Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Wednesday, November 12, 1997 Page 21 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 Wednesday, November 12, 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 November 19, 10:00 San Francisco 1997 a.m. December 3, 10:00 San Francisco 1997 a.m. December 16, 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 11/20/97, 9 am - Josiah L. State Office Building 12 pm Neeper 107 S. Broadway, Room 5109 Los Angeles 12/5/97, 10 am - Henry M. Duque Veterans Affairs Building 12 pm 1227 "O" Street, Room 404 Sacramento 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 November 12, 1997 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Ave., Auditorium San Francisco The Telecommunications Division of the California Public Utilities Commission will hold a public meeting to generate ideas and gain insight into the issues surrounding development of a statewide Public Policy Payphone program. The results of the meeting will be used as the basis for an OIR to resolve related Public Policy Payphone issues by the FCC's November 8, 1998, deadline. The Contact person is Linda Rochester (415)703-2770. Public Meeting November 12, 1997 Sheraton San Diego West Tower 10 am - 4pm 1590 Harbor Island Drive San Diego With a Working Lunch To join via teleconference, (A brief break will be dial (303) 633-1179; Passcode called prior to lunch) 1376417 # The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, address budget planning/financial status, update on the advisory committee, update on the Technical Consultants role, update on the Executive Coordinator role, address policy planning issues on critical path, and develop agenda for next Board meeting. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting from the LIGB website at www.ligb.org. Amy Hopper is the contact person at (510) 251- 2888, extension 2015. Public Meeting November 13, 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 November 13, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1 pm - 5 pm Energy Center and 851 Howard Street November 14, 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 development of the RFP for independent administrators and governing rules, the utility 1998 program plans and associated reports to the ALJ, transition milestones, utility pre-1998 commitments, assets and liabilities, contract pay- out dates, Board operational matters, reports from or direction to the technical consultants and Technical Advisory Committee, and other Board filings. The contact person is Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates, (707) 523-1663. Public Meeting November 14 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) will hold a public meeting to conduct business related to establishing the trust and realizing its mission. The agenda includes, among other things, presentation by staff counsel, of the Consumer Education Plan, consideration of education and outreach activities, results of a request for proposal (RFP) for trust administrators and consultants, and various administrative matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting November 17, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 9:30 am - 4 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone Center) San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss development of the RFP for independent administrators and governing rules, the utility 1998 program plans and associated reports to the ALJ, transition milestones, utility pre-1998 commitments, Board operational matters, reports from or direction to the technical consultants and Technical Advisory Committee, and other Board filings. The contact person is Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates, (707) 523- 1663. Public Meeting November 17, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 10 am - 4pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone Center) With a Working Lunch San Francisco (A brief break will be called prior to lunch) To join via teleconference, dial (303) 248-1059; Passcode 3934904 As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D.97-09-117, one or more LIGB members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling (303) 248-1059. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the following agenda items: continuation in addressing issues related to transition, planning for upcoming meetings, and develop agenda for next Committee meeting. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting from the LIGB website at www.ligb.org. under "Advisory Committee". Amy Hopper is the contact person at (510) 251-2888, extension 2015. Members of the Public: If you would like to purchase a box lunch ($10) please call Amy Hopper no later than Thursday, November 13, 1997. 