enrolled members 

of federally recognized tribes, who live 

within a tribe’s designated and 

approved service area, submit 

information on an application form. The 

information is collected on a BIA Form 

6407, ‘‘Housing Assistance 

Application,’’ and includes: Applicant 

information; family information 

including; income information; housing 

information including; land 

information; general information; and 

an applicant certification. The program 

also seeks OMB approval for two 

additional collections. The Tribal 

Annual Performance Report (TAPR) 

Excel workbook file, is a tool created to 

simplify the process for the tribal 

servicing housing office to verify 

eligibility, rank, and rate each 

application received. The Government 

Performance Results Act (GPRA) 

Reporting Form is a tool created to 

simplify the process for the tribal 

servicing housing office to report the 

amount of administrative and 

construction funds spent each quarter of 

the first fiscal year after receipt of HIP 

funding. 

Title of Collection: Bureau of Indian 

Affairs Housing Improvement Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0184. 

Form Number: BIA–6407, Tribal 

Annual Performance Report (TAPR) 

Excel workbook, and the Government 

Performance Results Act (GPRA) 

Reporting Form. 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 12,292 per year, on 

average. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 12,523 per year, on average. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies between 15 and 30 

minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 5,185 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: A response 

is required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

year for the HIP Application, HIP 

Addendum, and TAPR workbook. 

Quarterly for the GPRA Reporting form. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $0. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq). 

Elizabeth K. Appel, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27693 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G] 

Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation 

Projects 

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 

request your comments on the proposed 

rate adjustments. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

comments on the proposed rate 

adjustments on or before February 19, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: All comments on the 

proposed rate adjustments must be in 

writing and addressed to: Ms. Yulan Jin, 

Chief, Division of Water and Power, 

Office of Trust Services, Mail Stop 

4637–MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, Telephone (202) 

219–0941. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details about a particular irrigation 

project, please use the tables in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section to 

contact the regional or local office 

where the project is located. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first 

table in this notice provides contact 

information for individuals who can 

give further information about the 

irrigation projects covered by this 

notice. The second table provides the 

proposed rates for calendar year (CY) 

2019 for Fort Hall Irrigation Project and 

Colorado River Indian Irrigation Project 

and proposed rates for CY 2020 for all 

irrigation projects. 

What is the meaning of the key terms 

used in this notice? 

In this notice: 

Administrative costs mean all costs 

we incur to administer our irrigation 

projects at the local project level and are 

a cost factor included in calculating 

your operation and maintenance 

assessment. Costs incurred at the local 

project level do not normally include 

agency, region, or central office costs 

unless we state otherwise in writing. 

Assessable acre means lands 

designated by us to be served by one of 

our irrigation projects, for which we 

collect assessments in order to recover 

costs for the provision of irrigation 

service. (See total assessable acres.) 

BIA means the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs. 

Bill means our statement to you of the 

assessment charges and/or fees you owe 

the United States for administration, 

operation, maintenance, and/or 

rehabilitation. The date we mail or 

hand-deliver your bill will be stated on 

it. 

Costs mean the costs we incur for 

administration, operation, maintenance, 

and rehabilitation to provide direct 

support or benefit to an irrigation 

facility. (See administrative costs, 

operation costs, maintenance costs, and 

rehabilitation costs). 

Customer means any person or entity 

to whom or to which we provide 

irrigation service. 

Due date is the date on which your 

bill is due and payable. This date will 

be stated on your bill. 

I, me, my, you and your mean all 

persons or entities that are affected by 

this notice. 

Irrigation project means a facility or 

portion thereof for the delivery, 

diversion, and storage of irrigation water 

that we own or have an interest in, 

including all appurtenant works. The 

term ‘‘irrigation project’’ is used 

interchangeably with irrigation facility, 

irrigation system, and irrigation area. 

Irrigation service means the full range 

of services we provide customers of our 

irrigation projects. This includes our 

activities to administer, operate, 

maintain, and rehabilitate our projects 

in order to deliver water. 

Maintenance costs means costs we 

incur to maintain and repair our 

irrigation projects and associated 

equipment and is a cost factor included 


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in calculating your operation and 

maintenance assessment. 

