B R I T IS H C O L U M B I A U T I L I T I E S C O M M IS S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R G-8-99 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com 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. Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. - Tumbler Ridge Division Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. - Dawson Creek Division Centra Gas Fort St. John Inc. for Approval of 1999 Rate Increases and 1998 Fort St. John/Dawson Creek Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) January 20, 1999 P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On November 4, 1998, Centra Gas Fort St. John Inc. (“Centra FSJ”) and Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. (“PNG (N.E.)”) Dawson Creek Division, filed a 1998 Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study (“the Study”); and B. On December 1, 1998, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (“PNG”), PNG (N.E.) - Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge Divisions, and Centra FSJ filed for approval 1999 Revenue Requirements Applications (“the Applications”) to increase their rates on an interim and final basis, effective January 1, 1999, pursuant to Sections 91 and 58 of the Utilities Commission Act; and C. The Commission reviewed the Applications, was satisfied that approvals of interim rate increases were necessary effective January 1, 1999, and issued Orders No. G-117-98, G-118-98, G-119-98 and G-120-98. A Pre-hearing Conference was established for January 15, 1999, to discuss various facets of the Applications and the Study along with a proposed regulatory timetable; and . . ./2
2 D. At the January 15, 1999 Pre-hearing Conference, the participants, including PNG, intervenors, interested parties and Commission staff, identified issues and established a further regulatory timetable; and E. The Commission requires that a regulatory process to deal with the Applications and the Study be established. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. An Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) process, with respect to the Applications, will commence at 9:00 a.m., Monday, February 15, 1999, in the Commission Hearing Room in Vancouver, B.C. 2. An ADR process, with respect to the Study, will commence at 9:00 a.m., Monday, March 8, 1999, in Dawson Creek, B.C., at a location to be determined. 3. Participants travelling to Vancouver or to Dawson Creek for the ADR processes may be eligible for participant funding under the Participant Assistance/Cost Award Guidelines as established by the Commission in Order No. G-97-98. As set out in the Guidelines, a budget will be required to be submitted to the Commission prior to February 5, 1999. Participants unfamiliar with the Guidelines should contact the Commission to obtain a copy. 4. A Regulatory Timetable for the Application and the Study is attached as Appendix A to this Order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 28 Orders/PNG-99 Rate Incr. TimetableB R IT I S H C O LU M B I A U T I L I T I E S C O M M IS S I ON O R D E R N U M B ER G-8-99 th day of January, 1999. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
REGULATORY TIMETABLE Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. - Tumbler Ridge and Dawson Creek Divisions Centra Gas Fort St. John Inc. 1999 Revenue Requirements and 1998 Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study for Fort St. John and Dawson Creek ACTION Filing of Revenue Requirement Information Requests to PNG Filing of Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study Information Requests to PNG Filing of budgets for Participant Assistance/Cost Awards PNG to respond to Revenue Requirement Information Requests Alternative Dispute Resolution process begins on PNG Revenue Requirements Applications (Commission offices) PNG to respond to Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study Information Requests Alternative Dispute Resolution process begins on Cost of Service Allocation/Rate Design Study (Dawson Creek) Orders/PNG-99 Rate Incr. TimetableAPPENDIX A to Order No. G-8-99 Page 1 of 1 DATE (1999) Friday, January 29 Friday, February 5 Friday, February 5 Wednesday, February 10 Monday, February 15 Friday, February 26 Monday, March 8
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