Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Thursday, August 21, 1997 Page 22 Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Wesley M. Franklin, Executive Director Headquarters Southern California Office 505 Van Ness Avenue 107 So. Broadway, Room 5109 San Francisco, CA 94102 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (415) 703-2782 (213) 897-2973 Website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov Daily Calendar Thursday, August 21, 1997 ú Regular Commission Meetings ú Notices ú Subscription Information (Daily Calendar and Agenda) ú Commissioner Office Hours ú Public Meetings and Workshops ú New Filings ú Petitions for Modification of Applications for Rehearing ú Draft Decisions/Proposed Decisions/Alternates/Arbitrator's Reports ú Advice Letter Filings ú Miscellaneous Transportation Items ú Adjournments/Resettings/Submissions ú Removals from Calendar ú New Settings ú Law and Motion Hearings ú Hearings ú Notice of Denial of Request for Ex Parte Meeting ú Notice of Ex Parte Communications REGULAR COMMISSION MEETINGS Subscription information for the Agenda and draft agenda items is located at the end of the Daily Calendar. 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Subscription Notice for Daily Calendar and/or Agenda Parties who wish to subscribe to the Daily Calendar and/or the Agenda may do so by writing to the Public Utilities Commission; Attention: Poly Arca, Room 1003; 505 Van Ness Avenue; San Francisco, CA 94102; or by calling (415) 703- 1798. The subscription cost for the Daily Calendar is $225 per year. The Biweekly Daily Calendar is $50 per year. The Agenda is $75 per year. Checks are to be made payable to the Public Utilities Commission. COMMISSIONER OFFICE HOURS (For further information or to make an appointment, please contact, Michelle Diamonon at (707) 445-7875 for Eureka and Chico locations, and Sandra Graham at (213) 897-3544 for other locations). Date/Time Commissioner Location 9/11/97, 9 am - Josiah L. State Office Building 12 pm Neeper 107 S. Broadway, Room 5109 Los Angeles 9/22/97, 1-4 pm Richard A. Chino Chamber of Commerce Bilas 300 Salem Street Chico 10/6/97, 1-4 pm Richard A. 100 H Street, Suite 210A Bilas Eureka 10/8/97, 9 am - Josiah L. State Office Building 12 pm Neeper 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 San Diego 10/23/97, 1-4 pm Henry M. Duque State Office Building 2550 Mariposa Mall, Room 1038 Fresno 11/20/97, 9 am - Josiah L. State Office Building 12 pm Neeper 107 S. Broadway, Room 5109 Los Angeles 12/10/97, 9 am - Josiah L. State Office Building 12 pm Neeper 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 San Diego PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting August 21, 1997 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3204 San Francisco The Interim Administrative Committee for the California High Cost Fund B (CHCF-B) and the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) will hold its 5th meeting to discuss the pre-submission conference with the Internal Revenue Service held on August 19, 1997. The contact person for this meeting is Angela Young at (415) 703-2837. Public Meeting August 21, 1997 Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Energy Center and 851 Howard Street August 22, 1997 (1 block west of the Moscone 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Center) San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss the Board's September 16 report and utility October 1 filings; any reports from, coordination with, or direction to the Technical Advisory Committee and Board's technical consultant; any required Board coordination with or input to other Commission proceedings, and any follow-up and/or comments related to the Board's July filings. The Board may move to an Executive Session (closed session) if needed. The purpose for the closed session is to discuss certain provisions of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and the closed session is being conducted pursuant to Government Code Sections 11126 (q) (2) (B) and 11126 (q) (2) (A). The contact people are Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates at (707) 523-1663 or Patrick Hoglund of the Energy Division at (415) 703-2043. Public Meeting August 22, 1997 Deaf & Disabled Telecommunications 10 am - 4 pm Program Office 1939 Harrison Street, Room 555 Oakland The California Relay Service Advisory Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Sara Brucker at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TDD. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings. Public Meeting August 27, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Energy Center With a working lunch 851 Howard Street (A brief break will be (1 block west of the Moscone called prior to lunch) Center) San Francisco In Decision (D.) 97-02-014 and (D.) 97-04-044, the Commission established a new structure for the future administration of energy efficiency and low-income assistance programs. This structure requires an independent board to oversee energy efficiency programs, a Governing Board to oversee low-income programs, and administrative entities selected through a competitive bid process. The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, contracting, schedule/plan for September 19 filing, threshold questions, components of the critical path, advisory committee update, reply to comments on July 18, 1997 filing, issues related to the RFQ for Technical Consultants, review and adjust critical path schedule, set future meeting dates, and develop agenda for next Board meeting. These meetings are open to the public. Amy Hopper is the contact person at (510) 251-2888, extension 2015. Public Meeting August 29, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2204 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to consider hiring legal counsel to help form the trust, to obtain non-profit status, and to assist with other legal matters. The Contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting September 2, 1997 Deaf & Disabled Telecommunications 10 am - 4 pm Program Office 1939 Harrison Street Room 555 Oakland The Administrative Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Shelley Bergum at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TDD. