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Disaster type 

Multipliers by disaster type 

Major-low Major-high Severe 

Dam/Levee Break ........................................................................................................................ $33,007 $47,078 $47,078 

Earthquake ................................................................................................................................... 27,141 33,714 134,503 

Fire ............................................................................................................................................... 22,971 82,582 134,503 

Flood ............................................................................................................................................ 47,074 57,856 64,513 

Hurricane ..................................................................................................................................... 36,800 45,952 45,952 

Severe Ice Storm ......................................................................................................................... 33,528 33,714 36,592 

Severe Storm(s) ........................................................................................................................... 22,971 37,299 37,299 

Tornado ........................................................................................................................................ 52,961 82,582 134,503 

A separate multiplier is applied to mobile 

homes for all disaster types. The mobile 

home multipliers are $77,058 for major-low, 

$98,463 for major-high, and $134,834 for 

severe. 

Methods for Estimating Serious Unmet 

Economic Revitalization Needs 

Based on SBA disaster loans to businesses 

using data for 2023 and 2024 disasters from 

as of November 19, 2024, HUD calculates the 

median real estate and content loss by the 

following damage categories for each 

disaster: 

• Category 1: real estate + content loss = 

below $12,000 

• Category 2: real estate + content loss = 

$12,000–$29,999 

• Category 3: real estate + content loss = 

$30,000–$64,999 

• Category 4: real estate + content loss = 

$65,000–$149,999 

• Category 5: real estate + content loss = 

$150,000 and above 

For properties with real estate and content 

loss of $30,000 or more, HUD calculates the 

estimated amount of unmet needs for small 

businesses by multiplying the median 

damage estimates for the categories above by 

the number of small businesses denied an 

SBA loan, including those denied a loan 

prior to inspection due to inadequate credit 

or income (or a decision had not been made), 

under the assumption that damage among 

those denied at pre-inspection have the same 

distribution of damage as those denied after 

inspection. 

Because many of the larger disasters of 

2023 and 2024 occurred recently and 

business need data remain incomplete for 

many disasters, no disaster in 2023 or 2024 

receives for business unmet need less than 10 

percent of their unmet housing need. 

Methods for Estimating Unmet 

Infrastructure Needs 

To calculate 2024 unmet needs for 

infrastructure projects, HUD received FEMA 

cost estimates on November 20, 2024 of the 

expected local cost share to repair the 

permanent public infrastructure (Categories C 

to G) to their pre-storm condition. 

Because many of the larger disasters of 

2023 and 2024 occurred recently and 

infrastructure need data remain incomplete 

for many disasters, no disaster in 2023 or 

2024 receives for infrastructure unmet need 

of less than 10 percent of their unmet 

housing need. 

Disaster Level Allocation Calculation 

Once eligible entities are identified using 

the above criteria, the allocation to 

individual grantees represents their 

proportional share of the estimated unmet 

needs. For the formula allocation, HUD 

calculates total unmet recovery needs for 

eligible disasters as the aggregate of: 

• Serious unmet housing needs in most 

impacted and distressed areas; 

• Serious unmet business needs; and 

• Unmet infrastructure need. 

Mitigation is calculated as 15 percent of the 

unmet need calculation. Both unmet needs 

and mitigation grant amounts are rounded to 

the nearest $1,000. 

The unmet needs and mitigation are 

slightly greater than the amount to be 

allocated, so the amount allocated reflects the 

unmet needs and mitigation less a 1.2488 

percent pro-rata reduction. 

Grantee Level Allocations 

As noted above, the basic formula for 

allocating these funds is to calculate for each 

disaster meeting a minimum ‘‘most impacted 

and distressed’’ damage threshold a formula 

that uses an estimate of unmet needs for 

housing, economic revitalization, and 

infrastructure plus 15 percent more for 

mitigation. Because in CY 2023 and CY 2024 

some States and counties were impacted by 

multiple disasters, some States and counties 

are proposed to receive a single award for 

multiple disasters. 

Where there are most impacted CDBG 

entitlement cities and/or CDBG entitlement 

urban counties, direct allocations were 

calculated to meet the dual goals of (i) 

funding locally and (ii) supporting efficient 

and effective program implementation. 

Note that when an urban county is 

identified, the funds allocated are for the 

entirety of the county, not just participating 

jurisdiction in the regular CDBG program. 

The exception is when an entitlement city is 

also receiving a direct CDBG–DR award, in 

which case that is subtracted out of the 

county calculation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Mission Valley Power Project, 

Montana—Power Rate Adjustment 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) has adjusted its electric power 

rates for the Mission Valley Power 

Project (MVP). 

