Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Wednesday, December 10, 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 Wednesday, December 10, 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 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. The Payphone Service Provider's Enforcement Committee has proposed a Charter for approval by the CPUC. A protest must be made in writing and received within 20 days from the date of this calendar item. Protest must be delivered to Director, Telecommunications Division, 505 Van Ness Ave., Room 3203, 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. The package you receive via mail will include only those agenda items available at the time of the agenda distribution date, which is usually 10 to 12 days prior to the Commission meeting. 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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 12/10/97, 9 am - Josiah L. State Office Building 12 pm Neeper 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 San Diego PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting December 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 THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED! December 11, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 9:30 am - 4pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone Center) 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, work plan and other Board operational matters, utility 1998 program plans and associated reports to and decisions by 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. Workshop Meeting December 12,1997 Opera Plaza Recreation Room 10 am Mezzanine Level 601 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) will hold a workshop in accordance with Ordering Paragraph No. 4 of CPUC Decision 97-04-067. The purpose of the workshop is to explain SDG&E's Distribution PBR proposal and to solicit the views and concerns of interested parties. Please RSVP to Monica Wiggins by phone (619) 696-4056 or fax (619) 696-4027 no later than Tuesday, December 9, 1997. Public Meeting December 15, 1997 Caltrans (REVISED LOCATION) 9 am - 5 pm 370 - 3rd Street 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 15, 1997 Onsite Energy 2 pm - 4 pm 701 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 200 Carlsbad The Nonresidential SPC Subcommittee of the Technical Advisory Committee for the California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss (1) evaluation of SPC programs, including success indicators; (2) public information and outreach concerning SPC programs introduced by interim administrators 1998; and (3) coordinating the Subcommittee's input to the CBEE. The contact person is Richard Sperberg at (760) 931-2400. Public Meeting December 16, 1997 Caltrans (REVISED LOCATION) 9 am - 5 pm 370 - 3rd Street 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 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 9:30 am - 6 pm Energy Center and 851 Howard Street December 17, 1997 (1 block west of the Moscone 8:30 am - 2:30 pm Center) San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet on December 9:30 am to 12 pm to receive public comments on the proposed RFP for independent administrators and from 1-6 pm on December 16 and on December 17 to discuss the RFP and governing rules, the Board's response to comments on the RFP; program analysis and evaluation plans; utility 1998 program plans and associated reports to and decisions by the ALJ; utility RFPs for third-party programs; reports from or direction to the technical consultants and Technical Advisory Committee, Board operational matters, and other Board filings. The contact person is Nancy Licht of Wm. Nesbit & Associates, (707) 523-1663. Public Meeting December 16, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 10 am - 4pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone With a Break for Lunch Center) (A brief break will be San Francisco called prior to lunch) To join via teleconference: dial (303) 633-1013; Passcode 2362359# 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 also participate in the meeting on December 16, 1997 by calling 303-633-1013. 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, 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 17, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 10 am - 4pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of the Moscone With a Break for Lunch Center) (A brief break will be San Francisco called prior to lunch) To join via teleconference: dial (303) 633-1880; 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 303-633-1880 on December 17, 1997. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the following agenda items: Continuation in addressing issues related to the transition of the programs and planning for upcoming meetings. 