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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BORROWER DESIGNATION

RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

REVIEW RATING SUMMARY

DATE PREPARED

Ratings on form are:

0:   Unsatisfactory -- No Records

2:   Acceptable, but Should be Improved -- See Attached Recommendations

            NA:   Not Applicable

1:   Corrective Action Needed

3:   Satisfactory -- No Additional Action Required at this Time

PART I.  TRANSMISSION and DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES

1. Substations (Transmission and Distribution)

(Rating)

4. Distribution - Underground Cable

(Rating)

    a. Safety, Clearance, Code Compliance

   a. Grounding and Corrosion Control

    b. Physical Conditions: Structure, Major Equipment, Appearance

   b. Surface Grading, Appearance

    c. Inspection Records Each Substation

   c. Riser Pole: Hazards, Guying, Condition

    d. Oil Spill Prevention

5. Distribution Line Equipment:  Conditions and Records

2. Transmission Lines

   a. Voltage Regulators

   a. Right-of-Way: Clearing, Erosion, Appearance, Intrusions

   b. Sectionalizing Equipment

   b. Physical Condition: Structure, Conductor, Guying

   c. Distribution Transformers

   c. Inspection Program and Records

   d. Pad Mounted Equipment

Safety: Locking, Dead Front, Barriers

3. Distribution Lines - Overhead

Appearance: Settlement, Condition

   a. Inspection Program and Records

Other

   b. Compliance with Safety Codes:

Clearances

   e. Kilowatt-hour and Demand Meter 

Foreign Structures

           Reading and Testing

Attachments

   c. Observed Physical Condition from Field Checking:

Right-of-Way

Other

PART II.  OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE

         Reading and Testing

6. Line Maintenance and Work Order Procedures

(Rating)

8. Power Quality

(Rating)

   a. Work Planning & Scheduling

   a. General Freedom from Complaints

   b. Work Backlogs:

Right-of-Way Maintenance

Poles

 9. Loading and Load Balance

Retirement of Idle Services

   a. Distribution Transformer Loading

Other

   b. Load Control Apparatus

7. Service Interruptions

   c. Substation and Feeder Loading

PREVIOUS

POWER

MAJOR

SCHEDULED

ALL

TOTAL

10. Maps and Plant Records

5 YEARS

SUPPLIER

STORM

OTHER

   a. Operating Maps: Accurate and Up-to-Date

(Year)

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

(Rating)

   b. Circuit Diagrams

0.0

   c. Staking Sheets

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

   b.  Emergency Restoration Plan

PART III.  ENGINEERING

11. System Load Conditions and Losses

(Rating)

13. Load Studies and Planning

(Rating)

   a. Annual System Losses

%

   a. Long Range Engineering Plan

   b. Annual Load Factor

%

   b. Construction Work Plan

   c. Power Factor at Monthly Peak

%

   c. Sectionalizing Study

   d. Ratios of Individual Substation Annual Peak kW to kVA

   d. Load Data for Engineering Studies

   e. Load Forecasting Data

12. Voltage Conditions

   a. Voltage Surveys

   b. Substation Transformer Output Voltage Spread

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PART IV.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGETS

For Previous 2 Years

For Present Year

For Future 3 Years

YEAR

Actual

Actual

Budget

Budget

Budget

Budget

$  Thousands

$  Thousands

$  Thousands

$  Thousands

$  Thousands

$  Thousands

Normal

0.0

Operation

Normal

0.0

Maintenance

Additional

(Deferred)

0.0

Maintenance

Total

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 (Rating)

15. Date Discussed with Board of Directors

(Date)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

ITEM NO.

COMMENTS

TITLE

DATE

RATED BY:

REVIEWED BY:

MANAGER

REVIEWED BY:

RUS GFR

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