Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Thursday, September 18, 1997 Page 20 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, September 18, 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. NOTICES Delivery of Formal Pleadings for Filing Unless otherwise directed, all courier-delivered documents submitted for filing as part of the formal record in a proceeding should be hand-carried directly to the Commission's Docket Office, Room 2001, 505 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco; Room 5109, 107 South Broadway in Los Angeles; or Room 4006, 1350 Front Street in San Diego. 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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 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 1, 1997 Pacific Gas & Electricity Energy 9:30 am - 4 pm Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone Center) San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will hold a public workshop to receive comments on the Board's September 16 Scoping Report regarding the transition to independent administration of energy efficiency programs and the Technical Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the Scoping Report and other transition issues. The contact person is Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates (707) 523-1663. 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 9/2/97 C97-09- Desert Golf R.V. Resort, LLC dba 022 California Golf R.V. Resort vs. Southern California Edison Company, for improperly applying a GSI rate designation for a domestic use 9/16/97 A97-09- Irving Stoller, dba At Your Service 021 Airport and Door to Door Shuttle, for authority to operate an on-call, door- to-door, passenger stage service between points in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, on the one hand, and Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario Airport, John Wayne Airport, Long Beach Airport, Burbank Airport, Palm Spring Airport or Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, on the other hand (32-388 Camilla Cir., Thousand Palms, CA 92276; (760) 343-0666) 9/16/97 C97-09- TWEAN, a New York General 023 Partnership, dba Time Warner Cable of Bakersfield vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for violations of Section 767.5 of the California Public Utilities Code. PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING 9/15/97 R95-04-043 Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service, and I95-04-044 Investigation on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service; Application for Rehearing of D97-08-059 by Business Telemanagement, Inc. and Frontier Telemanagement 9/15/97 Application for rehearing of D97-08- 059 by MCI Telecommunications Corporation and AT&T Communications of California, Inc. DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS 9/17/97 A94-12-005 Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for authority, among other things, to decrease its rates and charges for electric and gas service, and increase rates and charges for pipeline expansion service, Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Patrick ADVICE LETTER FILINGS NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS September 18, 1997 Filings with Safety and Enforcement NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS A97-03- Econome-Pacific Gas and Electric 002 Company, revise gas rates and tariffs, Prehearing Conference held and completed I96-10- Weiss-Commission Order Instituting 034 Investigatino, Airtrans Express Shuttle, Evidentiary Hearing held and no report given A96-10- Barnett-Pacific Enterprises, Enova 038 Corporation, Mineral Energy Company, et al., Evidentiary Hearing held and continued to 9 am, September 18, San Francisco SUBMISSIONS FOR DAILY CALENDAR 9/12/97 C97-04- Barnett-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell, 059 and C97-06- Barnett-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell, 059 Evidentiary Hearings held and continued to 9:30 am, November C97-01- Mattson-Bill Langworthy, et al. vs. 013 Calaveras Telephone Company, Evidentiary Hearing held and submitted upon receipt of transcript SUBMISSION FOR DAILY CALENDAR 9/16/97 C97-08- Stalder-Patrick J. Byington vbs. 042 Pacific gas and Electric Company, Evidentiary Hearing held and submitted upon receipt of late-filed Exhibit 13 REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR I96-12- Wright-Commission Order Instituting 041 Investigation, Harjit Singh, dba Herry Bros. Trucking, hearing set for September 17, removed from calendar NEW SETTINGS 10/8/97 10:00 am (EH)-PacifiCorp, for approval of ALJ A97-05- transmission plan, Weissman 011 and Comr Duque A97-06- (EH)-Sierra Pacific Power Company, 046 for approval of its transmission plan, and A97-07- (EH)-Kirkwood Gas and Electric 005 Company, for compliance with the requirements of AB 1890, and A97-08- (EH)-Southern California Water 064 Company, for certain exemptions to California Public Utilities Commission Decisions 97-05-039, 97-05- 040, and related Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR)94-04-031 and Order Instituting Investigation (OII) 94-04- 032, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 9 and 10, San Francisco) 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. 9/23/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 9/30/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 10/7/97 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 9/18/97 9:00 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 September19, 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 Duque ratemaking mechanisms as specified in D.95-12-053, as modified by D.96-01- 009, with related changes in A96-07- D.89-01-040, D.92549, and 018 D.88-01-063, 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 Wright A97-07- modify the terms and conditions of Comr Duque 015 the certificate of public convenience and necessity granted in D.95-04-075, to 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 ALJ Garde a.m. Move, for a certificate of pubic Comr Duque A96-09- convenience and necessity to operate 027 as a 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 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 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 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 9/24/97 1:00 pm (PHC)-Renette King vs. Pacific Bell, ALJ C97-05- for improper filing, crossed line, Ryerson 040 etc., Comr Duque Council Chambers, Cerritos City