Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Monday, September 15, 1997 Page 15 + 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 Monday, September 15, 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 September 24, 10:00 San Francisco 1997 a.m. October 9, 10:00 San Francisco 1997 a.m. October 22, 10:00 San Francisco 1997 a.m. ORDER OF DISMISSAL This was a proceeding initiated to change the basis for charges used in Distance Table 8 from constructive miles to postal zip code areas. A review of our files indicates that the last docket entry in this proceeding was a proposed decision by retired Administrative Law Judge Lemke filed on November 4, 1988. There have been no formal inquiries as to the status of this matter. It is clear that the material in this record is now stale and should not be used for a current decision. Therefore, we shall dismiss this proceeding without prejudice. Findings of Fact 1. The most recent docket entry in this proceeding is a proposed decision filed on November 4, 1988. 2. There have been no formal inquiries about this matter. Conclusions of Law 1. The information contained in this proceeding is stale. 2. This proceeding should be dismissed without prejudice. IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Case 5437, Petition 326 is dismissed without prejudice. 2. This proceeding is closed. This order is effective today. Dated September 3, 1997, at San Francisco, California. 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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 9/22/97, 1-4 pm Richard A. Chico Chamber of Commerce Bilas 300 Salem Street Chico 10/6/97, 1-4 pm Richard A. 100 H Street, Suite 210A Bilas Eureka 10/10/97, 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 September 16, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 10 am - 4 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone Center) San Francisco The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, budget planning, finalize items for September 19 filing, update on the advisory committee, update on the RFQ for Technical Consultants, 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. Workshop Notice September 16, and 17, California Public Utilities 1997 Commission 9:30 am - 4:00 pm 505 Van Ness Avenue (Additional days will be Training Room scheduled if needed) San Francisco The Energy Division will hold a workshop to discuss PG&E's Advice Letter (A.L) 1692-E, Edison's A.L 1245-E and SDG&E's A.Ls 1041-E and 1042-E, which were filed pursuant to Decision (D.) 97-08-056 in the Cost Separation/Unbundling Proceeding. These A.Ls contain changes to the existing tariffs. The workshop is open to the public and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, please contact Maryam Ebke at (415) 703- 2575. Public Meeting September 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am - 12 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Interim Administrative Committee for the California High Cost Fund B and the California Teleconnect Fund will hold its 6th meeting for a final review of the proposed charters and trust agreements. The contact person for this meeting is Angela Young at (415) 703-2837. Public Meeting September 17, 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 utility 1998 program plans, the Board's September 16 report, other transition issues, and reports from or direction to the technical consultants and Technical Advisory Committee. The contact people is Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates (707) 522-1457. Public Meeting September 17, 1997 California Public Utilities Lottery begins 1:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Training Room San Francisco The Telecommunications Division of the California Public Utilities Commission will be conducting a lottery to determine allocations of central office codes (NXXs) in the 209, 213, 310, 408, 415/650, 510, 619, 714, 760, 805, 818/626 and 916 area codes pursuant to the provisions of D96-09-087. Applications for NXXs should be submitted to the California Code Administrator prior to close of business September 9, 1997. For information on the lottery process, call (415) 703- 5331. If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2032 five working days in advance of the event. Public Meeting September 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 1:30 am - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3204 San Francisco The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Administrative Committee will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting to approve the payment of telephone claims, and review administrative expenses, discuss the implications of the Federal ULTS program, and other administrative matters. 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, 1997 5550 Kearny Mesa Road 9 am - 5 pm San Diego The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to consider startup documents (bylaws, conflict- of-interest and reimbursement rules, a trust agreement, etc.), the purpose and scope of EET activities, a budget, a work plan, monthly reports, forming and staffing the trust, contracts for consultants, administrative and legal services, design of a community-based education and outreach effort, development of materials, coordination with the Joint Consumer Education Plan and CPUC staff outreach activities, and other related matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting September 17, 1997 6655 DeForest Park 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Lon Beach and and September 18, 1997 Simms Park 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 16614 S. Clark Ave., Room #6 Bellflower The Energy Division will be conducting two Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Scoping Meetings for the proposed Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Carson to Norwalk Pipeline. The purpose of these meetings is to