Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Thursday, January 14, 1999 Page 13 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 Thursday, January 14, 1999 ú Regular Commission Meetings ú Notices ú Subscription Information (Daily Calendar and Agenda) ú Commissioner Office Hours ú Public Meetings and Workshops ú Notice of Draft Resolutions (PU Code 311(g)) ú New Filings ú Petitions for Modification and 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 Final Oral Argument 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 ú Commission Decision and Resolution Summaries for the Conference of December 17, 1998, are included in this calendar. REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS January 20, 10 am San Francisco 1999 February 4, 10 am San Francisco 1999 February 18, 10 am San Francisco 1999 REGULAR COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS Due to the fact there are now only 3 sitting Commissioners, the Commission has scheduled additional Commission Administrative Meetings to facilitate communications among Commissioners. Regularly scheduled Administrative Meetings will occur at 4 p.m. in the Commission Auditorium at 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California, each Tuesday commencing January 19, 1999, and recurring until the appointment of at least one new Commissioner. The agenda for each such meeting will include the following: 1. Assignment of proceedings to Commissioners 2. Case management and scheduling, including such matters as co-ordination of proceedings, application of SB 960 and SB 779 rules 3. Commissioner, Executive Director, General Counsel and Director reports 4. Recent developments on pending legislation At these meetings the Commissioners will not deliberate on the merits of pending proceedings nor vote on any matters. Administrative Meeting dates are reserved as noted but will be held only if there are any administrative matters to be considered. For further information contact the Public Advisor (415) 703-2074 E-mail: public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov January 19, 4 pm San Francisco 1999 January 26, 4 pm San Francisco 1999 February 2, 4 pm San Francisco 1999 February 9, 4 pm San Francisco 1999 February 16, 4 pm San Francisco 1999 February 23, 4 pm San Francisco 1999 March 2, 1999 4 pm San Francisco March 9, 1999 4 pm San Francisco March 16, 1999 4 pm San Francisco March 23, 1999 4 pm San Francisco March 30, 4 pm San Francisco 1999 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. January 19, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1999 February 1, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1999 February 16, 1:30 pm San Francisco 1999 NOTICES Delivery of Formal Pleadings for Filing Unless otherwise directed, all courier-delivered documents submitted for filing as part of the formal record in a proceeding should be hand-carried directly to the Commission's Docket Office, Room 2001, 505 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco; Room 5109, 107 South Broadway in Los Angeles; or Room 4006, 1350 Front Street in San Diego. All documents sent through the mail for formal filing should be addressed ONLY to the Commission's Docket Office, Room 2001, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Charge for Commission Documents To purchase Commission documents, there is a charge of 20 cents a printed page (postage prepaid) with a minimum purchase of $2.00. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscription Notice for Draft Agenda Items In compliance with Public Utilities Code Section 311.5, parties who wish to subscribe to receive draft agenda items may do so by writing to the Public Utilities Commission; Attention: Poly Arca, Room 1003; 505 Van Ness Avenue; San Francisco, CA 94102; or by calling (415) 703-1798. The cost for a one-year subscription to the entire public agenda package (which excludes Executive Session materials) is $1,000. You may also order a partial agenda package (energy agenda items only or telecommunication agenda items only) at the cost of $500 per year. 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 Sandra Graham at (213) 897-3544). Date/Time Commissioner Location NONE PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting January 14, 1999 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 (EPAC) 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 January 15, 1999 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm -4:00 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Administrative Committee will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting to address the following: Review/Approve Meeting Minutes, Review/Approve Telephone Claims, Review Approve ULTS/ULTSMB Administrative Expenses and Authorize Administrative Transfer, PUC Report and Action Items, Election of ULTS Chair and Vice-Chair, 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 and/or receive a meeting packet please notify the ULTS Trust Officer at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting - LIGB Meeting Notice January 19, 1999 Hilton Universal City and 10 am - 4 pm (PST) Towers 555 Universal Terrace Parkway and Universal City January 20, 1999 Note: Southern California 10 am - 4 pm (PST) location of meeting. Conference Call Note: If you experience Information problems trying to access this January 19, 1999 conference call please contact Dial (415) 356-1430 Confertech at 1-800-314-3558 Passcode = 2408347# and have them verify the Dial- in # and Passcode scheduled January 20, 1999 under Master Reservation Dial (415) 356-0687 #10383502 for CH2M HILL (Sharon Passcode = 2408347# Weinberg is the designated Chairperson) The Board will meet to discuss the following topics: report from the Chair; subcommittee reports; financial status report; discussion of ACR (Draft or Final) Ruling; discuss/decide future direction and status for the Board and LIGB Advisory Committee (AC) including disbanding formal AC role; revision of the LIGB budget for 1999; discussion of Legal opinion on conflict of interest and what action is needed; discussion paper on needs assessment per Commission's directions; discuss LIEE & CARE performance incentives; submit work paper; discuss pilot projects per Commission's orders; critique and discuss Commission Decision on the four technical advice letter filings; discuss and prepare budgets for consultants; set future meeting dates; set content of future meetings; revision of milestones schedule; process for taking action between Board meetings; and review and approval of meeting minutes. 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 January 20, 1999 California Public Utilities Lottery begins at 1:30 Commission pm 505 Van Ness Avenue, training room (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco LOTTERY FOR TELEPHONE NUMBER PREFIX ASSIGNMENTS IN THE 209/559, 213/323, 310, 408/831, 415, 510, 619, 650, 714, 805, 818, AND 909 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 209/559, 213/323, 310, 408/831, 415, 510, 619, 650, 714, 805, 818, and 909 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 January 12, 1999. All companies applying for central office codes must have a Jeopardy COCUS (Central Office Code Utilization Survey) on file with the California Code Administrator. For information on the Jeopardy COCUS filing, call (925) 363- 8736. 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. Companies who wish to have a sealed envelope prepared for them on an ongoing basis containing their confidential letter designations for each NPA lottery drawing, should submit such a request in writing prior to the close of business on January 12, 1999 to: Mary Jo Borak, Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Public Meeting January 21, 1999 Public Utilities Commission 9:30 am 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 2204, Second Floor San Francisco The Administrative Subcommittee of the Electric Education Trust (EE T) Committee will be meeting on January 21, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. . The purpose of this meeting is to decide whether State agencies are available to assist the EET Committee with research and CBO grant administration through an Interagency Agreement (IA) and if not, the funding, procurement, hiring, and staffing mechanisms to procure these two services. The contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting CANCELLED AS OF 12/16/98 January 22, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street 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 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 January 25, 1999 DDTP 1999 JOINT MEETING 10 am - 4 pm Oakland Airport Hilton 1 Hegengerger Road Oakland NOTE: Contact Elana Kalisher before 15 (Room located on ground floor) January if you wish to attend the luncheon (12 pm - 1 pm) The ANNUAL DDTP JOINT MEETING (DDTPAC, CRSAC and EPAC) 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 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 TIME CHANGED January 26, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 9 am - 3 pm Telecommunications Program Oakland Airport Hilton 1 Hegenberger Road, Pacific Room (Ground Floor) 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 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 January 27, 1999 California Public Utilities 9:30 am -3:30 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 the following: Review/Approve Meeting Minutes, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, Review ULTSMB Correspondences, PUC Report and Action Items, Review/Approve Errors and Omissions Insurance, Board Membership Discussion, Review Marketing Program Timeline, Update on the RFP Selection Committee, Discussion of Bidder's Conference Committee, Review Previous Studies and Data, Announcements, Set Future Agenda Items for Discussion and Hear Public Comments. Executive Session: Because the RFP has not been approved for release to the general public by the Commission, the ULTSMB will meet in Executive Session to discuss the Interim Marketing Program RFP Contract. 