Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Tuesday, November 25, 1997 Page 22 Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Wesley M. Franklin, Executive Director Headquarters Southern California Office 505 Van Ness Avenue 107 So. Broadway, Room 5109 San Francisco, CA 94102 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (415) 703-2782 (213) 897-2973 Website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov Daily Calendar Tuesday, November 25, 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 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. All documents sent through the mail for formal filing should be addressed ONLY to the Commission's Docket Office, Room 2001, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Charge for Commission Documents To purchase Commission documents, there is a charge of 20 cents a printed page (postage prepaid) with a minimum purchase of $2.00. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscription Notice for Draft Agenda Items In compliance with Public Utilities Code Section 311.5, parties who wish to subscribe to receive draft agenda items 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 cost for a one-year subscription to the entire public agenda package (which excludes Executive Session materials) is $1,000. You may also order a partial agenda package (energy agenda items only or telecommunication agenda items only) at the cost of $500 per year. 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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 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 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 Meeting December 2, 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 Technical Advisory Committee for the California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss the RFP for program administrators and the RFP process, including comments on the filing; SPC programs and new programs in 1999 and beyond; New Program and SPC subcommittee activities; and the Board's addendum to its filing regarding the October 24 Public Workshop related to 1998 utility programs. The nonresidential SPC subcommittee will meet from 8 a.m. until the TAC meeting starts at 9:30 and again during the lunch hour beginning at noon to discuss SPC programs in 1999 and beyond. The contact person is Beverly Coleman (415) 564- 3082. Public Meeting 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 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5305 San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss the RFP for independent administrators and governing rules, utility pre-1998 commitments, assets and liabilities, program funding levels, the CBEE 1988 budget and other Board operational matters, utility 1998 program plans and associated reports to the ALJ, 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 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 3, 1997 Wyndham Hotel at Los Angeles 10 am - 4pm Airport 6225 West Century Boulevard Los Angeles With a Break for Lunch (A brief break will be To join via teleconference at called prior to lunch) your own expense: dial (303) 633-6220; Passcode 1376417# 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 303/633-6220 on December 3, 1997. The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, Technical Consultants projects, address budget planning/financial status, update on the advisory committee, 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 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 REVISED TIMES AND AGENDA ITEMS (as of November 20, 1997) December 4, 1997 Wyndham Hotel at Los Angeles Airport 6225 West Century Boulevard Los Angeles To join via teleconference at your own expense: dial (415) 904-8901; Passcode 6143668# The Administrative Subcommittee will meet from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Financial Fiscal Management Subcommittee will meet from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Data Systems Subcommittee will meet from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The entire Advisory Committee will meet from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. 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) 904-8901 on December 4, 1997. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the following agenda items: continuation in addressing issues related to transition, subcommittee reports, utility presentations, legal issues, planning for upcoming meetings, and develop agenda for the 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. Amy Hopper is the contact person at (510) 251- 2888, extension 2015. 