Operation and maintenance (O&M) 

assessment means the periodic charge 

you must pay us to reimburse costs of 

administering, operating, maintaining, 

and rehabilitating irrigation projects 

consistent with this notice and our 

supporting policies, manuals, and 

handbooks. 

Operation or operating costs means 

costs we incur to operate our irrigation 

projects and equipment and is a cost 

factor included in calculating your O&M 

assessment. 

Past due bill means a bill that has not 

been paid by the close of business on 

the 30th day after the due date as stated 

on the bill. Beginning on the 31st day 

after the due date, we begin assessing 

additional charges accruing from the 

due date. 

Rehabilitation costs means costs we 

incur to restore our irrigation projects or 

features to original operating condition 

or to the nearest state which can be 

achieved using current technology and 

is a cost factor included in calculating 

your O&M assessment. 

Responsible party means an 

individual or entity that owns or leases 

land within the assessable acreage of 

one of our irrigation projects and is 

responsible for providing accurate 

information to our billing office and 

paying a bill for an annual irrigation rate 

assessment. 

Total assessable acres means the total 

acres served by one of our irrigation 

projects. 

Water delivery is an activity that is 

part of the irrigation service we provide 

our customers when water is available. 

We, us, and our mean the United 

States Government, the Secretary of the 

Interior, the BIA, and all who are 

authorized to represent us in matters 

covered under this notice. 

Does this notice affect me? 

This notice affects you if you own or 

lease land within the assessable acreage 

of one of our irrigation projects or if you 

have a carriage agreement with one of 

our irrigation projects. 

Where can I get information on the 

regulatory and legal citations in this 

notice? 

You can contact the appropriate 

office(s) stated in the tables for the 

irrigation project that serves you, or you 

can use the internet site for the 

Government Printing Office at http://

www.gpo.gov. 

Why are you publishing this notice? 

We are publishing this notice to 

inform you that we propose to adjust 

our irrigation assessment rates. This 

notice is published in accordance with 

the BIA’s regulations governing its 

operation and maintenance of irrigation 

projects, found at 25 CFR part 171. This 

regulation provides for the 

establishment and publication of the 

proposed rates for annual irrigation 

assessments as well as related 

information about our irrigation 

projects. 

What authorizes you to issue this 

notice? 

Our authority to issue this notice 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). The 

Secretary has in turn delegated this 

authority to the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs under Part 209, Chapter 

8.1A, of the Department of the Interior’s 

Departmental Manual. 

When will you put the rate adjustments 

into effect? 

We will put the rate adjustments into 

effect for CY 2019 and CY 2020. 

How do you calculate irrigation rates? 

We calculate annual irrigation 

assessment rates in accordance with 25 

CFR part 171.500 by estimating the 

annual costs of operation and 

maintenance at each of our irrigation 

projects and then dividing by the total 

assessable acres for that particular 

irrigation project. The result of this 

calculation for each project is stated in 

the rate table in this notice. 

What kinds of expenses do you 

consider in determining the estimated 

annual costs of operation and 

maintenance? 

Consistent with 25 CFR part 171.500, 

these expenses include the following: 

(a) Personnel salary and benefits for 

the project engineer/manager and 

project employees under the project 

engineer/manager’s management or 

control; 

(b) Materials and supplies; 

(c) Vehicle and equipment repairs; 

(d) Equipment costs, including lease 

fees; 

(e) Depreciation; 

(f) Acquisition costs; 

(g) Maintenance of a reserve fund 

available for contingencies or 

emergency costs needed for the reliable 

operation of the irrigation facility 

infrastructure; 

(h) Maintenance of a vehicle and 

heavy equipment replacement fund; 

(i) Systematic rehabilitation and 

replacement of project facilities; 

(j) Contingencies for unknown costs 

and omitted budget items; and 

(k) Other expenses we determine 

necessary to properly perform the 

activities and functions characteristic of 

an irrigation project. 

When should I pay my irrigation 

assessment? 

We will mail or hand-deliver your bill 

notifying you (a) the amount you owe to 

the United States and (b) when such 

amount is due. If we mail your bill, we 

will consider it as being delivered no 

later than five business days after the 

day we mail it. You should pay your bill 

by the due date stated on the bill. 

What information must I provide for 

billing purposes? 

