[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4498-4499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1586]
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Part IV
Department of the Interior
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Power Rate Adjustments: Mission Valley Power Utility, Montana; San
Carlos Indian Irrigation Project (Joint Works), Arizona; and Colorado
River Indian Project; Notices
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 14 / Monday, January 23, 1995 /
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Power Rate Adjustment: Mission Valley Power Utility, Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of rate change.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is increasing 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, 1994, 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
adjusting the local retail power rates charged by MVP to reflect the
increased cost of purchased power.
DATES: This rate is effective Janury 23, 1995.
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 $24,529 which is the financial impact of that increase.
Accordingly, the rate increase will flow through MVP to MPC to offset
the increased cost of wholesale energy. This 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, 1994, 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 127kwh)...................................... (\1\)
Energy Charge.............. 0.04719/kwh (over 127 kwh)........................................ 0.04724
#2 General:
Basic Charge............... 11.00/mo. (includes 109 kwh)...................................... (\1\)
Energy Charge.............. 0.05505/kwh (over 109 kwh)........................................ 0.05511
Irrigation:
Horsepower Charge.......... 10.84/HP.......................................................... (\1\)
Energy Charge.............. 0.03600/kwh....................................................... 0.3605
Minimum Seasonal Charge.... 132.00 or $6.00/HP, whichever is greater......................... (\1\)
Small and Large Commercial:
Basic Charge............... None.............................................................. (\1\)
Monthly Minimum............ 38.00............................................................. (\1\)
Demand Rate................ 4.34/KW of billing demand......................................... (\1\)
Energy Rate................ 0.04264/kwh--First 18,000 kwh..................................... 0.04269
0.03547/kwh--Over 18,000 kwh...................................... 0.03551
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Area lights Present rate New rate
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Area light installed on
existing pole or structure:
7,000 lumen unit, M.V.*.... $6.94............................................................. $6.98
20,000 lumen unit, M.V.*... 9.67.............................................................. 9.73
9,000 lumen unit, H.P.S.... 6.26.............................................................. 6.30
22,000 lumen unit, H.P.S... 8.53.............................................................. 8.58
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Present monthly rate New rate
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Area light installed with new
pole:
7,000 lumen unit, M.V.*
20,000 lumen unit, 8.64.............................................................. 8.70
M.V.*.
9,000 lumen unit, M.V.* 11.37............................................................. 11.43
22,000 lumen unit, 7.96.............................................................. 8.01
H.P.S*.
*Continuing service only....... 10.23............................................................. 10.28
Street Lighting (Unmetered).... This rate class applies to municipalities or communities where (\1\)
there are ten or more lighting units billed in a group. This rate
schedule is subject to a negotiated contract with MVP..
Street Lighting (Metered)...... 11.00/mo. (includes 109 kwh)...................................... (\1\)
Basic Charge................... 0.05505 (over 109 kwh)............................................ 0.05511
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\1\No change.
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The Notice proposing this increase to the cost of electric power
customers of MVP was published on November 16, 1994, 59 FR 59245. The
affected public and interested parties were provided the opportunity to
submit written comments during the 30-day period subsequent to November
16th.
Dated: January 12, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-1586 Filed 1-20-95; 8:45 am]
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