service. Such an underground service must be installed in accordance with the provisions of the National Electrical Code and shall be terminated on the pole at a location and in the manner directed by the Project Engineer. No connection from the circuits of the Electrical Power System to a consumer's service entrance shall be made except by the Project or its agents.

§ 233.12 Multiple meter installations.

In the case of new installations in multiple-occupancy buildings such as apartment houses in connection with which more than one meter in a building is required, the meters shall be assembled at one central location. Each meter shall be clearly marked so as to make it possible to identify the consumer.

§ 233.13 Consumer responsibility.

The consumer shall furnish, install and maintain at his own risk and expense in good and safe condition all protective devices, electric wires, lines, machinery, apparatus, and appliances which may be required or used for receiving and consuming electric energy obtained from the Project. The consumer shall be responsible for conforming to the regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and to any other regulations applicable to his installation. § 233.14 Change of equipment.

In the event that a consumer proposes to make any material change in the amount, size or character of the electrical equipment installed on his premises, he shall immediately give written notice of his intention to the Project Engineer. § 233.15 Apparatus detrimental to serv

Special bills, removal bills, bills for temporary service, bills rendered when premises are vacated or bills rendered to persons discontinuing service are due on presentation.

§ 233.20 Connect and reconnect charge.

A nonrefundable service establishment fee of $5 will be charged each time the Project is requested to establish or reestablish electric service to the customer's delivery point. This charge will be included in and rendered with the first month's bill for electricity after connection or reconnection service. [33 F.R. 9289, June 25, 1968] § 233.21 Delinquent bills.

Bills for electric service will be delinquent if not paid on or before the twentieth day following the date of issue. When such delinquency occurs, the Project Engineer shall discontinue service and service shall not be restored until the consumer has paid all bills then due plus a reconnection charge of $5.00 and has made the deposit required under § 233.5. Discontinuance of service for delinquency shall not relieve the consumer of liability for minimum monthly payments guaranteed by him under his contract.

[26 F.R. 8450, Sept. 8, 1961]

§ 233.22 Discontinuance by consumer.

Notice of his desire to have service disconnected shall be given by the consumer at least two days in advance. In the absence of such notice the contractor will be held liable for payment for all electrical energy furnished to such vacated premises until service is discontinued. Final bills may be paid by ap plication of the consumer's guarantee deposit to the extent that they are covered thereby. Any surplus remaining in the deposit will be returned to the consumer after the contract is terminated. Where the deposit is insufficient, the consumer will be billed for the dif

ference which shall be immediately due and payable.

§ 233.23 Fraud; tampering.

Service shall be discontinued to any consumer, or to any premises at any time when, in the opinion of the Project Engineer, such action is necessary to protect against abuse, fraud, or theft. Tampering or in any way interfering with meters, transformers, poles, conductors, or any part of the property of the Project is prohibited and is subject to prosecution pursuant to law.

§ 233.24 Compensation of employees.

All employees are strictly forbidden to demand or accept any personal compensation for services rendered to a consumer, or any gratuity by reason of the rendition of services.

All contracts are subject to appropriations made by Congress from year to year of monies sufficient to perform the work or render the service provided therein. No liability shall accrue against the United States by reason of the lack of appropriations.

§ 233.51 Rate Schedule No. 1-Combination Rate.

(a) Application of schedule. This schedule is applicable to either single phase or three phase service for all purposes. It is especially suitable for residences, farms, stores, commercial uses and installations with similar load characteristics having normal load factors and maximum demands of less than 50 kilowatts. Unless specifically permitted

by the contract, use must be limited to the consumer's own premises and power supplied must not be resold. If more than one meter is required by the customer's installation or for the customer's convenience, bills will independently be calculated for each meter.

(b) Monthly rate. (1) 4 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 50 kilowatt hours.

(2) 3 cents per kilowatt hour for the next 150 kilowatt hours.

(3) 2 cents per kilowatt hour for the next 200 kilowatt hours.

(4) 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour for the next 100 kilowatt hours.

(5) 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour for the next 40 kilowatt hours per kilowatt of demand over 10 kilowatts.

(6) 1.15 cents per kilowatt hour for all additional kilowatt hours.

(c) Minimum bill. The minimum bill shall be $2.00 per month except when a higher minimum bill is stipulated in the contracts.

