Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Friday, February 13, 1998 Page 26 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 Friday, February 13, 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/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Notice of Denial of Request for Ex Parte Meeting ú Notice of Ex Parte Communications The Commission Daily Calendar will not be published on February 16, 1998 due to a State Legal Holiday. REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS February 19, 10 am San Francisco 1998 March 12, 1998 10 am San Francisco March 26, 1998 10 am San Francisco COMMISSION RATESETTING DELIBERATIVE MEETINGS (Not Open to the Public) March 9, 1998 March 23, 1998 April 6, 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. 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. If agenda items (including revisions) are not ready on the distribution date, they will be made available at no charge in the lobby outside the Commission Auditorium at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the Commission meeting, but not earlier. In addition, the Commission will make draft agenda items available for viewing and photocopying (at 20 cents per page) at the Commission's Central Files Office (Room 2002), 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, and in the Los Angeles, San Diego, and the following field offices: El Centro, Eureka, Sacramento and San Bernardino. Since the agenda package will be mailed to these locations, it will be available at these locations a day or two after the distribution date. These locations will not receive agenda items that are not ready on the distribution date. 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, 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 2/25/98, 1 pm - 4 Henry M. Duque State Office Building pm 107 So. Broadway, Room 5109 Los Angeles 3/13/98, 9 am - Josiah Neeper State Office Building 12 pm 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 San Diego 4/17/98, 9 am - Josiah Neeper State Office Building 12 pm 107 So. Broadway, Room 5109 Los Angeles 5/15/98, 9 am - Josiah Neeper State Office Building 12 pm 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 San Diego PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting February 13, 1998 Universal Lifeline Telephone 8:30 am - 12 pm Service Trust Office 1970 Broadway, Suite 650 Oakland The ULTS Marketing Board (ULTSMB) will hold a meeting to make changes to the Draft 1998 Budget. If you would like to join the meeting by phone conference or receive a copy of the agenda and/or receive a copy of discussion materials, please notify Vivien Wright, Executive Assistant, five (5) working days in advance of the meeting at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting February 17 & 18, 1998 San Diego Gas & Electric Company 10 am - 4 pm 101 Ash Street, Auditorium 3 San Diego With a Break for Lunch (A brief break will be (This location is subject to called prior to lunch) change) To join via teleconference: Dial 303-633-0782 Passcode: 1505225# 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 303-633-0782 on February 17 & 18, 1998. The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, address contract issues, review of 2/20/98 report to the Commission, address budget planning/financial status, update on the Advisory Committee, 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 February 18, 1998 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco LOTTERY FOR TELEPHONE NUMBER PREFIX ASSIGNMENTS IN THE 209, 213, 310, 408, 415/650, 510/925, 619, 714/949, 805, 818/626, AND 916/530 NUMBERING PLAN AREAS The Telecommunications Division of the California Public Utilities Commission will be conducting a lottery to determine allocations of central office codes (NXXs) in the 209, 213, 310, 408, 415/650, 510/925, 619, 714/949, 805, 818/626, and 916/530 area codes pursuant to the provisions of D.96-09-087. Applications should be submitted to the California Code Administrator prior to the close of business on February 10, 1998. For information on the lottery process, call (415) 703- 1879. If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2032 five working days in advance of the event. Public Meeting February 18, 1998 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The ULTS Marketing Board (ULTSMB) will hold its regular meeting to discuss/approve the following: Draft Charter, Draft 1998 Budget, ULTSMB expenses and per diems incurred for January 1998, State contracting guidelines, administrative report, and public comments. If you would like to join the meeting by phone conference or in person, and/or receive a copy of the full agenda and meeting materials, please notify Vivien Wright, Executive Assistant, at (510 452-2757. Public Meeting AGENDA CHANGE February 18, 1998 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 and other various dates (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and (See Schedule below.) McAllister Street) San Francisco The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Administrative Committee will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meetings (see dates listed below) to approve the payment of telephone claims, review