will own, operate and maintain the lights, including lamp and globe replacement and furnishing the necessary energy. Individual users of area lighting will be required to have another account under residential or general rate schedules.

(b) Rate per unit.

(1) Area light installed on existing pole or structure:

7,000 lumen unit, M.V.-$6.10 per month 20,000 lumen unit, M.V.-$8.50 per month 9,000 lumen unit, H.P.S-$5.50 per month 22,000 lumen unit, H.P.S.-$7.50 per month

(2) Area light installed with new pole:

7,000 lumen unit, M.V.-$7.60 per month 20,000 lumen unit, M.V.-$10.00 per month 9,000 lumen unit, H.P.S.-$7.00 per month 22,000 lumen unit, H.P.S.-$9.00 per month

(c) Special conditions. (1) Where more than 150 feet of extension and/ or one pole per unit are required, the customer will make a non-refundable contribution for the coverage at actual cost to the Project. Ownership of all facilities remains with the Project.

(2) The original term of contract shall be not less than three years. Should termination be requested by the customer within the contract minimum period, he/she shall be liable for the in and out costs, or the balance of the contract charges, whichever is the lesser.

[47 FR 50852, Nov. 10, 1982]

§ 176.57 Rate schedule No. 7: Street lighting (un-metered).

(a) Application of schedule. This schedule is available in the Project's service area where adequate capacity, phase and voltage are available for communities or municipalities which desire a lighting system. Service is from dusk to dawn and the Project will own, operate and maintain the lights, including lamp and globe replacement and furnishing the necessary energy.

(b) Requirements. The municipality or community will be required to have 10 or more lighting units under this rate schedule and will be subject to a negotiated contract with the Project Engineer.

[47 FR 50852, Nov. 10, 1982]

§ 176.58 Rate schedule No. 8: Street lighting (metered).

(a) Application of schedule. This schedule is available in the Project's service area where adequate capacity, phase and voltage are available, and where the service will be used exclusively for lighting public right-of-way. The Project will supply energy to a single metering point, and the customer will own and be responsible for maintaining and operating the lighting system.

(b) Monthly rate. The No. 2 general rate schedule in § 176.52 will apply. [47 FR 50852, Nov. 10, 1982]

§ 176.59 Rate adjustments due to purchased power cost changes.

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The rate schedules given §§ 176.51, 176.52, 176.54, 176.55, 176.56, 176.57, and 176.58 shall be adjusted as necessary and appropriate to defray increases in costs of power and energy purchased from the power supplier(s) of the Project. Rate adjustments pursuant to the provision in this section shall become effective upon unilateral action of the Area Director. When a rate adjustment is determined to be necessary, the Area Director shall give sufficient notice to customers other interested parties.

[47 FR 50852, Nov. 10, 1982]

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§ 177.1 Effective date; changes.

The regulations in this part are approved for the conduct of the electric power system of the San Carlos Project, Arizona, referred to in this part as the Project. The regulations in this part shall become effective with the first billings made after the first day of the second calendar month which begins after the date of publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. The regulations in this part are subject to change by the proper authority and such changes shall apply to all contracts then and thereafter in effect.

§ 177.2 Authority of Project Engineer.

The Project Engineer is responsible for the operation of the electric power system and the enforcement of the regulations in this part. He is authorized to carry out and enforce the regulations either directly or through the Power Manager or other Project employees designated by him.

§ 177.3 Disputes.

Any aggrieved party may file with the Project Engineer a written complaint regarding the application of the regulations. Within fifteen days after its receipt, the Project Engineer shall render a written decision thereon and serve a copy thereof on the aggreived party. Within fifteen days from receipt of such decision, the aggrieved

party may take an appeal to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs who shall render his decision within sixty days and his decision shall be final. Pending the determination of an appeal, electric service shall be continued, except in cases which the question of the existence of dangerous conditions on the premises of the consumer is involved, provided the consumer pays the amount of each bill for electric service prior to the time when it becomes delinquent. If the question of the amount of the bill is involved in an appeal, the consumer shall be deemed to have paid the bill under protest and the payment shall be held in a special deposit account until the final decision has been made.

§ 177.4 Applications; contracts.

