Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Tuesday, October 27, 1998 Page 36 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, October 27, 1998 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/Presiding Officer's Decisions/Arbitrator's Reports/ ú Advice Letter Filings ú Miscellaneous Transportation Items ú Miscellaneous Telecommunication Matters 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 All-Party Meetings (PU Code 1701.3(c) ) ú Notice of Ex Parte Communications Corrected ALJ Resolution ALJ 176-3002 regarding ratification of preliminary determinations of category and notice of assignment is included in this calendar. (See page 35, A98-10-024) REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS November 5, 10 am San Francisco 1998 November 19, 10 am San Francisco 1998 December 3, 10 am San Francisco 1998 COMMISSION RATESETTING DELIBERATIVE MEETINGS (Not Open to the Public) Ratesetting Deliberative Meeting dates are reserved as noted but will only be held if there are ratesetting matters to be considered. November 2, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1998 November 16, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1998 November 30, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1998 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. GLOSSARY After January 1, 1998, the California Public Utilities Commission is required by statute (SB 960) to categorize each case that comes before it. There are three categories, quasi-legislative, adjudicatory and ratesetting. If a case does not require hearings before it is resolved, the case is removed from the SB 960 category requirements. The legend below shows the abbreviation for each of the categories and provides a brief explanation. Q Quasi-legislative proceedings are proceedings that establish policy or rules (including generic ratemaking policy or rules) affecting a class of regulated entities, including those proceedings in which the Commission investigates rates or practices for an entire regulated industry or class of entities within the industry. A Adjudicatory proceedings are: (1) enforcement investigations into possible violations of any provision of statutory law or order or rule of the Commission; and (2) complaints against regulated entities, including those complaints that challenge the accuracy of a bill, but excluding those complaints that challenge the reasonableness of rates or charges, past, present, or future. RS Ratesetting proceedings are proceedings in which the Commission sets or investigates rates for a specifically named utility (or utilities), or establishes a mechanism that in turn sets the rates for a specifically named utility (or utilities). Ratesetting proceedings include complaints that challenge the reasonableness of rates or charges, past, present, or future. N/A Removed from the SB 960 category requirements. 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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If an agenda item is held over to a subsequent Commission meeting, that agenda item and any revisions to that agenda item that were available on the morning of the initial Commission meeting (as well as any further available revisions) will be mailed in the Escutia package for the subsequent Commission meeting; the item and its revisions will also be available for viewing and photocopying in the Commission's Central Files Office and field offices as set forth above. Intervenors who have a financial hardship determination pending or granted shall be eligible to receive draft agenda item packets at no charge. The cost to receive the agenda only, without copies of draft agenda items, remains at $75 per year. 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 Sandra Graham at (213) 897-3544). Date/Time Commissioner Location November 20, 1998 Josiah Neeper 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 9 am to noon San Diego PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Workshop Notice - REVISED AS OF 10/14/98 October 26, 1998 Southern California Gas Company 10 am - 4 pm Tower 555 West Fifth Street, Room 2A Los Angeles (Secured Building Site: You must register with security desk for access to meeting located on the 2nd floor) October 27, 1998 California Public Utilities 9 am - 4pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Hearing Room C San Francisco Conference Call Note: If you experience problems Information trying to access this conference For October 26 & 27, call please contact Confertech at 1998 dial (415) 904-8907 1-800-525-8244 and have them Passcode: 2408347# verify the Dial-in # and Passcode scheduled under Master Reservation #4590512 for CH2M HILL (Sharon Weinberg is the designated Chairperson) The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following topics: Review and approve agenda, public comment, Chairperson's report, review and approval of meeting minutes (9/28-29, 10/13- 14), Subcommittee reports, legislative update, preparation for Commission public hearing, and discuss program changes for CARE and LIEE. Agendas for both meetings are being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org. The October 27, 1998 meeting will adjourn into the Commission's public hearing at 10 am and reconvene if the Commission's public hearing adjourns before 4 pm. The meetings are open to the public. For more information contact Sharon Weinberg at (510) 251-2888, extension 2025. Public Meeting - REMOVED FROM CALENDAR AS OF 10/23/98 October 27, 1997 Pacific Energy Center 9 am - 4 pm 851 Howard Street 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board Meeting. The Agenda items will be determined after the October 15, 1998 filing. Public Meeting October 28, 1998 Interim Administrative Committee 9:30 am - 12 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister) San Francisco The Interim Administrative Committee will hold a meeting. Purposes of the meeting are to: 1) review and approve public meeting minutes of 9/30/98; 2) continue to discuss process for reviewing and approving CHCF-B claims; 3) review and approve expenses and disbursements; 4) discuss process for the establishment of CHCF-B & CTF Trust; 5) discuss procedure to select a financial institution; 6) discuss the process for replacing a committee member; and 7) receive Public Comments. The contact person for this meeting is Hassan Mirza at (415) 703-1638. Public Meeting - REMOVED FROM CALENDAR AS OF 10/23/98 October 28, 1998 Pacific Energy Center 9:30 am -4 pm 851 Howard Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board Meeting. The Agenda items are yet to be determined. Public Meeting October 28, 1998 California Public Utilities 10 am - 3 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4206 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister Street) San Francisco The TDD Placement Interim Committee will conduct a monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Adam Thaler at (415) 703-1157. Public Meeting October 29, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 2 pm - 5 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The