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378.53 feet; N. 6°59′ W., 744.3 feet; N. 

11°36′ E., 428.34 feet; N. 15°06′ W., 

481.23 feet; N. 27°20′ W., 578.32 feet; N. 

25°36′ E., 1072.82 feet; N. 9°46′ E., 

1104.33 feet; N. 27°01′ E., 365.8 feet; N. 

18°32′ W., 408.2 feet; N. 35°48′ W., 

1009.6 feet; N. 28°43′ W., 246.15 feet; N. 

51°19′ W., 377.23 feet; N. 63°17′ W., 

696.27 feet; N. 43°57′ W., 520.75 feet; N. 

27°03′ W., 680.15 feet; N. 54°11′ W., 

470.7 feet; N. 74°08′ W., 420.05 feet; N. 

87°44′ W., 688.4 feet; N. 72°26′ W., 

682.4 feet; S. 55°03′ W., 817.02 feet; N. 

71°21′ W., 1241.18 feet; S. 82°41′ W., 

2523.0 feet; N. 15°53′ W., 1538.02 feet; 

N. 25°48′ W., 265.05 feet; N. 65°36′ W., 

2848.65 feet to the northwest corner of 

Tract Two (Note: The Mt. Taylor 

Development Company plat dated 

December 2, 1968, shows a tie of S. 

48°39′ W., 3750.25 feet distance from 

the northwest corner of Tract Two to the 

Government brass cap marking the 

closing corner of Sections 27 and 34, 

Township 12 North, Range 7 West, New 

Mexico Principal Meridian, on the west 

boundary of the Cebolleta Grant. This 

brass cap has geographic coordinates, in 

NAD 83 (CORS96), of 35°13′55.312′′ N. 

Latitude and 107°33′51.696 W. 

Longitude, as determined by the U.S. 

Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2004, using 

survey-grade Global Positioning System 

units. The above-described 1968 plat 

lists no surveyor and was never 

recorded in the records of Cibola or 

Valencia Counties, but has been 

recorded in the records of the U.S. 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque 

Land Titles and Records Office.); thence 

from the northwest corner of Tract Two, 

S. 1°15′ W., 5048.84 feet on the west 

boundary of Tract Two, crossing Water 

Canyon, to a corner of Tract Two, being 

identical with the northwest corner of 

Lot No. 6 of the Mt. Taylor Development 

Company, Water Canyon Stockholders’

Lots, as indicated on the three Mt. 

Taylor Development Company plats 

dated August 1967, September 1, 1967, 

and December 2, 1968 (Note: These 

three plats list no surveyor and were 

never recorded in the records of Cibola 

or Valencia Counties, but have been 

recorded in the records of the U.S. 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque 

Land Titles and Records Office); thence 

S. 88°45′ E., 100 feet continuing on a 

portion of the west boundary of Tract 

Two, being identical with the north 

boundary of said Lot No. 6, to a corner 

of Tract Two, being identical with the 

northeast corner of said Lot No. 6, as 

shown on the above-described plat 

dated August 1967, which is titled ‘‘Mt. 

Taylor Development Company, T. 12 N., 

R. 7 W., N.M.P.M., Water Canyon Stock 

Holder’s Lots;’’ thence S. 1°15′ W., 150 

feet on a portion of the west boundary 

of Tract Two, being identical with the 

east boundary of said Lot No. 6, to a 

point on the west boundary of Tract 

Two, being identical with the southeast 

corner of said Lot No. 6, and also 

identical with the northeast corner of 

Lot No. 5 of the Mt. Taylor Development 

Company, Water Canyon Stockholders’

Lots, as shown on the above-described 

plat dated August 1967; thence S. 1°15′ 

W., 150 feet on a portion of the west 

boundary of Tract Two, being identical 

with the east boundary of said Lot No. 

