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Section 6. Severability and Savings
Clause
If any part or provision of this Statute
is held invalid, void, or unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such adjudication shall not be held to
render such provisions inapplicable to
other persons or circumstances. Further,
the remainder of the Statute shall not be
affected and shall continue to remain in
full force and effect.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900]

Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Water Delivery and
Electric Service Data for the Operation
of Irrigation and Power Projects and
Systems
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on the renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for Electrical Service
Application authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076–0021 and Water Request
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0141. Both of these information
collections expire March 31, 2016.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Yulan
Jin, Chief, Division of Water and Power,
Office of Trust Services, Mail Stop
4655—MIB, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240; telephone: (202)
219–0941 or email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yulan Jin, telephone: (202) 219–0941 or
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The BIA owns, operates, and
maintains three electric power utilities
that provide a service to the end user.
The BIA also owns, operates, and
maintains 15 irrigation projects that
provide a service to the end user. To be
able to properly bill for the services
provided, the BIA must collect customer
information to identify the individual
responsible for repaying the government

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the costs of delivering the service, and
billing for those costs. Additional
information necessary for providing the
service is the location of the service
delivery. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA)
requires that certain information be
collected from individuals and
businesses doing business with the
government. This information includes
the taxpayer identification number for
possible future use to recover
delinquent debt. To implement the
DCIA requirement to collect customer
information, the BIA has included a
section concerning the collection of
information in its regulations governing
its electrical power utilities (25 CFR
175) and in its regulations governing its
irrigation projects (25 CFR 171).
II. Request for Comments
The BIA requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The
necessity of this information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden (hours
and cost) of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways we could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0021.
Title: Electrical Service Application,
25 CFR 175.
Brief Description of Collection: In
order for electric power consumers to be
served, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its electric
power utilities and fulfill reporting
requirements.

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Section 175.6 and 175.22 of 25 CFR
part 175, Indian electric power utilities,
specifies the information collection
requirement. Power consumers must
apply for electric service. The
information to be collected includes:
Name; electric service location, and
other operational information identified
in the local administrative manuals. All
information is collected from each
electric power consumer.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: BIA electric power
consumers—individuals and businesses.
Number of Respondents: 3,000 per
year.
Estimated Time per Response: 1⁄2
hour.
Frequency of Response: The
information is collected once, unless the
respondent requests new electrical
service elsewhere or if it has been
disconnected for failure to pay their
electric bill.
Obligation to respond: Responses are
required to receive or maintain a
benefit.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
1,500 hours.
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OMB Control Number: 1076–0141.
Title: Water Request, 25 CFR 171.
Brief Description of Collection: In
order for irrigators to receive water
deliveries, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its
irrigation projects and fulfill reporting
requirements. Section 171.140 and other
sections cited in section 171.40 of 25
CFR 171, [Irrigation] Operation and
Maintenance, specifies the information
collection requirement. Water users
must apply for water delivery and for a
number of other associated services,
such as, subdividing a farm unit,
requesting leaching service, requesting
water for domestic or stock purposes,
building structures or fences in BIA
rights-of-way, requesting payment plans
on bills, establishing a carriage
agreement with a third-party,
negotiating irrigation incentives leases,
and requesting an assessment waiver.
The information to be collected
includes: Full legal name; correct
mailing address; taxpayer identifying
number; water delivery location; if
subdividing a farm unit—a copy of the
recorded plat or map of the subdivision
where water will be delivered; the time
and date of requested water delivery;
duration of water delivery; amount of
water delivered; rate of water flow;
number of acres irrigated; crop statistics;
any other agreements allowed under 25
CFR part 171; and any additional
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office that provides your service. The
information water users submit is for
the purpose of obtaining or retaining a
benefit, namely irrigation water.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Water users of BIA
irrigation project—individual and
businesses.
Number of Respondents: 6,539 per
year.
Number of Responses: 27,075 per
year.
Estimated Time per Response: A
range of 18 minutes to 6 hours,
depending on the specific service being
requested.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
through the irrigation season, averaging
approximately two times per year.
Obligation to respond: Responses are
required to receive or maintain a
benefit.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
14,059 hours.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.