Finance Sub-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 Elana Kalisher 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 3, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The Administrative Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher 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 3, 1998 Pacific Energy Center 12 noon - 5 pm 851 Howard Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board Meeting. The Agenda items are yet to be determined. Workshop Notice November 3, 1998 Conference Call - Dial 415-703- 10 am 1001 As a follow-up to the October 16, 1998 workshop conducted in A.97- 11-004, et. al., Energy Division will hold a workshop via conference call to discuss SDG&E's October 21, 1998 Advice Letter on service fees for billing services pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 2 of D.98-09-070. In order to participate in the conference call parties are instructed to call (415) 703-1001 at 10 am, Tuesday November 3, 1998. The teleconference must end by 1 pm. The teleconferencing system can handle up to 30 separate calls dialing this number. Therefore, each party is limited to one call-in. If parties want to include their outside counsel in the conference call, the client and attorney need to be together as a single call-in. Each telephone participant will be responsible for their own telephone service and toll costs. Questions regarding this workshop/conference call should be addressed to Don Lafrenz of the Energy Division (phone: 415-703-1063; Fax: 415-703-2200; email: "dlf@cpuc.ca.gov") Public Meeting November 4, 1998 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister Street) San Francisco The ULTS Marketing Board (ULTSMB) will hold its regular meeting to discuss the following: Review/Approve Meeting Minutes, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, Review/Approve October 1998 ULTSMB Expenses, PUC Report and Action Items, Proposed Interim Marketing Program Discussion and Planning, Review Marketing Program Timeline, Review/Approve Request For Proposals (RFP)/Contract for ULTSMB Interim Marketing Program Advertising and Outreach, Discussion of Marketing Program RFP Selection Committee, Review RFP Scoring Criteria, Discussion of Bidder's Conference Committee, Review Previous Studies and Data, Announcements, Set Future Agenda Items for Future Discussion and Hear Public Comments. This meeting is open to the public. The Board reserves the right to limit the time allocated to public comments and each speaker. If you would like to join the meeting by phone conference or in person, and/or receive a full meeting packet, please notify the ULTS Trust Office at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting - TIME CHANGE (REVISED AS OF 1023/98) November 4, 1998 Pacific Energy Center 9:30 am - 4 pm 851 Howard Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will conduct a Board Meeting. The Agenda items are yet to be determined. Public Meeting November 9, 1998 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 8:30 am - 12 pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of Designated Conference the Moscone Center) Leader: San Francisco Sharon Weinberg/PG&E To join via teleconference: Dial: (415) 904-8907 Reservation No. #4590512 Passcode: 2408347# As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D.97-09-117, one or more LIGB Advisory Committee members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling the above number on the day of the meeting. If you experience difficulty in trying to access this conference call, please contact Confertech at 1-800-314- 3558. The Low Income Governing Board Advisory Committee (LIGBAC) will meet on the following agenda: Welcome and Introduction Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, public comments, substitantiative program designs, other business. These meetings are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting by phoning the LIGBAC at 415 703-2565 and leaving a message with your name, phone and fax number at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting time. Workshop Notice November 9, 1998 PG&E Energy Center 10 am - 4 pm (PST) 851 Howard Street, Green Room San Francisco Conference Call Information Note: If you experience November 9, 1998 dial (415) problems trying to access this 356-1431 conference call, please Passcode = 2408347# contact Confertech at 1-800- 314-3558 and have them verify the Dial-in # and Passcode scheduled under Master Reservation #4590512 for CH2M HILL (Sharon Weinberg is the designated Chairperson) The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following topics: report from the Chair, subcommittee reports, direction to consultants, review changes to the draft 11/13 filing on proposed scope of work, including proposed modifications to current DSM rules, program funding guidelines, cost-effectiveness criteria, administrator performance and other guidelines, as appropriate, that the Board intends to use to shape the RFP, report from administrative consultants detailing LIGB website management, review and approval of meeting minutes, financial report and advisory committee report. An agenda for the meeting is being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Sharon Weinberg at (510) 251-2888, extension 2025. Workshop Notice November 10, 1998 PG&E Energy Center 10 am - 4 pm (PST) 851 Howard Street, Green Room San Francisco Conference Call Information Note: If you experience November 10, 1998 dial (415) problems trying to access this 904-8907 conference call, please Passcode = 2408347# contact Confertech at 1-800- 314-3558 and have them verify the Dial-in # and Passcode scheduled under Master Reservation #4590512 for CH2M HILL (Sharon Weinberg is the designated Chairperson) The Board will meet to discuss the following topics: report from the Chair, subcommittee reports, direction to consultants, discuss review changes to the draft 11/13 filing on proposed scope of work, including proposed modifications to current DSM rules, program funding guidelines, cost-effectiveness criteria, administrator performance and other guidelines, as appropriate, that the Board intends to use to shape the RFP, report from administrative consultants detailing LIGB website management, review and approval of meeting minutes, financial report and advisory committee report. An agenda for the meeting is being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Sharon Weinberg at (510) 251-2888, extension 2025. Public Meeting - TIME CHANGE (REVISED AS OF 9/26/98) November 12, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 9:30 am - 4:30 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 Elana Kalisher 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 12, 1998 Country Suites at Ontario Mills 9 am - 9 pm 4370 East Mills Mall Ontario and November 13, 1998 9 am - 3 pm Electric Education Trust The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to discuss and implement a CBO outreach grant program and an educational efforts plan, address any recent Commission action on the September 