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings. Public Meeting September 3, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 9:30 am - 4 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss the joint Board/utility planning process for 1998 program plans, the utilities October 1 filings and the Board's July filings and September 16 report. The contact people are Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates (707) 523- 1663 and Patrick Hoglund of the Energy Division at (415) 703-2043. Public Meeting September 4, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 9:30 am - 4 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street San Francisco The Technical Advisory Committee for the California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss the technical consultants' scoping studies related to independent administration of energy efficiency programs and DSM policy rules, and the Board/utilities joint planning process. The contact people are Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates (707) 523-1663 and Patrick Hoglund of the Energy Division at (415) 703-2043. Public Meeting September 5, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 9:30 am - 4 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss the consultants' scoping studies, joint Board/utility planning process, July filings and September 16 filing, and any reports from, coordination with or direction to the Technical Advisory Committee and consultants. The contact people are Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates (707) 523- 1663 and Patrick Hoglund of the Energy Division at (415) 703- 2043. Public Meeting September 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 1:30 am - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3204 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Trust will hold its regular monthly meeting. This meeting can be accessed via teleconference call; however, please provide a 10-day notification prior to the meeting. For a copy of the agenda or more information, contact Terry Wilson-Gray at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting September 17 and 18, 5550 Kearny Mesa Road 1997 San Diego 9 am - 5 Public Meeting The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to consider startup documents (charter, bylaws, conflict-of-interest and reimbursement rules, etc.), the purpose and scope of EET activities, a budget, a work plan, monthly reports, forming and staffing the trust, contracts for administrative and legal services, design of a community- based education and outreach effort, measurement and evaluation of the joint consumer education plan, and other related matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting September 19, 1997 Deaf & Disabled Telecommunications 10 am - 4 pm Program Office 1939 Harrison Street Room 555 Oakland The Administrative Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Shelley Bergum at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TDD. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings. Public Meeting September 30 and California Public Utilities October 1, 1997 Commission 9 am - 5 pm 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 5305 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to consider startup documents (charter, bylaws, conflict-of-interest and reimbursement rules, etc.), the purpose and scope of EET activities, a budget, a work plan, monthly reports, forming and staffing the trust, contracts for administrative and legal services, design of a community- based education and outreach effort, measurement and evaluation of the joint consumer education plan, and other related matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting October 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3204 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Trust will hold its regular monthly meeting. This meeting can be accessed via teleconference call; however, please provide a 10-day notification prior to the meeting. For a copy of the agenda or more information, contact Terry Wilson-Gray at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting November 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3204 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Trust will hold its regular monthly meeting. This meeting can be accessed via teleconference call; however, please provide a 10-day notification prior to the meeting. For a copy of the agenda or more information, contact Terry Wilson-Gray at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting December 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3204 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Trust will hold its regular monthly meeting. This meeting can be accessed via teleconference call; however, please provide a 10-day notification prior to the meeting. For a copy of the agenda or more information, contact Terry Wilson-Gray at (510) 452-2757. NEW FILINGS 8/14/97 A97-08-034 M & M Luxury Shuttle, Inc., for authority to establish a zone of rate freedom for passenger stage corporation service. (1226 Shelter Bay Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941, (415) 552-3200). 