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<br />COP Y <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />fact that. the procedures apply only to the Bureau of Reclamation, <br /> <br />that copies of the tentative proposal will be mailed to all <br /> <br />customers, and that copies of the entire record developed during <br /> <br />the proceeding will be available on request for a fee. The public <br /> <br />information meeting has been changed to a "public information forum," <br /> <br />and the formal public hearing has been changed to a "public comment <br /> <br />forum." Both forums will be conducted by a chairman who will be <br /> <br />responsible for orderly procedures. The Department has rejected the <br /> <br />recommendations that rates be set through an adjudicatory proceeding <br /> <br />involving sworn testimony, cross-examination, and an initial decision by <br /> <br />the administrative law judge as inappropriate since it would divorce <br /> <br />ratesetting from responsibility for administering reclamation projects. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />/s/ Jack Horton <br /> <br />Aug. 4, 1975 <br /> <br />Asistannt Secretary of the Interior <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />PROCEDURES FOR <br />PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL ADJUSTMENTS IN POWER RATES <br /> <br />1. Purpose and scope. The purpose of these procedures is to <br /> <br />afford interested members of the public a reasonable opportunity for <br /> <br />meaningful participation in the development of general adjustments <br /> <br />COP Y <br />52 <br />