All responsible parties are required to 

provide the following information to the 

billing office associated with the 

irrigation project where you own or 

lease land within the project’s 

assessable acreage or to the billing office 

associated with the irrigation project 

with which you have a carriage 

agreement: 

(1) The full legal name of person or 

entity responsible for paying the bill; 

(2) An adequate and correct address 

for mailing or hand delivering our bill; 

and 

(3) The taxpayer identification 

number or social security number of the 

person or entity responsible for paying 

the bill. 

Why are you collecting my taxpayer 

identification number or social security 

number? 

Public Law 104–134, the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 

requires that we collect the taxpayer 

identification number or social security 

number before billing a responsible 

party and as a condition to servicing the 

account. 

What happens if I am a responsible 

party but I fail to furnish the 

information required to the billing 

office responsible for the irrigation 

project within which I own or lease 

assessable land or for which I have a 

carriage agreement? 

If you are late paying your bill 

because of your failure to furnish the 

required information listed above, you 

will be assessed interest and penalties 

as provided below, and your failure to 

provide the required information will 

not provide grounds for you to appeal 

your bill or any penalties assessed. 

What can happen if I do not provide the 

information required for billing 

purposes? 

We can refuse to provide you 

irrigation service. 


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If I allow my bill to become past due, 

could this affect my water delivery? 

Yes. 25 CFR 171.545(a) states: ‘‘We 

will not provide you irrigation service 

until: (1) Your bill is paid; or (2) You 

make arrangement for payment pursuant 

to § 171.550 of this part.’’ If we do not 

receive your payment before the close of 

business on the 30th day after the due 

date stated on your bill, we will send 

you a past due notice. This past due 

notice will have additional information 

concerning your rights. We will 

consider your past due notice as 

delivered no later than five business 

days after the day we mail it. We follow 

the procedures provided in 31 CFR 

901.2, ‘‘Demand for Payment,’’ when 

demanding payment of your past due 

bill. 

Are there any additional charges if I am 

late paying my bill? 

Yes. We will assess you interest on 

the amount owed, using the rate of 

interest established annually by the 

Secretary of the United States Treasury 

(Treasury) to calculate what you will be 

assessed. You will not be assessed this 

charge until your bill is past due. 

However, if you allow your bill to 

become past due, interest will accrue 

from the original due date, not the past 

due date. Also, you will be charged an 

administrative fee of $12.50 for each 

time we try to collect your past due bill. 

If your bill becomes more than 90 days 

past due, you will be assessed a penalty 

charge of six percent per year, which 

will accrue from the date your bill 

initially became past due. Pursuant to 

31 CFR 901.9, ‘‘Interest, penalties and 

administrative costs,’’ as a Federal 

agency, we are required to charge 

interest, penalties, and administrative 

costs in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3717. 

What else will happen to my past due 

bill? 

If you do not pay your bill or make 

payment arrangements to which we 

agree, we are required to send your past 

due bill to the Treasury for further 

action. Under the provisions of 31 CFR 

901.1, ‘‘Aggressive agency collection 

activity,’’ Federal agencies should 

consider referring debts that are less 

than 180 days delinquent, and we must 

send any unpaid annual irrigation 

assessment bill to Treasury no later than 

180 days after the original due date of 

the bill. 

Who can I contact for further 

information? 

The following tables are the regional 

and project/agency contacts for our 

irrigation facilities. 

Project name Project/agency contacts 

Northwest Region Contacts 

Bryan Mercier, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4169, 

Telephone: (503) 231–6702. 

Flathead Irrigation Project ............... Peter Plant, Acting Superintendent, Peter Plant, Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 40, Pablo, MT 59855, 

Telephone: (406) 675–0207 ext. 1, Superintendent, (406) 745–2661 ext. 2, Project Manager. 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project ............... David Bollinger, Irrigation Project Manager, Building #2 Bannock Ave., Fort Hall, ID 83203–0220, Telephone: (208) 238–6264. 

Wapato Irrigation Project ................ David Shaw, Superintendent, Larry Nelson, Acting Project Administrator, P.O. Box 220, Wapato, WA 

98951–0220, Telephone: (509) 865–2421, Superintendent, (509) 877–3155, Acting Project Administrator. 

Rocky Mountain Region Contacts 

Robert ‘Gabe’ Morgan, Acting Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 2021 4th Ave. North, Billings, MT 

59101, Telephone: (406) 247–7943. 

