[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48346-48347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23058]
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Part V
Department of the Interior
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Power Rate Adjustment; Mission Valley Power Utility, Montana; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 180 / Monday, September 18, 1995 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Power Rate Adjustment: Mission Valley Power Utility, Montana
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rate Increase.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to increase the cost
of electric power (energy) to customers of Mission Valley Power (MVP),
the entity operating the power facility of the Flathead Indian
Irrigation Project of the Flathead Reservation. The Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) has been informed that the Montana Power Company (MPC),
which sells electric power to MVP, has raised its wholesale power rates
by approximately 2.0 percent. The MPC increase went into effect on
September 5, 1995, and is based on adjustments in the Consumer Price
index pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license for
MPC's Kerr Dam Hydroelectric Facility. Accordingly, the BIA is
proposing to adjust the local retail power rates charged by MVP to
reflect the increased cost of purchased power.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 18, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on rate changes should be sent to:
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Attn:
Branch of Irrigation and Power, MS#4559-MIB, 1849 ``C'' Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 890, Polson, Montana 59860-0890. Telephone (406)
883-5361 or 1-800-823-3758 (in-State Watts).
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. 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 approximate 2.0
percent MPC increase causes the BIA to raise its retail rates to
recover $28,000 which is the approximate annual financial impact of
that increase. This proposed adjustment is the result of an increase in
the electric power rates charged by MPC, one of three sources of
electric power marketed by MVP. The MPC increase, which went into
effect on September 5, 1995, is based on adjustments in the Consumer
Price index pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
license for MPC's Kerr Dam Hydroelectric Facility. The following table
illustrates the financial impact of the new retail rates on each rate
class:
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Rate class Present rate New rate
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Residential:
Basic Charge.......... $11.00/mo. (includes 125kwh)...................................... No Change
Energy Charge......... 0.04817/kwh (over 122 kwh)........................................ $0.04828
#2 General:
Basic Charge.......... 11.00/mo. (includes 107 kwh)...................................... No Change
Energy Charge......... 0.05604/kwh (over 107 kwh)........................................ 0.05615
Irrigation:
Horsepower Charge..... 11.25/HP.......................................................... 11.30/HP
Energy Charge......... 0.03638/kwh....................................................... 0.03642
Minimum Seasonal 132.00 or $6.00/HP, whichever is greater.......................... No Change
Charge.
Small and Large
Commercial:
Basic Charge.......... None.............................................................. No Change
Monthly Minimum....... 38.00............................................................. No Change
Demand Rate........... 4.50/KW of billing demand......................................... 4.51/KW
Energy Rate........... 0.04305/kwh--First 18,000 kwh..................................... 0.04345
0.03588/kwh--Over 18,000 kwh...................................... 0.03592
Area Lights:
Area light installed on
existing pole or
structure:
7,000 lumen unit, 7.00.............................................................. 7.00
M.V.*.
20,000 lumen unit, 10.00............................................................. 10.00
M.V.*.
9,000 lumen unit, 6.50.............................................................. 6.50
H.P.S..
22,000 lumen unit, 8.75.............................................................. 8.75
H.P.S..
Area light installed
with new pole:
7,000 lumen unit, 8.75.............................................................. 8.75
M.V.*.
20,000 lumen unit, 11.50............................................................. 11.50
M.V.*.
9,000 lumen unit, 8.25.............................................................. 8.25
M.V.*.
22,000 lumen unit, 10.50............................................................. 10.50
H.P.S*.
Street Lighting (metered):
Basic Charge.......... 11.00/mo (includes 107kwh)........................................ 11.00
Energy Charge......... 0.0560/kwh (over 107 kwh)......................................... 0.05615
Street Lighting This rate class applies to municipalities or communities where No Change
(Unmetered). there are ten or more lighting units billed in a group. This rate
schedule is subject to a negotiated contract with MVP.
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*Continuing service only.
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Dated: September 12, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-23058 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]
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