5, to a corner of Tract Two, being 

identical with the southeast corner of 

said Lot No. 5, as shown on the abovedescribed plat dated August 1967; 

thence N. 88°45′ W., 100 feet continuing 

on a portion of the west boundary of 

Tract Two, being identical with the 

south boundary of said Lot No. 5, to a 

corner on the west boundary of Tract 

Two, being identical with the southwest 

corner of said Lot No. 5, as shown on 

the above-described plat dated August 

1967; thence S. 1°15′ W., 70.9 feet on 

the west boundary of Tract Two, to an 

iron pipe, as shown on the Mt. Taylor 

Development Company plats dated 

August 1967 and September 1, 1967 

(Note: Both of these plats show a tie of 

N. 41°59′ W., 3956.2 feet distance from 

this iron pipe to the previously 

described Government brass cap 

marking the closing corner of Sections 

27 and 34, Township 12 North, Range 

7 West, New Mexico Principal 

Meridian, on the west boundary of the 

Cebolleta Grant. The September 1, 1967 

plat also states that this iron pipe is 

located approximately 410 feet South of 

the Water Canyon Creek.); thence from 

said iron pipe, S. 1°15′ W., 4211.72 feet 

on the west boundary of Tract Two, 

continuing across Water Canyon, to a 

point near the east ridge of Timber 

Canyon; thence WEST, 2750.01 feet to a 

point on the west boundary of the 

Cebolleta Grant, being also a point on 

the east boundary of surveyed fractional 

Section 3 (outside the Grant), Township 

11 North, Range 7 West, New Mexico 

Principal Meridian; thence on the west 

boundary of the Cebolleta Grant, being 

identical with the west boundary of 

Tract Two, as follows: S. 0°58′ W., 

1043.54 feet to the true point for the 6 

Mile Corner (Note: The official U.S. 

General Land Office plat and field note 

records for Township 11 North, Range 7 

West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, 

approved May 13, 1935, which describe 

the 1930 resurvey of this portion of the 

west boundary of the Cebolleta Grant, 

indicate that a witness corner, 

monumented with an iron post with 

brass cap, was established 12 links (7.92 

feet) S. 0°58′ W. from the true point for 

the 6 Mile Corner. These records are on 

file at the U.S. Bureau of Land 

Management, New Mexico State Office, 

in Santa Fe, New Mexico.); thence from 

the true point for the 6 Mile Corner, S. 

0°58′ W., 4871.46 feet to the 7 Mile 

Corner; thence S. 5°34′ W., 5184.3 feet 

to the 8 Mile Corner; thence S. 4°14′ W., 

2527.4 feet to the southwest corner of 

Tract Two and point of beginning; said 

Tract Two containing 6,622.03 acres, 

more or less. (Note: This total area for 

Tract Two includes the formerly 

designated Lots No. 1 through 4 and 

Lots No. 7 through 15 of the Mt. Taylor 

Development Company, Water Canyon 

Stockholders’ Lots, as shown on the 

above-described plat dated August 1967, 

which are totally within and now a part 

of Tract Two, making it unnecessary to 

describe them herein as separate 

parcels.) 

The above-described lands contain a 

total of 6,883.54 acres, more or less, 

which are subject to all valid rights, 

reservations, rights-of-way, and 

easements of record. 

This proclamation does not affect title 

to the land described above, nor does it 

affect any valid existing easements for 

public roads and highways, public 

utilities and for railroads and pipelines 

and any other rights-of-way or 

reservations of record. 

Dated: June 19, 2007. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received in the Office of the Federal Register 

on February 5, 2008. 

[FR Doc. E8–2361 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rate 

adjustments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) owns, or has an interest in, 

irrigation facilities located on various 

Indian reservations throughout the 

United States. We are required to 

establish rates to recover the costs to 

administer, operate, maintain, and 

rehabilitate those facilities. We request 

your comments on the proposed rate 

adjustments. 


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DATES: Interested parties may submit 

comments on the proposed rate 

adjustments on or before April 8, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: All comments on the 

proposed rate adjustments must be in 

writing and addressed to: John Anevski, 

Chief, Division of Irrigation, Power and 

Safety of Dams, Office of Trust Services, 

Mail Stop 4655–MIB, 1849 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone 

(202) 208–5480. 

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 tables 

in this notice list the irrigation project 

contacts where the BIA recovers its 

costs for local administration, operation, 

maintenance, and rehabilitation, the 

current irrigation assessment rates, and 

the proposed rates for the 2008 

irrigation season and subsequent years 

where applicable. 