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. Public Meeting December 17, 1997 Natural Resources Defense Council 1 pm - 5 pm 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1825 San Francisco .The New Programs Subcommittee of the Technical Advisory Committee for the California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss (1) the program and portfolio planning process, (2) environmental externalities, and (3) data and information necessary for evaluation, and (4) the subcommittee's report to the TAC during its December 18 meeting. The contact person is Sheryl Carter at (415) 777- 0220. Public Meeting December 17, 1997 California Public Utilities 1:30 am - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Trust Administrative Committee will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting to approve the payment of telephone claims, review and approve administrative expenses, finalize the January through June 1998 Administrative Committee meeting dates, 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 (510) 452-2757. Public Workshop and Public Meeting December 18, 1997 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 9 am - 1 pm Energy Center and 851 Howard Street 1 pm - 4 pm (1 block west of the Moscone Center) San Francisco A Public Workshop will be conducted by the Technical Services Consultants to the California Board for Energy Efficiency to discuss (1) definitions, (2) cost-effectiveness tests and their application, (3) measures of performance and evaluation, and (4) methods to classify programs. The Technical Advisory Committee for the California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss SPC program performance indicators; New Program and SPC subcommittee activities and work products; 1998 program changes based on recent CPUC decisions; TAC membership activities, including the recent TAC membership survey, and agenda planning for 1998. The contact person is Beverly Coleman (415) 564-3082. Workshop Notice December 19, 1997 California Public Utilities 9:30 am Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room San Francisco The Energy Division staff will conduct a workshop to address compliance issues associated with utility advice filings ordered in ordering paragraph 1 of Decision (D)97-12-039. The workshop is open to the public. The training room is wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Steve Layman at (415) 703-3332. 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. Public Meeting January 8, 1998 California Public Utilities (Thursday) Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 9:30 am - 12:00 noon (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 9th meeting to discuss the status of 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. NEW FILINGS 12/1/97 A97-12- California Department of 008 Transportation, for an order authorizing the department to reconstruct and widen the Clark Avenue Overhead Bridge of the City of San Lorenzo, Alameda County (1120 N Street, P. O. Box 1438, Sacramento, CA 95812-1438; (916) 654-2630) 12/3/97 A97-12- Tin Can Communications Company, 009 L.L.C., for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to offer resold local and interexchange services in California 12/3/97 A97-12- Nexstar Communications, Inc., for 011 registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation 12/4/97 C97-12- Robert Hepler Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff 007 Lowe vs All Points Moving & Storage, to reduce invoice to amount of their firm bid 12/5/97 A97-12- Worldcom, Inc. and MCI Communications 010 Corporation, for approval to transfer control of MCI Communications Corporation to WorldCom, Inc. PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING 12/8/97 R87-11- Commission order instituting 012 rulemaking to revise time schedule for rate case plan and fuel offset proceedings; Petition for modification of D89-01-040 by PG&E 12/8/97 R95-04- Rulemaking on the Commission's own 043 motion into competition for local exchange service and I95-04- Investigation on the Commission's own 044 motion into competition for local exchange service; Application for rehearing of D97-11-024 by Evans Telephone Company, Happy Valley Telephone Company, Hornitos Telephone Company, Kerman Telephone Co., Pinnacles Telephone Company, The Siskiyou Telephone Company, The Volcano Telephone Company, and Winterhaven Telephone Company DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS To inquire about a filing, call the Energy Division (703- 1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1889) or Water Division (703-2028). To protest a filing, mail the original letter/telegram to the Chief of the appropriate division (i.e., "Chief, [Energy, Telecommunications or Water] Division"), to be received no later than 20 days after the date the Advice Letter was filed. "Effective TBD" means that the date is to be determined by further Commission action. A date listed as "anticipated effective" may be subject to change. An Advice Letter Supplement is not a new filing, and there is no protest period unless indicated. 