[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

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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]
BILLING CODE 4310-02-P