8/14/97 A97-08-035 Sharaf E. Nosur, Ibrahim N. Abdrahman, Burhan, M. Burhan , dba Travelers Shuttle Express, for authority to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties; and the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose International Airports, and to establish a zone of rate freedom. (916 - 76th Street, Oakland CA 94612, (510) 835-5151).. 8/15/97 C97-08-036 Lynda Dabrowski vs. MCI Telecommunications Corporation, for raising rates on collect calls from California prisons PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING NONE DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILING NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS August 21, 1997 NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS A97-02- Garde-Southern California Water 019 Company, Evidentiary Hearing and submitted REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 9/2/97 2:00 pm (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-04- Investigation, into the Commission's Henderson 013 own motion into whether the Bidwell Comr Neeper Water Company and its owners, Thomas and Vicky Jernigan, misused its Safe Drinking Water Bond Act surcharge and revenues and have violated rules, orders, and decisions of the Commission, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/12/97 9:30 am (EH)-Bill Langworthy, et al. vs. ALJ Mattson C97-01- Calavaras Telephone Company and Comr Bilas 013 Pacific Bell, for discriminatory telephone billing practices, Old Courthouse, Second Floor, 30 North Main Street, San Andreas LAW AND MOTION Law and Motion Hearings are held before Administrative Law Judge Steven Kotz at 9:30 am in one of the Commission's San Francisco Office Hearing Rooms, unless otherwise noted. Law and Motion procedures are governed by Resolution ALJ 164. Copies of Resolution ALJ 164 are available from the Commission's Documents Desk (415) 703-1713 or from Central Files (415) 703-2045. 8/26/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 9/2/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 9/3/97 2:00 pm Joint Application of Pacific A96-10- Enterprises, Enova Corporation, 038 Mineral Energy Company, et al., Applicants' Motion to Sanction Enron; TURN/UCAN Motion to Compel Responses from Applicants; and Edison's Motion to Quash Applicants' Notice of Depositions; ALJ Robert Barnett, Presiding 9/9/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED HEARINGS Dates in parentheses following the word "also" are subject to change without notice. the assigned Commissioner's name is listed next to the proceedings as matter of record; the assigned Commissioner may not be present at the hearing. (PHC) = Prehearing Conference (OA) = Oral Argument (EH) = Evidentiary Hearing (WS) = Workshop (PPH) = Public Participation (FPH) = Full Panel Hearing Hearing (IAM) = Initial Arbitration (AH) = Arbitration Hearing Meeting (M) = Mediation 8/22/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ A96-07- Company, to adopt performance-based Wetzell 009 ratemaking and incentive-based Comr Duque ratemaking mechanisms as specified in D.95-12-053, as modified by D.96-01- 009, with related changes in D.89-01-040, D.92549, and D.88-01- 063,.(Pacific Gas and Electric Company's hydroelectric/geothermal generation revenue requirements for 1998) Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (EH) for 9 am, September 16, San Francisco (also September 17, 18, and 19, San Francisco) 8/22/97 11:00 am (ECP)-Dale E. Fletcher vs. Southern ALJ C96-12- California Water Company, for Barnett 023 installation of inaccurate water Comr meters, and for excessive water Neeper service charges Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 8/25/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ R94-04- Rulemaking on its proposed policies Malcolm 031 governing restructuring California's Comr Duque electric services industry and Comr reforming regulation, and Knight I94-04- (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting Comr Bilas 032 Investigation on its proposed policies governing restructuring California's electric services industry and reforming regulation, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 8/26/97 9:30 am (EH)-Citizens Utilities Company of ALJ Weiss A91-11- California, general rate increase for Comr Duque 010 water service for additional gross revenues of $306,960 in 1992 and $24,008 in 1993 in its Montara C92-01- District, and 026 (EH)-Joan E. Briody vs. Citizens Utilities of California, to meet state standards for fire hydrants and C92-02- water per hydrant in the Montara/Moss 045 Beach area, and (EH)-Point Montara Fire Protection District vs. Citizens Utilities Company of California, for failure to C92-02- provide adequate water service in 031 Seal Cove and Moss Beach Heights, (EH)-Gary H. Warhaftig vs. Citizens Utilities Company, for failure to C92-02- provide adequate water service in 033 Montara, and (EH)-Beverly R. and Ronald F. Garrity vs. Citizens Utilities Company, for C92-01- failure