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 Notice January 28, 1999 1 GTE Place 9 am Cornejo Room Westlake The California Number Pooling Task Force will be conducting the third in a series of public meetings on January 28, 1999 at 1 GTE Place, Westlake California. The California Number Pooling Task Force was established by the California Public Utilities Commission to examine the feasibility of developing improved tools for conserving central office (NXX) codes and the efficient use of numbering resources in a manner which induces competition. The issues being examined by the Task Force include number pooling; rate center consolidation; NXX code lottery procedures; and a potential new forecasting tool for anticipating NXX code demand. For information on visitor parking, special accommodations for the disabled, or other details please call Fernando Cornejo at (805) 372-6291. Public Meeting January 28, 1999 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission Room 2204 Outreach Subcommittee 505 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister Electric Education Trust Street) San Francisco The Outreach Subcommittee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets with staff of the Consumer Services Division to discuss and approve for recommendation to the Administrative Committee (1) final logistics for outreach meetings to receive input into EET grant-program design, (2) schedules and expectations for staff and committee-member participation at outreach meetings, (3) report formats for outreach meetings, (4) content and logistics of preliminary mailing to community-based organizations, and (5) other matters related to the outreach meetings. Other members of the EET Administrative Committee may attend this subcommittee meeting. The contact person is Geoffrey Meloche at (916) 327- 3282. Public Meeting February 2, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE (DDTPAC) 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 February 3, 1999 The Ontario Airport Marriott 9 am -6 pm 2200 East Holt Boulevard Ontario Electric Education Trust Administrative Committee The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) meets to discuss and adopt (1) a community outreach effort to solicit ideas for a CBO grant program, (2) specific activities of a non-CBO customer-education program for electric restructuring, (3) the design and objectives of preliminary research to identify target audiences for both programs, (4) revised budgets for both programs, (5) elements of evaluation for CBO grantees, (6) a proposal to procure the preliminary research, (7) a proposal to procure a CBO grant administrator, and (8) nominations to an advisory panel for scoring grant proposals. The contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting February 5, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 2 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The VIDEO RELAY TRIALS SUB-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 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 February 11, 1999 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 (EPAC) 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 February 22, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The IFB SUB-COMMITTEE and the SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SUB-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 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 - TIME CHANGED February 25, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 3 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 555 Oakland The 711-SUB-COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold a meeting to discuss relay access. 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. Workshop Notice February 25, 1999 State Building 1 pm - 5 pm 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3212 San Francisco The Telecommunications Division will conduct a workshop required by Ordering Paragraph 5 of Decision 98-12-023. As ordered, the subject of the workshop will be methods of determining the value of the post-NRF facilities that will convert to INC upon reconfiguration of the MPOEs on Irvine Apartment Communities' affected properties. Those attending the workshop should be prepared to propose a valuation method and to discuss alternative methods suggested. Pursuant to D.98-12-023, the Telecommunications Division will make a recommendation to the Commission based on the discussion in the workshop. For more information, please contact Lorann King at (415) 703-3473 or Mike Amato at (415) 703-1863. Public Meeting February 26, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street 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 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. NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to PU Code 311(g)) Draft Resolution Increasing Household Goods Carrier Maximum Rates Available. A draft resolution of the Rail Safety and Carriers Division that increases the household goods carrier maximum rates contained in Maximum Rate Tariff 4 will be on the January 20, 1999 Commission meeting agenda. It is now available for public review and comment. For details on how to obtain a copy of the draft and file comments on it, refer to the notice that was published on this matter in the December 21, 1998 Daily Calendar. It is available through the Daily Calendar Archives on the Commission's web site: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/divisions/alj/alj_div_cal.htm NEW FILINGS 1/8/99 A99-01-008 Palomar Limousine Aviara Transportation, for authority to operate as a passenger stage service throughout San Diego County and the Cities of Oceanside and Carlsbad (4747 Marina Drive, #6, Carlsbad, CA 92008; (760) 720-9400) 1/11/99 A99-01-009 Brian Kerchenko, dba Hacienda Water Company, to sell and Russian River County Water District to acquire the water system in Sonoma County 1/12/99 A99-01-010 Claricom Networks, Inc., Claricom Holdings, Inc., and Sigma Acquisition Corp., for approval of an indirect change in control over Claricom Networks Inc. from Claricom Holdings, Inc. to Sigma Acquisition Corp. PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING NONE DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * PRESIDING OFFICER'S DECISION * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS NONE MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS January 14, 1999 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division NONE MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS January 14, 1999 INVITATION FOR BID PUBLIC BID OPENING January 20, 1999 California Public Utilities 10:00 A. M. Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room San Francisco, CA 94102 AGENDA: Introduction Procedure Bid Opening - Invitation For Bid Number IFB-1000. Financial Institution For Trust Accounts for California High Cost Fund- B and California Teleconnect Fund Protest Period Closing Comments/Questions ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS C98-06- DeUlloa-Pacific Bell vs. MCI 028 Telecommunications Corp., Inc., and MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc., for breach of the interconnection agreement, Hearing set for January 13, reset to January 20 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 as provided for in Public 015 Utilities Code Section 376, and related matters, Closing Argument held and no report given C98-09- Ryerson- Greg Roberts vs. Pacific 020 Bell and Southwestern Bell Corporation for not providing repair services, Prehearing Conference held and no repot given A98-05- Patrick- Application of Southern 014 California Edison Company to report A98-05- on the valuation process for certain 022 generation-related assets pursuant to D.97-11-074, Prehearing Conference held and no repot given REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR A98-06- Walker- Southern California Water 005 Company for authority to assess a reservation fee for fire protection for persons occupying or owning property within the service territory of the Desert District, Hearing set for February 9, removed from calendar NEW SETTINGS NONE LAW AND MOTION Law and Motion Hearings are held before Administrative Law Judge Steven Kotz at 9:30 am in one of the Commission's San Francisco Office Hearing Rooms, unless otherwise noted. Law and Motion procedures are governed by Resolution ALJ 164. Copies of Resolution ALJ 164 are available from the Commission's Documents Desk (415) 703-1713 or from Central Files (415) 703-2045 1/12/99 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 1/19/99 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 1/26/99 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. FINAL ORAL ARGUMENT NONE 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 1/14/99 10:00 (ECP)-Clara Dovga vs. Southern ALJ Ryerson a.m. California Edison Company for C.98-10- overbilling, City Hall, Rains Room, 040 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga Please get a parking permit from the receptionist 1/14/99 10:00 (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey a.m. Investigation into the operations, Comr Duque I.98-08- practices and conduct of the Coral 004 Communications, Inc. (Coral) and Michael Tinari, President of the 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 1/15/99 10:00 (PHC)-Rick E. Thurber vs. Pacific Gas ALJ Vieth a.m. and Electric Company and Pacific Comr Duque C.98-09- Bell, for permitting foreign 036 attachments as signs, posters, banners, decorations, wires, etc. upon their facilities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/15/99 