DATES: The 2025 rate adjustment will be 

effective March 1, 2025. The 2026 rate 

adjustment will be effective March 1, 

2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details about MVP, please contact Shane 

R. Hendrickson, Superintendent, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, P.O. Box 40, Pablo, 

Montana 59855, (406) 675–2700, Ext 

1301. Individuals in the United States 

who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, 

or have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice 

of Proposed Rate Adjustment was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 14, 2024 (89 FR 90032) to 

propose adjustments to the electric 

power rates at MVP. The public and 

interested parties were provided an 

opportunity to submit written 

comments during the 30-day period that 

ended December 16, 2024. 

Did BIA defer or change any proposed 

rate increases? 

Yes. BIA will not implement the 

proposed 2024 rates due to procedural 

delays. The final 2025 and 2026 rates 

will be implemented as proposed. 

Did BIA receive any comments on the 

proposed electric power rate 

adjustments? 

No. BIA did not receive any 

comments on the proposed electric 

power rate adjustments. 


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Does this notice affect me? 

This notice affects you if we provide 

you electric service. MVP is a federallyowned power utility, operated and 

maintained by the Confederated Salish 

and Kootenai Tribes through a contract 

pursuant to the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act of 1975, Public Law 93– 

638, 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. (formerly 

codified at 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.). MVP 

provides service to customers located 

within the Flathead Indian Reservation 

and to areas in Flathead, Lake, 

Missoula, and Sanders counties in 

Montana. MVP provides power for 

residential, governmental, irrigation, 

commercial, and industrial uses. 

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; 25 U.S.C. 13; 25 U.S.C. 

385c; Act of March 7, 1928 (45 Stat. 

212–213), as amended; Act of May 25, 

1948, Public Law 554 (62 Stat. 269– 

273), as amended; Act of August 31, 

1951 (65 Stat. 248); Act of December 23, 

1981, section 112 (95 Stat. 1404). 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. 

What electric power rates are adjusted 

by this notice? 

The rate table below contains the 

present and final 2025 and 2026 electric 

power rates for MVP. An asterisk 

immediately following the rate category 

notes where the rate categories are 

adjusted from the present rate. 

Rate category Present rate 

($) 

Final 2025 rate 

($) 

Final 2026 rate 

($) 

Residential (See Note #1) 

Basic Charge per month * .................................................................................... $17.50 $23.50 $27.00

Basic Charge (Pre-Pay Meters) * ........................................................................ 21.00 28.20 32.40 

Basic Charge (Net Meters) * ................................................................................ 20.00 28.50 32.00 

Energy Charge: 

Each kilowatt-hour between 0–1,000 * ......................................................... 0.0812 0.0880 0.0901 

Each kilowatt-hour between 1,001–2,000 * .................................................. 0.0908 0.0983 0.1007 

Each kilowatt-hour over 2,000 * .................................................................... 0.1126 0.1219 0.1249 

Demand charge per kilowatt * .............................................................................. 0.25 0.60 0.80 

Small General Service (maximum monthly demand of 25 kilowatts or less) (See Note #1) 

Basic Charge per month * .................................................................................... 17.50 23.50 27.00 

Basic Charge (Pre-Pay Meters) * ........................................................................ 21.00 28.20 32.40 

Basic Charge (Net Meters) * ................................................................................ 20.00 28.50 32.00 

Energy charge per kilowatt-hour * ....................................................................... 0.1034 0.1113 0.1136 

Demand charge per kilowatt * .............................................................................. 0.30 0.75 1.00 

General Service (monthly demand of 26–1,000 kilowatts) (See Note #1) 

Basic charge per month: 

Single Phase * .............................................................................................. 32.50 43.50 50.00 

Single Phase (Net Meters) * ......................................................................... 37.50 48.50 55.00 

Three Phase * ............................................................................................... 53.25 71.25 81.92 

Three Phase (Net Meters) * .......................................................................... 61.50 79.50 90.17 

Energy Charge per kilowatt-hour * ....................................................................... 0.0753 0.0797 0.0797 

Demand Charge per kilowatt * ∧ ........................................................................... 4.50 5.25 5.75 

New Large Single Load (monthly demand over one megawatt) (See Note #2) 

Basic Charge per month ...................................................................................... 45.00 45.00 45.00 

Energy Charge: 

Each kilowatt-hour between 0–730,000 ....................................................... 0.0753 0.0753 0.0753 

Each kilowatt-hour over 730,000 .................................................................. 0.06395 0.06395 0.06395 

Demand charge ∧: 

Per kilowatt up to 1,000 ............................................................................... 4.50 4.50 4.50 

Per kilowatt over 1,000 ................................................................................. 4.10 4.10 4.10 