What are some of the terms I should 

know for this notice? 

The following are terms we use that 

may help you understand how we are 

applying this notice. 

Administrative costs means all costs 

we incur to administer our irrigation 

projects at the local project level. Local 

project level does not normally include 

the 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 and to which we 

provide irrigation service and recover 

our costs. (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. 

Customer means any person or entity 

that we provide irrigation service to. 

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 means all 

interested parties, especially persons or 

entities that we provide irrigation 

service to and receive beneficial use of 

our irrigation projects affected by this 

notice and our supporting policies, 

manuals, and handbooks. 

Irrigation project means, for the 

purposes of this notice, the facility or 

portions thereof, that we own, or have 

an interest in, including all appurtenant 

works, for the delivery, diversion, and 

storage of irrigation water to provide 

irrigation service to customers for whom 

we assess periodic charges to recover 

our costs to administer, operate, 

maintain, and rehabilitate. These 

projects may be referred to as facilities, 

systems, or irrigation areas. 

Irrigation service means the full range 

of services we provide customers of our 

irrigation projects, including, but not 

limited to, water delivery. This includes 

our activities to administer, operate, 

maintain, and rehabilitate our projects. 

Maintenance costs means all costs we 

incur to maintain and repair our 

irrigation projects and equipment of our 

irrigation projects and is a cost factor 

included in calculating your operation 

and maintenance (O&M) assessment. 

Must means an imperative or 

mandatory act or requirement. 

Operation and maintenance (O&M) 

assessment means the periodic charge 

you must pay us to reimburse our costs. 

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. 

Total assessable acres means the total 

acres served by one of our irrigation 

projects. 

Total O&M cost means the total of all 

the allowable and allocatable costs we 

incur for administering, operating, 

maintaining, and rehabilitating our 

irrigation projects serving your farm 

unit. 

Water means water we deliver at our 

projects for the general purpose of 

irrigation and other purposes we agree 

to in writing. 

Water delivery is an activity that is 

part of the irrigation service we provide 

our customers when water is available. 

We, us, and our means 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 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 notify 

you that we propose to adjust one or 

more of our irrigation assessment rates. 

This notice is published in accordance 

with the BIA’s regulations governing its 

operation and maintenance of irrigation 

projects, specifically, 25 CFR 171.1. 

These sections provide for the fixing 

and announcing of the rates for annual 

assessments and related information for 

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 the 2008 irrigation season and 

subsequent years where applicable. 

How do you calculate irrigation rates? 

We calculate irrigation assessment 

rates in accordance with 25 CFR 171.1(f) 

by estimating the cost of normal 

operation and maintenance at each of 

our irrigation projects. The cost of 

normal operation and maintenance 

means the expenses we incur to provide 

direct support or benefit for an irrigation 

project’s activities for administration, 

operation, maintenance, and 

rehabilitation. These costs are then 

applied as stated in the rate table in this 

notice. 

What kinds of expenses do you include 

in determining the estimated cost of 

normal operation and maintenance? 

We include the following expenses: 

(a) Personnel salary and benefits for 

the project engineer/manager and 


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project employees under their 

management control; 

(b) Materials and supplies; 

(c) Major and minor vehicle and 

equipment repairs; 

(d) Equipment, including 

transportation, fuel, oil, grease, lease 

and replacement; 

(e) Capitalization expenses; 

(f) Acquisition expenses; 

(g) Maintenance of a reserve fund 

available for contingencies or 

emergency costs needed for the reliable 

operation of the irrigation project; 

(h) Rehabilitation costs; and 

(i) 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 of the amount you owe to 

the United States and when such 

amount is due. If we mail your bill, we 

will consider it as being delivered no 

later than 5 business days after the day 

we mail it. You should pay your bill no 

later than the close of business on the 

30th day after the due date stated on the 

bill. 

What information must I provide for 

billing purposes? 