Blackfeet Irrigation Project .............. Thedis Crowe, Superintendent, Greg Tatsey, Irrigation Project Manager, Box 880, Browning, MT 59417, 

Telephones: (406) 338–7544, Superintendent, (406) 338–7519, Irrigation Project Manager. 

Crow Irrigation Project .................... Michael Addy, Acting Superintendent, Jim Gappa, Acting Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 69, Crow 

Agency, MT 59022, Telephones: (406) 638–2672, Superintendent, (406) 247–7998, Acting Irrigation 

Project Manager. 

Fort Belknap Irrigation Project ........ Dave Hopkins, Acting Superintendent, Jim Gappa, Acting Irrigation Project Manager (BIA), (Project operations & maintenance contracted to Tribes), R.R.1, Box 980, Harlem, MT 59526, Telephones: (406) 

353–2901, Superintendent, (406) 353–8466, Irrigation Project Manager (Tribal Office). 

Fort Peck Irrigation Project ............. Howard Beemer, Superintendent, Huber Wright, Acting Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 637, Poplar, 

MT 59255, Telephones: (406) 768–5312, Superintendent, (406) 653–1752, Irrigation Project Manager. 

Wind River Irrigation Project ........... Norma Gourneau, Superintendent, Jim Gappa, Acting Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 158, Fort 

Washakie, WY 82514, Telephones: (307) 332–7810, Superintendent, (406) 247–7998, Acting Irrigation 

Project Manager. 

Southwest Region Contacts 

John D. Halliday, Acting Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest Regional Office, 1001 Indian School Road, Albuquerque, NM 

87104, Telephone: (505) 563–3100. 

Pine River Irrigation Project ............ Priscilla Bancroft, Superintendent, Vickie Begay, Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 315, Ignacio, CO 

81137–0315, Telephones: (970) 563–4511, Superintendent, (970) 563–9484, Irrigation Project Manager. 

Western Region Contacts 

Bryan Bowker, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western Regional Office, 2600 N Central Ave., 4th Floor Mailroom, Phoenix, AZ 

85004, Telephone: (602) 379–6600. 

Colorado River Irrigation Project .... Kellie Youngbear, Superintendent, Gary Colvin, Irrigation Project Manager, 12124 1st Avenue, Parker, AZ 

85344, Telephone: (928) 669–7111. 


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Project name Project/agency contacts 

Duck Valley Irrigation Project ......... Joseph McDade, Superintendent, (Project operations & management compacted to Tribes), 2719 Argent 

Avenue, Suite 4, Gateway Plaza, Elko, NV 89801, Telephone: (775) 738–5165, (208) 759–3100, Tribal 

Office. 

Yuma Project, Indian Unit ............... Denni Shields, Superintendent, 256 South Second Avenue, Suite D, Yuma, AZ 85364, Telephone: (928) 

782–1202. 

San Carlos Irrigation Project Indian 

Works and Joint Works.

Ferris Begay, Project Manager, Clarence Begay, Irrigation Manager, 13805 N Arizona Boulevard, Coolidge, AZ 85128, Telephone: (520) 723–6225. 

Uintah Irrigation Project .................. Antonio Pingree, Acting Superintendent, Ken Asay, Irrigation System Manager, P.O. Box 130, Fort 

Duchesne, UT 84026, Telephone: (435) 722–4300, Acting Superintendent, (435) 722–4344, Irrigation 

System Manager. 

Walker River Irrigation Project ........ Robert Eben, Superintendent, 311 E Washington Street, Carson City, NV 89701, Telephone: (775) 887– 

3500. 

What irrigation assessments or charges 

are proposed for adjustment by this 

notice? 

The rate table below contains: (1) 

Current rates for all irrigation projects 

where we recover costs of 

administering, operating, maintaining, 

and rehabilitating them; (2) proposed 

rates for CY 2019 for Fort Hall Irrigation 

Project and Colorado River Irrigation 

Project, where after further review BIA 

proposes to revise the CY 2019 rates; 

and (3) proposed rates for CY 2020 for 

all Irrigation Projects. An asterisk 

immediately following the rate category 

notes the irrigation projects where rates 

are proposed for adjustment. 