Area Lights 

LED Light * ........................................................................................................... 10.05 13.43 15.43 

Unmetered Services (See Note #3) 

Basic Charge * ..................................................................................................... 17.50 23.50 27.00 

Street Lighting (Metered) 

Basic Charge * ..................................................................................................... 10.00 13.43 15.43 

Energy Charge * ................................................................................................... 0.1034 0.1113 0.1136 

Street Lighting (Unmetered) 

LED Light * ........................................................................................................... 7.20 9.10 9.55 


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Rate category Present rate 

($) 

Final 2025 rate 

($) 

Final 2026 rate 

($) 

Irrigation (See Note #4) 

Basic charge per month * .................................................................................... 5.00 15.00 20.00 

Energy charge per kilowatt hour * ....................................................................... 0.0712 0.0720 0.0746 

Demand Charge per kilowatt * ∧ ........................................................................... 3.00 5.25 5.75 

* Notes rate categories adjusted. 

∧We may apply a power factor penalty to Irrigation, General Service—Three Phase, and New Large Single Load customers. 

Note #1. Residential and Small General Service customers may opt into the ‘‘Pre-Pay Meters’’ or ‘‘Net Meters’’ programs. General Service

customers may opt into the ‘‘Net Meters’’ program. For the Pre-Pay Meters program, customers must pre-pay a minimum of $50.00 fee at time of 

account setup. Any prepayment is credited to the account and applied to the customer’s future usage and demand charges. Pre-Pay customers 

are required to keep a positive balance in their account, or the meter will shut off automatically. Net Metering allows customer-owned renewable 

generation to interconnect with MVP’s distribution system. 

Note #2. Customers with monthly demand of over three megawatts will be subject to other rates, as determined by MVP on a case-by case 

basis, and may be required to make a deposit of two months of estimated service. 

Note #3. Unmetered Services refers to customers, using kilowatt hours without a meter, that do not fall under one of MVP’s other rate categories. Includes traffic lights, billboards, and telephone booths. 

Note #4. Irrigation customers may receive a Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) discount for the months of May through September. BPA 

generally provides an irrigation discount to assist the agricultural sector in rural Northwest communities. After BPA provides MVP with the final irrigation discount rate, we will issue the discount as an annual credit on qualified irrigation customers’ bills. 

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 electric 

power utilities 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 electric power 

delivery, electric power availability, and 

costs of administration, operation, 

maintenance, and rehabilitation of our 

utilities that concern them. This is 

accomplished at the individual power 

utility by utility, 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 electric 

power rates. 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (Executive Order 

13211) 

The rate adjustments are not a 

significant energy action under the 

definition in Executive Order 13211. A 

statement of energy effects 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. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

These 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, as amended by 

Executive Order 14094. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

These 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). 

Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

These rate adjustments do not effect a 

taking of private property or otherwise 

have ‘‘takings’’ implications under 

Executive Order 12630. The 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 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 the various 

levels of government. A federalism 

summary impact statement is not 

required. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not constitute 

a major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment. A detailed statement 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not 

required because the rate adjustments 

are of an administrative, financial, legal, 

technical, or procedural nature (for 

further information see 43 CFR 

46.210(i)). We have also determined that 

the rate adjustments would not involve 

any of the extraordinary circumstances 

listed in 43 CFR 46.215 that would 

require further analysis under NEPA. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

These 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 1076–0021 and expires March 31, 

2026. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

These 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 

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required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[MO4500181945] 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Implementing Procedures for the 

Bureau of Land Management (516 DM 

11) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

revision to the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) implementing 

procedures for the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) at Chapter 11 of 

part 516 of the Department of the 

Interior’s Departmental Manual (516 DM 

11). The revision adds a new categorical 

exclusion (CX) for geothermal resource 

confirmation activities on Federal 

geothermal resource leases. 

DATES: The CX is effective January 16, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: The new CX can be found 

at the web address for the BLM’s revised 

NEPA procedures: http://www.doi.gov/ 

elips/ at Series 31, DM part 516, Chapter 

11. The Substantiation Report for the CX 

is available at the BLM’s ePlanning site: 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2034686/510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Bernier, Division Chief, 

Decision Support, Planning, and NEPA, 

at (303) 239–3635, or hbernier@blm.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The United States (U.S.) Department 

of the Interior (Department) published 

the proposed CX for geothermal 

resource confirmation on October 22, 

2024, for a 30-day public comment 

period. Refer to the Federal Register 

notice (89 FR 84380) for more 

information regarding the background 

and rationale for the CX. This notice 

notifies the public of the BLM’s 

establishment of the Geothermal 

Resource Confirmation CX and includes 

the BLM’s responses to comments from 

the public on the proposed CX. The 

BLM has made clarifying edits to the CX 

text in response to comments as 

explained in this notice. These edits do 

not change the scope of the CX as 

proposed. 

