[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25061-25063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11581]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Mission Valley Power Utility, Montana Power Rate Adjustment
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rate adjustment.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposes to adjust the
electric power rates for operation and maintenance of the Mission
Valley Power (MVP), the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal entity
operating the power facility of the Flathead Irrigation and Power
Project of the Flathead Reservation under a Public Law 93-638 contract.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on rate adjustments should be sent to
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Attn: Branch of Irrigation and
Power, MS-4513-MIB, Code 210, 1849 ``C'' Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan Speaks, Area Director, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Portland Area Office, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland,
Oregon 97232-4169, telephone (503) 231-6702; or General Manager,
Mission Valley Power, P. O. Box 1269, Polson, Montana 59860-1269,
telephone (406) 883-5361.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority to issue this document is
vested in the Secretary of the Interior by 5 U.S.C. 301; the Act of
August 7, 1946, c. 802, Section 3 (60 Stat. 895; 25 U.S.C.
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385c); the Act of May 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 269); and the Act of December
23, 1981, section 112 (95 Stat. 1404). The Secretary has delegated this
authority to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs pursuant to part
209 Departmental Manual, Chapter 8.1A and Memorandum dated January 25,
1994, from Chief of Staff, Department of the Interior, to Assistant
Secretaries, and Heads of Bureaus and Offices.
The Montana Power Company (MPC) raised its wholesale rates
effective September 5, 1997, and September 5, 1998, based on
adjustments in the Consumer Price Index. At the present time MPC
supplies a portion of MVP's wholesale power requirements through a
contract that will expire in the year 2015. Accordingly, the BIA is
proposing to adjust the rates at the recommendation of MVP to reflect
the adjusted cost of service and power provided to MVP by MPC. The
impact of the wholesale rate change is indicated in the previous table.
The planned effective date of the proposed rate adjustment will be June
1, 1999.
Executive Order 12988
The Department has certified to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) that this proposed rate adjustment meets the applicable standards
provided in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988.
Executive Order 12866
This proposed rate adjustment is not a significant regulatory
action and has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
under Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This proposed rate making is not a rule for the purposes of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act because it is ``a rule of particular
applicability relating to rates.'' 5 U.S.C. 601(2).
Executive Order 12630
The Department has determined that this proposed rate adjustment
does not have significant ``takings'' implications.
Executive Order 12612
The Department has determined that this proposed rate adjustment
does not have significant Federalism effects because it pertains solely
to Federal-tribal relations and will not interfere with the roles,
rights, and responsibilities of states.
NEPA Compliance
The Department has determined that this proposed rate adjustment
does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment and that no detailed statement is
required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This proposed rate adjustment does not contain collections of
information requiring approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
This proposed rate adjustment imposes no unfunded mandates on any
governmental or private entity and is in compliance with the provisions
of the Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995.
Rate Adjustment
The following table illustrates the impact of the proposed rate
adjustment:
Power Rate Adjustment
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Rate class Present rate Proposed rate
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Residential:
Basic Rate.............. $5.00/mo............ Unchanged.
Energy Rate............. 0.04725/kwh......... $0.04739/kwh.
Minimum Monthly Bill.... 10.00/mo--May 1- Unchanged.
October 31. Unchanged.
20.00/mo--November 1-
April 30.
Small Commercial (without
demand):
Basic Rate.............. 5.00/mo............. Unchanged.
Energy Rate............. 0.05495/kwh......... 0.05509/kwh.
Small Commercial with
Demand:
Basic Rate:
Single Phase........ 20.00/mo............ Unchanged.
Three Phase......... 40.00/mo............ Unchanged.
Demand Rate......... 4.50/kw............. Unchanged.
Energy Rate......... 0.04050/kwh......... 0.04064/kwh.
Large Commercial with
Demand:
Basic Rate.............. 125.00/mo........... Unchanged.
Demand Rate............. 5.00/KW............. Unchanged.
Energy Rate............. 0.03115/kwh......... 0.03129/kwh.
Irrigation:
Horsepower Rate......... 11.05/hp............ Unchanged.
Energy Rate............. 0.03572/kwh......... 0.03586/kwh.
Minimum Seasonal Rate... 132.00 or 6.00/hp Unchanged.
whichever is
greater.
Area Lights Installed on Monthly Rate Monthly Rate
Existing Pole or Structure:
7,000 lumen unit, M.V.*. 6.85................ $6.87.
20,000 lumen unit, M.V.* 9.80................ 9.82.
9,000 lumen unit, H.P.S. 6.35................ 6.36.
22,000 lumen unit, H.P.S 8.58................ 8.60.
*Continuing Service
Only
Area Lights Installed with
New Pole:
7,000 lumen unit, M.V.*. $8.60............... $8.62.
20,000 lumen unit, M.V.* 11.25............... 11.28.
9,000 lumen unit, H.P.S. 8.10................ 8.12.
22,000 lumen unit, H.P.S 10.30............... 10.32.
*Continuing Service
Only
Street Lighting (Metered):
Basic Rate.............. 5.00/mo............. Unchanged.
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Energy Rate............. 0.05495/kwh)........ Unchanged.
Street Lighting (Unmetered):
This rate class Unchanged.
applies to
municipalities or
communities where
there are ten or
more lighting units
billed in a group.
This rate schedule
is subject to a
negotiated contract
with MVP and is
unchanged as part
of this rate
adjustment.
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Dated: April 29, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-11581 Filed 5-7-99; 845 am]
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