and approve administrative expenses, authorize administrative transfer, administrative report, reimbursement policy for ULTS Marketing Board, investment policy guidelines, and public comments. If you would like to join the meeting by phone conference and /or receive a copy of the full agenda and meeting materials please notify Vivien Wright, Executive Assistant, at (510 452- 2757. February through June 1998 ULTS Administrative Committee Meetings Wednesday, February 18, 1998 Wednesday, March 18, 1998 Thursday, April 16, 1998 Monday, May 18, 1998 Thursday, June 18, 1998 Public Meeting February 19, 1998 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 2:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4206 San Francisco The Payphone Service Providers Enforcement Subcommittee will conduct a monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Adam Thaler at (415) 703-1157. Public Meeting February 23 through California Public Utilities February 27, 1998 Commission 10 am - 4 pm 505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Commission Energy Division is convening rate of return workshops on the topic of developing methodologies to match rate of return on equity to regulated and nonregulated utility services. The workshop setting will allow utilities and other parties to share their progress in unbundling costs of capital methodologies. The workshop is open to the public. Access and facilities for the disabled are available. The Commission will maintain an interactive area on the Commission's website for this workshop. The address of the Commission's website is www.CPUC.CA.GOV. Once on the Commission's website, parties should go to the Energy Division's Library to find the Unbundling the Costs of Capital Workshop area of the website. Parties are invited to post a copy of their proposal the Unbundling the Costs of Capital Workshop area of the Commission's website. Instructions for posting proposals and comments in the Unbundling the Costs of Capital Workshop area of the Commission's website are posted in that area of the website. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Wagoner at 415-703-3175. Public Meeting February 24, 1998 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The Finance Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold a 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 February 25, 1998 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco The California Board for Energy Efficiency will meet to discuss analysis and evaluation activities; the RFP for independent administration and associated Commission decisions; CBEE work plans and schedules; gas DSM funding issues, filings re: assets and liabilities; verification and other reporting requirements issues; reports from or direction to the technical consultants and Technical Advisory Committee, Board operational matters, and other Board filings. The contact person is Sara Myers, (415) 387-1904. The Board will hold an Executive Session (closed session) to discuss pending litigation regarding letters of agreement for outside consulting services, including the State Personnel Board's letter ruling, dated February 4, 1998, and the related case -- California State Employees Association et al. v. California State Personnel Board et al., Case No. 978CS03024 (Sacramento County Superior Court). The closed session is being conducted pursuant to Government Code Sections 11126(e)(1), 11126(e)(2)(B)(i), and 11126(f)(6). Public Meeting February 25, 1998 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 10 am - 4pm Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of With a working Lunch the Moscone Center) (A brief break will be San Francisco called prior to lunch) To join via teleconference: Dial: 303-633-6221 Passcode: 6264611## As provided for in Public Utilities Commission D.97-09-117, one or more LIGB members may be participating in this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by calling the above number on February 25, 1998. The Low Income Governing Board will meet to discuss the following agenda items: Chairperson's report, review meeting minutes, discuss legal issues, address contract issues, discuss outcome of 2/19/98 Commission meeting, develop policy alternatives for continuing LIGB work given SPB ruling, develop and review Board comment to Commission on impact of SPB ruling, address budget planning/ financial status, update on the Advisory Committee, address policy planning issues on critical path, and develop agenda for next Board meeting. This meeting are open to the public. You can get the materials for this meeting by phoning the LIGB at 415-703- 2565 and leaving a message with your fax number at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting time. Immediately following the conclusion of the public meeting, the LIGB will hold an Executive Session (closed session) to discuss pending litigation regarding letters of agreement for outside consulting services, including the State Personnel Board's letter ruling, dated February 4, 1998, and the related case -- California State Employees Association et al. v. California State Personnel Board et al., Case No. 978CS03024 (Sacramento County Superior Court). The closed session is being