24 work plan, adopt a plan to receive community input into the grant process, discuss the Commission's consumer protection report, consider subcommittee recommendations on program design, fax newsletters and CSD activities in support of the EET, and related matters. The contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting November 20, 1998 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 Elana Kalisher 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 10/22/98 A98-10-032 Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Harris Farms, Inc., for an order to sell and convey certain electric distribution facilities located in Selma, California 10/22/98 A98-10-033 Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Elk Corporation, for an order to sell and convey certain electric distribution facilities located in Kern County, California PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING 10/7/98 C97-02-015 Utility Audit Company, Inc. vs. Southern California Gas Company, for improper billing, resulting in overcharges to customers of the Le Parc Simi Valley Homeowners Association; Application for Rehearing of D98-09-061 by Southern California Gas Company DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * PRESIDING OFFICER'S DECISION * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS October 27, 1998 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division NONE MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS October 27, 1998 Rahmon Momoh has been nominated to be the ORA voting member on the Payphone Service Provider Enforcement Committee (PSPE Committee). The candidate's resume can be obtained from Mr. Momoh by calling him on (415) 703-1725. Within 30 days from the date hereof, comments on the candidate may be submitted in writing to Mr. Jack Leutza, Director, Telecommunications Division, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. If you should have any questions, please contact me on 3-2191. ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS A98-05- Minkin-Pacific Gas and Electric 004 Company to establish the eligibility A98-05- and seek recovery of certain electric 006 industry restructuring implementation A98-05- costs, and related matter, Evidentiary 015 hearing held and continued to October 27 C96-09- Kenney-Michael A. Titell vs. GTE of 035 California Inc., for unreasonable telephone rates and charges, Prehearing Conference held and completed A98-08- Reed-E. Spire for arbitration of an 048 interconnection agreement with Pacific Bell pursuant to section 252 (b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Arbitration Hearing held and completed REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 11/23/98 10:00 (PHC)-Commission Investigation into ALJ Walker a.m. alternative regulatory frameworks for Comr I.87-11- local telecommunications exchange Conlon 033 carriers, 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 10/27/98 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 11/3/98 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED 11/10/98 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 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 (FOA) = Final Oral Argument (EH) = Evidentiary Hearing (WS) = Workshop (PPH) = Public Participation (FPH) = Full Panel Hearing Hearing (IAM) = Initial Arbitration (AH) = Arbitration Hearing Meeting (M) = Mediation (CA) = Closing Argument 10/27/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ Minkin A98-05- to establish the eligibility r and Comr Bilas 004 seek recovery of certain electric industry restructuring implementation costs as proviced for in Public A.98-05- Utilities Code Section 376, 006 (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company, for (1) a determination of eligibility for recovery under Public Utilities Code Section 376 of certain cost categories and activities, (2) a finding of reasonableness of the costs incurred through 12/31/97, (3) approval of an audit methodology for verifying the eligibility of A.98-05- Section 376 costs for recovery from 015 1998 through 2001, and (4) approval of a Section 376 balancing account mechanism to recover eligible costs, (EH)-Southern California Edison Company, to address restructuring implementation costs pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 376, in compliance with Ordering Paragraph 18 of D.97-11-074, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also October 28-30, November 2, November 3, 9:00 a.m.) 10/27/98] 10:00 (EH)-Order Instituting Rulemaking on ALJ a.m. the Commission,'s proposed policies Gottstein R.98-07- and programs governing energy Comr 037 efficiency, low-income assistance, Neeper renewable energy and research development and demonstration, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco 10/28/98 10:00 (ECP)-Rosalinda M. Villarreal vs. ALJ Wright a.m. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, C.98-09- City Council Chambers, 1710 Tucker 028 St., Selma 10/29/98 10:00 (PHC)-Delores Guyot, Jessie A. ALJ Kenney a.m. Wheeler, et al vs. Pacific Bell to Comr Duque C.98-05- establish an EAS for telephone area 045 code 707 prefix 777 in the Carlotta- Bridgeville area to call telephone prefixes in Carlotta, Hydesville, Fortuna and Eureka, Telephone Conference, San Francisco 10/29/98 1:30 p.m. (ECP)-Carmen E. Didley vs. GTE ALJ C.98-08- California, Inc., for improper Wright 047 billings for calling card telephone service charges, Pomona Unified School District, Education Center, Room 116, 800 South Garey Avenue, Pomona 10/30/98 10:00 (PHC)-Pacific Bell vs. MCI ALJ a.m. Telecommunications Corporation and MCI DeUlloa C.98-06- Metro Access Transmission Services, Comr 028 Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Knight Francisco 10/30/98 10:00 (PHC)-Blue & Gold, L.P. for authority ALJ a.m. to increase fare levels for the McVicar A.98-07- transportation of passengers in vessel Comr Duque 047 common carriers service between Sausalito on the one hand, and authorized points in San Francisco, on the other hand, A.98-07- (PHC)-Blue and Gold Fleet, L.P. for 049 authority to increase fare levels for the transportation of passengers in vessel common carriers service between Tiburon, on the one hand, and authorized points in San Francisco, on A.98-07- the other hand, 050 (PHC)-Blue and Gold Fleet, L.P. for authority to increase fare levels for the transportation of passengers in vessel common carriers service between Angel Island, on the one hand, and authorized points in San Francisco on the other hand, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 10/30/98 11:00 (ECP)-Carroll S. Hayes vs. R.R. Lewis ALJ Wright a.m. Small Water Company, City Council C.98-09- Chamber, 277 North Second Avenue, 022 Oakdale 11/2/98 10:00 (PHC)-Pacific Bell, Pacific Bell ALJ Kenney a.m. Public Communications vs. AT&T Comr Duque C.98-06- Communications of California, Inc., 008 for violation of the Commission's decisions and resolution 15782 by failing to remit the PSSC to Pacific Bell for intraLATA non-sent-paid calls originating on Pacific Bell payphones and for other