Project name Rate category Final 

2018 rate 

Final 

2019 rate 

Proposed 

2020 rate 

Northwest Region Rate Table 

Flathead Irrigation Project Basic per acre—A ............. $29.00 ............................... $33.50 ............................... $33.50. 

Basic per acre—B ............. 14.50 ................................. 16.75 ................................. 16.75. 

Minimum Charge per tract 75.00 ................................. 75.00 ................................. 75.00. 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project 

(See Note #1).

Basic per acre * .................

Minimum Charge per tract 

56.00 .................................

39.00 .................................

57.00 .................................

39.00 .................................

58.50. 

39.00. 

Fort Hall Irrigation 

Project—Minor Units 

(See Note #1).

Basic per acre * .................

Minimum Charge per tract 

35.00 .................................

39.00 .................................

37.00 .................................

39.00 .................................

38.00. 

39.00. 

Fort Hall Irrigation 

Project—Michaud Unit 

(See Note #1).

Basic per acre * .................

Pressure per acre * ...........

Minimum Charge per tract 

59.50 .................................

92.50 .................................

96.00 .................................

62.00 .................................

98.50 .................................

39.00 .................................

63.50. 

39.00. 

Wapato Irrigation Project— 

Toppenish/Simcoe Units.

Minimum Charge per bill ...

Basic per acre ...................

25.00 .................................

25.00 .................................

25.00 .................................

25.00 .................................

25.00. 

25.00. 

Wapato Irrigation Project— 

Ahtanum Units.

Minimum Charge per bill ...

Basic per acre ...................

30.00 .................................

30.00 .................................

30.00 .................................

30.00 .................................

30.00. 

30.00. 

Wapato Irrigation Project— 

Satus Unit.

Minimum Charge per bill ...

‘‘A’’ Basic per acre ............

‘‘B’’ Basic per acre ............

79.00 .................................

79.00 .................................

85.00 .................................

79.00 .................................

79.00 .................................

85.00 .................................

79.00. 

79.00 

85.00. 

Wapato Irrigation Project— 

Additional Works.

Minimum Charge per bill ...

Basic per acre ...................

80.00 .................................

80.00 .................................

80.00 .................................

80.00 .................................

80.00. 

80.00. 

Wapato Irrigation Project— 

Water Rental.

Minimum Charge per bill ...

Basic per acre ...................

86.00 .................................

86.00 .................................

86.00 .................................

86.00 .................................

86.00. 

86.00. 

Rocky Mountain Region Rate Table 

Blackfeet Irrigation Project Basic-per acre ................... 20.00 ................................. 20.00 ................................. 20.00. 

Crow Irrigation Project— 

Willow Creek O&M (includes Agency, Lodge 

Grass #1, Lodge Grass 

#2, Reno, Upper Little 

Horn, and Forty Mile 

Units).

Basic-per acre ................... 28.00 ................................. 28.00 ................................. 28.00. 

Crow Irrigation Project—All 

Others (includes Bighorn, Soap Creek, and 

Pryor Units).

Basic-per acre ................... 28.00 ................................. 28.00 ................................. 28.00. 

Crow Irrigation Project— 

Two Leggins Unit.

Basic-per acre ................... 14.00 ................................. 14.00 ................................. 14.00. 

Crow Irrigation Two 

Leggins Drainage District.

Basic-per acre ................... 2.00 ................................... 2.00 ................................... 2.00. 

Fort Belknap Irrigation 

Project.

Basic-per acre * ................. 16.00 ................................. 16.00 ................................. 17.00. 

Fort Peck Irrigation Project Basic-per acre ................... 26.50 ................................. 27.00 ................................. 27.00. 


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Project name Rate category Final 

2018 rate 

Final 

2019 rate 

Proposed 

2020 rate 

Wind River Irrigation 

Project—Units 2, 3 and 

4.

Basic-per acre * ................. 24.00 ................................. 24.50 ................................. 25.00. 

Wind River Irrigation 

Project—Unit 6.

Basic-per acre ................... 22.00 ................................. 22.00 ................................. 22.00. 

Wind River Irrigation 

Project—LeClair District 

(See Note #2).

Basic-per acre ................... 47.00 ................................. 47.00 ................................. 47.00. 

Wind River Irrigation 

Project—Crow Heart 

Unit.

Basic-per acre ................... 16.50 ................................. 16.50 ................................. 16.50. 