conducted pursuant to Government Code Sections 11126(e)(1), 11126(e)(2)(B)(i), and 11126(f)(6). Public Meeting (REVISION) February 26, 1998 Deaf and Disabled and Telecommunications Program February 27, 1998 1939 Harrison Street 10 am - 4 pm DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The California Relay Service Advisory Committee (CRSAC) 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 March 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 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. Workshop Notice March 4, 1998 Training Room (Wednesday) California Public Utilities (and March 5, 1998, if Commission Necessary) 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and 10:00 am - 4:00 pm McAllister Street) San Francisco The Telecommunications Division will conduct a workshop to address outstanding technical, administrative, and other related implementation issues concerning the reconciliation of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) and the federal schools and libraries program as directed by Resolution T- 16118. The workshop shall also address whether, and to what extent, the CTF reporting requirements contained in staff's previous workshop report concerning the CTF should be revised to reflect changes in the program. Any interested party that wishes the workshop to address a specific implementation issue should (1) identify this issue and (2) propose a means of resolving the issue in a letter to the Director of the Telecommunications Division within ten days of the February 4th effective date of the Resolution. If you would like a detailed agenda of the workshop, an explanation of service requirements or have any further questions, please notify Brian Roberts at (415) 703-2334, fax (415) 703-4405, e-mail bpr@cpuc.ca.gov or Zenaida Tapawan- Conway at (415) 703-2005, e-mail ztc@cpuc.ca.gov of the Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission by February 17, 1998. The Commission's policy is to hold workshops in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. If specialized accommodations are needed, please call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2074 or TDD # (415) 703-2032 no later than February 18, 1998. Public Meeting March 12, 1998 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 March 27, 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 Sara Brucker at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. NEW FILINGS 1/2/98 C98-01- Eric Diesel vs. Pacific Gas and 032 Electric Company, for failure to comply with a California Public Utilities Commission decision and for failure to exercise good faith in installing power lines on complainant's property 2/9/98 A98-02- Pacific Bell, for authority to 017 categorize business inside wire repair, interexchange carrier directory assistance, operator assistance service and inmate call control service as Category III services 2/10/98 A98-02- City of Escondido, for an order to 015 construct Escondido Creek Channel path, a Class I public bikeway, across the railroad track, at-grade, of the North County Transit District in the City of Escondido 2/10/98 A98-02- Transamerican Telephone, Inc, for a 016 certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide competitive local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS February 13, 1998 Filings with Safety and Enforcement 2/6/98 TCP-11631- Cosmostar Inc., 888 O'Farrell Street, B E-901, San Francisco, CA 94109, Tel. (415) 776-2345, Terminal address: 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94107; application for Class B transfer from TCP 8481, Jun Hee Lee, DBA Save and Save Travel, Address 275 Turk Street, Room 511, San Francisco, CA 94102, Tel. (415) 888-4631. ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS A95-10- Econome-Pacific Gas and Electric 024 Company, holding company structure, Prehearing Conference held and completed A97-10- McVicar-Southern California Water 083 Company, Barstow District, Prehearing Conference held and completed REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 3/6/98 11:00 am (ECP)-C. David Stephan vs. Pacific ALJ Barnett C98-01- Bell, for violation of the tariff 031 provision for extended referral of a phone number Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 3/16/98 2:00 pm (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bennett I98-01- Investigation into whether to revoke Comr Duque 004 the oprating authority of Felipa Garza Fuentes, dba Fuentes Tours, Telephone Prehearing Conference LAW AND MOTION Law and Motion Hearings are held before Administrative Law Judge Steven Kotz at 9:30 am in one of the Commission's San Francisco Office Hearing Rooms, unless otherwise noted. (ALJ Jacqueline Reed will temporarily preside February 2-13.) 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 . 