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-In the Matter of the ALJ Stalder A.95-08- Application of SAN JOSE WATER COMPANY Comr Conlon 038 (U-168-W), a corporation, for an order authorizing it to increase rates charged for water service, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/15/99 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-San Diego Gas and Electric ALJ A.98-10- Company for a permit to construct the Weissman 011 Friars Substation, Comr Neeper State Office Building, 1350 Front St., B107, San Diego 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 002 Commission's Own Motion into Open Access and Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also January 19-22) 1/19/99 10:00 (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ a.m. Rulemaking on the Commission's own Weissman R.98-01- motion to assess and revise the Comr Knight 011 regulatory structure governing California's natural gas industry, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also January 20-22, January 25-29, (OA) 1:00 p.m., February 10, (EH) March 1-5) 1/20/99 9:30 a.m. (EH)-Pacific Bell vs. MCI ALJ DeUlloa C.98-06- Telecommunications Corp., Inc., and Comr Knight 028 MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc., for breach of the interconnection agreement, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also January 21-22, January 25) 1/20/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Wesley Crawford Muhammad and ALJ Stalder C.98-07- Shontelle Crawford Muhammad vs. Comr Neeper 031 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, requesting to refund overcharged amounts, increase discounts, and to restore Medical baseline and LIRA baseline, Tax Service Center, Franchise Tax Board, Large Training Room, 1800 30th Street, Bakersfield Please ask for Linda Turner 1/21/99 10:00 (EH)-The Utility Consumers' Action ALJ Bushey a.m. Network vs. Pacific Bell for unlawful Comr Neeper C.98-04- and deceptive sales program and 004 practices, (EH)-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, (EH)-The Utility Consumers' Action C.98-06- Network vs. Pacific Bell for unlawful 027 marketing and education of the Caller ID and related services, (EH)-Telecommunications International C.98-06- Union, California Local 103, 049 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, (EH)-Investigation on the I.90-02- Commission's Own Motion into the 047 Establishment of a forum to consider rates, rules, practices and policies of Pacific Bell and GTE, California, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) January 22, January 25) 1/25/99 10:00 (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ Barnett a.m. for authorization to sell the El Comr Conlon A.98-04- Dorado Hydroelectric Project to El 016 Dorado Irrigation District, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also January 26-29) 1/26/99 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bennett I.98-03- Investigation on the Commission's own Comr Duque 013 motion into whether existing standards and policies of the Commission regarding drinking water quality adequately protect the public health and safety with respect to contaminants such as Volatile Organic Compounds, Perchlorate, MTBEs, and whether those standards and policies are being uniformly complied with by Commission regulated utilities; compliance filing by utilities is due in 120 days from the date of the order, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/26/99 10:00 (PHC)-Order Instituting Rulemaking on ALJ Patrick a.m. the Commission's Own Motion to Comr Conlon R.92-03- consider the line extension rules of 050 electric and gas utilities; and compliance with Ordering Paragraph 6 of D.98-09-070, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/27/99 10:00 (ECP)-William H. Maple vs. Arrow Head ALJWright a.m. Manor Water Company for repairing of C.98-12- the water leakage, 034 County Complex, Conference Room, 26010 Highway 189, Twin Peaks 1/27/99 1:30 p.m. (PHC)-Pacific Bell vs. AT&T ALJ DeUlloa C.98-11- Communications of California, Comr Neeper 004 Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 1/29/99 10:00 (PHC)-James D. Korn vs. Pacific Bell ALJ DeUlloa a.m. for acting as billing and/or Comr Neeper C.98-10- collection agent for other companies; 025 and for slamming practices, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/2/99 10:00 (ECP)-Idowu S. Famuyiwa, Pako ALJ Wright a.m. Construction vs. Southern California C.98-12- Edison Company, Edison International 010 Co. for overcharges and disconnection of services, Library Lecture Hall, 101 West Manchester Blvd., Inglewood 2/3/99 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Stalder A.98-04- Company for Commission order finding Comr Duque 003 that its electric operations during the 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 4-16) 2/4/99 10:00 (EH)- In the matter of the ALJ Vieth a.m. application of CALIFORNIA WATER Comr Duque A.98-09- SERVICE COMPANY (U 60 W), a 013 corporation, for an order authorizing A.98-09- it to increase rates charged for 014 water service in the EAST LOST A.98-09- ANGELES district, and related 015 matters, Commission Courtroom, San A.98-09- Francisco, (also 9:00 a.m., February 016 5-8) 2/8/99 10:00 (PHC)-Order Instituting investigation ALJ a.m. into the power outage that occured on O'Donnell I.98-12- December 8, 1998 on Pacific Gas and 013 Electric Company's electric system, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco (also (EH) April 5, 1999) 2/8/99 10:00 (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ Econome a.m. Company for authority to adopt a Comr Bilas A.97-06- revenue-sharing mechanism for certain 021 other operating revenues, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/9/99 1:30 p.m. (PHC)-Application of Pacific Gas and ALJ A.98-07- Electric Company to construct the Gottstein 007 Northeast San Jose Transmission Com Duque Reinforcement Project, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/9/99 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-Order Instituting Rulemaking to ALJ Econome R.97-04- establish standards of conduct Comr Bilas 011 governing relationship between energy Comr Knight utilities and their affiliates, I.97-04- (PHC)- Order Instituting Rulemaking 012 to establish standards of conduct governing relationship between energy utilities and their affiliates, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/10/99 10:00 (EH)-County of Riverside Department ALJ Bennett a.m. of Environmental Health vs. Spring Comr Neeper C.97-03- Crest Water and Power Company, for 034 failure to comply with minimum water quality and quantity requirements as contained in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, County Administrative Center, Hearing Room-2d Floor, 82675 Highway 111, Indio 2/11/99 9:00 a.m. (OA)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Bushey R.97-10- Rulemaking on the Commission's own Comr Duque 049 motion to set rules and to provide Comr Neeper guidelines for the Privatization and Excess Capacity as it relates to investor owned water companies, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/11/99 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-Lodi Gas Storage, LLC for a ALJ Econome A.98-11- certificate of public convenience and Comr Bilas 012 necessity for construction and operation of gas storage facilities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/16/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Energy Alternatives vs. Pacific ALJ Bennett C.97-09- Gas and Electric Company for failure Comr Bilas 030 to conduct an open and fair bidding process with respect to the awarding of the Energy Partners program administrative contract for 1997, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 17) 2/22/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ McVicar I.98-09- Investigation into the operations and Comr Duque 007 prectices of Pacific Gas and Electric Comr Neeper Company in connection with compliance with PU Code Section 451, General Order 95, and other applicable standards governing tree-line clearances, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also February 23-26, March 1-5) 2/24/98 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-Utility Audit Company, Inc., ALJ Econome C.93-07- vs. Southern California Gas Company Comr Bilas 046 for charging excessive rates for gas service relating to the multi-family sites and master meter accounts C.94-02- listed in complaint, 009 (PHC)-Utility Audit Company, Inc., vs. Southern California Gas Company for three years of overcharges relating to multi-family sites and master meter accounts; requests refunds plus interest, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/25/99 10:00 (EH)-Application of RIDESHARE PORT ALJ Bushey a.m. MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. dba PRIME TIME Comr Duque A98-07- SHUTTLE, to provide on-call door-to- 043 door passenger stage service to the extent required to enter into a concessionaire agreement with Los Angeles International Airport, (EH)-Application of Xpress Management A.98-09- Systems L.L.C. to provide on-call 001 door-to-door passenger stage service to the extent required to enter into a concessionaire agreement with Los Angeles World Airport (LAX), Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles (also February 26) 3/1/99 10:00 (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company ALJ Barnett a.m. for authority to sell electrical Comr Conlon A.97-12- generation facilities and power Comr Bilas 039 contracts, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 2-5, March 8-11 3/4/99 11:00 (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Malcolm a.m. Rulemaking to develop standards for Comr Conlon R.96-11- electric system reliability and Comr Neeper 004 safety pursuant to D96-09-073, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/8/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ Stalder A.89-03- Company for certificate to construct Comr Duque 026 and operate 220KV transmission line between Kramer substation and Victor Substation in San Bernardino County, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 9-12) 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 Conlon 031 Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding 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) 3/23/99 10:00 (PHC)-San Diego Gas and Electric ALJ Barnett a.m. Company and Southern California Gas Comr Bilas A.98-07- Company for approval of a gas 005 transmission service tariff, (PHC)-Southern California Gas Company A98-10- for authority to revise its rates 012 effective August 1, 1999 in its biennial cost allocation proceeding, (PHC)-Application of San Diego Gas & A.98-10- Electric Company for Authority to 031 revise its gas rates effective August 1, 1999, in its biennial cost allocation proceeding. Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (second PHC) 10:00 a.m., (EH) 1:30 p.m., April 5, (EH) April 6-9, April 12-16, April 19- 23, April 26-30) 3/29/99 10:00 (EH)-The Utility Reform Network and ALJ a.m. Utility Consumers' Action Network vs. O'Donnell C.97-09- SBC Communications Inc., Pacific Comr Conlon 043 Telesis Group and Pacific Bell for Comr Neeper violation of the service quality requirements of D97-03-067 and the Public Utilities Code and for attempting to mislead the Commission with respect to Pacific Bell's service quality performance, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also March 30, April 2) 4/1/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Ralph Azevedo, Ronald Azevedo, ALJ Bushey C.98-09- and Albert Ferari, vs. Union Pacific Comr Neeper 011 Railroad Company and California Northern Railroad Company for replacement and/or maintenance of fence line, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/16/99 10:00 (PHC)-Bayside Village, The Fillmore ALJ Bushey a.m. Center, and North Point Apartments Comr Knight C.95-08- vs. Pacific Bell for failure to take 039 responsibility for all building cross connects, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/30/99 10:00 (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Barnett a.m. Company to establish performance Comr Duque A.98-11- based ratemaking for electric and gas 023 utility distribution service effective January 1, 2000, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 5/24/99 10:00 (EH)-In the Matter of the Application ALJ Galvin a.m. of Pacific Bell a corporation, for Comr Duque A98-07- Authority to Categorize Centrex as a 020 Category III Service, (EH)-In the Matter of the Application A.98-07- of Pacific Bell a corporation, for 029 Authority to Categorize Toll-Free (8XX) and Business MTS IntraLATA Toll Services as Category III Services, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 25-28, June 1-4) 6/14/99 10:00 (PHC)-Application of Pacific Gas and ALJ Minkin a.m. Electric Company for Review and Comr Duque A98-09- Recovery of the Costs and Revenues in Comr Conlon 003 the Transition Cost Balancing Account (U 39 E), (PHC)-Application of Southern A98-09- California Edison Company to Review 008 and Recovery Transition Cost Balancing Account Entries from January 1, 1998 through June 30, 1998 and Various Generation-Related Memorandum Account Entries, A98-09- (PHC)-Application of San Diego Gas & 009 Electric Company in the Annual Transition Cost Proceeding Regarding the Transition Cost Balancing Account (TCBA), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) June 21-25, June 28-30, July 1-2, July 5-8, (CA) 9:00 a.m., July 9 EXECUTIVE ORDERS SIGNED 12/15/98 D98-12-099 A98-11-005 - Internet Telephone Company, for registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation pursuant to the provisions of Public Utilities Code section 1013. Granted, to the extent authorized by D94-09-065, subject to the conditions set forth. Proceeding is closed. 12/29/98 D98-12-100 C97-10-084 - Wayne P. Seller and Residents of Morongo Valley vs AirTouch, Los Angeles. Corrects error in D98-10-065. 12/21/98 D98-12-101 A98-11-009 - Corecomm Newco, Inc., for registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation. Granted, to the extent authorized by D94-09-065, subject to the conditions set forth. Proceeding is closed. 12/22/98 D98-12-102 A98-11-019 - Main Street Telephone Company, for registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation. Granted, to the extent authorized by D94-09-065, subject to the conditions set forth. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-103 A98-11-020 - Cannect Communications, Inc., or registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation. Granted, to the extent authorized by D94-09-065, subject to the conditions set forth. Proceeding is closed. 12/29/98 D98-12-104 A96-03-054 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to modify Diablo Canyon pricing and adopt a customer electric rate freeze in compliance with D95-23- 063. Corrects clerical error in Appendices A and B of D98-11-067. D98-12-105 A93-07-017 - Sacramento-Valley LP, for authority to increase the rates and charges applicable to its radio telecommunications service. Application for rehearing of D94-04- 044 by Sacramento Valley LP is dismissed. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-106 A98-11-026 - Net2000 Group, Inc., for registration as an interexchange carrier telephone corporation. Granted, to the extent authorized by D94-09-065, subject to the conditions set forth. Proceeding is closed. COMMISSION MEETING OF DECEMBER 17, 1998 12/17/98 D98-12-037 A96-07-009 - Southern California Edison Company, o adopt performance based ratemaking and incentive based ratemaking mechanisms as specified in D95-12-063, as modified by D96-01-009, with related changes in D89-01-040, D92549 and D88-01-063. A96-07-018 - related matter. This decision grants James Weil, Ray Czahar, and Ronald Knecht, an award of $29,429.25, $3,323.75 and $5,036.75, respectively, in compensation for their contribution to D97-12-096. These proceedings are closed. D98-12-038 A98-01-014 - San Diego Gas and Electric Company, for authority to implement a distribution performance- based ratemaking mechanism. Interim order - The all-party settlement agreement resolving cost of service issues as the starting point for SDG&E's distribution PBR mechanism is adopted. D98-12-039 A98-07-053 - Mamdouh F. Hassan dba Bay Transit Airporter, for authority to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and the San Francisco and Oakland International Airports; and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom. Granted, as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-040 A98-08-037 - Antonio Luna and Jeffrey Rhodes, dba Bay Area Shuttle, for authority to establish a zone of rate freedom for passenger stage corporation service. Granted, as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-041 A98-06-039 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for a permit to construct the Northern Geysers Area Reinforcement Project, pursuant to General Order 131-D. Final determination that a hearing is not needed in this proceeding. The proposed schedule and scope of issues contained in the scoping memo shall continue to apply. D98-12-042 A97-03-029 - Southern California Water Company, for an order authorizing it to increase gross revenues by $429,300, or 15.0% in 1998; $429,300, or 15.0% in 1999; $429,300, or 15.0% in 2000; and $429,300 or 15.0% in 2001, in the Bay Point District. A97- 03-030; A97-03-031 - related matters. Petition for modification of the Ratepayer Representation Branch of the Water Division and Southern California Water Company for modification of D97- 12-065 is granted. Ordering Paragraph 4 and 5 of D97-12-065 are deleted and replaced in their entirety. Proceedings are closed. D98-12-043 A98-08-033 - Pacific Pipeline System, Inc., and Pacific Pipeline System LLC, for an ex-parte order authorizing the approval of the merger of Pacific Pipeline System, Inc. (PPSI) into Pacific Pipeline System LLC (PPS LLC), the change of the ownership structure of PPSI by its merger into PPS LLC, the transfer of all public utility property and rights of PPSI to PPS LLC, the assumption of all public utility rights and obligations of PPSI by PPS LLC; and the release of PPSI from its public utility rights and obligations. Approved. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-044 R95-04-043 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion into Competition for local exchange service. I95-04-044 - related matter. This decision adopts end-user surcharges to recover the costs of interim number portability (INP), in accordance with the cost recovery approach adopted in D97-10- 029. Pacific Bell and GTE California Incorporated are directed to file amended tariffs for their INP service within 30 days following issuance of this order, removing the tariff charges previously imposed for INP service. All terms and conditions of service other than rates prescribed in the respective INP tariffs shall remain unchanged as a result of this order. All other carriers which have previously concurred in the ILECs' INP tariffs on a reciprocal basis shall concurrently remove any tariff charges from their own INP tariffs. D98-12-045 A98-08-009 - San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, City of El Cajon, and County of San Diego, for an order authorizing construction of an at-grade crossing on two light rail vehicle tracks at Marshall Avenue (north) extension in the City of El Cajon, San Diego County. Granted as set forth. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-046 A98-08-015 - NET-tel Corporation, for authority to operate as a resale provider of local exchange service. Granted as set forth. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-047 A98-06-019 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company and George Majors, to sell and convey and George Majors to acquire a certain parcel of land in El Dorado and Amador Counties pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 851. Granted as set forth. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-048 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. This decision grants Greenlining Institute/Latino Issues Forum (GI/LIF) an award of $125,158 in compensation for its contributions to Commission decisions issued in this docket, the electric industry restructuring rulemaking and investigation, since the filing of its initial request for compensation to D95-12-063, the Preferred Policy Decision, on February 14, 1996. We grant Utility Consumers' Action Network an award of $20,160 in compensation for its contributions to D97-10-087 and D97-12-048. This decision also grants California/Nevada Community Action Association an award of $12,314.36 in compensation for its contribution to D97-08-064. D98-12-049 A98-06-015 - San Diego Gas and Electric Company, for an order finding Section 851 authority is not required for SDG&E to sell certain retired distribution property, exempts SDG&E from the requirements of Section 851 with respect to the disposition of such property, or in the alternative, authorizes SDG&E's sale and disposition of the subject property is in the public interest. This decision approves a proposed settlement between the Office of Ratepayer Advocates and SDG&E, which sets forth the conditions under which Station A and the South Bay Service Center will be sold. The net proceeds of the sales will be allocated to reduce transition costs. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-050 A96-04-013 - Island Navigation Company, Inc., to amend its certificate of public convenience and necessity and to extend its operating authority to include the transportation of persons and baggage by vessel between Dana Point and Long Beach, California, on the one hand, and all points and places on Santa Catalina Island on the other. Petition for modification of D97-11- 027 of Island Navigation Company, Inc. is granted. The final sentence of Section I.b of Appendix A to D97-11-027 is amended. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-051 A95-06-002 - Southern California Gas Company, for authority to adopt its proposed performance based regulation (PBR) formula which would reduce base rates by approximately $42 million (2.7%). R87-11-012 - related matter. This decision modifies D97-07-054 allowing SoCalGas to credit the rate base in this application in the amount of $6,768,789.56. This modification is necessary to eliminate a conflict between D97-07-054 and D97-06-064 with respect to treatment of insurance proceeds for capital costs reimbursement and restoration of facilities after the Northridge earthquake. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-052 C97-05-012 - Robert and Lorraine Cooke, and Marian and Sheldon Bramlett vs. Arrowhead Manor Water Company. Arrowhead Manor Water Company (AMWC) to transfer two of its customers to the Crestline Lake Arrowhead Water Agency (CLAWA). AMWC shall reimburse Cooke and Bramlett (complainants), and Robert A. Quezada, interested party, for the hook-up fee they pay to CLAWA. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-053 A97-05-011 - PacifiCorp, for approval of transition plan. A97-06-046; A97- 07-005; A97-08-064 - related matters. Petition for modification of D97-12- 093 of Sierra Pacific Power Company is denied. D98-12-054 R95-04-043 - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service. I95-04-044 - Related matter. Motion for an order excusing compliance with D96-06-029 by The Utility Reform Network (TURN) is granted. TURN is awared $7,076 in compensation for its substantial contribution to D98-01-024. D98-12-055 C97-09-043 - The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) vs. SBC Communications Inc., Pacific Telesis Group, and Pacific Bell. The 12-month statutory deadline is extended until further ordered. D98-12-056 A98-03-025 - Southern California Gas Company, to establish Core Purchased Gas Account Imbalance Band Petition for modification of D98-07-068 filed by Southern California Gas Company is granted. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-057 A98-06-033 - Southern California Gas Company, regarding year four under its experimental gas cost incentive mechanism and related gas supply matters. Southern California Gas Company is awarded $2,039,913 in shareholder incentives for savings accrued under its Gas Cost Incentive Mechanism (GCIM) during Year 4, the 12- months ending March 31, 1998 and extends operation of the GCIM on an annual basis beyond March 31, 1999, the end of Year 5. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-058 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. This decision grants compensation for substantial contributions to D98-03-073 to the Greenlining Institute/the Latino Issues Forum, to The Utility Reform Network, and Utility Consumers Action Network. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-059 A98-05-037 - Island Navigation Company, Inc. dba Catalina Island Water Transportation Company, for authority to increase rates of fare and for an ex parte interim order authorizing the same. Interim order - Authorizes Island Navigation to increase and restructure its Santa Catalina Island non-scheduled passenger vessel rates. Island Navigation may, on an interim basis pending further order in this proceeding, provide its ship tendering services at rates to be determined in negotiations with individual oceangoing ship companies. Revised tariffs to reflect these authorized changes, except contract tendering, may be made effective on less than 30 days' notice. D98-12-060 A98-08-048 - E.spire Communications, Inc., for arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Pacific Bell pursuant to section 252 (b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Dismisses E. Spire Communication's petition for arbitration for failure to prosecute the matter in a timely fashion. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-061 A98-05-041 - San Diego Gas and Electric Company, to report assessments of materials and supplies inventories and to establish principles necessary to appraise retained assets. Final determination that a hearing is not needed in this proceeding. The proposed schedule and scope of issues contained in the scoping memo shall continue to apply. D98-12-062 A98-05-030 - Blue Van Joint Venture, to operate as a passenger stage corporation to the extent required to enter into a concessionaire agreement with Los Angeles International Airport. Granted, as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-063 C98-01-032 - Eric Diesel vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The 12- month statutory deadline is extended until further order. D98-12-064 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. Denies Public Media Center's (PMC) motion for determination of procedure for accepting notice of intent to claim compensation. PMC failed to timely identify the issues that it participated in and failed to timely file its motion requesting what procedure PMC should follow for filing its notice of intent. D98-12-065 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. Interim order - The meter exemption for direct access customers with a demand between 20 and 50 kilowatts is extended until March 31, 2002. Those customers shall be permitted to continue using load profiles until that date. A workshop will be held in the year 2000 to reevaluate these issues. D98-12-066 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. This decision addresses the Qualifying Facility Restructuring Reasonableness Letter (QFRRL) proposal made by six parties to this proceeding. Adopts the QFRRL proposal with the minor modifications and clarifications set forth in this decision. D98-12-067 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, A96-08-007, A96-08-070, A96- 08-071, and A96-08-072 - related matters. This decision addresses the issue of how the competition transition charge is applied to new customer load, where that load is served by a direct transaction that does not otherwise require the use of transmission or distribution facilities owned by PG&E, Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric. D98-12-068 R95-04-043 - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service. I95-04-044 - Related matter. Adopts rules governing the processing of requests for collocation space by competitive local carriers. D98-12-069 R93-04-003 - Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to govern open access to bottleneck services and establish a framework for network architecture development of dominant carrier networks. I93-04-002, R95-04-043, I95-04-044 - Related matters. This decision addresses the Pacific Bell Draft 271 Application for authorization to provide in-region interLATA telecommunication services submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission, and sets out what Pacific Bell needs to do to demonstrate compliance with Section 271 of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Comments on Pacific's testing plan due 1/31/99. Reply Comments due 2/10/99. D98-12-070 A98-03-029 - Southern California Water Company, for authority to increase rates by $661,700 or 34.51% in 1999; by $249,000 or 9.71% in 2000; and by $258,800 or 9.19% in 2001 in Desert District. A98-03-030, A98-03-031, A98- 03-032, A98-03-033, and A98-03-034 - related matters. The stipulation (Appendix D) agreed to by Southern California Water Company, the Ratepayer Representation Branch of the Water Division, and the Morongo Valley Chamber of Commerce Citizens for Affordable Water Committee is approved. Authorizes increases in base rates for water service in six SCWC districts. These proceedings are closed. D98-12-071 A97-12-048 - Southern California Gas Company, for authority to unbundle core interstate pipeline transportation. Dismissed. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-072 A97-05-027 - Southern California Edison, for an order approving the settlement agreements between Southern California Edison Company and winning bidders in Edison's biennial resource plan update auction. Approved. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-073 R97-10-018 - Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking, on the Commission's own motion to design and implement a program that provides for publicly available telecommunications device capable of servicing the needs of the deaf or hearing impaired in existing buildings, structures, facilities, and public accommodations. I97-10-019 - related matter. Interim order - A 1998 budget and a 1999 budget for the TDD Placement Interim Committee is adopted . This decision also adopts an incremental Deaf Equipment Acquisition Fund (D.E.A.F.) surcharge rate for billing cycles beginning January 1, 1999 to fund the TDD Placement Interim Committee activities. This incremental surcharge rate shall be added to the Commission adopted D.E.A.F. surcharge rate to be applicable on and after January 1, 1999 for the year 1999. D98-12-074 A97-10-081 - San Diego Gas and Electric Company, for approval of Biennial Resource Plan Update (BRPU) Settlements. Three settlements presented by SDG&E are approved. However, we defer consideration of SDG&E's request to terminate its Update solicitation at this time, and direct SDG&E and certain nonsettling bidders to engage in a further period of negotiation before we address SDG&E's request. Motions of CalWind Resources, Incorporated and Zond System, Inc, to withdraw pleadings are granted. D98-12-075 R98-04-009 - Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking, to establish rules for enforcement of the standards of conduct governing relationships between energy utilities and their affiliates adopted by the Commission Decision 97-12-088. Final order - Approves enforcement rules governing affiliate transactions. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-076 C97-11-014 - Joanne Carey vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Granted in part. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-077 A97-03-012 - MHC Acquisition One, LLC., for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to continue to construct a public utility water system and a public utility sewer system within the City of Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County and to establish rates for an interim application period and on-going rates for water and sewer service. Granted as set forth. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-078 A97-12-020 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for authority to increase rates and charges for electric and gas service effective 1/1/99. I97-11-026 - related matter. Interim order - This decision grants in part a request by PG&E for authority to increase its gas and electric revenue requirements on an interim basis, effective January 1, 1999. The authorization provides PG&E with an opportunity to later recover the authorized test year 1999 revenue requirements that the Commission will adopt in its final decision in this proceeding, now scheduled for issuance in late March 1999. It also protects the interests of PG&E's customers by ensuring that they are responsible for providing no more in revenues than the amount ultimately authorized by the Commission. The revenue requirement increases approved herein will be reflected in balancing account entries which PG&E is authorized to make. PG&E's rates are not immediately affected by this decision, although future rates could be affected. D98-12-079 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. I93-04-002 - related matter. This decision takes a first step toward lowering the costs by adopting forward-looking nonrecurring costs which reflect access to the Pacific Bell (Pacific) and GTE California Incorporated (GTEC) networks using Operations Support System (OSS) gateways. OSS gateways, when fully operational, will provide competitors electronic linkups to the Pacific and GTEC networks that are comparable to the systems used by Pacific and GTEC retail customer representatives. Comments on whether LEX should be classified as a fully mechanized system for costing purposes due 1/18/99 and reply comments due 2/1/99. D98-12-080 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. This decision adopts permanent meter and meter data standards for electric meters. The decision also addresses the recommendations of the Permanent Standards Working Group, which was authorized in D97-12-048 to review the interim meter and meter data standards, and to recommend what permanent standards should be adopted. D98-12-081 R95-04-043 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion into Competition for local exchange service. I95-04-044 - related matter. A final Public Education Plan (PEP) and budget for the 310/424 area code overlay and mandatory 1+10 digit dialing requirements is approved pursuant to D98-05-021 and D98-07-093. D98-12-082 A98-04-008 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for an order under Section 701 of the Public Utilities Code granting Pacific Gas and Electric Company permission to use natural gas- based financial instruments to manage market risks associated with California gas transmission's assets. Approved with conditions. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-083 R95-04-043 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion into Competition for local exchange service. I95-04-044 - related matter. This decision grants the petitions for certificates of public convenience and necessity to operate as facilities-based competitive local carriers and to offer resold local exchange services within the territories of Pacific Bell, GTE California Incorporated, Roseville Telephone Company, and Citizens Telephone Company, for those petitioners as set forth in Appendix B of this decision, subject to the terms and conditions included herein. This decision also grant petitioners' requests for intrastate, inter-Local Access and Transport Areas (interLATA) and intraLATA authority on statewide basis as designated in Appendix B. D98-12-084 I98-02-025 - Investigation on the Commission's own motion into the operations, marketing and sales practices of GTE California to determine whether the Commission was misled or supplied incomplete information in connection with assessing the extent of abusive marketing by GTE California's foreign Language Assistance Center; whether any rules, regulations or statutes enforced by the Commission have been violated by GTE California; and to review whether previously ordered redress to consumers and other corrective measures for prior marketing abuses were adequate. This decision modifies and conditionally approves an all-party settlement agreement for civil payment of $13 million and certain other conditions. This proceeding is closed. D98-12-085 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. This decision approves the Electric Education Trust Administrative Committee's (EETAC) proposed education plan and community- based organization (CBO) outreach plan, subject to a further ruling regarding the kinds of non-CBO education efforts the EETAC plans to pursue. This decision also adopts some of the recommended changes to the EETAC's charter. D98-07-098 has been modified to reflect the changes. Motion of Pacific Gas and Electric Company to accept late-filed comments on Education Plan and Community-based Outreach Plan of the EETAC for electric restructuring is granted. D98-12-086 C97-12-044 - AirTouch Cellular and its affiliates Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership, Sacramento-Valley Limited Partnership, and Modoc RSA Limited Partnership vs Pacific Bell. Dismissed. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-087 R95-01-020 - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into universal service and to comply with the mandates of Assembly Bill 3643. I95-01-021 - Related matter. Applications for rehearing of D96-10- 066 by TURN, Pacific Bell, GTEC and Roseville are denied. Motion of GTEC and California Department of Consumer Affairs to file late responses are granted. D98-12-088 A97-05-011 - PacifiCorp, for approval of transition plan. A97-06-046, A97- 07-005, and A97-08-064 - related matters. Applications for rehearing of D97-12-093 of PacifiCorp and Sierra Pacific Power Corp. are dismissed. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-089 R97-04-011 - Order Instituting Rulemaking to establish standards of conduct governing relationships between energy utilities and their affiliates. I97-04-012 - related matter. Application for rehearing of D97-12-088 is denied. D98-12-090 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. Application for rehearing of D97-08-064 by PMC is denied. D98-12-091 I87-11-033 - Commission Investigation Into Alternative Regulatory Frameworks For Local Telecommunications Exchange Carriers. A85-01-034, A87-01-002, I85- 03-078, C86-11-028, I87-02-025, and C87-07-024 - related matters. Modifies D96-03-021 to add Findings of Fact, and Conclusion of Laws, as set forth. CALTEL's application for rehearing is denied. D98-12-092 A91-08-061 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company, increase electric rates for 1992 for additional revenues of approximately $35.6 million to recover a portions of costs associated with helms pumped storage project and also for an increase in 1993 of $38.1 million; 1994 of $36.2 million and 1995 of $35.5 million to reflect adopted cost of capital. TURN's application for rehearing is denied. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-093 A97-12-043 - Southern California Edison Company, for order approving termination agreement for termination of Interim Standard Offer No. 4 Power Purchase Agreement with Harbor Cogeneration Company; amendment to application made to reflect terms of the "letter agreement" amending the original agreement between Edison and Harbor Cogeneration Company. Application for rehearing of D98-09- 073 by Southern California Gas is denied for failing to demonstrate legal error. Proceeding is closed. D98-12-094 R94-04-031 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Proposed Policies Governing Restructuring California's Electric Services Industry and Reforming Regulation. I94-04-032 - related matter. Application for rehearing of D96-12-077 by TURN is denied. The stay of D96-12-077 is hereby terminated. D98-12-095 A93-11-008 - City of Morgan Hill, to construct one pedestrian grade crossing of the southern pacific transportati on company e line, at the downtown transit center in city of Morgan Hill. Southern Pacific Transportation Company's application for rehearing of D95-04-070 is dismissed as moot. D98-12-096 A94-12-005 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for authority to decrease its rate and charges for electric and gas service and increase rates and charges for pipeline expansion service - test year 1996 general rate case. I95-02- 015 - related matter. Rehearing of D95-12-055 is granted for the purpose of further considering the issue of pension funding policy, such rehearing to be consolidated with the proceedings in PG&E's 1999 test year general rate case, and denied in all other respects. D98-12-097 A93-12-017 - Southern California Gas Company, for authority to implement peaking service rates. Applications for rehearing of D95-07-046 are denied. D98-12-098 I91-10-029 - Commission Investigation to develop a policy governing utility involvement in market for low-emission vehicles thereof. R91-10-028 - related matter. Deletes the language at page 88, paragraph 2, sentence 1 of D95-11-035 and inserts "DRA has proposed that the utilities sell their customer owned LEV refueling sites within six years.". Applications for rehearing of D95-11-035 are denied. Proceeding is closed. I98-12-012 - Commission Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's own motion into the rates, charges and practices of water and sewer utilities providing service to mobile home parks and multiple unit residential complexes and the circumstances under which those rates and charges can be passed to the end user. I98-12-013 - Order instituting investigation into the power outage that occurred on December 8, 1998 on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's electric system. R98-12-014 - Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion regarding Commission policy on area code relief. R98-12-015 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to solicit comments and proposals on distributed generation and competition in electric distribution service. RESOLUTIONS 12/17/98 ALJ-176- Ratification of preliminary 3006 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. E-3532 Advice Letter 1076-E of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Requests approval of its refund plan. Approved as modified. This resolution separates the issue of when a tariff becomes effective from the issue that there may be a defect in the tariff. It also clarifies how the refund should be made. The Joint protest of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) and Utility Consumers Action Networks (UCAN) is denied with respect to the amount of the refund. The joint protest of ORA and UCAN with respect to the deferral of the refund is denied. The joint protest of ORA and UCAN with respect to the refund methodology is granted to the extent discussed above. E-3542 Advice Letter 1230-E of Southern California Edison Company (Edison). Request for approval of proposed revisions to its disputed Arizona Property Tax Memorandum Account to reflect changes pursuant to a settlement. Approved. The protest of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates is denied. E-3547 Advice Letter 1301-E of Southern California Edison Company. Requests to revise its rate components to reflect a Devers-Palo Verde 2 Surcharge and an equal credit to the Competition Transition Charge under its generation component to maintain the rate freeze mandated by Assembly Bill 1890. Granted. The Utility Reform Network's protest is denied. E-3562 Advice Letter 1095-E/1097-G of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Request for approval of its Performance-Based Ratemaking Base Rate Mechanism Final Report for 1997, which details revenue sharing calculations and performance rewards and penalties for the subject year. Approved partially subject to a recalculation of the revenue sharing amounts. E-3579 Southern California Edison Company Advice Letter (AL) 1341-E; Southern California Gas Company AL 2752; San Diego Gas & Electric Company AL 1128- E/1122-G and Pacific Gas and Electric Company AL 1813-E/2107-G. Requests approval of interim administrative activities associated with 1998 programs and commitments for energy efficiency and demand-side management programs. Approved as modified. E-3581 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Advice Letter (AL) 1821-E/2118-G; San Diego Gas and Electric Company AL 1133- E/1125-G; Southern California Gas Company AL 2766-G; and Southern California Edison Company AL 1354-E. Requests approval of up to two months of transition funding for 1999 energy efficiency and demand-side management programs in lieu of authorized 1999 program budgets. Approved as modified. E-3583 Advice Letter 1G/1E of Low Income Governing Board (LIGB). Requests approval of the proposed operating budget for the LIGB for 1999. Conditionally approved. The protest filed by Sempra is granted to the extent set forth. E-3584 Advice Letter 1806-E of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Requests approval of language to modify Preliminary Statement Part BB - Competition Transition Charge (CTC), responsibility for all customer and CTC procedure for departing loads to clarify the CTC responsibilities of customers that depart to take service from irrigation districts with exemptions described in Public Utilities Code Section 374(A)(1). Specifically, PG&E requests clarification on how the 50 percent agricultural pumping requirement of PU Code Section 374 (A)(1)(D) is to be applied and implemented. Approved with modifications. E-3585 Advice Letters 2106-G/1089-E, 1337-E, 1124-E/1119-G, and 2748 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company , and Southern California Gas Company respectively. Request approval for the 1999 California Alternate Rates for Energy and the Low Income Energy Efficiency Programs. Conditionally approved. This resolution defers consideration of enrollment procedures (i.e. self- certification v. up-front verification). The protests are granted to the extent set forth. Remaining protests will be addressed in Resolution E-3586. G-3246 Advice Letter 2686 of Southern California Gas Company. Requests approval of of revisions to its tariff schedules, rules, and forms applicable through its service territory. Approved with modifications. The protest of Enron is denied without prejudice. G-3247 Advice Letter 2751 of Sempra Energy, on behalf of Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). Requests approval to update regulatory account balances for the third period of D97-04-082, SoCalGas' 1996 Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding. Granted. Southern California Edison's protest is denied. L-272 This resolution responds to Public Records Act request by Rebecca Smith for disclosure of all electric incident reports filed by electric utilities during the past ten years, in an unredacted form which reveals the names and addresses of electric incident victims and witnesses, rather than in the redacted form released pursuant to Resolution L-265. Resolution also responds to Public Record Act request by the Los Angeles Times and Times Staff Writer Michael Wagner for disclosure of unredacted electric incident reports filed by electric utilities, accident investigation reports prepared by the Commission, and correspondence related to such accident reports and investigative reports. Adopted. L-275 This resolution directs the release of documents pursuant to Public Records Act request by Lawrence J. Winking, counsel on behalf of Sabrina Lopez. The request seeks the release of Consumer Services Division's investigative report of the electrocution of Benjamin Lopez. Adopted. ST-40 Request for approval of a final report of an on-site safety audit of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority performed by the Rail Transit Safety Section of the Commission's Rail Safety and Carriers Division. Granted. T-16213 Advice Letter (AL) 19455, AL 19455-A, AL 19455-B, AL 19455-C of Pacific Bell (Pacific). Requests to separately apply the $1.50 surcharge on measured rate payphone service ordered by D90- 06-018. Denied. T-16234 Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee. Requests approval of an interim 1999 budget. The surcharge for the program is reduced from the current level of 0.25% to 0.18% effective January 1, 1999. Granted. The request to hire a consultant to act as the Video Relay Trial Manager is not approved. All Local Exchange companies and Interexchange Companies are granted an exemption from the noticing requirement of General order 96-A, Section III, G.1 for this filing only. T-16247 Advice Letter (AL) 19672, 19673, 