The Department proposed the CX for 

use by the BLM to support approval of 

an operations plan for lessees to drill 

and test wells to confirm the existence 

and capacity of a geothermal resource. 

Therefore, this increased efficiency will 

serve to expedite renewable energy 

development on BLM managed lands. 

NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., requires 

Federal agencies to consider the 

environmental effects of their proposed 

actions in their decision-making 

processes and inform and engage the 

public in that process. Section 101(a) of 

NEPA sets forth a national policy to use 

all practicable means and measures, 

including financial and technical 

assistance, in a manner calculated to 

foster and promote the general welfare, 

to create and maintain conditions under 

which humans and nature can exist in 

productive harmony, and fulfill the 

social, economic, and other 

requirements of present and future 

generations of Americans. 42 U.S.C. 

4331(a). Section 102 of NEPA directs 

agencies to interpret and administer 

Federal policies, regulations, and laws 

consistent with NEPA’s policies. 42 

U.S.C. 4332. 

NEPA also created the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ), which 

has issued regulations implementing 

NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 

(CEQ regulations). CEQ also has issued 

numerous guidance documents to 

facilitate agency implementation of 

NEPA. See CEQ, CEQ Guidance 

Documents, https://ceq.doe.gov/ 

guidance/guidance.html. 

To comply with NEPA, agencies 

determine the appropriate level of 

review of any major Federal action—an 

environmental impact statement (EIS), 

environmental assessment (EA), or a 

categorical exclusion (CX). 40 CFR 

1501.3. If a proposed action is likely to 

have significant environmental effects, 

the agency must prepare an EIS and 

document its decision in a record of 

decision. 40 CFR 1501.3(c)(3), part 1502, 

1505.2. If the proposed action is not 

likely to have significant environmental 

effects or if the significance of the 

effects is unknown, the agency may 

instead prepare an EA, which is a 

concise public document used to 

support agency decision making on a 

proposed agency action. 40 CFR 

1501.3(c)(2), 1501.5, 1508.1(j). After 

completing the analysis in the EA, the 

agency may conclude that the action 

will have no significant effects and 

document that conclusion in a finding 

of no significant impact, or conclude 

that the action is likely to have 

significant effects and therefore requires 

preparation of an EIS. 40 CFR 1501.6(a), 

1508.1(j). 

Under NEPA and the CEQ regulations, 

a Federal agency establishes CXs— 

categories of actions that the agency has 

determined normally do not have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment, individually or in the 

aggregate—in its agency NEPA 

procedures. 42 U.S.C. 4336(e)(1); 40 

CFR 1501.4(a), 1507.3(c)(8), 1508.1(e). If 

an agency determines that a CX covers 

a proposed action, it then evaluates the 

proposed action for extraordinary 

circumstances, which are factors or 

circumstances that indicate a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 

a significant effect. 40 CFR 1501.4(b), 

1508.1(o). If any extraordinary 

circumstances exist, the agency 

nevertheless may apply the CX if it 

conducts an analysis and determines 

that the proposed action does not in fact 

have the potential to result in significant 

effects notwithstanding an extraordinary 

circumstance, or the agency modifies 

the action to avoid the potential to 

result in significant effects. 40 CFR 

1501.4(b)(1). In these cases, the agency 

must document such determination. Id. 

If the agency cannot categorically 

exclude the proposed action, it will 

prepare an EA or EIS, as appropriate, 

before issuing any decision to authorize 

the action. 40 CFR 1501.4(b)(2). 

The CEQ regulations require Federal 

agencies to develop procedures to 

implement NEPA and the CEQ 

regulations, facilitate efficient decision 

making, and ensure that the agencies 

make decisions in accordance with the 

policies and requirements of NEPA. 40 

CFR 1507.3. As part of their procedures, 

agencies must establish CXs and 

identify extraordinary circumstances. 40 

CFR 1507.3(c)(8). When establishing 

new or revising existing CXs in agency 

NEPA procedures, agencies must 

substantiate the proposed new or 

revised CXs with sufficient information 

to conclude that each category of actions 

does not have a significant effect, 

individually or in the aggregate, on the 

human environment, and provide this 

substantiation in a written record that is 

made publicly available as part of the 

notice and comment process for 

developing or revising proposed agency 

procedures. See 40 CFR 1507.3(b), (c)(8). 

In developing NEPA procedures, 

agencies must consult with CEQ and 


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