solicit comments from interested parties to ensure that the EIR addresses concerns of the public, affected agencies and interested parties. The proposed construction of a 13-mile pipeline would traverse portions of the Cities of Carson, Long Beach, Bellflower, Cerritos, Norwalk, and some of Los Angeles County land. The Energy Division contact person is Moises Chavez at (415) 703- 1851. Workshop Notice September 18, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am -5 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Auditorium San Francisco The Telecommunications Division will hold a workshop to discuss the designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) according to the Federal Communications Commission's recently adopted universal service rules. ETC status is a prerequisite to the receipt of federal high cost, low income and most rural health care universal service support. It is the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUCs) role to designate ETCs in California. If you have any questions, please notify Zenaida Tapawan- Conway (415) 703-1458, fax (415) 703-4405, e-mail ztc@cpuc.ca.gov or Brian Roberts at (415) 703-2334, fax (415) 703-4405 e-mail bpr@cpuc.ca.gov of the Telecommunications Division. The Commission's policy is to hold workshops in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. If specialized accommodations are needed, please call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2074 or TDD # (415) 703-2032 no later than September 12, 1997. Public Meeting September 18, 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 review and discuss the technical consultants' scoping studies and other transition issues, and review and discuss the utility 1998 program plans. The contact people is Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates (707) 522-1457. Public Meeting September 18, 1997 5550 Kearny Mesa Road 9 am - 5 pm San Diego The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to consider startup documents (bylaws, conflict- of-interest and reimbursement rules, a trust agreement, etc.), the purpose and scope of EET activities, a budget, a work plan, monthly reports, forming and staffing the trust, contracts for consultants, administrative and legal services, design of a community-based education and outreach effort, development of materials, coordination with the Joint Consumer Education Plan and CPUC staff outreach activities, and other related matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting September 22, 1997 California Public Utilities 10 am - 2:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Conference Room 4206 San Francisco The COPT Enforcement Subcommittee will conduct a monthly meeting pertaining to Customer Operated Pay Telephones Committee. For more information contact Adam Thaler at (415) 703-1157. Public Meeting September 25, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland This is a special session: DDTP 1998 Budget Review. 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 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting September 26, 1997 California School of Professional 10 am - 4 pm Psychology 6160 Cornerstone Court East Room 200-201 San Diego 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 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. [Call DDTP to obtain directions to CSPP/San Diego] Public Meeting September 29, 1997 Wyndham Hotel 10 am - 4 pm at Los Angeles Airport With a Working Lunch 6225 West Century Boulevard (A brief break will be Los Angeles called prior to lunch) The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, budget planning/financial status, update on the advisory committee, update on the RFQ for Technical Consultants, election of officers, address interim period issues, address policy planning issues on critical path, 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. (To join via teleconference at your own expense: Dial (303) 633-1880, Passcode: 1845866#) Public Meeting September 30, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 5305 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to consider startup documents (bylaws, conflict- of-interest and reimbursement rules, a trust agreement, etc.), the purpose and scope of EET activities, a budget, a work plan, monthly reports, forming and staffing the trust, contracts for consultants, administrative and legal services, design of a community-based education and outreach effort, development of materials, coordination with the Joint Consumer Education Plan and CPUC staff outreach activities, and other related matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting October 1, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 5305 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to consider startup documents (bylaws, conflict- of-interest and reimbursement rules, a trust agreement, etc.), the purpose and scope of EET activities, a budget, a work plan, monthly reports, forming and staffing the trust, contracts for consultants, administrative and legal services, design of a community-based education and outreach effort, development of materials, coordination with the Joint Consumer Education Plan and CPUC staff outreach activities, and other related matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting October 7, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 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 Sara Brucker at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting October 9, 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 complete its October 15 report to the Commission (including bylaws, conflict-of-interest and reimbursement rules, a trust agreement, a budget and a work plan). It will also consider the purpose and scope of EET activities, forming and staffing the trust, hiring consultants, obtaining administrative and legal services, designing a community-based education and