We must obtain certain information 

from you to ensure we can properly 

process, bill for, and collect money 

owed to the United States. We are 

required to collect the taxpayer 

identification number or social security 

number to properly bill the responsible 

party and service the account under the 

authority of, and as prescribed in, 

Public Law 104–143, the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996. 

(a) At a minimum, this information is: 

(1) Full legal name of person or entity 

responsible for paying the bill; 

(2) 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; 

(b) It is your responsibility to ensure 

we have correct and accurate 

information for paragraph (a) of this 

section. 

(c) If you are late paying your bill due 

to your failure to furnish such 

information or comply with paragraph 

(b) of this section, you cannot appeal 

your bill on this basis. 

What can happen if I do not provide the 

information required for billing 

purposes? 

We can refuse to provide you 

irrigation service. 

If I allow my bill to become past due, 

could this affect my water delivery? 

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. 

Your bill will have additional 

information concerning your rights. We 

will consider your past due notice as 

delivered no later than 5 business days 

after the day we mail it. We have the 

right to refuse water delivery to any of 

your irrigated land on which the bill is 

past due. We can continue to refuse 

water delivery until you pay your bill or 

make payment arrangements that we 

agree to. Our authority to demand 

payment of your past due bill is 31 CFR 

901.2, ‘‘Demand for Payment.’’

Are there any additional charges if I am 

late paying my bill? 

Yes. We will assess you interest on 

the amount owed and use the rate of 

interest established annually by the 

Secretary of the United States Treasury 

(Treasury) to calculate what you will be 

assessed (31 CFR 901.9(b)). 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 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 6 percent per year and it will 

accrue from the date your bill initially 

became past due. Our authority to assess 

interest, penalties, and administration 

fees on past due bills is prescribed in 31 

CFR 901.9, ‘‘Interest, penalties, and 

costs.’’

What else can happen to my past due 

bill? 

If you do not pay your bill or make 

payment arrangements that we agree to, 

we are required to send your past due 

bill to the Treasury for further action. 

We must send your bill to Treasury no 

later than 180 days after the original due 

date of your irrigation assessment bill. 

The requirement for us to send your 

unpaid bill to Treasury is prescribed in 

31 CFR 901.1, ‘‘Aggressive agency 

collection activity.’’

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 

Stanley Speaks, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4169, 

Telephone: (503) 231–6702. 

Flathead Irrigation Project ............... Debra DuMontier, Acting Superintendent, Flathead Agency Irrigation Division, P.O. Box 40, Pablo, MT 

59855–0040, Telephone: (406) 675–2700. 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project ............... Eric J. LaPointe, Superintendent, Alan Oliver, Supervisory General Engineer, Fort Hall Agency, P.O. Box 

220, Fort Hall, ID 83203–0220, Telephone: (208) 238–2301. 

Wapato Irrigation Project ................ Pierce Harrison, Project Administrator, Wapato Irrigation Project, P.O. Box 220, Wapato, WA 98951–0220, 

Telephone: (509) 877–3155. 

Rocky Mountain Region Contacts 

Ed Parisian, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59101, 

Telephone: (406) 247–7943. 

Blackfeet Irrigation Project .............. Stephen Pollock, Superintendent, Ted Hall, Irrigation Project Manager, Box 880, Browning, MT 59417, 

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

Crow Irrigation Project .................... George Grover, Superintendent, Karl Helvik, Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 69, Crow Agency, MT 

59022, Telephones: (406) 638–2672, Superintendent; (406) 638–2863, Irrigation Project Manager. 

Fort Belknap Irrigation Project ........ Judy Gray, Superintendent, Ralph Leo, Irrigation Project Manager, R.R. 1, Box 980, Harlem, MT 59526, 

Telephones: (406) 353–2901, Superintendent; (406) 353–2905, Irrigation Project Manager. 


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Project name Project/agency contacts 

Fort Peck Irrigation Project ............. Florence White Eagle, Superintendent, P.O. Box 637, Poplar, MT 59255, Richard Kurtz, Irrigation Manager, 602 6th Avenue North, Wolf Point, MT 59201, Telephones: (406) 768–5312, Superintendent; (406) 

653–1752, Irrigation Manager . 