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 November 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3204 San Francisco The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Administrative Committee will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting to approve the payment of telephone claims, review and approve administrative expenses, authorize administrative transfer, approve the 1988 Administrative Budget, and other general administrative matters. If you would like to join the meeting by phone conference or receive a copy of the agenda, please notify Vivien Wright, Executive Assistant, five (5) working days in advance of the meeting at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting November 18, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 10 am - 4pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone With a Working Lunch Center) (A brief break will be San Francisco called prior to lunch) To join via teleconference at your own expense: dial (415) 904-2864; Passcode 6687053# As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D97-09-117, one or more LIGB members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling 415/904-2864 on November 18, 1997. The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, address budget planning/financial status, update on the advisory committee, Technical Consultants projects, update on the Executive Coordinator role, new Board member identification, address policy planning issues on critical path, and develop agenda for the next Board meeting. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting from the LIGB website at www.ligb.org. Amy Hopper is the contact person at (510) 251-2888, extension 2015. Public Meeting November 19, 1997 California Public Utilities (Wednesday) Commission 9:30 am - 12:00 noon 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 8th meeting to review comments filed by interested parties on its motion filed on October 29, 1997, and to discuss administrative matters. The contact person for this meeting is Angela Young at (415)703-2837. Public Meeting November 19, 1997 California Public Utilities Lottery begins at 1:30 Commission pm 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4211 (NEW ROOM #) (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) 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 916/530 area codes pursuant to the provisions of D.96-09- 087. Applications for NXXs should be submitted to the California Code Administrator prior to close of business November 11, 1997. For information on the lottery process, call (415) 703-1128. If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, call the Public Advisor at (415) 703- 2032 five working days in advance of the event. Informational Hearing November 20, 1997 Long Beach Public Library 10:00 am - 3:00 pm 101 Pacific Avenue Long Beach The purpose of this meeting is to identify the causes of the situation that the Union Pacific Railroad is currently experiencing in California, including at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports and to determine the extent of that situation upon service and safety. The scope of the meeting will include the effects on UP, the shippers that use UP, and other railroads. Public Meeting December 1, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 1 pm - 5 pm Telecommunications Program San Francisco Marriott Hotel 55 Fourth Street (ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED San Francisco 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 December 2, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 9 am - 12 noon Telecommunications Program San Francisco Marriott Hotel 55 Fourth Street (ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED) San Francisco 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 Meetin g December 2, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 12 noon - 1 pm Telecommunications Program San Francisco Marriott Hotel 55 Fourth Street (ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED San Francisco The Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its annual luncheon. The public may participate. For more information about the annual luncheon, 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 December 2, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 1 pm - 4 pm Telecommunications Program San Francisco Marriott Hotel 55 Fourth Street (ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED San Francisco TheDeaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its annual joint meeting. For more information about the annual joint meeting, please 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 December 3, 1997 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program San Francisco Marriott Hotel 55 Fourth Street (ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED San Francisco 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 December 4, 1997 Double Tree Club Hotel 9 am - 5 pm (Orane County Airport) 7 Hutton Center Drive Santa Ana The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) will hold a public meeting to conduct business related to establishing the trust and realizing its mission. The agenda includes, among other things, presentations by representatives of the Consumer Education Plan, consideration of education and outreach activities with community-based organizations, results of a request for proposal (RFP) for trust administrators and consultants, and various administrative matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting December 5, 1997 Offices of Graham & James LLP (Friday) Third Floor Reception Area (ask 9:00 am - 12 noon for M. Mattes) 1 Maritime Plaza (Clay Street at Front Street) San Francisco The California High Cost Fund A Trust Administrative Committee will hold its next meeting. For a copy of the agenda or more information, contact Jean Boettger at (415) 542-1949. Public Meeting December 5, 1997 Double Tree Club Hotel 9 am - 5 pm (Orane County Airport) 7 Hutton Center Drive Santa Ana The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) will