Hall, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerrito 9/24/97 2:30 pm (PHC)-Unocal California Pipeline ALJ A97-04- Company, to sell and Tosco Econome 005 Corporation to acquire public utility Comr Bilas assets pursuant to Section 851 of the Public Utilities Code and to transfer control of a public utility pursuant A97-06- to Section 854 of the Public 016 Utilities 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. ALJ C97-05- vs. Apple Valley Ranchos Water Ryerson 008 Company and Southern California Water Comr Duque Company, for overcharges on water services, Community Development Building, Council Chambers, 14900 Apple Valley Inn Road, Apple Valley 9/26/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ A97-07- Company, to sell and Modesto Malcolm 030 Irrigation District to acquire Comr electric distribution and Conlon transmission facilities serving the Cities of Ripon, Escalon, Riverbank, Oakdale, and surrounding rural areas, Commission Courtroom, 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 California Incorporated Neeper 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- Pacific Bell, for incorrect area code Comr Duque 023 designations and improper toll 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- California Incorporated, for refusal Comr 004 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- rate reductions to offset the Comr 004 explicit subsidy support ordered in Knight D.96-10-066, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 9 and 10, 14-17, and 20- 24, San Francisco) 10/8/97 10:00 am (EH)-PacifiCorp, for approval of ALJ A97-05- transmission plan, Weissman 011 and Comr Duque A97-06- (EH)-Sierra Pacific Power Company, 046 for approval of its transmission plan, and A97-07- (EH)-Kirkwood Gas and Electric 005 Company, for compliance with the requirements of AB 1890, and A97-08- (EH)-Southern California Water 064 Company, for certain exemptions to California Public Utilities Commission Decisions 97-05-039, 97-05- 040, and related Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR)94-04-031 and Order Instituting Investigation (OII) 94-04- 032, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 9 and 10, San Francisco) 10/10/97 9:00 am (OA)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey R94-02- Rulemaking to establish a simplified Comr 003 registration process for non-dominant Knight 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 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 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- Association vs. Southern California Mattson 019 Edison Company, for unlawful increase Comr Duque 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- refunds of taxes and contributions 032 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 (EHC)-Bruce Kennedy vs. GTE ALJ Galvin C95-08- California and Pacific Bell for a Comr 063 realignment of GTEC and Pacific Bell Knight services territory boundary on Hutchinson Road in Felton, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 15, San Francisco) 10/16/97 10:00 am (EH)-Pacific Bell, for approval of ALJ Galvin A97-06- changes to its capital depreciation Comr 048 rates, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 10/16/97 2:30 pm (ECP)-Judy Lam vs. Southern ALJ C97-07- California Edison Company, for Barnett 059 overbilling of $2,897.24, Comr Duque The State Office Building, 1350 Front 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 Duque 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) 10/23/97 9:00 am (EH)-County of Fresno vs. Pacific ALJ C97-07- Bell (Code Administrator and Code Pulsifer 020 Relief Coordinator for California), Comr for failure to minimize the impact to Conlon existing customers in the existing NPA, and for failure to ensure for an equitable impact on all existing and potential code holders, Council Chambers, City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno (also October 24, Fresno) 10/23/97 10:00 am (EH)-GTE California Incorporated, a ALJ Galvin A97-06- corporation, for approval of 1998 Comr 050 depreciation rates, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (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 Bushey I97-04- Investigation into the operations and Comr 044 practices of L.D. Services, doing Neeper 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- Gas and Electric Company, for non- Ryerson 005 compliance with its originally Comr Bilas estimated costs of installation of services, Council Chambers, Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville 11/7/97 9:30 am (ECP)-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell, ALJ C97-06- for failure to transfer service and Barnett 035 overbilling, and Comr C97-04- (ECP)-Barry Harman vs. Pacific Bell Knight 059 for violation of tariff regulation, incorrect billing, and wrongful disconnection of services, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 11/3/97 9:00 am (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric ALJ A97-05- Company, for authority to increase Gottstein 002 its gas and electric revenue Comr requirements to reflect its Neeper accomplishments for demand-side management program years 1994, 1995, A97-05- and 1996, in the 1997 annual earnings 004 assessment proceeding, and (EH)-Southern California Edison Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments and A97-05- the second installment of shareholder 005 incentives for the 1994 and 1995 program years, and (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for A97-05- 1996 program year accomplishments and 026 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) 11/12/97 10:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Reed R93-04- Rulemaking on the Commission's own Comr Duque 003 motion to govern open access to 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 Careaga 019 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. 9/16/97 CORRECTION FROM THE DAILY CALENDAR OF R95-04-043 September 17, 1997 Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service, and I95-04-044 Investigation on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service. Summary: On September 11, 1997, Peter A. Casciato, attorney for Time Warner Connect, spoke with Tim Sullivan, advisor for Cmmr. Duque, in San Francisco. Casciato stated that resellers did not need immediate extensive OSS systems for the provision of voice mail service and could merely order voice mail on the same basis as any other end-user. Filer: Time Warner Connect Contact: Jason Ma Phone: (415) 291-8661