Wind River Irrigation 

Project—A Canal Unit.

Basic-per acre ................... 16.50 ................................. 16.50 ................................. 16.50. 

Wind River Irrigation 

Project—Riverton Valley 

Irrigation District (See 

Note #2).

Basic-per acre ................... 30.65 ................................. 30.65 ................................. 30.65. 

Southwest Region Rate Table 

Pine River Irrigation 

Project.

Minimum Charge per tract 

Basic-per acre * .................

50.00 .................................

21.50 .................................

50.00 .................................

21.00 .................................

50.00 

20.00 

Northwest Region Rate Table 

Colorado River Irrigation 

Project (See Note #1).

Basic per acre up to 5.75 

acre-feet *.

54.00 ................................. 56.50 ................................. 59.00 

Excess Water per acrefoot over 5.75 acre-feet *.17.00 ................................. 18.00 ................................. 18.00 

Duck Valley Irrigation 

Project (See Note #3).

Basic per acre * ................. 5.30 ................................... (+) ...................................... (+) 

Yuma Project, Indian Unit 

(See Note #4).

Basic per acre up to 5.0 

acre-feet.

147.00 ............................... (+) ...................................... (+) 

Excess Water per acrefoot over 5.0 acre-feet.30.00 ................................. (+) ...................................... (+) 

Basic per acre up to 5.0 

acre-feet (Ranch 5).

147.00 ............................... (+) ...................................... (+) 

San Carlos Irrigation 

Project (Joint Works) 

(See Note #5).

Basic per acre * ................. 27.90 ................................. 31.25 ................................. 20.00 

Proposed 2020 Construction Water Rate Schedule: 

Off Project Construction .... On Project Construction— 

Gravity Water.

On Project Construction—Pump Water 

Administrative Fee ............ 300.00 ............................... 300.00 ............................... 300.00. 

Usage Fee ........................ 250.00 per month .............. No Charge ......................... 100.00 per acre foot. 

Excess Water Rate † ........ 5.00 per 1,000 gal. ............ No Charge ......................... No Charge. 

† The excess water rate applies to all water used in excess of 50,000 gallons in any one month. 

San Carlos Irrigation 

Project (Indian Works) 

(See Note #6).

Basic per acre * ................. 87.60 ................................. 95.40 ................................. 86.00 

Uintah Irrigation Project ..... Basic per acre * ................. 20.00 ................................. 21.00 ................................. 23.00. 

Minimum Bill ...................... 25.00 ................................. 25.00 ................................. 25.00. 

Walker River Irrigation 

Project.

Basic per acre ................... 31.00 ................................. 31.00 ................................. 31.00. 

+ These rates have not yet been determined. BIA will publish a separate notice for these rates at a later date. 

* Notes irrigation projects where rates are proposed for adjustment. 

Note #1—BIA will not implement the CY 2019 rates published on August 17, 2018 (Federal Register Notice 83 FR 41102) for the Fort Hall Irrigation Project and the Colorado River Irrigation Project. After further review, BIA proposes these CY 2019 O&M rates for both projects. 

Note #2—O&M rates for LeClair and Riverton Valley Irrigation Districts apply to Trust lands that are serviced by each irrigation district. The annual O&M rates are based on budgets submitted by LeClair and Riverton Valley Irrigation Districts, respectively. 

Note #3—The annual O&M rate is established by the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes who perform O&M under a self-governance compact. 

Note #4—The O&M rate for the Yuma Project, Indian Unit has two components. The first component of the O&M rate is established by the 

Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), the owner and operator of the Project. BOR’s rate, which is based upon the annual budget submitted by BOR, 

has not been established for 2019 and 2020. The second component of the O&M rate is established by BIA to cover administrative costs, which 

includes billing and collections for the Project. The proposed 2019 and 2020 BIA rate component is 3.50/acre. 

Note #5—The construction water rate schedule proposes the fees assessed for use of irrigation water for non-irrigation purposes. 


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Note #6—The proposed 2020 O&M rates for the San Carlos Irrigation Project—Indian Works has three components. The first component is 

the O&M rate established by the San Carlos Irrigation Project—Indian Works, the owner and operator of the Project; this rate is proposed to be 

50.00 per acre. The second component is for the O&M rate established by the San Carlos Irrigation Project—Joint Works and is determined to 

be 20.00 per acre for 2020. The third component is the O&M rate established by the San Carlos Irrigation Project Joint Control Board and is proposed to be 16.00 per acre for 2020. 

