[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54507-54508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26326]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Power Rate Adjustment: Mission Valley Power Utility, Montana;
Notice of Rate Increase
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, 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
adjusting the local retail power rates charged by MVP to reflect the
increased cost of purchased power.
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).
DATES: This rate increase is effective October 24, 1995.
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 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 No change.
125kwh).
Energy Charge............. $0.04817/kwh (over $0.04828.
122 kwh).
#2 General:
Basic Charge.............. $11.00/mo. (includes No change.
107 kwh).
Energy Charge............. $0.05604/kwh (over $0.05615.
107 kwh).
Irrigation:
Horsepower Charge......... $11.25/HP............ $11.30/HP.
Energy Charge............. $0.03638/kwh......... $0.03642.
Minimum Seasonal Charge... $132.00 or $6.00/HP, No change.
whichever is greater.
Small & Large Commercial:
Basic Charge.............. None................. No change.
Monthly Minimum........... $38.00............... No change.
Demand Rate............... $4.50/KW of billing $4.51/KW.
demand.
Energy Rate............... $0.04305/kwh--First $0.04345.
18,000 kwh.
$0.03588/kwh--Over $0.03592.
18,000 kwh.
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*.
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Street Lighting (metered):
Basic Charge.......... $11.00/mo (includes $11.00.
107kwh).
Energy Charge......... $0.0560/kwh (over 107 $0.05615.
kwh).
Street Lighting This rate class No change.
(Unmetered). 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.
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*Continuing service only.
A notice of proposed rate change was published in the Federal
Register on September 18, 1995 (60 FR 48345-48347). A 30-day comment
period was allowed. The Bureau received no comments.
Dated: October 17, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-26326 Filed 10-23-95; 8:45 am]
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