20060920Motion.pdf

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IDAHO PUDUC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
MOTION TO WAIVE FURTHER CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION
CASE NO. INT-G-O6-
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY
Morgan W. Richards, Jr.
ISB # 1913
804 East Pennsylvania Lane
Boise , Idaho 83706
Tel. [phone]
Email: mwrlaw(Ci)cableone.net
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IDAHO ?U~)UC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Attorney for Intermountain Gas Company
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION)
OF INTERMOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY
FOR AUTHORITY TO CHANGE ITS
PRICES (2006 PURCHASED GAS COSTADJUSTMENT)
CASE NO. INT-G-06-04
MOTION TO WAIVE
FURTHER CUSTOMER
NOTIFICATION
Comes Now Intermountain Gas Company ("Intermountain ), by and
through its undersigned attorney, and, pursuant to IDAPA Rule of Procedure
31.01.01.056 adopted by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Commission ), moves the Commission for authority to limit certain notices
to be sent to Intermountain s customers pursuant to IDAPA Rule
31.21.01.102 regarding its Amended Application. This Motion is made and
based upon the following facts:
On August 16, 2006, Intermountain filed its annual Purchased Gas Cost
Adjustment ("PGA") Application with the Commission seeking authority to
place new rate schedules into effect as of October 1 , 2006 that would
decrease its annualized revenues by $1.6 million. Subsequent to this filing,
the price of natural gas has experienced a further decline which
Intermountain now seeks to pass through to its customers as part of its
Amended Application. If authorized by the Commission, new rate schedules
effective as of October 1, 2006 would further decrease Intermountain
annual revenues by $11.2 million resulting in a total decrease of $12.
million (3.86%). At the time of filing the original Application, Intermountain
notified its customers of the proposed change through individual customer
notices and a press release. See original Application. Rather than send
individual notices of the incremental decrease to its customers
Intermountain proposes to alert its customers through the News Release
which is attached to the Amended Application. Intermountain also commits
to providing notice of the outcome of this Case through individual bill suffers
following issuance of the Commission s Decision regarding the Amended
Application. Intermountain believes that as a result of the Commission
Notice of Modified Procedure (Order No. 30121) dated August 29 , 2006 and
Intermountain s original notices and press release, customers are already
aware of the Application and the process for customers to communicate with
the Commission regarding the Application. Intermountain believes that
individual notices of the proposed incremental decrease , other than through
a supplemental News Release is unnecessary and , therefore, seeks a waiver
from this Commission regarding individual notices.
WHEREFORE , Intermountain respectfully petitions the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission to waive the provision in IDAPA Rule 31.01.01.056
regarding individual customer notices as it relates to Intermountain
Amended PGA Application.
Dated this 20th day of September, 2006.
Morgan W. Richards, Jr.
CJ . ~L!.
Morga W. Richards r.
Attorney for Intermountain Gas Company