(d) Determination of demand. The demand shall be average kilowatts supplied during the 15-minute period of maximum use during the month, as determined by project metering.

[29 F.R. 7092, May 29, 1964]

§ 233.52 Rate Schedule No. 2-General Rate.

(a) Application of schedule. This schedule is applicable to three phase electric service for all purposes. Unless specifically permitted by the contract, use must be limited to the customer's premises and the power supplied must not be resold. If more than one meter is required by the customer's installations, or for the customer's convenience, bills will be independently calculated for each meter.

(b) Monthly rate. (1) 2.4 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 25 kilowatt hours per kilowatt of billing demand.

(2) 1.6 cents per kilowatt hour for the next 50 kilowatt hours per kilowatt of billing demand.

(3) 1.2 cents per kilowatt hour for all additional kilowatt hours.

(c) Discounts. The following discounts will be applied in accordance with the contract demand as defined below. Discouts do not apply to the minimum charge.

Less than 25 kw of contract demand.. 25 kw and more but less than 37 kw of contract demand

Percent

10

(d) Minimum bill. The minimum bill shall be 50 cents per month per kilowatt of billing demand and no discount shall apply to this minimum.

(e) Contract demand. Each contract shall state the number of kilowatts which the customer expects to require and desires to have reserved for his service, this quantity is called the contract demand. The stated quantity need not be the same for all months of the year, but the contract demand shall not be less than 20 kilowatts in any month for which a demand is stipulated.

(f) Actual demand. The actual demand for any month shall be the average amount of power used during the period of 15 consecutive minutes when such average is the greatest for the month as determined by suitable meters, or, if meters are unavailable, the actual demand shall be connected load or such portion of the connected load as the Project Engineer may determine to be appropriate based on available information as to the customer's use of connected lights, appliar.ces, and equipment, or from check metering.

(g) Billing demand. The billing demand for a month shall be the contract demand or the actual demand for the month, whichever is greater.

[29 F.R. 7092, May 29, 1964]

(b) lowing:

Monthly rate, either of the fol

(1) The sum of demand and energy charges as follows where project furnishes and maintains substation facilities:

(1) Demand charges of 50 cents per kilowatt of billing demand, and

(ii) Energy charges of 6.5 mills per kilowatt hour for the first 200 kilowatt hours per kilowatt of billing demand, and (iii) Energy charges of 9 mills per kilowatt hour for all additional kilowatt hours, or

(2) The sum of demand and energy charges as follows where the customer furnishes and maintains substation facilities:

(i) Demand charges of 50 cents per kilowatt of billing demand, and

(ii) Energy charges of 6.5 mills per kilowatt hour for first 200 kilowatt hours per kilowatt billing demand, and

(iii) Energy charges of 8.5 mills per kilowatt hour for all additional kilowatt hours.

(c) Minimum bill: The minimum bill shall be 50 cents per month per kilowatt of billing demand.

(d) Billing demand: The billing demand for a month shall be the contract demand or the actual demand for that month, whichever is the greater.

(e) Contract demand: Each customer shall state the number of kilowatts which the customer expects to require and desires to reserve for his service. This quantity is called the contract demand. The contract demand shall apply for not less than eight (8) months of the year. During the remainder of the year the customer may elect to reduce his contract demand to not less than 25 kilowatts on this schedule, arrange for power under another rate schedule, or disconnect his facilities.

(f) Actual demand: The actual demand for any month shall be the average

amount of power used during the period of 15 consecutive minutes when such average is the greatest for the month as determined by suitable meters, or, if meters are unavailable or inoperable, the actual demand shall be the connected load of such portion of the connected load as the Project Engineer may determine to be appropriate based on available information as to the customer's use of connected load or from check metering.

(g) Substation facilities: Substation facilities shall be considered to include high voltage safety and isolating equipment, transformers, and substation structures. Normal utilization voltages shall be 240 volts, 480 volts, 2,400 volts or such primary distribution voltages as may be available. Measurement of power and energy used will be at secondary voltages.

[29 F.R. 7094, May 29, 1964]

§ 233.54 Rate Schedule No. 4-Street and Area Lighting.

(a) Availability. Street and area lighting service is available in cities, towns, and unincorporated communities in which the project does a general retail business and where the project has installed a multiple or series street lighting system of adequate capacity for the service to be rendered.