2/17/98 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 2/24/98 9:30 am NONE SCHEDULED 3/3/98 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 2/13/98 9:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey I98-02- Investigation into the operations and Comr 004 practices of Boston-Finney, Neeper registered non-utility electric service provider No. 1105, and those of the managing directors or trustees, Christopher S. Mee and Richard MacFarlane, and whether these respondents have violated provisions of the Public Utilities Code, including S4ction 394.25 or Commission orders, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/17/98 10:30 am (PHC)-Citizens Utilities Company of ALJ A97-11- California, for a general rate McVicar 007 increase of $210,305 or 31.97% for Comr Duque the year 1998, $34,846 or 4.0% for the year 1999, attrition revenue increase of 3.8% for the year 20900 A97-11- in the Felton District, and 008 (PHC)-Citizens Utilities Company of California, for a general rate increase of $481,362 or 38.3% for the year 1998, no increase is being A97-11- requested for 1999 and the attrition 009 year 2000 in the Larkfield District, and (PHC)-Citizens Utilities Company of California, for a general rate increase of $1,400,275 or 9.0% for the year 1998, $1,274,163 or 7.4% for the year 1999, an attrition revenue increase of 6.9% for the year 2000 in t he Sacramento District, Commission Courtroom, 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) 2/20/98 2:00 pm (PHC)-Southwest Gas Corporation, to ALJ Wright A97-07- modify the terms and conditions of Comr Duque 015 the certificate of public convenience and necessity granted in D.95-04-075 to provide natural gas service in areas of El Dorado, Nevada, and Placer Counties, Town Hall, 11570 Donner Pass Road, Truckee 2/23/98 10:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ McVicar C97-08- Investigation and Suspension of the Comr Duque 004 Commission's own motion of tariff filed by Advice Letter Nos. 287 and 287-A of San Jose Water Company in Santa Clara County, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 24-27, San Francisco) 2/23/98 10:00 am (PHC& EH)-Southern California Water Comr Neeper A97-12- Company (SoCalWater), for an order to 016 form a holding company structure and for approval of the sale of certain non-utility assets by or from SoCal Water to Cal Cities Water Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/23/98 1:30 pm (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ Minkin A97-12- Company, for authority to adopt Comr Duque 047 incentive-based ratemaking mechanisms, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/24/98 10:00 am (FPH)-Rulemaking on the Commission's ALJ R95-04- own motion into competition for local Pulsifer 043 exchange service, and Comr Conlon I95-04- (FPH)-Investigation on the 044 Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco 2/24/98 10:00 am (EH)-Utility Audit Company, Inc., vs. ALJ Garde C97-02- Southern California Gas Company, for Comr Bilas 015 improper billing resulting in overcharges to customers of the Le Parc Simi Valley Homeowners Association, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 2/24/98 10:00 am (PHC)-Brooks Fiber Communications of ALJ Bushey C97-11- Fresno, Inc.,; Brooks Fiber Comr Duque 018 Communications of Stockton, Inc., Brooks 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 2/25/98 10:00 am (EH)-Robert and Lorraine Cooke, and ALJ Garde C97-05- Marian and Sheldon Bramlett vs. Comr Neeper 012 Arrowhead Manor Water Company and Lance Johnson, to repair the water supply system, State Office Building, Conference Room A, 464 West Fourth Street, 11th Floor, San Bernardino 2/25/98 10:00 am (ECP)-Richard Beagle vs. Southern ALJ Wright C97-12- California Edison Company, for 053 failure to disconnect service in a timely manner and improper billing, City Hall, Small Conference Room, Building 1, 6650 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park 2/26/98 9:00 am (EH)-Florsheim Bros. vs. Pacific Gas ALJ Patrick C96-05- and Electric Company, for excessive Comr Neeper 049 charges in connection with the electric portion of trenching and related costs and fees, all of which were non-refundable, in both Golf Course Terrace #9 and #10 subdivisions in Stockton, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 27, San Francisco) 2/26/98 10:30 am (EH)-Desert Golf R.V. Resort, LLC, ALJ Garde C97-09- dba California Golf R.V. Resort, vs. Comr Bilas 022 Southern California Edison Company, for improperly applying a GSI rate designation for a domestic use, Criste, Pippin & Gold, 73550 Alessandro Street, Palm Desert 3/2/98 7:00 pm (PPH)-Watertek Inc.,for approval of ALJ Garde A97-10- acquisition of Spreckels Sewer System Comr Duque 051 and rate request of $37.70 per month for residential service and industrial rates, City of Salinas Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas 3/3/98 10:00 am (EH)-Castlerock Estates Inc., Bruce ALJ Weiss C92-04- B. Breiholz, vs. Toro Water Service, Comr Conlon 034 Inc., California Utilities Service, Inc., and Robert T. Adcoock, for refunds of taxes and contributions for plant and facilities made in 1988, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/4/98 10:00 am (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Garde I97-07- Investigation for the purpose of Comr Bilas 014 establishing a list for the fiscal year 1998-99 and 1999-2000 of existing and proposed crossings at grade of city streets, county roads, or state highways in need of separation, or projects effecting the elimination of grade crossings by removal or relocation of streets or railroad tracks, or existing