Dated: December 3, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

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ARTICLE ONE INTRODUCTION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900]

North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians
of California Liquor Control Statute
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice publishes the
liquor control statute of the North Fork
Rancheria of Mono Indians of
California. The liquor control statute
regulates and controls the possession,
sale, manufacture, and distribution of
alcohol in conformity with the laws of
the State of California for the purpose of
generating new Tribal revenues.
DATES: This code shall become effective
December 14, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Harley Long, Tribal Government Officer,
Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825,
Telephone: (916) 978–6000, Fax: (916)
978–6099; or Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud,
Chief, Division of Tribal Government
Services, Office of Indian Services,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., MS–4513–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, Telephone: (202) 513–7641.

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Pursuant
to the Act of August 15, 1953, Pub. Law
83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 1161, as
interpreted by the Supreme Court in
Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 (1983), the
Secretary of the Interior shall certify and
publish in the Federal Register notice of
adopted liquor ordinances for the
purpose of regulating liquor transactions
in Indian country. The North Fork
Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
Tribal Council duly adopted the North
Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of
California Liquor Ordinance on July 07,
2014.
This notice is published in
accordance with the authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Interior to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I
certify that the North Fork Rancheria of
Mono Indians of California Tribal
Council duly adopted by Resolution the
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians
of California Liquor Control Statute by
Resolution No. 14–32 dated July 07,
2014.

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Section 1. Authority
This Statute is enacted pursuant to
the Act of August 15, 1953 (Pub. L. 83–
277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 1161) and
by powers vested in the Tribal Council
of the North Fork Rancheria (‘‘Tribal
Council’’) to develop, adopt and enforce
statutes as authorized under Article VI,
Section 1 of the Constitution of the
North Fork Rancheria, adopted May 18,
1996.
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Statute is to
regulate and control the possession,
sale, manufacture and distribution of
liquor within Tribal Trust Lands, in
order to permit alcohol sales by tribally
owned and operated enterprises and
private lessees, and at tribally approved
special events. Enactment of a liquor
control statute will help provide a
source of revenue for the continued
operation of the tribal government, the
delivery of governmental services, and
the economic viability of tribal
enterprises.
Section 3. Short Title
This Statute shall be known and cited
as the ‘‘Liquor Control Statute.’’
Section 4. Jurisdiction
This Statute shall apply to all lands
now or in the future under the
governmental authority of the Tribe,
including Tribal Trust Lands.

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Section 5. Application of 18 U.S.C. 1161
By adopting this Statute, the Tribe
hereby regulates the sale,
manufacturing, distribution, and
consumption of liquor while ensuring
that such activity conforms with all
applicable laws of the State of California
as required by 18 U.S.C. § 1161 and the
United States.
Section 6. Declaration of Public Policy;
Findings
The Tribal Council enacts this Statute,
based upon the following findings:
(a) The distribution, possession,
consumption and sale of liquor on the
Tribe’s Reservation is a matter of special
concern to the Tribe.
(b) The Tribe is the beneficial owner
of Tribal Trust Lands, upon which the
Tribe plans to construct and operate a
gaming facility and related
entertainment and lodging facilities.
(c) The Tribe’s gaming facility will
serve as an integral and indispensable
part of the Tribe’s economy, providing
revenue to the Tribe’s government and
employment to tribal citizens and others
in the local community.
(d) Federal law, as codified at 18
U.S.C. 1154 and 1161, currently
prohibits the introduction of liquor into
Indian country, except in accordance
with State law and the duly enacted law
of the Tribe.
(e) The Tribe recognizes the need for
strict control and regulation of liquor
transactions on Tribal Trust Lands
because of potential problems
associated with the unregulated or
inadequate regulated sale, possession,
distribution, and consumption of liquor.
(f) Regulating the possession, sale,
distribution and manufacture of liquor
within Tribal Trust Lands is also
consistent with the Tribe’s interest in
ensuring the peace, safety, health, and
general welfare of the Tribe and its
citizens.
(g) Tribal control and regulation of
liquor on Tribal Trust Lands is
consistent with the Tribe’s custom and
tradition of controlling the possession
and consumption of liquor on tribal
lands and at tribal events.
(h) The purchase, distribution, and
sale of liquor on Tribal Trust Lands
shall take place only at duly licensed (i)
tribally owned enterprises, (ii) other
enterprises operating pursuant to a lease
with the Tribe, and (iii) triballysanctioned events.
(i) The sale or other commercial
manufacture or distribution of liquor on
Tribal Trust Lands, other than sales,
manufacture, and distributions made in
strict compliance with this Statute, is
detrimental to the health, safety, and

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