11/21/97 Telecom THE FURST GROUP INC., Make rate 10 changes as well as additions and changes to language (anticipated effective ) 11/26/97 Telecom AMERICALL (PAC-WEST TELECOMM. INC.), 38 Add Operator Service (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Energy SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1058E Songs 2&3 Corporate Administrative & General Expenses (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Energy SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1059E Distribution of Cogeneration and Small Power Production Report (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Energy SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1075G Revision of core and non-core procurement rates. (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Energy SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, 2653G Retail & Wholesale Core Subscription Procurement & Reservation Charges for December 1997. (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF 620-A CA., Supplements A.L.No.620, Comply with T-16086 and FCC Order 97-157 regarding Universal Support for low income customers (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom CITIZENS TELECOMS. CO. OF GOLDEN 26-A STATE, Supplements A.L.No.26, Comply with T-16086 and FCC Order 97-157 regarding Universal Service support for low income customers (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom CITIZENS TELECOMS. CO. OF TUOLUMNE, 26-A Supplements A.L.No.26, FCC requirement that all eligible carriers make lifeline service available at ULTS rates pursuant to T-16086 (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom HAPPY VALLEY TELEPHONE CO., Amend 189 Part 32 effective January 1, 1998 (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom HORNITOS TELEPHONE COMPANY, Amend 163 Part 32 effective January 1, 1998 (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom ROSEVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY, 403-A Supplements A.L.No.403, Comply with T- 16086 regarding Universal service (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom ROSEVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY, 404 Roseville Telephone Caller ID Tracking Report (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom VARTEC TELECOM INC., Supplements 21-A A.L.No.21, Add services and associated rates, introduce the Prepaid Calling Card II Service, reduce the per minute usage rate of the Small Change service, change service mark to a registered mark (effective TBD) 12/04/97 Telecom WINTERHAVEN TELEPHONE COMPANY, Amend 84 Part 32 effective January 1, 1998 (effective TBD) 12/05/97 Energy PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1718E Submits notice to construct a new substation in Manteca. (effective TBD) 12/05/97 Energy SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1075G-A Supplements A.L.No.1075G, Revision of core and non-core procurement rates. (effective TBD) 12/05/97 Energy SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, 2478-A Supplements A.L.No.2478, To establish a memorandum account, "Intervenor Award Memorandum Account" For the purpose of Tracking Intervenor Compensation payments authorized by the commission (effective TBD) 12/05/97 Energy SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION, The 560 purpose of this advice filing is to update Southwest's "Statement of Rates Effective Rates Applicable to Southern California Divsion Schedules". (effective TBD) 12/08/97 Water 22 PINE FLAT WATER COMPANY, Revise tariff sheets and service forms in compliance with Resolution No. W- 4039. (effective TBD) 12/08/97 Water SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY, 1012-W [Barstow District]Impose a one-time surcharge to recover fees paid to the DHS and water testing costs resulting from the EPA regulations. (effective TBD) 12/09/97 Water 15- GARRAPATA WATER COMPANY, Supplements A A.L.No.15, Impose a one-time surcharge to recover fees paid to the Dept. of Health Services. (effective TBD) 12/09/97 Water 45 NORTH GUALALA WATER WORKS, Impose a one-time surcharge to recover the balance of expenses recorded in the Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account. (effective TBD) 12/09/97 Water SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY, 1013-W [Simi Valley District]Impose a surcharge to recover fees paid to the Dept. of Health Services. (effective TBD) ADVICE LETTER PROTESTS To inquire about a protest, call the Energy Division (703- 1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1889) or Water Division (703-2028). To obtain a copy of the protest, please direct your request to the protestor. 12/03/97 Energy SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1054E Establishment of Agreement for Transfer of Ownership of Distribution Systems Protest by Western Mobilehome Parkowner's Association. 12/03/97 Energy SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1074G Establishment of Agreement for Transfer of Ownership of Distribution Systems Protest by Western Mobilehome Parkowner's Association. 12/03/97 Energy SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, 2645 Submission of New Sample Form "Proposal and Agreements For Transfer of Ownership of Distribution Systems". Protest by Western Mobilehome Parkowner's Association ("WMA"). 12/04/97 Energy SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, 1260E Establishment of Agreement for Transfer of Ownership of Distribution Systems (Form 14-697) Protest by Western Mobilehome Parkowners Association. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS December 10, 1997 Filings with Safety and Enforcement NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS R93-04- Reed-Commission Order Instituting 003 Rulemaking, open access to bottleneck services, et al., Evidentiary Hearing held and submitted, opening briefs due January 28, reply on February 13 C97-10- Bennett-Jesus G. Gumban vs. Pacific 038 Bell, Evidentiary Hearing held and completed A96-10- Henderson-San Diego Gas & Electric 022 Company, for annual energy cost adjustment clause, Prehearing Conference held and completed A90-12- Stalder-Southern California Edison 018 Company, Evidentiary Hearing held and submitted upon receipt of transcript A97-09- Wetzell-San Diego Gas & Electric 049 Company, Prehearing Conference held and completed REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 12/19/97 2:00 pm (PHC)-Brook Fiber Communications of ALJ Bushey C97-11- Fresno, Inc., Brooks Fiber Comr Duque 018 Communications of Stockton, Inc., Brook Fiber Communications of Bakersfield, Inc., Brooks Fiber Communications of San Jose, Inc. and Brooks Fiber Communications of Sacramento, Inc. vs. Pacific Bell, for unreasonable and unlawful anti- competitive activities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/13/98 10:00 am (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric ALJ A96-10- Company, for annual energy cost Henderson 022 adjustment clause for the period from Comr Neeper 5/1/97 to 4/30/98, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/15/98 1:30 pm (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Patrick A97-11- Company, for authority to increase Comr Bilas 012 the price of water delivered to the El Dorado Irrigation District from the El Dorado Project, effective in 1998 and 1999, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/16/98 7:00 pm (PHC)-Marna An Powell and Donna M. ALJ Walker C97-09- Hufford vs. GTE Northwest, dba GTE Comr Duque 056 West Coast, for enlargement of the 488 prefix to include a toll free one- way extended area service, Orick Community Center, 101 Swan Road, Orick 2/5/98 1:00 pm (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric ALJ Wetzell A97-09- Company, for a permanent gas Comr Conlon 049 procurement performance-based ratemaking mechanism, Commission Courtroom, 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. 12/16/7 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULE 12/23/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULE 12/30/97 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED HEARINGS Dates in parentheses following the word "also" are subject to change without notice. the assigned Commissioner's name is listed next to the proceedings as matter of record; the assigned Commissioner may not be present at the hearing. (PHC) = Prehearing Conference (OA) = Oral Argument (EH) = Evidentiary Hearing (WS) = Workshop (PPH) = Public Participation (FPH) = Full Panel Hearing Hearing (IAM) = Initial Arbitration (AH) = Arbitration Meeting Hearing (M) = Mediation 12/10/97 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 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 12/10/97 10:30 am (EH)-Clark and Gudrun Beck vs. Bishop ALJ C97-05- Water Company and California American Henderson 028 Water Company, for inadequate Comr Duque operational and structural maintenance of a 200,000 gallon water storage tank Seaside Community Center, Room C, 986 Hillby Street, Seaside 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) 12/19/97 2:00 pm (PHC)-Brook Fiber Communications of ALJ Bushey C97-11- Fresno, Inc., Brooks Fiber Comr Duque 018 Communications of Stockton, Inc., Brook Fiber Communications of Bakersfield, Inc., Brooks Fiber Communications of San Jose, Inc. and Brooks Fiber Communications of Sacramento, Inc. vs. Pacific Bell, for unreasonable and unlawful anti- competitive activities, Commission Courtroom, 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 1/13/98 10:00 am (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric ALJ A96-10- Company, for annual energy cost Henderson 022 adjustment clause for the period from Comr 5/1/97 to 4/30/98, Neeper 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 1/15/98 1:30 pm (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ A97-11- Company, for authority to increase Patrick 012 the price of water delivered to the Comr Bilas El Dorado Irrigation District from the El Dorado Project, effective in 1998 and 1999, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/16/98 7:00 pm (PHC)-Marna An Powell and Donna M. ALJ Walker C97-09- Hufford vs. GTE Northwest, dba GTE Comr Duque 056 West Coast, for enlargement of the 488 prefix to include a toll free one- way extended area service, Orick Community Center, 101 Swan Road, Orick 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) 1/30/98 7:00 p.m. (PHC)-Robert W. Merwin vs. Citizens ALJ Walker C97-09- Communications, for arbitrary Comr Duque 054 definition of service areas, Jean Harvie Community Center, 14273 River Road, Walnut Grove 2/5/98 1:00 pm (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric ALJ A97-09- Company, for a permanent gas Wetzell 049 procurement performance-based Comr ratemaking mechanism, Conlon Commission Courtroom, 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 2/10/98 10:00 am (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ A97-10- Company, for recovery of 1996 capital Malcolm 014 additions costs, and, Comr Bilas A97-10- (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric 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 (EH) for 10 am, March 9, San Francisco (also March 10-13, San Francisco 2/18/98 9:30 am (EH)-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, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 19, San Francisco) 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. 