to provide adequate water 045 service in Montara, Moss Beach, and (EH)-Peter Dekker vs. Citizens Utilities Company of California, that defendant has failed to maintain an adequate quality of water supplied to its customers and must implement measures to raise the volume of water for emergency use to its fire hydrants and increase storage capacity for some n its Montara and Moss Beach areas, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 8/26/97 10:00 am (EH)-GTE Corporation, to merge into ALJ A90-09- Contel Corporation and GTE becoming Mattson 043 the parent company, and Comr Duque A95-12- (EH)-Contel of California, to 006 restructure intrastate rates and charges, for a general rate increase of $45,324,000 per year, based on an overall rate of return on rate base of 12.05% for test year ending I96-03- 12/31/97, and to implement a new 021 regulatory framework for telephone service, and (EH)-Commission Order Instituting Investigation into the rates, charges, service, and practices, and regulation of Contel of California, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 8/26/97 2:00 pm (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-04- Investigation into the operations and Henderson 046 practices of Future Telephone Comr Bilas Communications (FTC) and its officers and whether 30,000 consumers within the 818 area were assessed service charges by FTC even though they were not FTC customers, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 8/27/97 10:00 am (EH)-Park Water Company, for ALJ Bushey A97-03- authority to increase revenues by Comr Duque 032 $1,385,807, or 8.7%, in 1998, $609,600, or 3.9%, in 1999, and $664,211, or 4.1%, in 2000, in the Central Basin Division Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also August 28 and 29 and September 2,3, and 5, San Francisco) 8/28/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ Walker C97-06- Company vs. Southern California Gas Comr Bilas 041 Company, for offering firm inventory services at the excessive rate, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 8/28/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Pacific Bell, for approval of ALJ Galvin A97-06- changes to its capital depreciation Comr 048 rates, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 8/28/97 11:00 am (PHC)-GTE California Incorporated, a ALJ Galvin A97-06- corporation, for approval of 1998 Comr 050 depreciation rates, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/2/97 10:00 am (PHC)-INFONXX, Inc. vs. Pacific Bell, ALJ Reed C97-07- for failure to comply with D.97-01- Comr Bilas 007 042 by furnishing nondiscriminatory access to Pacific's directory assistance database under rates, terms, and conditions that are the same as, or reasonably equivalent to, those under which Pacific Bell provides such access to MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc., pursuant to the approval arbitrated interconnection agreement between MCI Metro and Pacific dated February 3, 1997, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/2/97 10:00 am (PHC)-INFONXX, Inc. vs. Pacific Bell, ALJ Reed C97-07- for failure to comply with D.97-01- Comr Bilas 007 042 by furnishing nondiscriminatory access to Pacific's directory assistance database under rates, terms, and conditions that are the same as, or reasonably equivalent to, those under which Pacific Bell provides such access to MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc., pursuant to the approval arbitrated interconnection agreement between MCI Metro and Pacific dated February 3, 1997, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/3/97 9:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I96-09- Investigation into the operations and Stalder 031 practices of Joe Burnley, Sr., dba Comr Royal Circle Transportation, a Neeper charter- party carrier, pending A96- 05-041 is consolidated for hearing and consideration, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also September 4 and 5, San Francisco 9/3/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Gray Panthers of Santa Barbara ALJ Hale C96-12- vs.Southern California Edison Comr Bilas 028 Company, to restore one permanent Edison office in Santa Barbara and one in Goleta, where utility bills may be paid and where information regarding electric service is available, Santa Barbara Public Library, Townley Room, Lower Level, 40 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 9/4/97 9:00 am (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey R97-08- Rulemaking, on the Commission `s own Comr 001 motion to consider adoption of rules Neeper applicable to Interexchange Carriers for the transfer of customers including establishing penalties for unauthorized transfer, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/4/97 9:00 am (OA)-Order Instituting Rulemaking to ALJ R97-04- establish standards of conduct Econome 011 governing relationships between Comr energy utilities and their Knight I97-04- affiliates, and Comr Bilas 012 (OA)-Order Instituting Investigation to establish standards of conduct governing relationships between energy utilities and their affiliates, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco 9/5/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Pacific Enterprises, Enova ALJ A96-10- Corporation, Mineral Energy Company, Barnett 038 B Mineral Energy Sub, and G Mineral Comr Duque Sub, for approval of a plan of merger Comr of Pacific Enterprises and Enova Neeper Corporation with and into B