related violations, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) November 30, December 1-2) 11/3/98 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-The Utility Reform Network and ALJ C.97-09- Utility Consumers' Action Network vs. O'Donnell 043 SBC Communications Inc., Pacific Comr Telesis Group and Pacific Bell for Conlon violation of the service quality Comr requirements of D97-03-067 and the Neeper Public Utilities Code and for attempting to mislead the Commission with respect to Pacific Bell's Service quality performance, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/3/98 11:00 (EH)-Southern California Water Company ALJ Walker a.m. to increase rates in order to recover Comr A.96-11- costs resulting from participation in Conlon 007 the State Water Project under contract with the Central Coast Water Authority and other related costs to deliver water in its Santa Maria District, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 4-6) 11/3/98 3:00 p.m. (PHC)-Sierra Club, Angeles Chapter vs ALJ Bushey C.98-09- Valencia Water Company for supplying Comr Duque 025 more consumers and/or greater number of acres than it can adequately supply reaching limits of its capacity to supply water and for overpumping from a common source of supply, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 11/4/98 11:00 (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ a.m. Rulemaking on the Commission's own Weissman R.98-01- motion to assess and revise the Comr Bilas 011 regulatory structure governing California's natural gas industry, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) 10:00 a.m., December 7-11) 11/4/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Wesley Crawford Muhammad and ALJ C.98-07- Shontelle Crawford Muhammad vs. Stalder 031 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Comr requesting to refund overcharged Neeper amounts, increase discounts and to restore medical baseline and LIRA baseline, County Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Ave., 5th Floor, Bakersfield 11/4/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Wesley Crawford Muhammad and ALJ C.98-07- Shontelle Crawford Muhammad vs. Stalder 031 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Comr requesting to refund overcharged Neeper amounts, increase discounts and to restore medical baseline and LIRA baseline, County Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Ave., 5th Floor, Bakersfield 11/4/98 7:00 p.m. (PPH)-In the matter of the application ALJ Galvin A.98-05- of Pacific Bell for authority for Comr Duque 038 pricing flexibility and to increase prices of certain operator services, to reduce the number of monthly directory assistance call allowances, and adjust prices for four centrex optional features, Council Chambers, 12th Floor, City Administration Building, 202 C Street, San Diego (also November 17, Ted C. Wills Community Center, 770 North San Pablo Avenue, Fresno; November 18, San Jose Unified School District, Board Room, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose; November 24, Council Chambers, Room 247, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena; November 30, County Board Chamber, 700 H St., Suite 1450, Sacramento, Parking A & G; 3:00 p.m., December 3, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (EH) 10:00 a.m., December 7- 9, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco) 11/6/98 10:00 (PHC)-The Utility Consumers' Action ALJ Bushey a.m. Network vs. Pacific Bell for unlawful Comr C.98-04- and deceptive sales program and Neeper 004 practices, (PHC)-The Greenlining Institute and C.98-06- Latino Issues Forum vs. Pacific Bell, 003 for deceptive sales practices, false and deceptive advertising, unfair competition and invasion of privacy, (PHC)-The Utility Consumers' Action C.98-06- Network vs. Pacific Bell for unlawful 027 marketing and education of the Caller ID and related services, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/6/98 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Minkin A.98-09- Company for review and recovery of the Comr Duque 003 costs, and recovery of the costs and Comr revenues in the transition cost Conlon A98-09- balancing account, 008 (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company to review and recover transition cost balancing account A98-09- entries and various generation-related 009 memorandum account entries, (PHC)-San Diego Gas and Electric Company for review and find reasonableness in the annual transition cost proceeding regarding the transition cost balancing account, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/6/98 10:00 (EH)-Pamela Gruszka vs. San Diego Gas ALJ Wright a.m. and Electric Company, Council Chamber, Comr C.98-07- 202 C Street, San Diego Neeper 032 11/9/98 10:30 (EH)-Preferred Transportation, Inc. ALJ a.m. and Tamarack Transportation, Inc., to Rosenthal A.98-04- transfer and Supershuttle Comr 030 International, Inc. to acquire Conlon Preferred Transportation Inc. and Tamarack Transportation, Inc.. Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also November 10) 11/9/98 10:00 (ECP)-Rodney W. & LaDonna M. Lucas vs. ALJ Wright a.m. Southern California Gas Company, Comr C.98-03- Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles Conlon 055 11/12/98 10:00 (EH)-Application of Pacific Gas and ALJ a.m. Electric Company for approval of Gottstein A.98-05- demand-side management shareholder Comr 001 incentives for 1997 program year Neeper accomplishments and second claim for incentives for 1996 program year accomplishments, A98-05- (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company 005 to incrase its gas and electric revenue requirements to reflect its accomplishments for demand-side management program years 1996 and 1997 in the 1998 annual earnings assessment A.98-05- proceeding, 013 (EH)-Southern California Edison Company for approval of demand-side management shareholder incentives for 1997 program year accomplishments and the second installment of shareholder A.98-05- incentives for the 1996 program year, 018 (EH)-Southern California Gas Company for authority to increase its gas revenue requirements to reflect its accomplishments for demand-side management program years 1994, 1995, and 1996 in the 1997 annual earnings assessment proceeding Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also for 9:00 a.m., November 13; 10:00 a.m., November 16-17) 11/13/98 10:00 (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ a.m. to identify and separate components of Malcolm A.96-12- electric rates effective January 1, Comr Duque 009 1998, (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company A.96-12- for authority to unbundle rates and 011 products, (EH)-Southern California Edison A.96-12- Company proposing the functional 019 separation of cost components for energy, transmission and ancillary services, distribution, public benefit programs, and nuclear decommissioning to be effective January 1, 1998 in conformance with D.95-12-036 as modified by D.96-01-009, the June 21, 1996 ruling of assigned Commissioner