[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.  175.5  Operations manual.

    (a) The Area Director shall establish an operations manual for the 
administration of the utility, consistent with this part and all 
applicable laws and regulations. The Area Director shall amend the 
operations manual as needed.
    (b) The public shall be notified by the Area Director of a proposed 
action to establish or amend the operations manual. Notices of the 
proposed action shall be published in local newspaper(s) of general 
circulation, posted at the utility office(s), and provided by such other 
means, if any, as determined by the Area Director. The notice shall 
contain: A brief description of the proposed action; the effective date; 
the name, address, and telephone number for addressing comments and 
inquiries; and the period of time in which comments will be received. 
Notices shall be published and posted at least 30 days before the 
scheduled effective date of the operations manual, or amendments 
thereto.
    (c) After giving consideration to all comments received, the Area 
Director shall establish or amend the operations manual, as appropriate. 
A notice of the Area Director's decision and the basis for the decision 
shall be published and posted in the same manner as the previous 
notices.