Mineral Energy Sub (Newco Pacific Sub) and G Mineral Energy Sub (Newco Enova Sub), the wholly owned subsidiaries of a newly created holding company, Mineral Energy Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/5/97 10:30 am (PHC)-Wild Goose Storage, Inc., for a ALJ A96-08- certificate of public convenience and Weissman 058 necessity to construct facilities Comr for gas storage operations in Butte Conlon County, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/8/97 9:00 am (OA)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey R94-02- Rulemaking to establish a simplified ComrKnight 003 registration process for non-dominant telecommunications firms, and I94-02- (OA)-Commission Order Instituting 004 Investigation to establish a simplified registration process for non-dominant telecommunications firms, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/8/97 10:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Weiss I96-10- Investigation into the operations and Comr Duque 034 practices of Airtrans Express Shuttle, and its partners, conducting business as a common carrier to the Los Angeles International Airport, and Order to Show cause why its operating authority should not be revoked, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also September 9, Los Angeles) 9/10/97 10:00 am (EH)-Pacific gas and Electric ALJ Wright A97-05- Company, for authority to (I) Comr 016 establish its authorized rate of Conlon return on common equity, (ii) establish its authorized capital structure, and (iii) establish its overall rate of return for calendar year 1998, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also September 11 and 12, San Francisco) 9/11/97 1:00 pm (ECP)-Roger Hayward vs. Southern ALJ C97-07- California Edison Company, for Barnett 056 overbilling, Municipal Museum, Second Floor Conference Room, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 9/11/97 1:30 pm (ECP)-Ruth Garen vs. GTE Calfornia, ALJ C97-07-57 for unauthorized switching of local Barnett and long disstance carriers, Municipal Museum, Second Floor Conference Room, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 9/12/97 9:30 am (ECP)-Oliver Svenson vs. Pacific ALJ C97-07- Bell, for wrongful disconnection, Barnett 055 erroneous billing, Comr Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 9/12/97 10:00 am (ECP)-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell, ALJ C97-06- for failure to transfer service and Barnett 035 overbilling, and , Comr C97-04-59 (ECP)-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell, Knight for violations of tariff regulation, incorrect billing, and wrongful disconnection of services Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 9/16/97 9:30 am (EH)-Plantation Water Company, ALJ Weiss A96-11- L.L.C., for a certificate of public Comr Duque 013 convenience and necessity to operate the Meadows Management Company water system as a public utility water system in the City of Calimesa, California, and to establish rates for service, City of Yucaipa Council Chambers, Civic Center, 34272 Yucaipa Boulevard, Yucaipa (also September 17, Yucaipa); (PPH) 6:30 pm, September 16, Norton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue, Calimesa 9/17/97 9:30 am (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ A97-03- Company, for authority to revise its Econome 002 gas rates and tariffs to be effective Comr Bilas 1/1/98, pursuant to D.89-01-040, D.90- 09-089, D.91-05-029, D.93-12-058, D.94-07-024, and D.95-12-053, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/17/97 10:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Wright I96-12- Investigation into the operations and Comr 041 practices of Harjit Singh dba Herry Knight Bros.. Trucking, a dump-truck carrier, that allegedly operated without liability insurance during a period when his permit was in suspension Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/17/97 10:00 am (EH)-Pacific Enterprises, Enova ALJ A96-10- Corporation, Mineral Energy Company, Barnett 038 B Mineral Energy Sub, and G Mineral Comr Sub, for approval of a plan of merger Neeper of Pacific Enterprises and Enova Comr Duque Corporation with and into B Mineral Energy Sub (Newco Pacific Sub) and G Mineral Energy Sub (Newco Enova Sub), the wholly owned subsidiaries of a newly created holding company, Mineral Energy Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also September 18-19, 22-26, 29-30, and October 1-3 and 6-8, San Francisco) 9/19/97 10:00 am (EH)-Lew A. Garbutt vs. Pacific Gas ALJ C96-12- and Electric Company, for failing to Patrick 005 provide information regarding Comr Duque overhead electrical service, Electric Department Conference Room, 2556 Heather Lane, Redding 9/22/97 9:30 am (EH)-Pacific Bell vs. MCI ALJ Kenney C97-02- Telecommunications Corporation, for Comr Bilas 027 failure to remit the pay station service charge (PSSC) to Pacific Bell for intraLATA non-sent-paid calls originating on Pacific Bell payphones, and for engaging in unfair competition by providing intraLATA service to its customers without imposing PSCC, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also September 23-25, San Francisco 9/22/97 10:00 am (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ A89-03- Company, for a certificate to Stalder 026 construct and operate a 220 kV Comr Duque transmission line between Kramer Substation and Victor Substation in San Bernardino Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also September 23-26, San Francisco) 9/22/97 2:00 pm (PPH)-California-American Water ALJ A97-04- Company, for an order authorizing Ryerson 051 increased rates of $1,142,700 Comr (7.65%) in the year 1998, $376,200 Neeper (2.51%) in the year 1999, and $317,200 (l.93%) in the year 2000, in the Los Angeles Division, Westminster Gardens, Packard Hall, 1424 Santo Domingo Avenue, Duarte (also 6:30 pm, September 22, Inglewood Public Library Lecture Hall, 101 W. Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood) (EH) 10 am, September 23, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 9/23/97 10:00 am (PHC)-California Water Service ALJ Bushey A96-12- Company, for an order authorizing Comr Duque 029 California Water Service Company to form a holding company structure, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 10/1/97 10:00 am (EH)-Southern California Edison, for ALJ A89-03- a certificate to construct and Stalder 026 operate a 220 kV transmission line Comr Duque between the Kramer Substation and the Victorville Substation in San Bernardino, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 3, 8, 9, and 10, San Francisco) 10/2/97 10:00 am (EH)-Nancy M. Horner and Vertec ALJ Bushey C96-11- International, Inc., dba Vitosha, Comr 029 Ltd. vs. GTE of California Neeper Incorporated for faulty installation of telephone lines, failing to properly provide or maintain reliable and acceptable telephone services, inadequate customer assistance services, for improper past-due and late-payment charges, and failing to comply with all applicable PUC regulations Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also October 3, Los Angeles) 10/2/97 10:00 am (EH)-Sonia L. Gill, et al., vs ALJ Walker C96-10-023 Pacific Bell, for incorrect area Comr code designations and improper toll Duque( call charges, Yorkville Community Center, 25400 Highway 128, Yorkville (also October 3, Yorkville) 10/3/97 8:00 am (EH)-Fred McElhaney vs, GTE ALJ Bushey C97-06-004 California Incorporated, for refusal Comr to install a telephone service, Neeper Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 10/3/97 10:00 am (EH)-Leon Selva and N orman Selva vs. ALJ Kotz C96-02- Southern Pacific Transportation Comr Duque 040 Company, for unnoticed and arbitrary removal of railroad crossing, City of Salinas Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas 10/8/97 10:00 am (EH)-Pacific Bell, for approval of ALJ Walwyn A97-03-004 rate reductions to offset the Comr explicit subsidy support ordered in Knighte D.96-10-066, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 9 and 10, 14-17, and 20-24, San Francisco 10/10/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-05-045 Investigation on the Commission's Ryerson own motion into the operations and Comr Duque practices of A Better Moving and Storage Company, Inc., and its president, Bennet D. Mattingly, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 10/14/97 9:00 am (EH)-California Cable Television ALJ C97-03-019 Association vs. Southern California Mattson Edison Company, for unlawful Comr Duque increase of pole attachment charges Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 15-17, San Francisco 10/14/97 9:30 am (PHC)-Castlerock Estates Inc., Bruce ALJ Weiss C92-04-03 B. Breiholzvs. Toro Water Service, Comr Inc., California Utilities Service, Conlon Inc., and Robert T. Adcock, for C92-11-032 refunds of taxes and contributions for plant and facilities made in 1988, and (PHC)-Silverwood Estates Development Limited Partnership, vs. Alisal Water Corporation, dba Alco Water Service, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 10/14/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Bruce Kennedy vs. GTE ALJ Galvin C95-08-063 California and Pacific Bell for a Comr realignment of GTEC and Pacific Bell Knight services territory boundary on Hutchinson Road in Felton, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 15, San Francisco) 10/21/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Commission Investigation into ALJ I96-04-023 the operations and practices of Ryerson David M. Espinoza, dba David Comr Duque Espinoza Trucking, immediately suspends agricultural carrier permit for non-compliance with California Highway Patrol and Department of Motor Vehicle regulations, and Order to Show Cause as to whether the permit should be revoked, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 22, San Francisco 10/27/97 9:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-04-045 Investigation into the operations Bennett and practices of Brittan Comr Communications International, Inc., Neeper to determine whether the entity unlawfully switrched subscribers' primary interexchange carrier without the subscriber's authorizaytion in violation of Public Utilities Code Section 2889.5, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 28-31, San Francisco) 10/27/97 9:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey I97-04-044 Investigation into the operations Comr and practices of L.D. Services, Neeper doing business as Long Distance Services, to determine whether the entity unlawfully switched subscribers' primary interexchange carrier without the subscriber's authorization, in violation of Public Utilities Code Section 2889.5, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 28-31, San Francisco) 10/31/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Gloria Jean Smith vs. Pacific ALJ C97-06-005 Gas and Electric Company, for non- Ryerson compliance with its