separations in need of alterations or reconstruction in accordance with Section 2452 of the streets and highways code, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 5) San Francisco; (EH) for 10 am, March 11, Los Angeles (also March 12, Los Angeles) 3/6/98 11:00 am (ECP)-C. David Stephan vs. Pacific ALJ Barnett C98-01- Bell, for violation of the tariff 031 provision for extended referral of a phone number Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 3/6/98 10:00 am (ECP)-Maria Lembi vs. Southern ALJ Barnett C98-01- California Edison Company for 029 refusing to restore service and incorrect billing of $4,479.88, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 3/9/98 10:00 am (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ Barnett A92-05- Company, for authority to revise its Comr Conlon 047 energy cost adjustment billing factors, its electric revenue adjustment billing factor, its low income rate assistance and its base rate levels effective 1/1/93, and for authority to revise its energy reliability index and avoided capacity cost pricing , and for review of the reasonableness of Edison's operations during the period from 41/1/91 through 3/31/92. (Hearing limited to Southern California Edison Company's contract administration practices regarding (a) truncation and (b) energy and as- available capacity forecast rates.) Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 10-12, San Francisco) 3/9/98 10:00 am (EH)-CABAC, Inc., for authority to ALJ Bennett A97-06- operate as an "on-call passenger Comr Duque 011 stage corporation pursuant to Section Comr Neeper 1031 of the California Public Utilities Code between points in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties and Los Angeles International, Burbank, Long Beach, John Wayne and Ontario Airports, San Pedro Harbor, and the A97-06- Los Angeles Amtrak Terminal, and for 012 a zone of rate freedom for its tariff rates, and (EH)-B.A.D.D.J., Inc., for authority to operate as an "on-call" passenger stage corporation pursuant to Section 1031 of the California Public Utilities Code between points in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, on the one hand, and Los A97-06- Angeles International, Burbank, Long 013 Beach, John Wayne, Ontario, Santa Barbara and Oxnard Airports, San Pedro Harbor, and the Los Angeles Amtrak Station, on the other, and for a zone of rate freedom for its tariff rates, and (EH)-AMRAT, Inc., for authority to operate as an "on-call" passenger stage corporation pursuant to Section A97-07- 1031 of the California Public 041 Utilities Code between points in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties and Los Angeles International, Burbank, Long Beach, John Wayne and Ontario Airports, San Pedro Harbor, and the Los Angeles Amtrak Terminal, and for a zone of rate freedom for its tariff rates; and (EH)-Rideshare Port Management LLC, A97-09- dba Prime Time Shuttle, for authority 031 to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, on the one hand, and Los Angeles International, Burbank, Long Beach, John Wayne, Ontario, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, and Oxnard Airports, San Pedro Harbor, and the Los Angeles Amtrak Station, on the other hand, and for a zone of rate freedom for its tariff rates, and (EH)-David Regwan, dba Prime Time Shuttle of Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, to sell, and AMRAT, Inc., a California Corporation, to purchase, the Passenger Stage Certificate granted by D.90-03-066 in Application 89-08-029, pursuant to Sections 854 and 1036(b) of the California Public Utilities Code, and establish a zone of rate freedom, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also March 10 and 11, Los Angeles) 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) 3/16/98 2:00 pm (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ I98-01- Investigation into whether to revoke Bennett 004 the operating authority of Felipa Comr Duque Garza Fuentes, dba Fuentes Tours, Telephone Prehearing Conference 3/17/98 10:00 am (PHC)-W. Victor vs. GTE California ALJ Walker C92-02- and Does 2001-2010, for correction of Comr Duque 032 telephone billing of $65.04 due to and billing errors, related Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles matters (also March 18, Los Angeles) 3/17/98 10:00 am (OA)-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 charging rates that are not just and reasonable for the intrastate transportation of refined petroleum products, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/17/98 1:30 pm (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ A97-12- Company, for an order approving Weissman 043 termination agreement for termination Comr Duque of Interim Standard Offer No. 4 Power Purchase Agreement with Harbor Cogeneration Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/19/98 7:00 pm (PPH)-Southern California Edison ALJ A89-03- Company, for a certificate to Stalder 026 construct and operate a 220-kV Comr Duque transmission line between the Kramer Substation and Victor Substation in San Bernardino, Simms Park, 16614 S. Clark Avenue, Bellflower 3/23/98 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 (also March 24-25, San Francisco) 3/23/98 7:00 