[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR175]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 175_INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  175.1  Definitions.




                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
175.1 Definitions.
175.2 Purpose.
175.3 Compliance.
175.4 Authority of area director.
175.5 Operations manual.
175.6 Information collection.

        Subpart B_Service Fees, Electric Power Rates and Revenues

175.10 Revenues collected from power operations.
175.11 Procedures for setting service fees.
175.12 Procedures for adjusting electric power rates except for 
          adjustments due to changes in the cost of purchased power or 
          energy.
175.13 Procedures for adjusting electric power rates to reflect changes 
          in the cost of purchased power or energy.

                Subpart C_Utility Service Administration

175.20 Gratuities.
175.21 Discontinuance of service.
175.22 Requirements for receiving electrical service.
175.23 Customer responsibilities.
175.24 Utility responsibilities.

              Subpart D_Billing, Payments, and Collections

175.30 Billing.
175.31 Methods and terms of payment.
175.32 Collections.

                Subpart E_System Extensions and Upgrades

175.40 Financing of extensions and upgrades.

                         Subpart F_Rights-of-Way

175.50 Obtaining rights-of-way.
175.51 Ownership.

                            Subpart G_Appeals

175.60 Appeals to the area director.
175.61 Appeals to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals.
175.62 Utility actions pending the appeal process.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1039-1040; 54 Stat. 422; 
sec. 5, 43 Stat. 475-476; 45 Stat. 210-211; and sec. 7, 62 Stat. 273.

    Source: 56 FR 15136, Apr. 15, 1991, unless otherwise noted.



    Appellant means any person who files an appeal under this part.
    Area Director means the Bureau of Indian Affairs official in charge 
of a designated Bureau of Indian Affairs Area, or an authorized 
delegate.
    Customer means any individual, business, or government entity which 
is provided, or which seeks to have provided, services of the utility.
    Customer service means the assistance or service provided to 
customers, other than the actual delivery of electric power or energy, 
including but not limited to such items as: Line extension, system 
upgrade, meter testing, connections or disconnection, special meter-
reading, or other assistance or service as provided in the operations 
manual.
    Electric power utility or Utility means that program administered by 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs which provides for the marketing of 
electric power or energy.
    Electric service means the delivery of electric energy or power by 
the utility to the point of delivery pursuant to a service agreement or 
special contract. The requirements for such delivery are set forth in 
the operations manual.
    Officer-in-Charge means the individual designated by the Area 
Director as the official having day-to-day authority and responsibility 
for administering the utility, consistent with this part.
    Operations manual means the utility's written compilation of its 
procedures and practices which govern service provided by the utility.
    Power rates means the charges established in a rate schedule(s) for 
electric service provided to a customer.
    Service means electric service and customer service provided by the 
utility.
    Service agreement means the written form provided by the utility 
which constitutes a binding agreement between the customer and the 
utility for service except for service provided under a special 
contract.
    Service fees means the charge for providing administrative or 
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service to customers, prospective customers, and other entities having 
business relationships with the utility.
    Special contract means a written agreement between the utility and a 
customer for special conditions of service. A special contract may 
include, but is not limited to, such items as: Street or area lights, 
traffic lights, telephone booths, irrigation pumping, unmetered 
services, system extensions and extended payment agreements.
    Utility office(s) means the current or future facility or facilities 
of the utility which are used for conducting general business with 
customers.