B R IT IS H C O L U M B I A U T IL IT IE S C O M M I S S I ON O R D E R a N U M B E R G-18-98 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. for Approval of a 1998 Rate Increase and a Performance Based Rate Plan to Determine Revenue Requirements for the Years 1999-2002 and its 1998 Rate Design Study BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) F.C. Leighton, Commissioner ) February 19, 1998 P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On November 28, 1997, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. ("PNG") filed its 1998 Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study (Òthe StudyÓ); and B. On November 28, 1997 PNG filed, pursuant to SectionsÊ58 and 91 of the Utilities Commission Act, a 1998-2002 Performance Based Rates (ÒPBRÓ) Revenue Requirements Application (Òthe ApplicationÓ) for Commission approval to increase its gas rates on an interim and final basis, effective January 1, 1998, and to implement a Performance Based Rates Proposal for the 1999 to 2002 fiscal periods; and C. On DecemberÊ4, 1997 the Commission, by Order No. G-124-97, approved an interim rate increase for PNG, effective January 1, 1998, and set down a Pre-hearing Conference to discuss various facets of the Application and the Study along with a regulatory agenda; and D. At the January 7, 1998 Pre-hearing Conference, the participants, including PNG, intervenors, interested parties and Commission staff, identified issues and a further regulatory timetable; and E. Commission Order No.ÊG-7-98 set down a public hearing into the Application and the Study to commence on Monday, March 30, 1998 if the parties were unable to proceed further with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Process. . . ./2
B R I T IS H C O L U M B I A U T I L I T IE S C O M M I S S I O N O R D ER N U M B E R G-18-98 2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. A public hearing into the Application will commence at 9:00Êa.m., Monday, MarchÊ30, 1998 at the Crest Motor Hotel, 222-1st Avenue West, Prince Rupert, B.C and will continue at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, MarchÊ31, 1998 in the Commission Hearing Room, 6thÊFloor, 900ÊHowe Street, Vancouver, B.C. 2. The public hearing on the Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study will commence at 9:00Êa.m., Tuesday AprilÊ14, 1998 in the Commission Hearing Room, 6thÊFloor, 900ÊHowe Street, Vancouver, B.C. 3. PNG will publish, as soon as possible, in display-ad format, the attached Notice of Hearing in the business sections of the Vancouver Sun, the Province, and such other appropriate local news publications as may properly provide adequate notice to the public in its service area. 4. The Application, Study and supporting material will be made available for inspection at the Head Office of PNG at Suite 1400, 1185 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6EÊ4G6, at its District Offices located throughout its service area, and will also be available for inspection at the office of the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6ZÊ2N3. 5. Interested Parties who would like to receive a copy of the Application and/or the Study should immediately request a copy from PNG and inform the Commission, in writing, of their intention to attend the Hearing. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this ÊÊÊÊ19thÊÊÊÊday of February, 1998. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair Attachment Order/PNG-98RR/PBR & RD
APPENDIX A to Order No. G-18-98 Page 1 of 2 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 a TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. 1998 - 2002 PBR Revenue Requirements Application 1998 Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study Time: 9:00 a.m. Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 Location: Crest Motor Hotel Location: Commission Hearing Room 222 - 1st Avenue West 6th Floor, 900 Howe Street Prince Rupert, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. THE APPLICATION On November 28, 1997, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. ("PNG") filed a 1998 Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study and, pursuant to SectionsÊ58 and 91 of the Utilities Commission Act, a 1998-2002 Performance Based Rates (ÒPBRÓ) Revenue Requirements Application for Commission approval to increase its gas rates on an interim and final basis, effective January 1, 1998, and to implement a Performance Based Rates Proposal for the 1999 to 2002 fiscal periods. The Commission, by OrderÊNo.ÊG-124-97, authorized an interim increase to be applied to all customers, effective JanuaryÊ1, 1998, subject to refund with interest. THE PUBLIC HEARING The Commission has set down the Application for public hearing to commence at 9:00Êa.m. local time, Monday, MarchÊ30, 1998, at the Crest Motor Hotel, 222 -Ê1stÊAvenue West, Prince Rupert, B.C. The public hearing will continue at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 1998, in the CommissionÕs Hearing Room, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE APPLICATION and STUDY The Application, Study, supporting material and Commission Orders are available for inspection at the Head Office of PNG at SuiteÊ1400, 1185ÊWest Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6EÊ4G6, at its District Offices located throughout its service area, and are also available for inspection at the office of the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900ÊHowe Street, Vancouver, B.C. .../2
SUBMISSIONS BY INTERESTED PARTIES Written submissions to the hearing should be submitted, one copy to the Commission Secretary and one copy to the Applicant, prior to Friday, MarchÊ20, 1998. CLARIFICATION Persons intending to participate in the public hearing, who are uncertain as to the manner in which to proceed, may contact Mr. Robert J. Pellatt, Commission Secretary, or Mr.ÊBarry McKinlay, Manager, Rates and Finance as follows: Telephone: (604) 660-4700 B.C. Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385 APPENDIX A to Commission Order No. G-18-97 Page 2 of 2 Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 E-mail: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com BY ORDER Original signed by: Robert J. Pellatt Commission Secretary
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