In order to contract for the delivery of power, a written application for service under this part accompanied by the required cash deposit and guarantee of the required minimum revenues to the Project, shall be filed with the Project Engineer. Upon acceptance by him, the application will become a contract. In general, such application will be accepted where service lines exist. When special terms and conditions are involved in contracting for service, the Project Engineer shall require the execution of a form of contract in which such terms and conditions are fully set forth. Each contract involving the construction of a new extension shall be for a period of at least one year, but if the consumer vacates the premises, he shall be liable for the unpaid guaranteed revenue only to the extent that it is not liquidated by the succeeding occupant of the premises. The Project Engineer is authorized to reject applications which he deems to be adverse to the best interests of the project.

§ 177.5 Deposits.

A cash deposit in an amount equal to twice the estimated monthly bill, but in no case less than $30 will be required from each applicant. The Project Engineer may require an additional deposit should it become apparent that the estimated amount is in-sufficient to cover two months bills. Any

cash deposit, less the amount of any unpaid bills, shall be refunded after the termination of service. Before extensions are constructed each applicant may be required to deposit an amount sufficient to cover his portion of the required minimum charges for a period of not less than one year, and must otherwise establish his credit and satisfy the Project Engineer of his intention to take service and his ability to meet the guarantee.

[42 FR 13821, Mar. 14, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

(a) The length of an extension constructed at the expense of the Project shall not exceed 500 feet.

(b) The length of an extension shall include the horizontal length of both the primary and secondary circuits and the service drops. Insofar as practicable, all extensions shall be constructed along established highways. The prospective consumer, or consumers, shall furnish or procure satisfactory rights-of-way necessary for the lines and other facilities of the Project incidental to the furnishing of service. The Project Engineer may decline to construct any extension which, in his opinion, will be excessive in cost, or detrimental to the best interest of the Project, or for which funds are not available.

[42 FR 13821, Mar. 14, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

§ 177.7 Installation or extension financed by consumer.

If funds are not otherwise available for an installation or extension, or if an extension to a prospective consumer will require new construction beyond the distances specified in § 177.6, the consumer or prospective consumer may, after executing an appropriate contract satisfactory to the Project Engineer, construct the needed installation or extension, or arrange to pay the Project to construct the needed installation or extension. Payment for construction by the Project shall be advanced prior to commencement of construction. Installations or extensions to be constructed by the consumer or prospective con

sumer shall be constructed in accordance with suitable plans and specifications approved by the Project Engineer. All installations or extensions when constructed shall be and remain the property of the United States. [45 FR 5687, Jan. 24, 1980. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

§ 177.8 Temporary service.

Temporary service refers to service to circuses, bazaars, fairs, construction works, and other activities or businesses of such a nature that service to the premises occupied by them will probably be discontinued within five months. An applicant for temporary service shall be required to deposit with the Project Engineer a sum of money equal to the estimated cost of installing and removing the necessary facilities and also an additional sum equal to the estimated bill for electrical service: Provided, however, That such additional sum need not be greater than three times the estimated monthly bill. After termination of service, there shall be refunded any amount remaining on deposit, in excess of the actual cost of installing and removing facilities, plus the unpaid amount of bills for electric power and energy, as determined by the Project Engineer.

§ 177.9 Type of service.

Service for lights and the usual domestic and other appliances, including motors of less than seven and one-half horsepower shall be single phase, nominally 120 or 240 volts, three wire, except when special approval for another type of service has been obtained from the Project Engineer. Three-phase service at suitable voltage may be furnished for motor installations of seven and one-half horsepower and over, provided a three-phase circuit of the required voltage and capacity is available where the service is desired. All service will be sixty cycle. [42 FR 13822, Mar. 14, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

§ 177.10 Service connections.

On each new service the consumer shall provide and maintain a service entrance at a location convenient to

the lines of the Project, and all connections from the service entrance to the meter base and from the meter base to the main line circuit breaker or distribution center. The meter will be furnished by the United States. The meter socket will be furnished and installed by the consumer and in a suitable location preferably on the outside of the building, or service pole, where the meter will be accessible to the meter reader at all times. Except for underground service installations, the meter socket shall not be more than 6 feet nor less than 5 feet above the ground or floor. For underground service installations, the meter shall be mounted a minimum of 3 feet above the ground or floor. The entire service installation must be satisfactory to the Project Engineer and must conform to the provisions then in force of the National Electrical Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Electric Wiring and Apparatus. When alterations of a consumer's premises make it necessary to move an existing meter loop, the consumer may be required to install a meter socket in the new loop, located in conformity with the stipulations of this section. When an inspection is required by municipal ordinance, the Project Engineer shall require a certificate of inspection and approval by the municipal inspector before connecting a new service.

