Show AND TENTATIVE ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING CASE 1 In the Matter of the Application of UTAH GAS SERVICE COMPANY a for to make adjustments In it Gas Balancing Account and for corresponding adjustments in By the On May Utah Gas Service Company filed an Application to decrease its rates and charges to become effective on June The decrease is to amortize the balance in Applicant's Gas Balancing Utah Gas has filed documentary evidence and materials in support of its Verified The having now considered the Verified Application and the documentary evidence and exhibits attached in support having determined that this Commission has jurisdiction over the matter and that the application may be considered pursuant to Section Utah Code as other applicable and the Rules of Practice and Procedure of this and finding that the Application has been prima facie makes the following Findings of Conclusions of and its Tentative Order based FINDINGS OF FACT Utah Gas is a public utility authorized to distribute gas in Grand and San Juan It appears to be in the public interest to issue a Report and Tentative Order based on the Findings herein and set a time for hearing In accor-dance with Section Utah Code Applicant proposes to incorporate a surcharge in its rates pursuant to its Gas Balancing Account approved earlier in Case A credit balance was in the account as of April which relates to the period December 1978 through April When the account of is divided by the number of estimated to be sold during the next 12 months of the negative surcharge amounts to cents per Applicant proposes to distribute the proposed rate decrease of cents per therm using the uniform commodity This method is consistent with prior and similar and the Commission finds that the proposed procedure is in the public The Application has been filed subject to the condition that the balancing account originating in Case is finally approved by the The Commission has received one protest filed by the State Energy Advocate of the Utah Community Action Association to the balancing account procedure allowed in Case the Commission will evaluate that unless the same is earlier in with the hearing on this The proposed decreases in rates to be effective on June appear to be supported by the Application and should be allowed on a tentative basis pending a hearing on the TENTATIVE ORDER IT IS HEREBY That Utah Gas Service Company and it is hereby to file with this Commission new schedules of rates and charges to be made in conformity with the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law such new schedules to be effective not earlier than June and shall apply to service rendered on and after effective date of such The new schedules shall make reference to this Order as authority IT IS FURTHER That a public hearing be held on the Application to allow interested parties to appear and present evidence regarding the or the Commission's Findings of Conclusions of and Tentative Order based The hearing will be held before the Public Service Commission at Star Center on the 2nd day of commencing at 10 a.m. The Commission will also evaluate the protest regarding Applicant's balancing account procedure as filed by the State Energy Advocate of the Utah Community Action Association at that scheduled IT IS FURTHER That Utah Gas Service Company publish the sum and substance of the Findings of Conclusions of and Tentative Order herein in a newspaper of general circulation within the state of Utah and the area involved for at least two with proof of such publication to be filed with this Commission within Fifteen days of the date of such IT IS FURTHER That this Order become effective on the date of its Any party desiring to inspect the Application andor the Commission's Report and Tentative Order may do so by contacting the Commission at East Salt Lake Utah or by Applicant's Thomas M. 48 Post Office Post Office Box Salt Lake Utah DATED at Salt Lake this day of Chairman E. Commissioner Commissioner Secretary Published in the Vernal Express June |