Wind River Irrigation Project ........... Ed Lone Flight, Superintendent, Ray Nation, Acting Irrigation Project Manager, P.O. Box 158, Fort 

Washakie, WY 82514, Telephones: (307) 332–7810, Superintendent; (307) 332–2596, Irrigation Project 

Manager. 

Southwest Region Contacts 

Larry Morrin, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest Regional Office, 1001 Indian School Road, Albuquerque, New Mexico 

87104, Telephone: (505) 563–3100. 

Pine River Irrigation Project ............ Ross P. Denny, Superintendent, John Formea, Irrigation Engineer, P.O. Box 315, Ignacio, CO 81137–

0315, Telephones: (970) 563–4511, Superintendent; (970) 563–9484, Irrigation Engineer. 

Western Region Contacts 

Allen Anspach, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western Regional Office, Two Arizona Center, 400 N. 5th Street, 12th Floor, Phoenix, 

AZ 85004, Telephone: (602) 379–6600. 

Colorado River Irrigation Project .... Perry Baker, Superintendent, Ted Henry, Irrigation Project Manager, R.R. 1, Box 9–C, Parker, AZ 85344, 

Telephone: (928) 669–7111. 

Duck Valley Irrigation Project ......... Robert Marchio, Acting Superintendent, 1555 Shoshone Circle, Elko, NV 89801, Telephone: (775) 738–

0569. 

Fort Yuma Irrigation Project ............ Vacant, Superintendent, P.O. Box 11000, Yuma, AZ 85366, Telephone: (520) 782–1202. 

San Carlos Irrigation Project Joint 

Works.

Carl Christensen, Supervisory General Engineer, P.O. Box 250, Coolidge, AZ 85228, Telephone: (520) 

723–6216. 

San Carlos Irrigation Project Indian 

Works.

Joe Revak, Supervisory General Engineer, Pima Agency, Land Operations, Box 8, Sacaton, AZ 85247, 

Telephone: (520) 562–3372. 

Uintah Irrigation Project .................. Lynn Hansen, Irrigation Manager, P.O. Box 130, Fort Duchesne, UT 84026, Telephone: (435) 722–4341. 

Walker River Irrigation Project ........ Brenda Astor, Acting 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 the 

current rates for all of our irrigation 

projects where we recover our costs for 

operation and maintenance. The table 

also contains the proposed rates for the 

2008 season and subsequent years 

where applicable. An asterisk 

immediately following the name of the 

project notes the irrigation projects 

where rates are proposed for 

adjustment. 

Project name Rate category Final 

2007 rate 

Proposed 

2008 rate Proposed 2009 rate 

Northwest Region Rate Table 

Flathead Irrigation Project (See Note #1) ............................. Basic per acre—A ........................... $23.45 ** $23.45 $23.45 

Basic per acre—B ........................... 10.75 a 10.75 10.75 

Minimum Charge per tract .............. 65.00 a 65.00 65.00 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project * .................................................... Basic per acre ................................. 27.00 31.00 To be determined. 

Minimum Charge per tract .............. 25.00 27.00 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project—Minor Units * .............................. Basic per acre ................................. 17.00 21.00 

Minimum Charge per tract .............. 25.00 27.00 

Fort Hall Irrigation Project—Michaud * .................................. Basic per acre ................................. 35.75 39.75 

Pressure per acre ........................... 50.00 55.50 

Minimum Charge per tract .............. 25.00 27.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Toppenish/Simcoe Units * .......... Billing Charge per tract ................... 5.00 5.00 5.00 

Minimum Charge for farm unit/land 

tracts up to one acre.

14.00 14.00 15.00 

Farm unit/land tracts over one 

acre—per acre.

14.00 14.00 15.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Ahtanum Units * .......................... Billing Charge per tract ................... 5.00 5.00 5.00 

Minimum Charge for farm unit/land 

tracts up to one acre.

14.00 14.00 15.00 

Farm unit/land tracts over one 

acre—per acre.

14.00 14.00 15.00 

Wapato Irrigation Project—Satus Unit * ................................. Billing Charge per tract ................... 5.00 5.00 5.00 

Minimum Charge for farm unit/land 

tracts up to one acre.