Duque, D.96-10-074, and Assembly Bill 1890, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/13/98 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I98-08- Investigation, into the operations, Bushey 004 practices, and conduct of Coral Comr Communications, Inc. (Coral) and Duque Michael Tinari, President of Coral; William Gallo, Senior Vice President of Coral; Devon Porcella, Vice President of Sales and Operations of Coral; Neal Deleo, Vice President Finance and MIS of Coral to determine whether the corporation or its principals have operated within California without having a certificate to operate from the Commission and whether they have charged California subscribers for telecommunications services the subscribers never authorized, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/16/98 10:00 (EH)-Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., vs. ALJ a.m. Evans Telephone Company and Volcano Pulsifer C.98-04- Telephone Company for unlawful acts Comr 046 of charging toll rates for local Neeper calls placed by their customers to complainant Pac-West customers, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also November 17-19) 11/17/98 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-California -American Water ALJ Kotz A.97-03- Company for a certificate that the Comr Duque 052 present and future public convenience and necessity requires applicant to construct and operate the 24,000 acre foot Carmel River Dam and Reservoir in the Monterey Division and to recover all present and future costs in connection therewith in rates, Hyatt Regency, Monterey Ballroom, Beach Room, One Old Golf Course Road, Monterey 11/18/98 10:00 (EH)-For rehearing of Resolution G- ALJ a.m. 3233, Malcolm A.98-05- Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Comr Bilas 023 11/23/98 10:00 (PHC)-Commission Investigation into ALJ Walker a.m. alternative regulatory frameworks for Comr I.87-11- local telecommunications exchange Conlon 033 carriers, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/23/98 1:00 p.m. (EH)-Bunteang Chay and Tha Chan vs. ALJ Weiss C.98-04- Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Comr 056 estopping from collecting a debt Conlon resulting from the complainant's alleged use of unmetered energy, City Hall, Council Chamber, 2600 Fresno St., Fresno 11/24/98 10:00 (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey a.m. Rulemaking on the Commission's own Comr Duque R.97-10- motion to set rules and to provide Comr 049 guidelines for the Privatization and Neeper Excess Capacity as it relates to investor owned water companies Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 11/30/98 10:00 (PHC)-Southern California Gas Company ALJ a.m. for authority to sell its storage Stalder A.98-01- field in Montebello, California, Comr 015 Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Conlon (also (EH) 9:00 a.m., December 7-9) 12/1/98 10:00 (EH)-San Diego Gas and Electric ALJ a.m. Company for approval of consolidated Malcolm A.98-07- changes in 1999 authorized revenue Comr 006 and revised rate components, the CTC Bilas rate component and associated headroom calculations, RGTCOMA balances, credit computations, disposition of various balancing/memorandum accounts, and A.98-07- electric revenue allocation and rate 003 design changes, (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company for verification, consolidation, and A.98-07- approval of costs and revenues in the 026 Transition Revenue Account, (EH)-Southern California Edison Company to consolidate authorized rates and revenue requirements, verify residual competition transition charge revenues, review and dispose of amounts in various balancing and memorandum accounts, verify regulatory balances transferred to the transition cost balancing account on 1/1/98; and propose rate recovery for Santa Catalina Island Diesel fuel costs, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also December 2-4, 9:00 a.m., December 7-10, 9:00 a.m.) 12/1/98 10:00 (EH)-George W. Goldthorpe, as general ALJ a.m. partner of Goldthorpe Partnership for Walker A.98-04- an exemption from the Moratorium on Comr 065 new water service connections in the Walker Montara Moss Beach District as set out in D86-05-078, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also December 2) 12/1/98 7:00 p.m. (PPH)- California Water Service ALJ Vieth A.98-09- Company for a general rate increase to Comr Duque 013 increase revenues by $897,400 or 6.1% in the year 1999, $307,400 or 2.0%, in the year 2000, $369,000 or 2.3% in the year 2001, and $377,000 or 2.3% in the A.98-09- year 2002 in the East Los Angeles 014 District, (PPH)-California Water Service Company for a general rate increase to increase revenues by $1,371,800 or 12.3% in the year 1999, $353,500 or A.98-09- 2.8% in the year 2000, $325, 100 or 015 2.5% in the year 2001, and $334,800 or 2.5% in the year 2002 in the Bear Gulch district, A.98-09- (PPH)-California Water Company for an 016 order authorizing it to increase rates charged for water service in the Hermosa-Redondo district, (PPH)-California Water Service Company for an order authorizing it to increase rates charged for water service in the Visalia district City of Commerce, Parks & Recreation Aquatorium, 2515 Commerce Way, Commerce (also December 2, Hermosa Beach Civic Center, City Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach; December 3, Menlo Park Civic Center, City Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park; December 9, Visalia Convention Center, 303 East Acequia Avenue, Visalia, (EH) January 12-15, SF) 12/8/98 7:00 p.m. (PPH)-Southern California Water ALJ Walker A.98-06- Company for authority to assess a Comr Duque 005 reservation fee for fire protection for persons occupying or owning property within the service territory of the Desert District, Morongo Valley Elementary School, 10951 Hess Blvd., Morongo (also (EH) 10:00 a.m., February 9-10, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco) 12/9/98 10:00 (EH)-Universal Studios, Inc. vs. ALJ Minkin a.m. Southern California Edison Company for Comr C.98-04- non-compliance with AB-1890 for Conlon 037 improper transition charges, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/9/98 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting AlJ R.96-11- Rulemaking to develop standards for Malcolm 004 electric system reliability and safety Comr pursuant to D96-09-073 consolidated Conlon with I95-02-015, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/10/98 9:00 a.m. (CA)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company, ALJ A.95-10- for authorization to implement a plan Econome 024 of reorganization which will result in Comr a holding company structure, Neeper Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 12/10/98 10:00 (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey a.m. Investigation into the operations and Comr I.98-04- practices of affiliated companies Neeper 033 Future Net Inc., and Future Net Online, Inc., dba Future Electric Network and individuals Alan Setlin and Larry