12/4/97 A95-05-030 Roseville Telephone Company, for authority to increase its intrastate rates by $26,890,729 effective 1/1/96; adopt the new regulatory framework proposal and I95-09-001 Commission Order Instituting Investigation, into the rates, charges, service, practices and regulation of Roseville Telephone Company; consolidated with A95-05- 030. Summary: On December 1, 1997, Michael Campbell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Roseville Telephone Company (Roseville), met with Cmmrs. Conlon, and Knight, in San Francisco. Also present were: Jose Jimenez, advisor to Cmmr. Conlon; Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Knight; and Greg Gierczak, Executive Director-Regulatory, for Roseville. Campbell and Gierczak asked that the Commission modify the proposed decision in order to account for the complete recovery of the revenue shortfall which results from rate design errors related to the ZUM area changes adopted in the rate case decision from the date the new rates were implemented. Filer: Roseville Telephone Company Contact: Maria Incardona Phone: (415) 433-1900 12/8/97 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 December 3, 1997, City of San Diego (City) sent a letter dated December 3, 1997, signed by Michael T. Uberuaga, City Manager of City, to each of the Commissioners in San Francisco. The letter is attached to this notice. In the letter, the City indicated that the Commission's actions regarding exemptions from Competition Transition Charges (CTCs) would have a major impact on the City. The City has been developing a number of cogeneration facilities over the past several years. The City, being a public agency, has certain scheduling restraints that are inherent to public work. These facilities are renewable energy sources that will provide power to various City loads. The economic viability of these projects will be placed in jeopardy if the Commission were to rule that customers that take power from new cogeneration facilities that engage in direct transactions to serve new load are subject to CTCs. Filer: City of San Diego Contact: Yvonne Tillman- Phone: (510) 834-1999 Tatmon 12/8/97 A97-05-011 PacificCorp, for approval of Transition Plan. A97-06-046 Sierra Pacific Power Company, for approval of Transition Plan. A97-07-005 Kirkwood Gas & Electric Company, for compliance with the requirements of AB 1890. Summary: On December 8, 1997, PacifiCorp. initiated a meeting with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Parties present were: Michelle Cooke, adv. to Cmmr. Duque; Anne Eakin, John Bohling, Bruce Hellebuy, Jum Fell, and D.J. Smith, PacifiCorp representatives; Dave Norris, Dan Ahearns, Doug Ponds, and Bill Branch, Sierra Pacific representatives; Pat Schmiege, SoCalWater representative; Dan Carroll, Kirkwood representative; Jonathon Bromson and Chris Danforth, ORA representatives; and Margaret A. Rostker, counsel for Enron. Roster descried Enron's view that Proposed Decision in the Commission proceeding for smaller and multi-jurisdictional utilities for compliance with AB 1890 was, in general, acceptable to Enron. The main concern Enron had was lack of clarity in the Proposed Decision that PacifiCorp's use of the California-Oregon Border price for commodity as a proxy for commodity prices at the PX was incomplete as a basis for the credit that direct access customers should receive in PacifiCorp's territory. Rostker urged the Commission to ensure that associated charges for PX services be factored in to the COB price proxy for commodity to ensure that direct access customers do not pay these charges twice for delivery of power. Filer: Enron Contact: Danielle Albano Phone: (415) 781-0701 12/9/97 A96-10-038 Pacific Enterprises; Enova Corporation; Mineral Energy Company; B Mineral Energy Sub; and G Mineral Sub, for approval of a plan of merger of Pacific Enterprises and Enova 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. Summary: LATE FILED: On November 21, 1997, an all-party meeting was held at the Commission's office in San Francisco with Cmmr. Duque. Gregory S.G. Klatt, representative of Southern California Utility Power Pool (SCUPP) and Imperial Irrigation District (IID). A list of the parties present is attached to this notice. Klatt raised the issue of application of the rules adopted in the Affiliate Transaction Rulemaking to relations between affiliated utilities. Klatt stated that if application of appropriate affiliate transaction rules to relations between SoCalGas and SDG&E would prevent the Applicants from realizing meaningful merger savings, then perhaps the merger should be rejected on the grounds that it would not result in sufficient ratepayer benefits. Filer: Southern California Utility Power Pool and Imperial Irrigation District Contact: Rosita Tatco Phone: (213) 243-2733