pm (PPH)-Pacific Gas and Electric, for a ALJ A97-04- permit to construct the Vasona Patrick 043 Substation pursuant tOrder 131-D, Comr Town Hall, 110 East Main Street, Los Knight Gatos) 3/24/98 1:30 pm (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ A97-11- Company, to identify cost savings for Weissman 004 revenue cycle service provided by Comr Duque other entities and to propose credits Comr for end-use customers in such Knight A97-11- circumstances, and 011 (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company, to identify cost savings for revenue cycle services provided by other entities and to propose net avoided-cost credits for end-use A97-12- customers in such circumstances for 012 implementation on 1/1/99, and (PHC)-San Diego Gas and Electric Company, to identify cost savings for revenue cycle services provided by other entities and to propose credits for end-use customers in such circumstances for implementation no later than 1/1/99 (Phase 1), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (EH) for 10 am, April 1 (also for April 2-3 and April 6-7, San Francisco) 3/25/98 10:00 am (EH)-Watretek Inc., for approval of ALJ Garde A97-10- acquisition of Spreckels Sewer Comr Duque 051 Systrem and rate request of $37.70 per month for residential service and industrial rates, City of Salinas Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas 3/26/98 10:00 am (PHC)-Joanne Carey vs. Pacific Gas ALJ C97-11- and Electric Company, for failure to Bennett 014 cease its unsafe practice of allowing Comr Bilas fumigation personnel to terminate gas service at a structure being fumigated, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/26/98 10:00 am (EH)-City of San Diego, for an order ALJ A96-05- authorizing the reopening of the Rosenthal 001 existing at-grade pedestrian crossing Comr at 54th Street (between Market Street Neeper and Naranja Street) to vehicular traffic in the City and County of San Diego, State Office Building, 1350 Front Street, Room B-103, San Diego (also March 27, San Diego) 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) 3/30/98 10:00 am (EH)-Pamee Tina Collette and Lawrence ALJ A97-08- R. Vanoni to sell the Coast Springs McVicar 011 Water Company, Inc., and Joseph R. Comr Duque Bonamico, Sr., to acquire the Coast Springs Water Company, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/6/98 10:00 am (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ R98-01- Rulemaking on the Commission's own Malcolm 011 motion to assess and revise the Comr regulatory structure governing Knight California's natural gas industry, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco (also April 7, San Francisco) 4/6/98 10:00 am (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric, for a ALJ A97-04- permit to construct the Vasona Patrick 043 Substation pursuant to General Order Comr 131-D, Knight Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 7 and 8, San Francisco) 4/17/98 10:00 am (PHC)-Pacific Bell, application to ALJ A97-11- modify certain affiliate transaction Rosenthal 040 rules as contained in D.87-12-067, Comr D.92-07-072, and D.86-010-026 to Conlon facilitate the post-merger consolidation of support services, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/17/98 10:00 am (PHC)-California Cable Television ALJ Walwyn C97-03- Association vs. Pacific Bell, for Comr Duque 049 offering and promoting the bundled offering of the basic exchange service and Internet service in violation of due procedures and without authorization, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/21/98 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 5/1/98 9:30 am (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ A97-12- Company, for authority to increase Wetzell 020 rates and charges for electric and Comr Bilas gas service effective 1/1/99, and I97-11- (PHC)-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, San Francisco 5/7/98 10:00 am (EH)-Snow Valley, Inc. vs. Southern ALJ C97-09- California Edison Company, for Bennett 024 unjust, unreasonable and Comr discriminatory rates and charges and Knight for improper charges for construction of a power substation, Riverside City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Seventh Floor, Riverside 5/11/98 1:30 pm (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ A97-11- Company, to identify cost savings for Careaga 004 revenue cycle services provided by Comr Duque other entities and to propose credits Comr for end-use customers in such Knight A97-11- circumstances, and 011 (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company, to identify cost savings for revenue cycle services provided by other entities and to propose net avoided-cost credits for end-use A97-11- customers in such circumstances for 012 implementation on 1/1/99, and, (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company, to identify cost savings for revenue cycle services provided by other entities and to propose credits for end-use customers in such circumstances for implementation no later than 1/1/99, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco; (EH) for 10 am, May 18, San Francisco (also May 19-22, 26-29, and June 1-5, San Francisco 7/15/98 10:00 am (EH)-Rulemaking on the Commission's ALJ R95-04- own motion into competition for local Pulsifer 043 exchange service, and Comr I95-04- (EH)-Investigation on the Conlon 044 Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also July 16-17, 20-24, 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. 