Consultation and Coordination With 

Tribal Governments (Executive Order 

13175) 

The Department of the Interior strives 

to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian 

Tribes through a commitment to 

consultation with Indian Tribes and 

recognition of their right to selfgovernance and Tribal sovereignty. We 

have evaluated this notice under the 

Department’s consultation policy and 

under the criteria of Executive Order 

13175 and have determined there to be 

substantial direct effects on federally 

recognized Tribes because the irrigation 

projects are located on or associated 

with Indian reservations. To fulfill its 

consultation responsibility to Tribes and 

Tribal organizations, BIA 

communicates, coordinates, and 

consults on a continuing basis with 

these entities on issues of water 

delivery, water availability, and costs of 

administration, operation, maintenance, 

and rehabilitation of projects that 

concern them. This is accomplished at 

the individual irrigation project by 

project, agency, and regional 

representatives, as appropriate, in 

accordance with local protocol and 

procedures. This notice is one 

component of our overall coordination 

and consultation process to provide 

notice to, and request comments from, 

these entities when we adjust irrigation 

assessment rates. 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (Executive Order 

13211) 

The proposed rate adjustments are not 

a significant energy action under the 

definition in Executive Order 13211. A 

Statement of Energy Effects is not 

required. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

These proposed rate adjustments are 

not a significant regulatory action and 

do not need to be reviewed by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

These proposed rate adjustments are 

not a rule for the purposes of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act because they 

establish ‘‘a rule of particular 

applicability relating to rates.’’ 5 U.S.C. 

601(2). 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

These proposed rate adjustments do 

not impose an unfunded mandate on 

state, local, or Tribal governments in the 

aggregate, or on the private sector, of 

more than $130 million per year. They 

do not have a significant or unique 

effect on State, local, or Tribal 

governments or the private sector. 

Therefore, the Department is not 

required to prepare a statement 

containing the information required by 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

These proposed rate adjustments do 

not effect a taking of private property or 

otherwise have ‘‘takings’’ implications 

under Executive Order 12630. The 

proposed rate adjustments do not 

deprive the public, State, or local 

governments of rights or property. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

Under the criteria in section 1 of 

Executive Order 13132, these proposed 

rate adjustments do not have sufficient 

federalism implications to warrant the 

preparation of a federalism summary 

impact statement because they will not 

affect the States, the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or the distribution of power 

and responsibilities among various 

levels of government. A federalism 

summary impact statement is not 

required. 

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

This notice complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

Specifically, in issuing this notice, the 

Department has taken the necessary 

steps to eliminate drafting errors and 

ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, 

and provide a clear legal standard for 

affected conduct as required by section 

3 of Executive Order 12988. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

These proposed rate adjustments do 

not affect the collections of information 

which have been approved by the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The OMB Control Number 

is 1076–0141 and expires June 30, 2019. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The Department has determined that 

these proposed rate adjustments do not 

constitute a major Federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment and that no 

detailed statement is required under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370(d), pursuant 

to 43 CFR 46.210(i). In addition, the 

proposed rate adjustments do not 

present any of the 12 extraordinary 

circumstances listed at 43 CFR 46.215. 

Dated: December 6, 2018. 

Tara Sweeney, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCOS08000.L71220000.FR0000.LVTFC

1300040–18X] 

Notice of Realty Action: Proposed 

Conveyance of Public Lands for 

Airport Purposes in Mesa County, CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined 

certain public lands in Mesa County, 

Colorado totaling 188.04 acres, and 

found them suitable for conveyance to 

the Grand Junction Regional Airport 

Authority (Airport Sponsor) under the 

provisions of Sec. 516 of the Airport and 

Airway Improvement Act of 1982. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received no later than February 4, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to 

Wayne Werkmeister, Acting Field 

Manager, BLM Grand Junction Field 

Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, 

CO 81506. Written comments may also 

be submitted electronically at BLM_CO_

GJ_Public_Comments@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin Lacy, Realty Specialist, BLM 

Grand Junction Field Office, by email at 

rlacy@blm.gov or by telephone at 970– 

244–3028. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 


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