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[FR Doc No: 94-13242]
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Part X
Department of the Interior
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Power Rate Adjustment: Mission Valley Power Utility, MT; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Power Rate Adjustment: Mission Valley Power Utility, MT
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice increases the cost of electric power 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 3.0%. The MPC increase, which went into effect
on September 1, 1993, 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: MVP will adjust its rates to account for increased power costs,
effective on June 3, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Attention: Stanley Speaks, Area
Director, Portland Area Office, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
97232-4169.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Indian Affairs; Attention:
Stanley Speaks, Area Director, Portland Area Office, 911 NE. 11th
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4169, (503) 231-6702; or Bill Rauch,
General Manager, Mission Valley Power, P.O. Box 890, Polson, Montana
59860-0890, (406) 833-5361, 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
Department 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 Notice increasing the MVP rate was published on September 15,
1993 (58 FR 48426). The affected public and interested parties were
provided the opportunity to submit written comments during the 30-day
period subsequent to September 15, 1993. No comments were received
during this comment period.
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. Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license
for the Kerr Dam Hydroelectric Facility, MPC is allowed to adjust its
electric power rates annually based on the Consumer Price Index. On
August 3, 1993, MPC announced the rate increase of 3.0 percent,
effective September 1, 1993. The following table illustrates CPI-U
increases, mill/kwh increases, and the financial impact of the new
retail rates on the various rate classes.
Changes to Retail Rates by Rate Classes
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Increase
Rate class Present New charge
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Residential:
Basic charge.......... $11.00/mo..... $11.00/mo..... None.
(Includes KWH)........ 127 kwh....... 127 kwh....... None.
Energy charge......... $0.04709...... $0.04719...... $0.000010.
#2 General:
Basic charge.......... $11.00........ $11.00........ None.
(Includes KWH)........ 109 kwh....... 109 kwh....... None.
Energy charge......... $0.05495...... $0.05505...... $0.000010.
Irrigation:
Horsepower charge (/ $10.84/HP..... $10.84/HP..... None.
HP).
Energy charge......... $0.03590...... $0.03600...... $0.00010.
Small and large
commercial:
Basic charge.......... None.......... None.......... None.
Minimum charge........ $38.00........ $38.00........ None.
Demand charge......... 4.34.......... 4.34.......... None.
Energy charge:
First 18,000 KWH...... 0.04255....... 0.04264....... $0.00009.
Over 18,000 KWH....... 0.03538....... 0.03547....... $0.00009.
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FUTURE ACTION: Notice of the final retail rate, along with the Table
illustrating the rate increases and their impact on retail rates, will
be published in local newspapers within the MVP service area. A
household mailer to each MVP customer will detail the specific rate
impacts per rate class.
Regulatory Analysis
Executive Order 12866
In accordance with the criteria of Executive Order 12866, the
Department of the Interior has determined that this rule is not major
and does not require a regulatory impact analysis.
Paperwork Reduction Action
This rule does not contain information collection requirements that
require approval by the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C.
3501.
National Environmental Policy Act
This rule will not significantly affect the quality of the human
environment under section (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (hereinafter NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), and is
categorically excluded from the NEPA process pursuant to Part 516
Department Manual, Chapter 2. appendix 1(1.5).
Authorship Statement
The principal author of this rule is Stanley Speaks, Area Director,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Portland Area Office, 911 NE. 11th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97232-4169.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the rates charged for
electric power by the Mission Valley Power Utility are to be increased
as set forth above.
List of Subjects
Indians, Electric power.
Dated: May 6, 1994.
John W. Tippeconnic,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
Ada E. Deer,
Acting for Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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