Huff, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also December 11, December 15 12/14/98 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ A.97-12- for authority to increase rates and Wetzell 020 charges for electric and gas service Comr Bilas effective 1/1/99, I.97-11- (EH)-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 Commission Courtroom, Hearing Room A, San Francisco (also December 15-18, San Francisco) 12/17/98 10:00 (EH)-Unocal California Pipeline ALJ a.m. Company for authority to remove its Barnett A.98-04- line 700B oil pipeline in Los Angeles Comr Bilas 015 County from carrier service, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also December 18) 1/5/99 10:00 (EH)-San Diego Gas and Electric ALJ a.m. Company for authority to sell Barnett A.97-12- electrical generation facilities and Comr 039 power contracts, Conlon Commission Courtroom, San Francisco Comr Bilas (also January 6-8, January 11-14) 1/11/99 10:00 (EH)-Isam M. Alziq to transfer and A&M ALJ a.m. United Group, L.L.C. to acquire a Rosenthal A.98-06- certificate of public convenience and Comr 051 necessity and certain other assets, Conlon pursuant to Section 851, et. seq. of the California Public Utilities Code, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also January 12-15, 1999) 1/12/99 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ A.98-04- for Commission order finding that its Stalder 003 electric operations during the Comr Duque reasonableness period from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997 as well as certain of its gas operations during the reasonableness periods from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996 and January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997, were prudent; made to seek recovery of costs related to the ISO- PX Implementation Delay Memorandum Account, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) February 1-16) 1/18/99 10:00 (EH)-Rulemaking on the Commission's ALJ Walwyn a.m. Own Motion to Govern Open Access to Comr Bilas R.93-04- Bottleneck Services and Establish a Comr Duque 003 Framework for Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks, I.93-04- (EH)-Investigation of the Commission's 002 Own Motion into Open Access and Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also January 19-22, 1999) 1/19/99 1:30 p.m. (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ A.98-05- Company for Orders approving contract Barnett 033 amendments necessitated by Industry Comr Restructuring between Southern Neeper California Edison Company and AES Placerita, Brea Power Partners, Kern River Cogeneration Company, Midway Sunset Cogeneration, OLS-Camarillo, OLS-Chino, Ontario Cogeneration, Sycamore Cogeneration, and Watson Cogeneration, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also January 20-21) 1/27/99 10:00 (EH)-Internet Specialties West vs. GTE ALJ Walker a.m. for improper disconnection of ISDN Comr C.98-05- over Centranet services, Neeper 054 Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also January 28) 2/16/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Energy Alternatives vs. Pacific ALJ C.97-09- Gas and Electric Company for failure Bennett 030 to conduct an open and fair bidding Comr Bilas process with respect to the awarding of the Energy Partners program administrative contract for 1997, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 17) 03/15/99 10:00 (EH)-Southern California Gas Company ALJ a.m. for authority to revise its rates Gottstein A.96-03- effective January 1, 1997 in its Comr 031 Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding Conlon for a total reduction in annual revenues of approximately $147.9 million (5.7%), A.96-04- (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company 030 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, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also 9:00 a.m., March 16-19) 4/16/99 10:00 (PHC)-Bayside Village, The Fillmore ALJ Bushey a.m. Center, and North Point Apartments Comr C.95-08- vs. Pacific Bell for failure to take Knight 039 responsibility for all building cross connects, Commission Courtroom, 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 ALL-PARTY MEETINGS (PU Code 1701.3(c) ) NONE 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. 10/23/98 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 October 20, 1998, representatives of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. ("AT&T") initiated consecutive ex parte sessions at CPUC with, respectively, Timothy Sullivan, advisor to Commissioner Duque, and Commission President Bilas' assistants, Chief of Staff Ann Watson and advisor Lester Wong. The representatives were Rick Witherington and Bob Kargoll, and they conveyed both oral and written communications to the PUC officials. The oral ex parte communications consisted of statements by the AT&T representatives that the company supports the administrative law judge's proposed decision affirming Commission jurisdiction over traffic bound for Internet services providers ("ISP") and that calls to ISPs within the local calling area are local calls. It was further stated to Mr. Sullivan that if Commissioner Duque's draft alternate decision were modified to require Pacific Bell and GTE- California to immediately honor the reciprocal compensation provisions for local traffic included in their interconnection agreements, AT&T could support taking further comments on the issue. The preceding sentence was not conveyed to Commission President Bilas' assistants. Conveyed to Ms Watson and Mr. Wong was the statement that Commissioner Duque's draft alternate decision could unnecessarily delay the full implementation of the reciprocal compensation provisions included in most interconnection agreements. The written communications consisted of a one page handout with the headline "ISPs are End-Users, not Carriers." Filer: AT&T Communications of California Contact: Doretta Dea Phone: (4115) 442-2985 Summary: On October 21, 1998, MCIWorldCom representative David Marchant met with Fassil Fenikile, advisor to Commissioner Neeper, and provided the advisor a cover letter and two (2) accompanying legal papers. The conveyance of legal materials was reportedly a follow-up from the previous day when MCI representatives met with the commissioner and discussed the same subject. The first legal paper was a twenty (20) page MCI legal brief dated 6/12/98 and filed in U.S. District Court (N.D. (Eastern Div.), Illinois) case 98 C 1925. The two (2) arguments outlined in the brief are: "I. The Defendants are entitled to reciprocal compensation because calls to ISPs are telecommunications services that terminate locally" and "II. The interconnection agreements require payment of reciprocal compensation for calls terminated to ISPs that are customers of the carrier defendants." The second legal paper was the court's opinion which was rendered in that docket. The case was listed as cite "1998 WL 419493 (N.D.Ill.)