55.00 55.00 58.00 

‘‘A’’ farm unit/land tracts over one 

acre—per acre.

55.00 55.00 58.00 

Additional Works farm unit/land 

tracts over one acre—per acre.

60.00 60.00 63.00 


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Project name Rate category Final 

2007 rate 

Proposed 

2008 rate Proposed 2009 rate 

‘‘B’’ farm unit/land tracts over one 

acre—per acre.

65.00 65.00 68.00 

Water Rental Agreement Lands—

per acre.

67.00 67.00 70.00 

Project name Rate category Final 2007 

rate 

Proposed 

2008 rate 

Rocky Mountain Region Rate Table 

Blackfeet Irrigation Project * ............................................................................ Basic-per acre .................................... $15.50 $17.00 

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 .................................... 19.30 20.80 

Crow Irrigation Project—All * Others (includes Bighorn, Soap Creek, and 

Pryor Units).

Basic-per acre .................................... 19.00 20.50 

Crow Irrigation Two Leggins Drainage District ............................................... Basic-per acre .................................... 2.00 2.00 

Fort Belknap Irrigation Project * ...................................................................... Trust Land per acre ........................... 13.88 20.00 

non-Trust Land per acre .................... 18.50 20.00 

Fort Peck Irrigation Project * ........................................................................... Basic-per acre .................................... 20.00 22.00 

Wind River Irrigation Project ........................................................................... Basic-per acre .................................... 15.00 16.00 

Wind River Irrigation Project—LeClair District ................................................ Basic-per acre .................................... 17.00 17.00 

Southwest Region Rate Table 

Pine River Irrigation Project ............................................................................ Minimum Charge per tract ................. 50.00 50.00 

Basic-per acre .................................... 15.00 15.00 

Project name Rate category Final 2007 

rate 

Proposed 

2008 rate Proposed 2009 rate Proposed 2010 rate 

Western Region Rate Table 

Colorado River Irrigation Project ............... Basic per acre up to 

5.75 acre-feet.

$47.00 $47.00 To be determined .. To be determined. 

Excess Water per 

acre-foot over 

5.75 acre-feet.

17.00 17.00 

Duck Valley Irrigation Project .................... Basic-per acre ......... 5.30 5.30 

Fort Yuma Irrigation Project (See Note 

#2).

Basic-per acre up to 

5.0 acre-feet.

72.00 77.00 

Excess Water per 

acre-foot over 5.0 

acre-feet.

10.50 10.50 

San Carlos Irrigation Project * (Joint 

Works) (See Note #3).

Basic-per acre ......... 30.00 a 21.00 $21.00 b .................. To be determined 

(See Note #3). 

San Carlos Irrigation Project * (Indian 

Works).

Basic-per acre ......... 77.00 57.00 To be determined .. To be determined. 

Uintah Irrigation Project * (See Note #4) ... Basic-per acre ......... 12.00 12.50 

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

Walker River Irrigation Project * (See Note 

#5).

Indian per acre ........ 10.00 13.00 16.00.

non-Indian per acre 16.00 16.00 16.00.

* Notes irrigation projects where rates are proposed for adjustment. 

aFinal 2008 rate. 

bFinal 2009 rate. 

Note #1—The 2008 rate was established by final notice published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 76, page 19954). 

The 2009 rate is to be determined. 

Note #2—The O&M rate for the Fort Yuma Irrigation Project has two components. The first component is the O&M rate established by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), the owner and operator of the Project. The FY 2007 BOR rate of $65.00 was used in the development of the proposed 2008 rate; however, the BOR component is subject to change and is provided for informational purposes only. The second component is 

for the O&M rate established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to cover administrative costs, including billing and collections for the Project. 

Through this notice, it is proposed the BIA component of the rate remain unchanged at $7.00/acre. The BIA rate assessment covers approximately 50 percent of the accounting technician and 40 percent of the Natural Resource Officer at the BIA Fort Yuma Agency. 

