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INTERMOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY
BOISE,IOAHO
RUSSELL L.WORTHAN
TREASURER P. O. BOX 7608
zip 83707
[phone]
July 3, 1980
Idaho Public Utilities Commssion
472 West Washington Street
Boise, ID83720
Attention: Myrna Walters, Secretary
Gentlemen:
Inre Case No. U-I034-88
Enclosed, please find the original and seven (7) copies
of Intennintain Gas Company's Response to Request for Pro-duction of Documents and Infórmtionby Mary .A Johnon of
the Idao Pulic Utilities Commssion dated June 20, 1980.
Russell L. Worthan
RLW/km
Enclosures
cc: Tom N. Ambrose
Eugene C. Thomas
Wal ter H. Smith
Robert B. Hodge
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BEFORE TH IDAO PULIC UTILITIES CQMSSION
IN TH MATTR OF TH APPLICATION )
OF INfUNAIN GA COMPAN FOR )
AU1ORI1Y TO INCRE ITS RATES )
AND CHGES FOR NA WR GA SERVI CE )
IN THE STATE OF IDAO...............)
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CAE NO. U-1034-88
RESPONSE TO REUEST FOR
PRODUCTION OF OOCUMENTS
AN INFORMTION
COMES NOW Applicant INTRMUNAIN GA COMAN, pursuant to the Idao
Rules of Civil Procedure, and responds to Staff's Request for Production
of Documents and Informtion dated Jine 20, 1980.
DATED this 3rd day of July, 1980.
IN1ERMAIN GA COMPAN
~~~Treasurer
MOFFATT, mOMA, BARTT & BLAN
CHTERED
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Tom N. Æñrose - Of the Firm
Attorneys for Intennintain Gas
Company
P.O. Box 829
Boise, ID 83701
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Case No. U- 1034-88
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF OOCUNT AN INFORMTION
REQUEST HI
Provide Intermountain Gas Company's proposed utility construction expenditure
budget for each of the following years: 1980, 1981 and 1982.
RESPONSE
Informtion unecessary due to stipulation.
REQUEST H2
Provide Intermountain Gas Company's capital construction expenditure for
1978 and 1979.
RESPONSE
Informtion unecessary due to stipulation.
REQUEST H3
Provide the monthly balances of short-term borrowig for the test year
and for the 12-months prior to the test year.
RESPONSE
Information unecessary due to stipulation.
REQUEST #4
Using a calculation comparable to that used in Company Exhibit No. 102,
Schedule 6, page 3, provide the effective interest cost for each period
on the short-term borrowings referred to above.
RESPONSE
Informtion unecessary due to stipulation.
REQUEST HS
What are the Company's specific external financing proposals for each of thefollowing years: 1980, 1981 and 1982? Insofar as the financing for utility
purposes might differ from total corporate purposes, indicate the differences.
RESPONSE
Informtion unecessary due to stipulation.
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REQUET FOR PRODUCTION OF OOCUNTS AN INFORMTION (Cont' d)
REQUEST .#6
In regard to Company Exibit No. 102, Schedule 5, how is the calculation
for reverse flow-through depreciation made ($500,000)?
RESPONSE
The $500,000 reverse flow-through depreciation mnnber is a two-fold
calculation. The portion of the reverse flow-through attributable to
bases differences and reserve differences is determned by a comparison
of adjusted book and tax bases at book rate after consideration is
given for guideline lives and liberalized depreciation. In addition,
the loss of tax depreciation on 1957 transmission plant has been added
since the tax depreciation had previously been flowed-through.
REUET #7
In regard to page 12 of Mr. Worthan' s testimony, has the Company forecasted
wage and salary increases beyond Jine 30, 1980 and included these in the
expenses for the adjusted test year? Are other expenses forecasted beyond
Jine 30, 1980 and included in the adjusted test year?
RESPONSE
The Company has adjusted the test year expenses, twelve months ended Jine 30,
1980, for known and measurable changes which have occurred during the test
year or will be experienced and paid for by the Company in the twelve months
followng the test year (Jine 30, 1981).
REST #8
What is the appropriate net to gross multiplier for tax purposes for theutili ty operations?
RESPONSE
.5050
REUEST #9
What proportion (if any) of the addtional income taxes can be deferred through
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REQUEST FOR 'PRODUCTION OF OOCUNTS AN INFRMTION (Cont' d)
Case No. U- 1034-88
any inter-period tax allocation? (The additional taxes would be due to any
addi tional rate increase.)
REPONSE
All additional income taxes would be current.
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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 3rd day of July, 1980, I served a
copy of Intermointain Gas Company's RESPONSE TO STAFF'S REQUEST FOR
PRODUCTION OF OOCUS AN INFORMTION upon:
Gary Greer
Plant Maager
Beker Industries Corp.
P.O. 37
Conda, ID 83230
Larr D. Ripley, Esq.
Dan L. Poole, Esq.
Elam, Burke, Jeppesen, Evans & Boyd
P.O. Box 1559
Boise, in 83701
R. Michael Southcombe, Esq.
Clemons, Cosho & Huhrey
1110 Ban of Idao Bldg.
Boise, ID 83702
Jams N. Roethe, Esq.
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro
225 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
N. Randy Smith, Esq.
J. R. Simp10t Company
P.O. Box 27
Boise, ID 83707
Melvin D. Alsager
J. R. Simlot Company
P.O. Box 27
Boise, ID 83707
and for the IDAO PUBLIC UTILITIES C(JSSION:
Mary .A Johnson
Deputy Attorney General
472 West Washington Street
Boise, ID 83720
by depositing a copy thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, in
envelopes addressed to said attorneys at the above addresses, or by personally
serving the same.~#~
Tom N. Amrose