originally Comr Bilas estimated costs of installation of services, Council Chambers, Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville 11/3/97 9:00 am (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric ALJ A97-05-002 Company, for authority to increase Gottstein its gas and electric revenue Comr requirements to reflect its Neeper accomplishments for demand-side management program years 1994, 1995, A97-05-004 and 1996, in the 1997 annual earnings assessment proceeding, and (EH)-Southern California Edison Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives A97-05-005 for 1996 program year accomplishments and the second installment of shareholder incentives for the 1994 and 1995 program years, and A97-05-026 (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments and second claim for incentives for 1995 and some 1994 program year accomplishments, and (EH)-Southern California Gas Company, for authority to increase its gas revenue requirements to reflect its accomplishment for demand-side management program years 1994, 1995, and 1996 in the 1997 annual earnings assessment proceeding, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 4-7, and 12-14, San Francisco 11/19/97 9:30 am (PHC)-San Diego Metropolitan Transit ALJ Garde A97-01-029 Development Board (MTDB) and City of Comr San Diego (city), for authority to Neeper construct an at-grade crossing of two light-rail transit tracks and two freight intercity/commuter rail tracks at Vine Street in the City of San Diego, San Diego County, State Office Building, Office of Administrative Hearings, Room 6022, 1350 Front Street, San Diego 12/1/97 10:00 am (PHC)-The City of Vernon vs. The ALJ C96-01-019 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Careaga Railway, for non-compliance with Comr zoning, Neeper Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also December 2 and 3, San Francisco) NOTICE OF DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR EX PARTE MEETING On September 20, 1996, the Commission adopted Resolution ALJ 169 regarding the "Filing of Notice of Denial of Request for Ex Parte Meeting". The resolution implements an interim procedure whereby a party whose written request for an ex parte meeting with a Commissioner has been denied will be allowed to file a notice of such denial. Copies of Resolution ALJ 169 are available from the Commission's Central Files Office at 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2002, San Francisco; telephone (415) 703-2045. Copies of tendered notices are available in the Central Files Office for review and/or reproduction under existing procedures. They are also available from the filing party who is under the obligation to provide copies of the notice without delay. NONE FILED NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS Copies of tendered notices are available in the Central Files Office for review and/or reproduction under existing procedures. They are also available from the filing party who is under the obligation to provide copies of the notice without delay. 8/19/97 A96-11-020 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for authorization to sell Hunters Point, Morro Bay, Moss Landing, and Oakland generating plants and related assets Summary: Summary: On August 14, 1997, Kristel L. Frank, Regulatory Relations Director for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), spoke with Julie Halligan, advisor for Cmmr. Bilas, in San Francisco. Frank stated that although the draft Phase 1A decision permits PG&E to commence an auction, it does not allow PG&E to accept bids. Frank stated that as part of the first stage of the auction, PG&E would accept "indicative bids." Frank stated that acceptance of final bids could occur after the Commission adopts a final negative declaration. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Heidi Holzhauer Phone: (415) 972-5611 8/19/97 A97-05-002 San Diego Gas and Electric Company, for authority to increase its gas and electric revenue requirements to reflect its accomplishments for demand-side management program years 1994, 1995, and 1996 in the 1997 annual earnings assessment proceeding A97-05-004 Southern California Edison Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments and the second installment of shareholder incentives for the 1994 and 1995 program years A97-05-005 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments and second claim for incentives for 1995 and some 1994 program year accomplishments A97-05-006 >Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for: (1) Authority to reduce rates effective 1/1/98; (2) authority to sell or assign transition property to one or more financing entities;(3) authority to service rate reduction bonds on behalf of financing entities; (4) authority to establish charges sufficient to recover fixed transition amount Summary:. On August 14, 1997, Annette S. Beitel, attorney for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), spoke with ALJ Gottstein in San Francisco. Beitel proposed alternative language in lieu of the request of PG&E and Southern California Edison in PG&E's 7/7/97 AEAP filing. A letter (attached to the notice) containing an outline of the proposed alternative language was provided to Gottstein. Betel stated that the proposed language would permit utilities to recognize estimated incentive earnings as shareholder earnings starting 1/1/98. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Heidi Holzhauer Phone: (415) 972-5611