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 (Orange 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 9, 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 December 9, 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, December 10 filling, 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 December 10, 1997 California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4300 San Francisco To join via teleconference at your own expense: dial (415) 904-2864; Passcode 6680753# 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 December 10, 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, December 10 filing, update on the Executive Coordinator role, new Board member identification, 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 December 11, 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 December 15, 1997 Caltrans (REVISED LOCATION) 9 am - 5 pm 111 Grand Avenue 1st Floor Auditorium (REVISED LOCATION) Oakland 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 Caltrans (REVISED LOCATION) 9 am - 5 pm 111 Grand Avenue 1st Floor Auditorium (REVISED LOCATION) Oakland 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 11/18/97 I95-04- CORRECTION FROM THE DAILY CALENDAR OF 044 NOVEMBER 20, 1997. Please note that A97-11-022 was incorrectly docketed. Petition #94, North American Telecommunications Corporation, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate both as a facilities-based carrier and a reseller to provide local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services 11/19/97 A97-08- Amendment-Microwave Service, Inc. and 065 Teligent, L.L.C., for an order pursuant to Public Utilities Code Sections 851-854 authorizing the transfer of assets of Microwave Services, Inc. to Teligent, L.L.C., Teligent, Inc., and for authority for Teligent L.L.C. to provide local exchange, private line and intraLATA and interLATA telecommunications services; Amendment filed 11/19/97 to transfer asset to Teligent, Inc., in lieu of LLC 11/21/97 I97-11- Commission Order Instituting 026 Investigation, into the out-of- service status of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's El Dorado hydroelectric project and the need to reduce electric rates related to this non- functioning electric generating facility PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING NONE DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS November 25, 1997 Filings with Safety and Enforcement 11/21/97 TCP-11498- Sino Strong Enterprises, Inc., 6300 A E. Telegraph Road, #102, Commerce, CA 90040, Tel. No. (213) 728-2818, application for new TCP Class A Certificate ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS R93-04- Reed-Commission Order Instituting 003 Rulemaking, open access to bottleneck I93-04- services, et al., Evidentiary Hearing 002 held and continued to 9 am, November 25, San Francisco REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE 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. 11/25/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 12/2/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 12/9/7 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULE 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 11/25/97 9:00 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 26, and December 1-5, San Francisco) 11/25/97 10:30 am (PHC)-Snow Valley, Inc. vs. Southern ALJ C97-09- California Edison Company, for Bennett 024 unjust, unreasonable and Comr discriminatory rates and charges, for Knight improper chargess for construction of a power substation, Telephone Prehearing Conference 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 10:00 am (PHC)-Tel-Save, Inc. of Pennsylvania, ALJ Garde A96-12- dba The Phone Company, for a Comr 050 certificate of public convenience and Neeper necessity to operate as a reseller of local exchange service, Telephone Prehearing Conference, Room 5305 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 12/1/97 9:30 am (EH)-MHC Acquisition One, ALJ Weiss A97-03- L.L.C., for a certificate of Comr Duque 012 public convenience and necessity to continue to construct a public utility water system and a public utility sewer system within the City of Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County, and to establish rates for an interim application period and ongoing rates for water and sewer service, County Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, Fifth Floor, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz (also December 2, Santa Cruz) 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 Comr Bilas payment for electricity used by a commercial unit not associated with the homeowners association, Office of Governmental Affairs, 1227 O Street, Fourth Floor, Sacramento 12/2/97 2:00 pm (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Malcom A97-10- Company, for recovery of 1996 capital Comr 014 additions costs, and Conlon A97-10- (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric Comr Bilas 015 Company, for competition transition charge recovery of 1996 capital additions, and A97-10- (PHC)-Southern California Edison 024 Company, for authority to recover capital additions to its fossil generating facilities made between 11/1/96 and 12/31/96, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/4/97 9:30 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I94-05- Investigation into the operations of Rosenthal 040 Kenneth Bola Obatusin, dba Airport Comr Ride, for failure to comply with Neeper safety requirements and airport regulations, failure to post rates in vehicles, failure to file annual report, etc., Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 12/4/97 9:30 am (EH)-California Western Railroad, ALJ Garde A97-08- Inc., to modify scheduled commuter Comr 007 passenger service and obtain relief Conlon from excursion