." The concluding paragraph of the opinion states, inter alia: ".this court affirms the Commission's determination that Local Exchange Carriers are entitled to reciprocal compensation under the Interconnection Agreements for Internet calls." Filer: MCI WorldCom Contact: Leslie Watkins Phone: (415) 228-1245 Summary: On October 21, 1998, an attorney for Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. ("PacWest") initiated an ex parte telephone call to Timothy Sullivan, advisor to Commissioner Duque. The caller was John Clark of Gooden, MacBride, Squeri, Schlotz & Ritchie, LLP. Mr. Clark said PacWest supports the jurisdictional analysis contained in item H-6A of Commissioner Duque's draft to be considered at the Commission's 10/22/98 meeting. He said further delay in resolving the issue of whether local calls to Internet service providers are subject to reciprocal compensation would be undesirable. He said a number of parties have provisions in interconnection agreements that defer the issue to the generic Commission proceeding, and that case by case determinations would not be practical in those cases. Mr. Clark said Pacific Bell does not have a good reason for their objection to paying reciprocal compensation because the level of compensation is small under the contracts with the exception of two contracts subject to ongoing complaint proceedings. Filer: PacWest Contact: Cynthia Addad Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On October 20, 1998 Pacific Bell ("PacBell") representatives initiated and engaged in consecutive ex parte sessions with, respectively, Timothy Sullivan, advisor to Commissioner Duque, and Lester Wong, advisor to Commission President Bilas. The representatives were David Discher and Dan Jacobsen. Oral ex parte communications by PacBell were the same in each session. Mr. Sullivan was additionally provided a one page flow chart with the heading "CLEC/ISP Virtual Service Network Example." The representatives orally stated there is no basis for finding Internet calls "local" even though the Commission might find them to be "intrastate." In the "Cook" case, they said, the Commission ruled that paging equates to one call, not two calls. It is thus inconsistent to find that Internet communications equate to two (2) calls they said. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3820 10/23/98 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. R93-04-003 Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking on Commission's own motion to govern open access to bottleneck services and establish a framework for network architecture development of dominant carrier networks and I93-04-002 Commission Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's own motion into open access and network architecture development of dominant carrier networks. Summary: LATE FILED. From October 13 through October 22, 1998, representatives from various entities within California wrote letters to PUC commissioners and others urging the Commission to support Pacific Bell's entry into the long distance market. Dates and originators are as follows: 10/13/98 El Sol 2000 LLC, Modesto, CA (Brent Paris, General Manager); 10/14/98 Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce, Whittier, CA (Susan Miles, President); 10/15/98 Alternative Living for The Aging, West Hollywood, CA (Janet Witkin, Executive Director); 10/16/98 Center For Training and Careers, San Jose, CA (Rose Amador, President and CEO), Humboldt County Fourth District Supervisor (Bonnie Neely), Chamber of Commerce, Compton, CA (Shirley Allen, Secretary); 10/19/98 Fu-Gen, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA (Glenn S. Brown, CEO); 10/20/98 El Proyecto del Barrio, Inc., Arleta, CA (Corrine Sanchez, President and CEO); 10/21/98 Arriba Juntos, San Francisco, CA (David Ocegueda Bracker, Executive Director, Centro Latino of San Francisco, CA (Gloria Bonilla, Executive Director), Chamber of Commerce, Carson, CA (John Wogan, Executive Director); 10/22/98 Gay & Lesbian Center, Los Angeles, CA (Lorri L. Jean, Executive Director), Positive Options, Pacific Palisades, CA (Barbara Friedman, President), Chamber of Commerce, Woodland Hills, CA (Robert J. Pearlman, Chairman), The Castro Lions Club, San Francisco, CA (Michelle Jester, President), Chamber of Commerce, Fresno, CA (Anne Speake, President). A copy of each letter is attached to PacBell's Notice of Ex Parte Communications. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: C. Petheram Phone: (415) 542-0144 Summary: On October 20, 1998 representatives of AT&T Communications of California, Inc. ("AT&T) initiated and engaged in oral ex parte communications at CPUC with Ann Watson and Lester Wong, Chief of Staff and advisor, respectively, to Commission President Bilas. The representatives were Rick Witherington and Bob Kargoll. The representatives stated AT&T supported the Final Staff Report of the Commission staff outlining the requirements Pacific Bell must meet before it receives PUC endorsement for long- distance entry. Filer: AT&T Communications of California, Inc. Contact: Doretta Dea Phone: (415) 442-2985 10/23/98 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, Summary: On October 20, 1998, Jack Fallin, attorney for Pacific Gas & Electric ("PG&E"), left a voice mail message for Michelle Cooke, advisor to Commissioner Duque. The message stated where an existing customer's incremental load was separated from that customer's existing load, it could be separately served from a non-utility source and satisfy Section 369 treatment. Mr. Fallin added PG&E is currently, per Section 372 ( c ) (1), applying jointly for CTC exemptions for new on site cogen serving incremental, (or new or existing) load. Factual use of utility facilities for standby or other purposes is not excluded under Section 372 according to Mr. Fallin's concluding comment. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Heidi Holzhauer Phone: (415) 972-5611 CORRECTED RESOLUTION REGARDING RATIFICATION OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF CATEGORY For purposes of Rule 63.2(c), notice of the assignment is the day the assignments associated with this preliminary categorization document appear in the Daily Calendar following the Commission business meeting. 10/22/98 ALJ-176- Ratification of preliminary 3002 determinations of category for proceedings initiated by application. The preliminary determinations are pursuant to Article 2.5, Rules 4 and 6.1 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. (See also Rule 63.2(c) regarding notice of assignment.) Adopted. The preliminary determination schedule is shown below. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-09-040 Ratesett Ratesetti YES Duque Walker ing ng SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY for authority pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 454 to restructure the water rates of its Barstow, Calipatria- Niland, Claremont, Desert, Orange County, San Dimas, San Gabriel and Wrightwood Districts into region wide- tariffs PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-004 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r ERNEST NDIEC d Leutza COMMUNICATIONS, Registra INC. for tion registration as Applicat an ion interexchange carrier telephone corporation pursuant to the provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013 A98-10-005 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Knight O'Donne ing ng ll BUSINESS TELECOM, INC., dba BTI TELECOMMUNICATI ONS SERVICES for authority to operate as a resale provider of local exchange services A98-10-006 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r NETWORK NDIEC d Leutza COMMUNICATIONS Registra INTER. CORP. tion for Applicat registration as ion an interexchange carrier telephone corporation pursuant to the provisions of Public Utilities Code section 1013 A98-10-007 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Knight O'Donne ing ng ll CCCCA, INC., dba CONNECT! for authority to operate as a resale provider of local exchange services PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-008 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r Koss WYMAN, JULIA d E., dba WY'S GUIDES TOURS , WYMAN, TIMOTHY A., dba WY'S GUIDES TOURS for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage between Jamestown, Oakdale, Modesto, Manteca, Tracy and San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport A98-10-009 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Knight O'Donne ing ng ll TEL WEST COMMUNICATIONS, LLC for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide resold local exchange services A98-10-010 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Knight O'Donne ing ng ll ADVANCED TELCOM GROUP, INC. for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a provider of resold local exchange service A98-10-011 Ratesett Ratesetti YES Neeper Weissma ing ng n SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, dba SEMPRA ENERGY for a permit to construct the Friars Substation PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-012 Ratesett Ratesetti YES Duque Barnett ing ng SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY for authority to revise its rates effective August 1, 1999, in its biennial cost allocation proceeding A98-10-013 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Knight O'Donne ing ng ll DIALINK CORPORATION to expand its current authority to provide non- facilities based switchless resale competitive local service A98-10-014 Adjudica * * Not Legal tory Assigne Divisio AIRPORTER, d n INC., dba SANTA ROSA AIRPORTER for rehearing of Resolution TL-18864 granting Marin Airporter route revision request for an additional service point at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael *Application for Rehearing of Resolution assigned to Legal Division. Categorization/Need for Hearing will be addressed as necessary if the Commission subsequently grants rehearing. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-015 Ratesett Ratesetti YES Neeper Wright ing ng SOUTHERN CALIFOR-NIA EDISON COMPANY for a permit to construct electrical facilities with voltages between 50 kV and 200 kV: Valley-Auld Power Line Project A98-10-016 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r ARIANA TELECOM- NDIEC d Leutza MUNICATION, Registra INC. for tion registration as Applicat an inter- ion exchange carrier telephone corporation pursuant to the provisions of Public Utilities Code section 1013 A98-10-017 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Neeper Bushey ing ng HILLVIEW WATER COMPANY, INC. for modification of Resolution F- 643 A98-10-019 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r Koss FAYAD, OKAD S., d dba SUPERPORTER EX-PRESS for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage corpora-tion to provide on- call, door-to- door services between points in San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and San Francisco and Oakland International Airport and to establish a zone of rate freedom PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-020 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Duque McVicar ing ng RED AND WHITE FERRIES, INC. for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to establish and operate vessel common carrier service between San Francisco and Alcatraz Island A98-10-021 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r Koss FAHMY, NABIL d BARSOUM, dba PRINCE AIRPORT SHUTTLE , FAHMY, THERESE, dba PRINCE AIRPORT to extend passenger stage authority PSC- 10863 to operate between Los Angeles International Airport, Burbank Airport, Ontario International Airport, John Wayne Airport, Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors and points in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Kern, on the one hand, and between certain other points of interest, on the other hand, pursuant to Section 1031, et seq. Of the California Public Utilities Code PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-022 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r ROCKY MOUNTAIN NDIEC d Leutza BROADBAND, INC. Registra for tion registration as Applicat an ion interexchange carrier telephone corporation pursuant to the provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013 A98-10-023 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r Koss VITALIE, IRENE d F., dba DOOR-TO- DOOR AIRPORTER SHUTTLE SERVICE , VITALIE, ROSS A., dba DOOR-TO- DOOR AIRPORTER SHUTTLE SERVICE Ross A. Vitalie and Irene F. Vitalie dba Door-To-Door Airporter Shuttle Service, to transfer the PSC-10974 certificate to Ross A. Vitalie an individual dba Door-To- Door Airporter Shuttle Service PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-024 * * * Not Legal Assigne Divisio AT&T d n COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. , CALIFORNIA TELECOMMUNICATI ONS COALITION , FIRST WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC. , UTILITY REFORM NETWORK for rehearing of Resolution T- 16191 granting Request of Pacific Bell to introduce a new product, asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) service A98-10-026 Ratesett Ratesetti YES Neeper Gottste ing ng in PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY for a permit to construct the Monta Vista/Wolfe/Ste lling Looping Project pursuant to General Order 131-D *Application for Rehearing of Resolution assigned to Legal Division. Categorization/Need for Hearing will be addressed as necessary if the Commission subsequently grants rehearing. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SCHEDULES Resolution ALJ-176-3002 (10/22/98) ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER PROPOSED PRELIM. TITLE CATEGORY CATEGORY HEARIN COMR ALJ G A98-10-027 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r PAZSITZKY, NDIEC d Leutza STEVEN, dba Registra RANDOM tion TECHNOLOGIES Applicat for ion registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation pursuant to the provisions of Public Utilities Code section 1013 A98-10-028 Ratesett Ratesetti NO Not Examine ing ng Assigne r GLOBAL PHOTON NDIEC d Leutza SYSTEMS, INC. Registra for tion registration as Applicat an ion interexchange carrier telephone corporation pursuant to the provisions of Public Utilities Code section 1013