2/10/98 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, 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: CORRECTION TO THE DAILY CALENDAR OF 2/11/98. (Removes Late Filed from the Summary..) On February 5, 1998, Bruce Foster, Vice President, and Russell G. Worden, Regulatory Affairs Manager for Edison met with Commissioner Knight at the commissions San Francisco's office. Mr. Foster referred to a letter from John Fielder, Vice President of Edison which has been delivered to each of the Commissioners in January 27, 1998. Mr. Foster stated that the draft decision that was held from the February 4,1998, Commission Conference (Agenda Item H-4) should be adopted without modification. He said that this draft decision represents a correct and fair interpretation of section 369 of Assembly Bill (AB) 1890. He urged the Commission to reject the recent re-interpretation of the section being urged by a number of parties that would result in shifting the Competition Transition Charge (CTC) to remaining customers and creating a new exemption for certain others. Filer: Southern California Edison Company Contact: Bobbie Cao Phone: (626) 302-2310 2/10/98 A97-11-012 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for authority to increase the price of water delivered to the El Dorado Irrigation District from the El Dorado Project, effective in 1998 and 1999 Summary: On February 5, 1998, Sabrina Miller, Senior Regulatory Representative for Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), met with Julie Halligan, advisor to Cmmr. Bilas. Miller stated that PG&E and El Dorado Irrigation District (EDI) are developing a tentative agreement for a temporary system to restore water service to EID customers. Miller stated that the cost of the temporary system will be borne by EID, and that the system will be in place for approximately a year or more, until a permanent system is put in. Miller stated that it is imperative that the Commission proceed to act on PG&E's water rate case, and not wait until the superior court rules on the case filed by EID. Miller asked that the Commission bifurcate the issues in the water rate case into issues that can be dealt with now, and issues that must be dealt with later, such as the Riverton project, which FERC is expected to rule on later this year. Miller stated that in the past the Commission has asserted its jurisdiction over contracts in which "changed circumstances" warranted the Commission to modify a contract if the contractual price for utility service were no longer cost- based. Miller stated that these contracts were not even Commission-approved, as is the contract here. Miller stated it is therefore even more appropriate for the Commission to assert its exclusive ratemaking jurisdiction to review the rate set in the Commission-approved 1919 Contract relating to PG&E's public utility water service to EID. Miller stated that the Commission not taking jurisdiction over the El Dorado water rate case would not only be contrary to past Commission actions, but would set a bad precedent for future cases which may warrant Commission intervention. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Maryann Friel Phone: (415) 972-5611 2/10/98 A96-10-038 Pacific Enterprises, Enova Corporation, Mineral Energy Company, B Mineral Energy Sub, and G Mineral energy 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: On February 5, 1998, William Reed, Vice President of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Neeper. Also present was: Lisa Hubbard, State Regulatory Affairs Director for SDG&E. Written materials (attached to notice), consisting of pages from the record that discussed the availability of various sharing mechanisms and two tables and a bar chart from the 1/23/98 Comments of Enova Corporation and Pacific Enterprises, were used. The communication concerned the Pacific Enterprises/Enova merger. Reed stated his concern that the ALJ had suggested the use of a 5-year period for sharing merger benefits, but had not determined what would occur after the fifth year. Reed stated that the applicants had proposed a 10-year period for calculating the benefits of this merger and that the use of a shorter period has significant impacts. Reed stated that the applicants believe that a 10-year period should be adopted by the Commission. Reed mentioned that Baum, Enova's Chairman and CEO, talked with Cmmr. Neeper earlier in the day regarding the possibility of using a mechanism that did not pass back any merger benefits for a period of five years. Reed then discussed the material provided regarding how the sharing mechanism mentioned by Baum would work. Reed stated that: (1) the mechanism would look at a ten-year period, (2) the cost-to achieve the merger benefits would be levelized over ten years, (3) during the first five years, shareholders would be allowed to retain all of the forecast merger benefits, but would bear half of the