hold a public meeting to conduct business related to establishing the trust and realizing its mission. The agenda includes, among other things, presentations by representatives of the Consumer Education Plan, consideration of education and outreach activities with community-based organizations, results of a request for proposal (RFP) for trust administrators and consultants, and various administrative matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting December 15, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) will hold a public meeting to conduct business related to establishing the trust and realizing its mission. The agenda includes, among other things, presentations by representatives of the Consumer Education Plan, consideration of education and outreach activities with community-based organizations, results of a request for proposal (RFP) for trust administrators and consultants, and various administrative matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting December 16, 1997 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) will hold a public meeting to conduct business related to establishing the trust and realizing its mission. The agenda includes, among other things, presentations by representatives of the Consumer Education Plan, consideration of education and outreach activities with community-based organizations, results of a request for proposal (RFP) for trust administrators and consultants, and various administrative matters. The contact person is William R. Schulte at (415) 703-2349. 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. Public Meeting December 19, 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. NEW FILINGS 11/3/97 A97-11- Southern California Edison Company, 011 to identify cost savings for revenue cycle services provided by other entities and to propose net avoided cost credits for end-use customers in such circumstances for implementation on 1/1/99 11/4/97 A97-11- LADA Communications, Inc., for 010 registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation 11/6/97 A97-11- Preferred Transportation, Inc., dba 006 SuperShuttle, for authority to extend its existing passenger stage certificate to include: scheduled service over the most direct routes from points in communities in Orange County, on the one hand, and Los Angeles International Airport and Orange County Airport, on the other hand (1430 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805; (626) 795-4700) 11/6/97 A97-11- Citizens Utilities Company of 007 California, for a general rate increase of $210,305 or 31.97% for the year 1998; $34,846 or 4.0% for the year 1999; attrition revenue increase of 3.8% for the year 2000 in the Felton District 11/6/97 A97-11- Citizens Utilities Company of 008 California, for a general rate increase of $481,362 or 38.3%, for the year 1998, no increase is being requested for 1999 and the attrition year 2000 in the Larkfield District 11/6/97 A97-11- Citizens Utilities Company of 009 California, for a general rate increase of $1,400,275 or 9.0% for the year 1998; $1,274,163 or 7.4% for the year 1999; an attrition revenue increase of 6.9% for the year 2000 in the Sacramento District PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING 11/5/97 A96-03- Southern California Gas Company, for 031 authority to revise its rates effective 1/1/97, in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding, for a total reduction in annual revenue of approximately $147.9 million (5.7%), and A96-04- San Diego Gas & Electric Company, for 030 authority to revise its rates effective January 1, 1997 in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding for an approximately $42 million decrease over presently authorized revenues Petition for Modification of D97-04-082 by San Diego Gas & Electric Company DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS November 12, 1997 Filings with Safety and Enforcement NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS A96-11- Careaga-Pacific Gas and Electric 020 Company, Hunters Point, Morro Bay, Moss Landing, and Oakland, Prehearing Conference held and completed I97-04- Bushey;-Commission Order Instituting 044 Investigation, L.D. Services, dba Long Distance Service, Prehearing Conference held and completed; proceeding submitted REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 11/26/97 1:30 pm (PHC)-Robert McCormick vs. Yosemite ALJ Bennett C97-08- Spring Park Utility, for sub-standard Comr Neeper 066 water service, Telephone Prehearing Conference 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. 11/11/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 11/18/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 11/25/97 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 Meeting Hearing (M) = Mediation 11/12/97 9:30 am (EH)-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 (EH)-Unocal California Pipeline Company, for authority to remove facilities from common carrier services, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 13, San Francisco) 11/12/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Forest Lake Christian School, ALJ C97-09- Inc., vs. Pacific Bell, for a Bennett 039 wrongfully assigned prefix number, Comr Telephone Prehearing Conference Neeper 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) 11/13/97 5:00 pm (PHC)-Ambler Park Water Utility and ALJ Garde A97-07- California -American Water Company, Comr 058 for an order authorizing Ambler Park Conlon Water Utility to sell and California- American Water Company to acquire the water utility assets of Ambler Park Water Utility Church of Good Shepherd, 301 Corral de Tierra, Salinas (PPH) for 6:00 pm, Church of Good Shepherd, 301 Corral de Tierra, Salinas 11/14/97 10:00 am (ECP)-Jesus G. Gumban vs. Pacific ALJ C97-10- Bell, for billing on a dropped or Bennett 038 canceled service, Comr Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Knight 11/17/97 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 November 18-20 and 24-25, San Francisco 11/17/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Rulemaking on the Commission's ALJ R95-04- own motion into competition for local Pulsifer 043 exchange service, and Comr I95-04- (PHC)-Investigation on the Conlon 044 Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/18/97 10:00 am (EH)-San Jose Water Company, for ALJ A95-08- authority 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) 11/18/97 10:00 am (OA)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey I97-09- Investigation into the operations, Comr Bilas 001 practices, and conduct of National Telephone and Communications, Inc., to determine whether it has violated the laws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which California consumers are switched from one long distance carrier to another, Commission Courtroom, 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 11/20/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Pacific Bell vs. AT&T ALJ Walker C97-09- Communications of California, Inc., Comr 019 for revenue loss in the amount of Conlon $.386 for each intraLATA minute of MEGACOM provided by AT&T from 9/17/94 - 12/31/94, or $5,239,300, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/20/97 11:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Garde I96-04- Investigation into the operations and Comr 022 practices of Marco C. Araiza, dba Conlon Araiza Express, for allegedly operating as a contract permit carrier without liability insurance, San Bernardino Field Office of the California Public Utilities Commission, 255 North D Street, Suite 310, San Bernardino 11/20/97 1:30 pm (PHC)-CABAC, Inc., for authority to ALJ A97-06- operate as an "on call" passenger Bennett 011 stage corporation, pursuant to Comr Duque Section 1031 of the California Public Comr Utilities Code, In Los Angeles and Neeper A97-06- other counties, and 012 (PHC)-B.A.D.D.J., Inc., for authority to operate as an "on-call" passenger stage corporation, pursuant to Section 1031 of the California Public A97-06- Utilities Code, in Los Angeles and 013 other counties, and (PHC)-AMRAT, Inc, for authority to operate as an "on-call" passenger stage corporation, pursuant to A97-07- Section 1031 of the California Public 041 Utilities Code, in Los Angeles and other counties, and (PHC)-Rideshare Port Management LLC, dba Prme Time Shuttle, for authority A97-09- to operate as a passenger stage 041 corporation between points in Los Angeles and other counties, and (PHC)-David Regwan, dba Prime Time Shuttle of Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, to sell and Amrat, Inc., a California Corporation, to purchase, granted by D.90-03-06 n Application 89-08-029, pursuant to Sections 854 and 1036(b) of the California Public Utilities Code, and establish a zone of rate freedom, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 11/24/97 10:00 am (PHC)-Lorraine Brown, Christopher ALJ C93-06- Gray, vs. Santa Clara County Transit Mattson 007 District and the City of San Jose for Comr failure to comply with Section 2-3324 Conlon of the State of California Building Code in failing to install 18-inch bands of clearly contrasting texture at the edges of the boarding platform so a blind person can detect the different platforms and failure to comply with ANSI A117.1, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/25/97 10:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I97-04- Investigation into the Commission's Henderson 013 own motion into whether the Bidwell Comr Water Company and its owners, Thomas Neeper and Vicky Jernigan, misused its Safe Drinking Water Bond Act surcharge and revenues and have violated the rules, orders, and decisions of the Commission, Department of Transportation Legal Department, Room 1450, 1120 N Street, Sacramento (also November 26, Sacramento) 11/26/97 1:30 pm (PHC)-Robert McCormick vs. Yosemite ALJ C97-08- Spring Park Utility, for sub-standard Bennett 066 water service, Comr Telephone Prehearing Conference Neeper 12/2/97 10:30 am (ECP)-Whiskey Run Homeowners ALJ C97-10- Association vs. Kirkwood Gas and Bennett 077 Electric Company, for relief from the payment for electricity used by a commercial unit not associated with the homeowners association, Office of Governmental Affairs, 1227 O Street, Fourth Floor, Sacramento 12/4/97 10:00 am (ECP)-Leonard Bruno vs. California ALJ C97-10- Real Estate Cellular Service Corp, Bennett 079 dba AirTel, for unauthorized charges or calls not made by complainant, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/8/97 9:30 am (EH)-Castlerock Estates Inc., Bruce ALJ Weiss C92-04- B. Breiholz vs. Toro Water Service, Comr 034 Inc., California Utilities Service, Conlon Inc., and Robert T. Adcock, for refunds of taxes and contributions for plant and facilities made in 