passenger service schedule and fare regulation, Town Hall, City of Fort Bragg, 363 North Main Street, Fort Bragg 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 Comr or calls not made by complainant, Knight 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 12/9/97 9:30 am (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ A90-12- Company, generate rate increase for Stalder 018 electric service for 1992 in the Comr amount of $440 million, and Conlon I91-02- (EH)-Commission Investigation into 079 the rates, charges, and practices of Southern California Edison Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/9/97 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 12/11/97 10:00 am (EH)-Roger Collin, Georgia Collin, ALJ Walker C96-10- and Charles Acker vs. Pacific Bell, Comr Duque 004 for improper rates and toll chares, Greenwood Community Church, 5921 South Highway 1, Elk, California (also December 12, Elk) 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) 1/7/98 9:00 am (EH)-Carl Brandstetter vs. Holiday ALJ C97-08- Retreats, Inc., Paul Derebery, McVicar 054 Surinder S. Dang, and Gurinder Singh, Comr Duque for serving water without authority, Council Chambers, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside 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, Comr Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles, Neeper 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 Comr Duque Building, 107 S. Broadway, 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 1/12/98 10:00 am (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ A96-05- Company, for authority to freeze Patrick 045 rates t their current levels by ALJ deferring a $1.7 million rate Stalder decrease, plus interest Comr to 1998, for a finding that 1/1/97 Conlon balances in the energy cost adjustment clause (ECAC) and electric revenue adjustment mechanism (ERAM) accounts are reasonable, for authority to set aside overcollection in the ECAC and ERAM accounts as of 12/31/96 to reduce the level of competition transition cost, for authority to revise its incremental A97-05- energy rate, the energy reliability 050 index and avoided capacity cost pricing, and for a review of the reasonableness of Edison's operat8ons during the period from April 1, 1995, through March 31, 1996, and (EH)-Southern California Edison Company, for review of the reasonableness of operations during the period from April 1 1996, through March 31, 1997 (Reasonableness Phase), 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 1/22/98 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), 1/27/98 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 January 28, 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. 11/20/97 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 17, 1997, Bill Blase, Vice President- Regulatory of Pacific Bell (PacBell) and Linda Standen, President of Pacific Bell Information Services (PBIS), met with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Tim Sullivan, adv. to Cmmr. Duque was also present. Blase explained that the order requiring resale of Voice Mail is not supported by the record, as agreed with by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates. He also explained that the Telecommunications Act does not require resale of Voice Mail. Blase also explained that the Commission should carefully consider how its decision will affect the Voice Mail market, a market the Commission here-to- fore has not regulated. Blase explained PacBell and PBIS want a fair opportunity to be heard. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3350 Summary: On November 17, 1997, Bill Blase, Vice President- Regulatory of Pacific Bell (PacBell), David Discher, General Attorney of PacBell, and Linda Standen, President of Pacific Bell Information Services (PBIS), met with Cmmr. Neeper in San Francisco. Fassil Fenikile, adv. to Cmmr. Neeper was also present. Discher explained that the order requiring resale of Voice Mail is not supported by the record, as agreed with by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates. He also explained that the Telecommunications Act does not require resale of Voice Mail and that the Commission should carefully consider how its decision will affect the Voice Mail market, a market the Commission here-to-fore has not regulated. Discher explained PacBell and PBIS want a fair opportunity to be heard. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3350 Summary: On November 17, 1997, Bill Blase, Vice President- Regulatory of Pacific Bell (PacBell), David Discher, General Attorney of PacBell, and Linda Standen, President of Pacific Bell Information Services (PBIS), met with Cmmr. Bilas in San Francisco. Lester Wong, adv. to Cmmr. Bilas was also present. Discher explained that the order requiring resale of Voice Mail is not supported by the record, as agreed with by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates. He also explained that the Telecommunications Act does not require resale of Voice Mail and that the Commission should carefully consider how its decision will affect the Voice Mail market, a market the Commission here-to-fore has not regulated. Discher explained PacBell and PBIS want a fair opportunity to be heard. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3350 11/21/97 A96-08-001 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for approval of valuation and categorization of non-nuclear generation related sunk costs eligible for recovery in the competition transition charge, A96-08-006 San Diego Gas & Electric Company, to identify and value the sunk costs of its non-nuclear generation assets, A96-08-007 Southern California Edison Company, to identify and value the sunk costs of its non-nuclear generation assets, A96-08-070 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to establish the competition transition charge, A96-08-071 Southern California Edison Company, to estimate transition costs and establish a transition cost balancing account; transition cost executive summaries; transition cost policy; transition cost collection; 1998 market price used to determine transition costs; transition costs for nuclear generation; transition costs for fossil generation; fuel and fuel transportation contract obligations; plant- related sunk costs and rate base for fossil generation; transition costs for hydro generation; transition costs arising from interutility contracts; transition costs for regulatory assets, obligations, and balancing accounts; early retirement, severance, and retraining transition costs; and transition costs ratemaking attached, and A96-08-072 San Diego Gas & Electric Company, to estmate transition costs and establish a transition cost balancing account; prepared direct testimony attached. Summary: On November 18, 1997, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Policy and Affairs for Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Cmmr. Neeper, in San Francisco. Also present were: David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Neeper; and Michael Hoover, Manager of Regulatory Policy and Affairs for SCE. Foster stated that the proposed decision's (PD) requirement that calculation of the non- nuclear CTC Rate of Return would cost Edison $17 million in revenue, or 2.6 cents per share. Foster stated that this was retroactive, further reduction was not warranted and never contemplated in Assembly Bill (AB) 1890 or the Commission's Restructuring Policy Decision. Foster stated that the theory of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates original motion and the PD's provision is an invalid assumption that utilities' business risk declined at the point the Restructuring Decision was approved and AB 1890 was adopted. Foster also stated, regarding the PD's arbitrary "capping" of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) 2 & 3 output eligible for transition cost recovery at its historic "nameplate" rating, that this condition in the PD would contradict specific provisions in the SONGS Ratemaking. Foster stated that this PD would continue to assign to Edison the $1.3 million per day risk of plant outages, but deprive Edison of an opportunity to offset these periods of below nameplate output with periods when the plant operates at above nameplate. Filer: Southern California Edison Company Contact: Bobbie Cao Phone: (626) 302-2310 Summary: On November 18, 1997, Russel Worden, Manager of Regulatory Affairs for Southern California Edison Company (SCE), left a telephone message for Julie Halligan. Worden stated the following concerns which SCE had with the proposed decision (PD): 1) The PD's monthly accounting for non-must- run fossil generation should be changed to an annual approach. 2) The PD's requirement that Materials and Supplies inventories be market-valued by 12/31.97 created the potential for a "fire sale" of those assets. 3) The PD would uncouple the balances remaining in Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) on the date of divestiture from the associated plant assets. Worden asked for consideration of the correction of these problems. Filer: Southern California Edison Company Contact: Bobbie Cao Phone: (626) 302-2310 11/21/97 A96-11-046 Southern California Edison Company, for authority to sell gas-fired electrical generation facilities Summary: On November 14, 1997, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Southern California Edison Company (SCE),sent a letter (attached to notice) to Cmmrs. Conlon, Neeper, Bilas, Duque, and Knight. The letter states the importance, for the divestiture of must-run generating stations, of the timely issuance of the Commission's decision regarding the master must-run agreement substantially in the form of the proposed decision. Filer: Southern California Edison Company Contact: Bobbie Cao Phone: (626) 302-2310 11/21/97 A96-12-009 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to identify and separate components of electric rates effective January 1, 1998, A96-12-011 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to identify and separate components of electric rates effective January 1, 1998, and A96-12-019 Southern California Edison Company, proposing the functional separation of cost components for energy, transmission and ancillary services, distribution, public benefit programs and nuclear decommissioning, to be effective 1/1/98 in conformance with D95-12-036 as modified by D96-01-009, the 6/21/96 ruling of assigned Commissioner Duque, D96-10-074, and AB 1890. Summary: On November 18, 1997, Andy Niven, attorney for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Neeper, in San Francisco. Niven stated that PG&E has assigned franchise fee costs to the generation, transmission, and distribution functions on the rationale that they are collected by municipalities and other governmental authorities based on the utility's total revenues. Niven stated that in PG&E's view, it would not be wrong to assign these costs only to transmission and distribution on the rationale that they are collected as compensation for the utilities' placement of transmission and distribution facilities along public rights of way. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Heidi Holzhauer Phone: (415) 972-5611 Summary: On November 18, 1997, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Policy and Affairs for Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Cmmr. Neeper, in San Francisco. Also present were: David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Neeper; and Michael Hoover, Manager of Regulatory Policy and Affairs for SCE. . Hoover stated the necessity of delaying Commission action on ALJ Malcolm's opinion on Edison's Petition so that an alternate proposed decision could be put forth approving Edison's petition in three key areas: allocation of franchise fees, allocation of load dispatching costs, and disposition of the project development costs of the Devers to the Palo Verde Transmission Line (DPV2). Hoover stated that although D97-08-056 allocated one- third of Edison's franchise fees to generation, franchise fees having nothing to do with generation. Hoover stated that by denying Edison's request for the full recovery of $14.4 million for load dispatching activities, the Commission appears to expect Edison to provide ongoing services for the ISO without providing Edison a method to recover the majority of the costs necessary to fulfill those obligations. Hoover stated that the FERC will not determine what costs should be considered distribution costs as the ALJ's opinion itself notes. Hoover stated that the ALJ's opinion incorrectly rejects Edison's proposal to recover $6.7 million through a one-time adjustment in the 1997 ERAM account, and incorrectly argues that DPV2 costs should be recovered through transmission rates and that Edison's proposal would result in the recovery of transmission costs through CTC. Filer: Southern California Edison Company Contact: Bobbie Cao Phone: (626) 302-2310 Summary: On November 18, 1997, Bruce Foster, Vise President of Regulatory Policy and Affairs for Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Cmmr. Conlon, in San Francisco. Also present was James Hendry, advisor to Cmmr. Conlon. Foster stated the necessity of delaying Commission action on ALJ Malcolm's opinion on SCE's petition so that an alternate proposed decision could be put forth approving SCE's petition in three key areas: allocation of franchise fees, allocation of load dispatching costs, and disposition of the project development costs of the Devers to Palo Verde (DPV2) Transmission Line. Foster stated that although D97-08- 056 allocated one-third of Edison's franchise fees to generation, franchise fees have nothing to do with generation. Foster stated that the draft opinion on SCE's petition misinterprets SB 703 and Sections 6350-6354 of the Public Utilities Code. Filer: Southern California Edison Company Contact: Bobbie Cao Phone: (626) 302-2310 Summary: On November 18, 1997, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Policy and Affairs for Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Cmmr. Bilas, in San Francisco. Also present were: Julie Halligan, advisor to Cmmr. Bilas; and Michael Hoover, Manager of Regulatory Policy and Affairs for SCE. . Hoover stated the necessity of delaying Commission action on ALJ Malcolm's opinion on Edison's Petition so that an alternate proposed decision could be put forth approving Edison's petition in three key areas: allocation of franchise fees, allocation of load dispatching costs, and disposition of the project development costs of the Devers to the Palo Verde Transmission Line (DPV2). Hoover stated that although D97-08-056 allocated one-third of Edison's franchise fees to generation, franchise fees having nothing to do with generation. Hoover stated that by denying Edison's request for the full recovery of $14.4 million for load dispatching activities, the Commission appears to expect Edison to provide ongoing services for the ISO without providing Edison a method to recover the majority of the costs necessary to fulfill those obligations. Hoover stated that the FERC will not determine what costs should be considered distribution costs as the ALJ's opinion itself notes. Hoover stated that the ALJ's opinion incorrectly rejects Edison's proposal to recover $6.7 million through a one-time adjustment in the 1997 ERAM account, and incorrectly argues that DPV2 costs should be recovered through transmission rates and that Edison's proposal would result in the recovery of transmission costs through CTC. Filer: Southern California Edison Company Contact: Bobbie Cao Phone: (626) 302-2310