total costs-to achieve, (4) during the first five years, the forecast merger savings would be excluded from the PBR earnings sharing calculations, but any savings in excess of the forecast would be subject to PBR earnings sharing, (5) after year five there would be a rate reduction that would be at least as big as the total forecast merger savings for year six, and bigger if a cost-of- service study supported a higher number, (6) after the year six reduction, customers would be receiving all of the merger benefits, except for the allocation of the second half of the costs-to achieve, which would be in the utilities' cost-of- service, and (7) the result of this approach would be an incentive for the utilities to maximize the merger benefits during the first five years, which would maximize the rate reduction in year six and the benefits to customers thereafter. Reed stated that this would be consistent with the Commission's decision in the SBC/Pac Tel merger to recognize that the merger benefits period should start on 1/1/99. Reed stated that Enova and Pacific Enterprises will need to obtain merger approvals from the Department of Justice, FERC and the SEC, all of which are currently expected to come only after the CPUC acts on the case. Filer: San Diego Gas & Electric Company Contact: Elizabeth M. Totah Phone: (415) 346-1385 Summary: On February 5, 1998, Donald Felsinger, President and Chief Operating Officer for Enova Corporation (Enova), met with Cmmr. Neeper, in San Francisco. Also present was Stephen Baum, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Enova. Representatives for Enova stated their concern that the ALJ suggested the use of a 5-year period for sharing merger benefits, but had not determined what would occur after the fifth year. Baum stated that it was critical for Enova shareholders to know how the second five years would be treated. Baum stated that the merger is a positive response to the restructuring of the electric industry. Baum stated that Enova shareholders will pay a premium to consummate the merger, and will experience some dilution as a result. Baum stated that the merger savings available to Enova shareholders must be sufficient to offset this impact. Felsinger stated that Enova has proposed a 10-year period for calculating the benefits of this merger. Felsinger stated the use of a shorter period has significant impacts. Baum and Felsinger stated that they believe that a 10-year period should be adopted by the Commission. Baum stated that various methods of sharing could be employed. Baum stated that applicant's testimony identified other jurisdictions that had used a rate freeze approach. Baum stated that it would be consistent with Section 854 of the Public Utilities Code to allow shareholders to keep all benefits during the first five years after the merger, followed by a rate reduction in Year Six that allowed customers to receive all of the benefits in the second five years. Felsinger stated that this approach would give shareholders the incentive to maximize the merger benefits in the first five years, which would lead to a larger rate reduction in Year Six, and more benefits to customers in the second five years. Filer: Enova Corporation Contact: Elizabeth M. Totah Phone: (415) 346-1385 Summary: On February 5, 1998, Donald Felsinger, President and Chief Operating Officer for Enova, met with Cmmr. Duque, in San Francisco. Also present were: Michelle Cooke, advisor to Cmmr. Duque; and Stephen Baum, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for Enova. Representatives for Enova stated their concern that the ALJ suggested the use of a 5- year period for sharing merger benefits, but had not determined what would occur after the fifth year. Baum stated that it was critical for Enova shareholders to know how the second five years would be treated. Baum stated that the merger is a positive response to the restructuring of the electric industry. Baum stated tat Enova shareholders will pay a premium to consummate the merger, and will experience some dilution as a result. Baum stated that the merger savings available to Enova shareholders must be sufficient to offset this impact. Felsinger stated that Enova has proposed a 10-year period for calculating the benefits of this merger. Felsinger stated the use of a shorter period has significant impacts. Baum and Felsinger stated that they believe that a 10-year period should be adopted by the Commission. Baum stated that various methods of sharing could be employed. Baum stated that applicant's testimony identified other jurisdictions that had used a rate freeze approach. Baum stated that it would be consistent with Section 854 of the Public Utilities Code to allow shareholders to keep all benefits during the first five years after the merger, followed by a rate reduction in Year Six that allowed customers to receive all of the benefits in the second five years. Felsinger stated that this approach would give shareholders the incentive to maximize the merger benefits in the first five years, which would lead to a larger rate reduction in Year Six, and more benefits to customers in the second five years. Filer: Enova Corporation Contact: Elizabeth M. Totah Phone: (415) 346-1385