[42 FR 13822, Mar. 14, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

§ 177.11 Connection methods.

Service to a consumer's premises will ordinarily be supplied by means of overhead conductors. A consumer may at his own expense provide for an underground 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.

§ 177.12 Metering.

(a) The Project shall furnish the meter, and the customer shall provide

and maintain free of expense to the Project an unobstructed location satisfactory to the Project in accordance with § 177.11. 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, or in such other areas and with such other arrangements as may be approved by the Project Engineer. Each meter shall be clearly marked so as to make it possible to identify the consumer.

(b) Customer's responsibility. The customer shall exercise reasonable care in protecting the Project's meter and other Project-owned equipment located on his premises. Only Project employees or agents, or persons authorized by law are permitted to inspect or handle same.

(c) Final connection. Final connection of the meter shall in all cases be made by the Project.

(d) Meters sealed. All meters shall be sealed by the Project. The breaking of a seal by unauthorized persons or tampering with a meter or meter wiring is prohibited by law and is subject to summarily discontinuance of service.

(e) Regularly scheduled meter tests shall be in accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Code for electricity metering.

(f) Special meter tests. On request of a customer, the Project shall, within 10 days after receipt of such request, make special meter tests. The customer shall bear the cost of such tests, including meter removal and replacement when the meter is found to be within the limits of acceptable accuracy as defined in paragraph (h) of this section. In all other cases the Project will bear the cost of the test.

(g) Replacement of meter. Whenever a customer requests the replacement of the service meter because of accuracy, such request shall be treated as a request for a test of such meter and, as such, shall fall under the provision of special meter tests.

(h) Standard of meter accuracy. The Project shall not place in service or knowingly allow to remain in service without adjustment any meter that has known error in registration of

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more than plus or minus two percent at light or at full load and unity power factor, or more than plus or minus three percent at full load and fifty percent power factor.

(i) Adjustment for inaccurate meter registration. Whenever a tested meter in service is found to be fast or slow beyond the limit of accepted accuracy as defined, the Project shall make an adjustment, based on the corrected registration for the period in which the meter was registering incorrectly, if such period is known, and if not known for a period of not exceeding six months, but in no event for a period longer than the present customer's occupancy. Whenever any bill or bills have been adjusted or corrected as provided above and whenever such adjustment amounts to $1.00 or more. The Project shall credit to the customer any amount found to have been collected in excess of the proper amount, or the Project may require the customer to pay any additional amount due, as the case may be.

(j) Incorrect meter installation. Whenever any customer shall have been over-charged or under-charged as a result of incorrect installation of a meter or the use of an incorrect meter multiplier in billing the account, the amount of the over-charge shall be adjusted and credited to the customer if in excess of $1 or the amount of the under-charge may be adjusted and billed to the customer if in excess of $5, provided that in no event shall such period of adjustment exceed the length of time the service has been supplied to the customer through the incorrect metering installation at the present location.

(k) Non-registering meter. When a meter fails to register for any period, for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the Project, the Project may estimate the charge for service during such period, such estimate to be based on the best available data.

[42 FR 13822, Mar. 14, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

§ 177.13 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.

§ 177.14 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.

[42 FR 13822, Mar. 14, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

§ 177.15 Apparatus detrimental to service.

The Project Engineer may refuse to supply loads of a character detrimental to the system, or to service to other consumers, and he may require the installation of suitable corrective devices.

§ 177.16 Motor starting equipment.

Motors having a rated capacity of three horsepower or more shall be provided with such starting and overload equipment as may be required by the Project Engineer. In no case will the Project Engineer approve "across the line staring" of motors larger than 150 horsepower.

§ 177.17 Service discontinued.

The Project Engineer may discontinue electric service to any consumer who shall continue to use appliances or apparatus detrimental to the Electric Power System after he has been notified to correct the condition and has failed to do so within a reasonable time. The Project Engineer may also discontinue service for failure of the consumer to comply with any of the provisions of this part.

[42 FR 13822, Mar. 14, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]

§ 177.18 Bills for service.

Meters will normally be read and bills for electric service will be ren