1988, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/17/97 10:00 am (EH)-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 (December 18 and 19, San Francisco) 1/9/98 10:00 am (ECP)-Lorna Shofner vs. D.C.N. ALJ C97-10- Wireless, for overbilling and unfair Barnett 076 business practices, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles, 1/12/98 10:00 am (EH)-ARCO Products Company, Mobil Oil ALJ C97-04- Corporation, Texaco Refining and Careaga 025 Marketing Inc. vs. SFPP, L.P., for Comr Duque violation of Section 451 of the Public Utilities Code by charging rates that are not just and reasonable for the intrastate transportation of refined petroleum products, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/14/98 10:00 am (PHC)-Investigation on the ALJ Ramsey I91-08- Commission's own motion into the Comr 029 causes of recent derailments of Conlon Southern Pacific Transportation Company trains, compliance of Southern Pacific with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, the existence of any local safety hazards, and recommendations for improvements in state and federal laws or regulations, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/9/98 10:30 am (ECP)-Fariborz Hamzel vs. Pacific ALJ C97-10- Bell, for unauthorized ISDN calls, Barnett 078 Commission Courtroom, State Office Building, 107 S. Broadway, Los Angeles 1/22/98 1:30 pm (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 (EH), for 10 am, January 26, San Francisco (also January 27-30 and February 2-6, San Francisco), 2/9/98 10:00 am The City of Vernon vs. The Atchison, ALJ C96-01- Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, for non- Careaga 019 compliance with zoning, Comr Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Neeper 3/16/98 9:00 am (EH)-U.S. Long Distance, Inc. vs. ALJ Bushey C96-12- Pacific Bell, for losses in excess of Comr 043 $100,000 due to defendants improper Knight administration of billing and collection services edit called "scan and reject edit," Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 17-18, San Francisco) 3/30/98 10:00 am (EH)-Southern California Gas Company, ALJ A97-03- for approval of a long-term gas Patrick 015 transmission service contract with Comr Bilas Distribudora de Gas Natural de Mexicali, s. de R.L. de C.V., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 31, and April 1-3, 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. 11/7/97 A96-08-040 AT&T Communications of California, Inc., for arbitration with Pacific Bell. Summary: On November 4, 1997, Bill Blase, Vice President- Regulatory, Pacific Bell (PacBell), met with Cmmr. Conlon in San Francisco. David Discher, General Attorney of PacBell, and Jose Jimenez, adv. to Cmmr. Conlon were also present. Written materials were used and are attached to the notice. Blase stated that the Commission's pricing in the AT&T/Pacific Bell arbitrated agreement is right and that the Unbundled Network Element (UNE) prices already set are fair and allow competitors to use UNE's at substantial discounts. Discher said that there is no legal reason to change the UNE prices because OANAD will set final prices soon Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3350 Summary: On November 4, 1997, Bill Blase, Vice President- Regulatory, Pacific Bell (PacBell), met with Tim Sullivan, adv. to Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. David Discher, General Attorney of PacBell, was also present. Written materials were used and are attached to the notice. Blase stated that the Commission's pricing in the AT&T/Pacific Bell arbitrated agreement is right and that the Unbundled Network Element (UNE) prices already set are fair and allow competitors to use UNE's at substantial discounts. Discher said that there is no legal reason to change the UNE prices because OANAD will set final prices soon. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3350 11/7/97 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. Summary: On November 4, 1997, Bill Blase, Vice President- Regulatory, Pacific Bell (PacBell), met with Tim Sullivan, adv. to Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. David Discher, General Attorney of PacBell, was also present. Discher explained that on the issue of resale of voice mail the record the Commission has now developed shows that it is not essential to local competition that voice mail be available for resale. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3350 11/7/97 A96-03-031 Southern California Gas Company, for authority to revise its rates effective 1/1/97, in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding, for a total reduction in annual revenue of approximately $147.9 million (5.7%), and A96-04-030 San Diego Gas & Electric Company, for authority to revise its rates effective January 1, 1997 in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding for an approximately $42 million decrease over presently authorized revenues Summary: On October 30, 1997, Edward G. Poole, counsel for Save Our Service Coalition (SOS), delivered a letter (attached to this notice) to Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey O'Donnell. The letter was to serve as supplement to a Request for Award of Compensation filed by SOS on July 3, 1997. The letter indicates that the total fee request for all participants be changed from $62,690.13 to $61,977.63. Filer: Save Our Service Coalition Contact: Ramona Percelle Phone: (415) 956-6413