outreach effort, developing materials, coordinating with the Joint Consumer Education Plan and CPUC staff outreach activities, and related matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting October 9, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The Equipment Program 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 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting October 10, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 5305 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to complete its October 15 report to the Commission (including bylaws, conflict-of-interest and reimbursement rules, a trust agreement, a budget and a work plan). It will also consider the purpose and scope of EET activities, forming and staffing the trust, hiring consultants, obtaining administrative and legal services, designing a community-based education and outreach effort, developing materials, coordinating with the Joint Consumer Education Plan and CPUC staff outreach activities, and 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 October 24, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 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 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. 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 9/11/97 A97-09- Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to 015 transfer and Scott Leonhard, Philip N. Lester, and Pat Browning to acquire certain parcels of land in Nevada and Yuba Counties 9/11/97 A97-09- Chadwick Telecommunications 016 Corporation, for registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING NONE DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS To inquire about a filing, call the Energy Division (703- 1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1889) or Water Division (703-2028). To protest a filing, mail the original letter/telegram to the Chief of the appropriate division (i.e., "Chief, [Energy, Telecommunications or Water] Division"), to be received no later than 20 days after the date the Advice Letter was filed. "Effective TBD" means that the date is to be determined by further Commission action. A date listed as "anticipated effective" may be subject to change. An Advice Letter Supplement is not a new filing, and there is no protest period unless indicated. 09/11/97 Water 77 PEERLESS WATER CO., Impose a surcharge to recover fees paid to the Dept. of Health Services per Resolution W-4013, and to revise Sch. UF, Surcharge to Fund PUC Reimbursement Fee pursuant to Resolution M-4786. (effective TBD) 09/11/97 Water 986- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY, W [Barstow District]Increase rates to recover the costs to replace the water rights lost in the adjudication of the Mojave River Basin. (effective TBD) ADVICE LETTER PROTESTS To inquire about a protest, call the Energy Division (703- 1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1889) or Water Division (703-2028). To obtain a copy of the protest, please direct your request to the protestor. NONE FILED MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS September 15, 1997 Filings with Safety and Enforcement NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS C97-06- Barnett-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell, 035 Evidentiary Hearing held and no report given C97-04- Barnett-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell, 059 Evidentiary Hearing held and no report given C97-01- Mattson-Bill Langworthy, et al. vs. 013 Calaveras Telephone Company, et al., Evidentiary Hearing held and no report given C97-07- Barnett-Oliver Svenson vs. Pacific 055 Bell, Evidentiary Hearing held and submitted C97-05- Ryerson-Renette King vs. Pacific Bell, 040 for improper billing, crossed line, etc., hearing set for September 19, reset for 1 pm, September 24, Cerritos CORRECTION TO THE DAILY CALENDAR a96-07- Wetzell-Southern California Edison 009 Company, performance-based ratemaking, and related matters, hearing set for 10 am, September 18, should be 9 am, September 18 REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR A97-05- Rosenthal-Parviz Karmozd and Executive 015 Ride, Inc., CPCN, hearing set for September 18, removed from calendar A97-01- Garde-Mohammed Ezami-Ebrahimi, 016 Directional Management, Inc., to transfer CPCN, hearing set for September 26, removed from calendar NEW SETTINGS NONE 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. 9/16/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 9/23/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 9/30/97 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 9/16/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Commission Rulemaking on the ALJ R92-03- Commission's own motion to consider Patrick 050 the line extension rules of electric Comr and gas utilities, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/16/97 10:00 am (ECP)-Patrick J. Byington vs. Pacific ALJ C97-08- Gas and Electric Company, for improper Stalder 042 billing in the amount of $2,575.99, Comr Tuolumne Utility District, 13144 Mono Duque Way, Sonora 9/16/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ A91-05- Company, for authority to revise its Barnett 050 electric rates under the energy Comr cost adjustment clause, major Conlon additions adjustment billing factor, Comr electric revenue adjustment billing Knight factor, and low-income surcharge, for Comr A92-05- rate increase of $214.4 million Neeper 047 effective 1992, and (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company, for authority to revise its energy cost adjustment billing factors, its electric revenue adjustment billing factor, its low- income rate assistance, and its base rate levels, effective 1/1/93, and for A93-05- authority to revise its energy 044 reliability index and avoided capacity cost pricing , and for review of the reasonableness of Edison's operations during the period from 4/1/92 through 