(b) Application. This rate schedule applies to service for lighting public streets, alleys, thoroughfares, public parks, school yards, and playgrounds by the use of project's standard facilities where such service for the whole area is contracted for under this rate schedule by the city, town, or a responsible person for unincorporated communities; and in yards, parking lots and alleys where such service for the area is contracted for under this rate schedule by individuals. Service is from dusk-to-dawn and project will own, operate, and maintain the lighting system including lamps and globe replacements.

(c) Monthly rate. (1) Lamps:

(4) Minimum $1.40 per lamp. (d) Adjustment. Monthly billing rate for lamps is based on the estimated average monthly kilowatt hour usage as billed under Rate Schedule No. 1, Combination Rate, § 233.51, Interim Regulations and Rates, San Carlos Irrigation Project, Part 233, Title 25, Code of Federal Regulations. Revisions or changes in the above Rate Schedule No. 1 will be reflected by corresponding changes in the lamp rates.

(e) Special provisions.

(1) The project's standard street lighting standards are as follows:

Type A: Enclosed glass luminaire with 8foot or less up-sweep brackets mounted on 35-foot anchor base monotube or fluted steel pole.

Type B: Enclosed glass luminaire with 8foot or less up-sweep bracket mounted on 35-foot embedded base metal pole (steel pipe or tubular steel at project's option).

Type C: Enclosed glass luminaire with 14foot or less bracket mounted on wood pole carrying only street lighting equipment.

Type D: Enclosed glass luminaire with 14foot or less bracket mounted on wood pole carrying distribution circuits or other type pole paid for under another standard charge.

Type E: Open type units with 4-foot bracket mounted on wood pole carrying only street lighting equipment.

Type F: Open type unit with 4-foot bracket mounted on wood pole carrying distribution circuits.

Type G: Mercury vapor luminaire with 8-foot or less up-sweep bracket on 35-foot or 40-foot anchor base monotube or fluted steel pole.

Type H: Mercury vapor luminaire with 8foot or less up-sweep bracket mounted on 35-foot or 40-foot embedded base metal pole (steel pipe or tubular steel at project's option).

Type I: Mercury vapor luminaire with 14foot or less bracket mounted on wood pole carrying only street lighting equipment.

Type J: Mercury vapor luminaire with 14foot or less bracket mounted on wood pole carrying distribution circuits, or on other type pole paid for under another standard charge.

Type K: Sodium vapor luminaire with 14foot or less bracket mounted on wood pole.

Type L: (Park lighting) Enclosed glass luminaire with 4-foot up-sweep bracket mounted on 23-foot steel pipe pole, or similar type, subject to approval by project.

(2) Presently installed units which do not conform to the above types will be billed in accordance with the type which is most nearly like such units.

(3) The project will use diligence in maintaining service. Monthly bills will not be reduced on account of lamp outages.

(4) If the customer elects to be billed under the column headed "Investment Cost Provided by-Others in Rate B&C, it must install the system at its own expense in accordance with the projects specifications, or make a nonrefundable advance to cover the projects cost of installing the system. The project will maintain and operate the system.

(5) The project shall not be required to extend its street lighting more than 300 feet for each lighting installation. (R.S. 161, sec. 5, 43 Stat. 475, 45 Stat. 210, 211, 5 US.C. 22) [29 FR. 7093, May 29, 1964]

(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative.

(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

(c) "Director" means the Area Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sacramento Area Office, Sacramento, Calif., or his authorized representative.

(d) "Adult Indian” means any Indian who is an adult under the laws of the State in which he is domiciled.

(e) "Distributee" means any Indian who is entitled to receive any assets of a rancheria or reservation under a plan prepared and approved pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 619), as amended by the Act of August 11, 1964 (78 Stat. 390).

(f) "Dependent members," as used in the phrase "dependent members of their immediate families," means all persons of Indian descent not sharing directly in the distribution of rancheria or reservation assets who: (1) Are related to the distributee by blood or adoption or by marriage, including common law or Indian custom marriage; (2) are domiciled in the household of the distributee; (3) are not members of any other tribe or band of Indians; and (4) receive more than one-half of their support from such distributee or for whose support a distributee is legally liable according to the laws of the State in which he is domiciled.