Note #3—The 2008 and 2009 rate was established by final notice published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 76, page 

19954). The 2010 rate is to be determined. The Arizona Water Settlement Act is expected to be effective December 31, 2007, and this circumstance may affect what the O&M rate should be for the SCIPJW in 2010. 

Note #4—The proposed rate for 2008 is subject to change based upon final review of work accomplished under the Approved Annual Operating Plan for the 2007 irrigation season subject to the October 1, 2000 Cooperative Agreement between United States of America Department 

of the Interior and the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project Operation and Maintenance Company. 

Note #5—The 2008 and 2009 irrigation rates are proposed through this notice. 


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Consultation and Coordination With 

Tribal Governments (Executive Order 

13175) 

The BIA irrigation projects are vital 

components of the local agriculture 

economy of the reservations on which 

they are located. To fulfill its 

responsibilities to the tribes, tribal 

organizations, water user organizations, 

and the individual water users, the BIA 

communicates, coordinates, and 

consults on a continuing basis with 

these entities on issues of water 

delivery, water availability, costs of 

administration, operation, maintenance, 

and rehabilitation. This is accomplished 

at the individual irrigation projects by 

Project, Agency, and Regional 

representatives, as appropriate, in 

accordance with local protocol and 

procedures. This notice is one 

component of the BIA’s overall 

coordination and consultation process 

to provide notice and request comments 

from these entities on adjusting our 

irrigation rates. 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (Executive Order 

13211) 

The rate adjustments will have no 

adverse effects on energy supply, 

distribution, or use (including a 

shortfall in supply, price increases, and 

increase use of foreign supplies) should 

the proposed rate adjustments be 

implemented. This is a notice for rate 

adjustments at BIA owned and operated 

irrigation projects, except for the Fort 

Yuma Irrigation Project. The Fort Yuma 

Irrigation Project is owned and operated 

by the Bureau of Reclamation with a 

portion serving the Fort Yuma 

Reservation. 

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. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rate making is not a rule for the 

purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act because it is ‘‘a rule of particular 

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

601(2). 

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995 

These rate adjustments impose no 

unfunded mandates on any 

governmental or private entity and are 

in compliance with the provisions of the 

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995. 

Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not have 

significant ‘‘takings’’ implications. The 

rate adjustments do not deprive the 

public, state, or local governments of 

rights or property. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not have 

significant Federalism effects because 

they pertain solely to Federal-tribal 

relations and will not interfere with the 

roles, rights, and responsibilities of 

states. 

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

This notice complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

Specifically, this notice does not unduly 

burden the judicial system and meets 

the requirements of sections 3(a) and 

3(b)(2) of the Order. 

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, 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The OMB Control Number is 

1076–0141 and expires August 31, 2009. 

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 and that no detailed 

statement is required under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370(d)). 

Data Quality Act 

In developing this notice, we did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554). 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–070–1990–EX] 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion 

at Montana Tunnels Mine, Jefferson 

County, Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

has been prepared for the Montana 

Tunnels Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion 

administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management’s Butte Field Office (BLM) 

and the Montana Department of 

Environmental Quality (DEQ). 

Operations on public lands are on 

mining claims located in accordance 

with the General Mining Law of 1872, 

as amended (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.). The 

public is invited to review and comment 

on the range and adequacy of the draft 

alternatives and associated 

environmental effects. For comments to 

be most helpful, they should relate to 

specific concerns or conflicts that are 

within the legal responsibilities of the 

BLM and DEQ. The DEIS addresses 

alternatives associated with Montana 

Tunnels Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion. 

DATES: We will accept written 

comments on the Draft EIS for 60 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its 

Notice of Availability in the Federal 

Register. The last day of the written 

comment period may be identified at 

the Internet address below, after 

publication of the EPA Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. We 

will announce future meetings or 

hearings and any other public 

involvement activities at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media new releases, and/or mailings. 

The Draft EIS will be posted on the 

Montana DEQ Web site http:// 

www.deq.state.mt.us. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ghallsten@state.mt.us. 

• Mail: Send written comments to 

‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion at Montana 

Tunnels Mine EIS, Greg Hallsten, 

Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality, Director’s Office, PO Box 

200901, Helena, MT 59620–0901. 


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