3/31/92, and (PHC)Southern California Edison Company, for authority to revise its energy cost adjustment billing A94-05- factors, its electric revenue 044 adjustment billing factor, its low- income rate assistance, and its base rate levels, effective 1/1/94, authority to revise the energy reliability index and avoided capacity cost pricing, and for review of the reasonableness of Edison's operations during the period from 45/1/92 through A95-05- 3/31/93, and 049 (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company, for authority to revise its energy cost adjustment billing factors, its electric revenue adjustment billing factor, its LIRA, and its base rate levels effective 1/1/95, for a total increase of $312.3 million, revise the energy reliability index and avoided capacity cost pricing, and review of the reasonableness of Edison's operations during the period from 4/1/93 through 3/31/94, and (PHC)- Southern California Edison, for authority to revise its energy cost adjustment bill factors, its electric revenue adjustment billing factors, its low income rate assistance, and its base rate levels effective 1/1/96, to revise the incremental energy rate, the energy reliability index, an d avoidable capacity cost pricing, etc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 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 1/1/98, pursuant to D.89-01-040, D.90- Bilas 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 I96-12- Investigation into the operations and Wright 041 practices of Harjit Singh dba Herry Comr Bros.. Trucking, a dump-truck carrier, Knight 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)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Weiss I96-10- Investigation into the operations and Comr 034 practices of Airtrans Express Shuttle, Duque 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 9/17/97 10:00 am (EH)-Pacific Enterprises, Enova ALJ A96-10- Corporation, Mineral Energy Company, B Barnett 038 Mineral Energy Sub, and G Mineral Sub, Comr for approval of a plan of merger of Neeper Pacific Enterprises and Enova Comr Corporation with and into B Mineral Duque 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) 9/18/97 9:00 am (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ A96-07- Company, to adopt performance-based Wetzell 009 ratemaking and incentive-based Comr ratemaking mechanisms as specified in Duque D.95-12-053, as modified by D.96-01- 009, with related changes in A96-07- D.89-01-040, D.92549, and D.88-01-063, 018 and (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for approval of proposed hydroelectric/geothermal performance- based ratemaking (PBR) mechanisms, effective 1/1/98, and to change electric revenue requirements subject to PBR, also effective 1/1/98 (Pacific Gas and Electric Company's hydroelectric/geothermal generation revenue requirements for 1998), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also September 19, 22 and 23, San Francisco) 9/18/97 1:00 pm (PHC)-Southwest Gas Corporation, to ALJ A97-07- modify the terms and conditions of the Wright 015 certificate of public convenience and Comr necessity granted in D.95-04-075, to Duque provide natural gas service in areas of El Dorado, Nevada, and Placer Counties, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/19/97 10:00 (PHC)-Gregory McCord, dba On the Move, ALJ Garde a.m. for a certificate of pubic convenience Comr A96-09- and necessity to operate as a Duque 027 passenger stage to transport passengers, primarily children, between designed points in Marin, San Francisco, Contra Costa and Alameda, Solano, and Napa Counties, Commission Courtroom, 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 overhead Comr electrical service, Duque Electric Department Conference Room, 2556 Heather Lane, Redding 9/22/97 9:30 am (EH)-Pacific Bell vs. MCI ALJ C97-02- Telecommunications Corporation, for Kenney 027 failure to remit the pay station Comr service charge (PSSC) to Pacific Bell Bilas 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 2:00 pm (PPH)-California-American Water ALJ A97-04- Company, for an order authorizing Ryerson 051 increased rates of $1,142,700 (7.65%) Comr in the year 1998, $376,200 (2.51%) in Neeper 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 A96-12- Company, for an order authorizing Bushey 029 California Water Service Company to Comr form a holding company structure, Duque Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/24/97 1:00 pm (PHC)-Renette King vs. Pacific Bell, ALJ C97-05- for improper filing, crossed line, Ryerson 040 etc., Comr Council Chambers, Cerritos City Hall, Duque 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerrito 9/24/97 2:30 pm (PHC)-Unocal California Pipeline ALJ A97-04- Company, to sell and Tosco Corporation Econome 005 to acquire public utility assets Comr pursuant to Section 851 of the Public Bilas Utilities Code and to transfer control of a public utility pursuant to A97-06- Section 854 of the Public Utilities 016 Code, and (PHC)-Unocal California Pipeline Company, for authority to remove facilities from common carrier services, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 9/25/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Harold L. Richardson, et al. vs. ALJ C97-05- Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company and Ryerson 008 Southern California Water Company, for Comr overcharges on water services, Duque Community Development Building, Council Chambers, 14900 Apple Valley Inn Road, Apple Valley 10/2/97 10:00 am (EH)-Nancy M. Horner and Vertec ALJ C96-11- International, Inc., dba Vitosha, Ltd. Bushey 029 vs. GTE California Incorporated for Comr faulty installation of telephone Neeper 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 Pacific ALJ C96-10- Bell, for incorrect area code Walker 023 designations and improper toll call Comr charges, Duque Yorkville Community Center, 25400 Highway 128, Yorkville (also October 3, Yorkville) 10/3/97 8:00 am (EH)-Fred McElhaney vs, GTE California ALJ C97-06- Incorporated, for refusal to install a Bushey 004 telephone service, Comr Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles Neeper 10/3/97 10:00 am (EH)-Leon Selva and N orman Selva vs. ALJ Kotz C96-02- Southern Pacific Transportation Comr 040 Company, for unnoticed and arbitrary Duque 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 A97-03- rate reductions to offset the explicit Walwyn 004 subsidy support ordered in Comr D.96-10-066, Knight Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 9 and 10, 14-17, and 20- 24, San Francisco) 10/10/97 9:00 am (OA)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ R94-02- Rulemaking to establish a simplified Bushey 003 registration process for non-dominant Comr telecommunications firms, and Knight I94-02- (OA)-Commission Order Instituting 004 Investigation to establish a simplified registration process for non-dominant telecommunications firms, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 10/10/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-05- Investigation on the Commission's own Ryerson 045 motion into the operations and Comr practices of A Better Moving and Duque 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- Association vs. Southern California Mattson 019 Edison Company, for unlawful increase Comr of pole attachment charges Duque 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- refunds of taxes and contributions for 032 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 (EHC)-Bruce Kennedy vs. GTE California ALJ C95-08- and Pacific Bell for a realignment of Galvin 063 GTEC and Pacific Bell services Comr territory boundary on Hutchinson Road Knight in Felton, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 15, San Francisco) 10/16/97 10:00 am (EH)-Pacific Bell, for approval of ALJ A97-06- changes to its capital depreciation Galvin 048 rates, Comr Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Conlon 10/16/97 2:30 pm (ECP)-Judy Lam vs. Southern California ALJ C97-07- Edison Company, for overbilling of Barnett 059 $2,897.24, Comr The State Office Building, 1350 Front Duque Street, Room B-103, San Diego 10/21/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Commission Investigation into ALJ I96-04- the operations and practices of David Ryerson 023 M. Espinoza, dba David Espinoza Comr Trucking, immediately suspends Duque 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) 10/23/97 9:00 am (EH)-Telecom West vs. GTE California, ALJ C96-07- for failure to provide adequate Pulsifer 020 service in a timely and efficient Comr manner, Duque Council Chambers, City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno (also October 24, Fresno) 10/23/97 10:00 am (EH)-GTE California Incorporated, a ALJ A97-06- corporation, for approval of 1998 Galvin 050 depreciation rates, Comr Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Conlon (Also October 24, San Francisco) 10/27/97 9:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-04- Investigation into the operations and Bennett 045 practices of Brittan Communications Comr International, Inc., to determine Neeper 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) 10/27/97 9:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-04- Investigation into the operations and Bushey 044 practices of L.D. Services, doing Comr business as Long Distance Services, to Neeper 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- Gas and Electric Company, for non- Ryerson 005 compliance with its originally Comr estimated costs of installation of Bilas services, Council Chambers, Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville 11/3/97 9:00 am (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company, ALJ A97-05- for authority to increase its gas and Gottstein 002 electric revenue requirements to Comr reflect its accomplishments for demand- Neeper side management program years 1994, 1995, and 1996, in the 1997 annual A97-05- earnings assessment proceeding, and 004 (EH)-Southern California Edison Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments and the second installment of shareholder A97-05- incentives for the 1994 and 1995 005 program years, and (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments and A97-05- second claim for incentives for 1995 026 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) 11/12/97 10:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Reed R93-04- Rulemaking on the Commission's own Comr 003 motion to govern open access to Duque bottleneck services and establish a framework for network architecture development of dominant carrier I93-04- networks, and 002 (EH)-Commission Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's own motion into open access and network architecture development of dominant carrier architecture development of dominant carrier networks, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 13 and 14, 17-21, 24- 26, and December 1-5, San Francisco) 11/18/97 10:00 am (EH)-San Jose Water Company, for ALJ A95-08- autyhority to increase rates by Stalder 038 $3,867,000 or 4.16% in 1995; Comr $4,348,000 or 4.43% in 1996; and Conlon $1,713,000 or 1.67% in 1997, in Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Campbell, portions of San Jose, Cupertino and Santa Clara, and in territory within the County of Santa Clara surrounding and adjacent in these municipalities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 19, San Francisco) 11/19/97 9:30 am (PHC)-San Diego Metropolitan Transit ALJ Garde A97-01- Development Board (MTDB) and City of Comr 029 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- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Careaga 019 for non-compliance with zoning, Comr Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Neeper (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. NONE FILED