19674, and 19675, AL 19684, and AL 19696 of Pacific Bell (Pacific). Requests to permanently close public offices located in Santa Ana, Van Nuys, East Vernon (Los Angeles), San Diego, Riverside, and Huntington park, respectively; and to replace them with authorized payment locations. Granted as set forth in Appendix A. T-16248 Advice Letter (AL) 426, Supplemental AL 426-A of Roseville Telephone Company (Roseville). Requests to increase its annual revenue by $792,843 effective January 1, 1999. Roseville's requested revenue change reflects cost adjustments associated with the Customer Notification and Education Plan, Universal Service Fund, Payphone Deregulation, Other Billing and Collection and Fiber to the Curb. Granted as set forth in Appendix B. T-16250 Advice Letter (AL) 19790 and 19796 of Pacific Bell (Pacific). Requests approval of two Interconnection Agreements between Pacific and CRL Network Services, and between Pacific and Dakota Services, LTD, submitted under provisions of Resolution ALJ-174 and G.O. 96-A. Granted. T-16251 Advice Letter 8875 of GTE California (GTEC). Requests approval of an Interconnection Agreement between GTEC and U.S. Telepacific Corporation, submitted under provisions of Resolution ALJ-174 and G.O. 96-A. Granted. T-16254 Advice Letter 19727 of Pacific Bell (Pacific). For authority under provisions of General Order No. 96-A to revise Schedule California Public Utilities Code No. A5, Exchange Services, 5.7 Directory Services, 5.7.3 Foreign Telephone Directory Service, to eliminate the reference "yellow pages included". The yellow page directories were previously referenced because they were co-bound and provided with the white page directory at no additional cost. Pacific indicates that there are no revenue impacts associated with its Advice Letter (AL) 19727 filing, nor will it increase any rate or charge, cause the withdrawal of service, or conflict with other schedules or rules. Office of Ratepayer Advocates and The Utility Reform Network filed protests to AL 19727 effectively challenging the revenue neutrality of Pacific's filing. This resolution rejects Pacific's AL 19727. Pacific may, should it desire to do so, file an application to request changes to its Foreign Telephone Directory Service. T-16257 Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Marketing Board (ULTSMB). Request for Proposal (RFP) and draft contract for the ULTSMB. The ULTSMB submitted the RFP and draft contract for Commission approval on November 20, 1998 pursuant to D98-10-050. The RFP and draft contract will be used to solicit bids from advertising agencies to assist the ULTSMB develop multi-lingual and multi-cultural marketing campaigns in 1999 to increase ULTS program awareness for low income households in the state. Granted subject to modifications. T-16259 Advice Letter 633 of Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. (CTC-California). For approval to increase its annual revenue by $1,558,170 effective January 1, 1999. This increase implements CTC-California's 1999 annual price cap index filing in Advice Letter 633, as adjusted by supplemental workpapers. Granted as set forth in Appendix B. T-16260 Advice Letter 19765 of Pacific Bell (Pacific). Request to reduce local usage and zone usage measurement (ZUM) rates by $13,873,000. Rejected. This resolution finds that Pacific must await the approval of its claims to the California High Cost Fund-B for the period in question before it can seek the reconciliation authorized by D. 98-07-033. However, this Resolution approves Pacific's general methodology of reconciling the actual draw with updated estimates of the revenue impacts of the rate reduction ordered in D.98-07-033. T-16262 Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee and MCI. Request to amend the contract for California Relay Service. Among other things it would raise the rate of renumeration to $1.09 per conversation minute for MCI effective October 22, 1998. This amount and effective date extend to MCI the contract terms authorized for Sprint in Resolution T- 16209. Granted. The protest of The Communications Workers of America District Nine is dismissed. TL-18874 Resolution approving issuance of charter-party carrier certificates pursuant to Section 5374(b) of the Public Utilities Code. Adopted. TL-18875 This resolution authorizes passenger stage corporations to use the Advice Letter process to obtain Commission approval of certain transactions subject to Public Utilities Code Section 851-854. Adopted. TL-18877 This resolution adopts General Order (GO) 160-A requiring private carriers and organizations that provide transportation services incidental to operation of a youth camp to provide and continue in effect adequate protection against liability. Adopted as set forth in Appendix A, superseding GO 160. W-4119 Advice Letter 147 of Great Oaks Water Company, Inc. For authority to serve the Coyote Valley, southeast of San Jose, California. Rejected without prejudice. 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. 12/17/98 R93-04-003 CORRECTION FROM THE DAILY CALENDAR OF 1/12/99. 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. 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. I87-11-033 Commission investigation into alternative regulatory frameworks for local telecommunications exchange carriers. Summary: On December 14 and 15, 1998, Sprint Communications Co. L.P. ("Sprint") conducted three (3) ex parte sessions with PUC officials, conducting the same oral and written communications in each session. On 12/14/98 Sprint's Richard A. Purkey met with Timothy Sullivan, advisor to Commissioner Duque, and then with Fassil Fenikile, advisor to Commissioner Neeper. On 12/15/98, the Sprint representative met with Lester Wong, advisor to Commission President Bilas. In regard to "271" issues then scheduled to be discussed at the Commission's 12/17/98 meeting, Mr. Purkey stated Pacific will not be in compliance if intraLATA equal access is not implemented on 2/8/99. He said the Commission's procedure to allow further showing by parties after 2/8/99 is appropriate and does not prejudge issues still under consideration in I87- 11-033. Mr. Purkey stated the Commission should explicitly require Pacific adopt procedures that would ensure its employees not collect or disseminate the categories of carrier information identified during the collaboratives by the Joint Presenters for Pacific's own or its affiliate's marketing purposes. Mr. Purkey concluded by saying the 15 day response time provided in the draft order to respond to Pacific's compliance filing is too short. Mr. Purkey provided each PUC official two (2) written ex parte handouts. One was a one (1) page handout entitled "Suggested Modifications to the Draft Order," and the second was a packet labeled "confidential." The confidential packet was identified as selected portions of "Sprint's Response to the February 20, 1998 Joint Managing Commissioner's and Administrative Law Judge's Ruling on Pacific Bell's Compliance with Section 271 of the Act." Sprint reports that included among the confidential material was "Exhibit 17" to Sprint's response of 3/31/98. Sprint further reports that the ALJ's ruling of 3/23/98 authorizes the confidential status, and that Sprint's "Motion to Accept this Confidential information under seal" filed 3/31/98 effects that status. Both the unsealed and sealed written communications were filed by Sprint with its "Notice of Ex Parte Communications." Filer: Sprint Communications Company Contact: Kathy McMahon Phone: (415) 513-2717 1/6/99 A98-06-052 PDO Communications, Inc., for arbitration pursuant to Section 252 of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 to establish an interconnection agreement with Pacific Bell. Summary: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION WHICH WAS FILED ON AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF 1/7/99. On December 29, 1998, Matt Stepovich of PDO Communications, Inc. ("PDO"), initiated a meeting with Timothy Sullivan, advisor to Commissioner Duque. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the motion filed by PDO on 12/18/98, economic and technical considerations of line sharing, matters pending before the Federal Communications Commission regarding line sharing, and the procedural status of the arbitration between PDO and Pacific and options for the Commission. Mr. Stepovich urged expeditious action on the motion, citing PDO's immediate business plans. He further discussed the economic and technical consideration of line sharing and its benefits to California consumers. Mr. Stepovich urged Mr. Sullivan to take into consideration the pending matters before the Federal Communications Commission regarding line sharing and additional public input before approving the conformed agreement between Pacific and PDO. Finally, Mr. Stepovich asked for clarification on the procedural status of the arbitration between PDO and Pacific and suggested options for the Commission, as stated in the motion, to reject and remand the conformed agreement. Filer: PDO Communications, Inc. Contact: Karen Wonnell Phone: (415) 394-7500 Summary: On January 4, 1999, Kurt R. Rasmussen of GTE California, Inc. ("GTE") conveyed oral ex parte communications to Commissioner Duque and advisor Timothy Sullivan during an "all party" meeting at CPUC. In discussing the Draft Arbitrator's report, Mr. Rasmussen stated GTE's concern with PDO's spectrum unbundling proposal. He said GTE's concern is that there would be an incomplete factual record from all of the affected parties should the Commission's authorize such a proposal. The GTE representative said such a precedent setting decision should not be undertaken based only upon the record of a two party arbitration proceeding. Filer: GTE California Incorporated Contact: Irene Alcantar Phone: (415) 474-3926