Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Friday, February 5, 1999 Page 23 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 5, 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 REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS February 18, 10 am San Francisco 1999 March 4, 1999 10 am San Francisco March 18, 1999 10 am San Francisco REGULAR COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS 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 For further information contact the Public Advisor (415) 703-2074, E-mail: public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov 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. 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Date/Time Commissioner Location NONE PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting - Joint Sub-Committee Meetings - CANCELLED AS OF 2/4/99 February 8, 1999 Deaf and Disabled (Tentative) Telecommunications Program 10 am - 4 pm 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The INVITATION FOR BID (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: California Board for Energy Efficiency February 8, 1999 California Energy Commission 10 am - 5 pm First Floor, Hearing Room A 1516 9th Street Sacramento Teleconference Information: To obtain the access code, please This meeting is contact Elizabeth Gunn, Board accessible by Coordinator, at (415) 703-1956, or teleconference. by e-mail at egunn@cpuc.ca.gov To call in,dial: 1-888- 550-5969. After the prompt, enter the access code followed by the pound sign. The California Board for Energy Efficiency (CBEE) will meet to discuss the following topics: Commission Decision on Administrative Structures; Early 1999 Activities and Programs, Including Draft Resolution Extending Bridge Funding; Program Planning for 1999 and Utilities' November 16/17 Advice Letter Filings, Including Program Descriptions for Non-Residential Programs; Market Assessment and Evaluation (MA&E); Reporting Requirements; Response to Energy Division Letter; CBEE Work Plan and Schedule for 1999; Organizational Planning and Staffing; Board Compensation; CBEE Web Site Revisions; Updates and Status Reports from Committees; and Scheduling and Agenda Planning for Future Meetings. The meeting is open to the public. The contact person is Mark Thayer (619) 594-5510. For further information about the CBEE and this meeting consult the CBEE Web Page at www.cbee.org Public Meeting - LIGB (revised - website) February 9 & 10, 1999 PG&E Energy Center 10 am -4 pm 851 Howard Street (between 4th and 5th Streets) Green Room San Francisco The Board will meet to discuss the following topics: report from the Chair; discussion of Draft ACR; discussion of LIGB response to working copy of draft Assigned Commissioner Ruling; discussion of 1999 tasks for the LIGB, including pilot projects and need assessment; 1998 audit; 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 February 10, 1999 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister Street) San Francisco The ULTS Marketing Board (ULTSMB) will hold its regular meeting to discuss the following: Review/Approve Meeting Minutes, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, Review/Approve Administrative Expenses, Review ULTSMB Correspondences, PUC Report and Action Items, Review/Approve Errors and Omissions Insurance, Review Previous Studies and Data, Announcements, Set Agenda Items for Future Discussion and Hear Public Comments. Executive Session: The ULTSMB will meet in Executive Session to discuss and render final approval of the Interim Marketing Program RFP and Contract, Review Marketing Program Timeline and Release Date, Brief the RFP Selection Committee, and Discuss the Bidder's Conference. 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 - Technical Advisory Committee (REVISED AS OF 2/2/99) February 10, 1999 Pacific Energy Center 9:30 am - 4 pm 851 Howard Street, 1st Floor San Francisco The Technical Advisory Committee for the California Board for Energy Efficiency will conduct a meeting. The following agenda items will be discussed: Comments on the 1/23/99 Revised Proposed Decision on Long-Term Program Administration, Comments on Detailed 1999 Nonresidential Program Descriptions Provided by Utilities to CBEE, CBEE Response to TAC Recommendations of 1/6/99, Informing CBEE of Marketing Efforts of ESCO's on 1998 SPC, Lunch: Outreach Discussion Group Meeting, Presentation by Gary Anderson on Rules for Bidding Load Management as an Ancillary Service. For more information contact Wm. Stevens Taber, Jr., Chairman, at (415) 457-7498. Workshop Notice February 10, 1999 California Public Utilities 10 am - 5 pm Commission First Floor Training Room and if necessary 505 Van Ness San Francisco February 11, 1999 9 am - 5 pm Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 11 in D.98-12-069, in Rulemaking (R) 93-04-003 and Investigation (I) 93-04-002, and R 95-04-043/I.95-04-044, the Telecommunications Division will direct a workshop to review the unbundled switching routing requests which Pacific Bell has denied on the basis of technical infeasibility. The purpose of the workshop is to determine which custom routing functions have already been tested and to review the outcome of the tests so that previous tests will not have to be repeated. For more information contact Telecommunications Division staff member Karen Jones at (415) 703-1955. Parties are request to provide the Telecommunications Division and parties on the service list for this 271 proceeding with information on technical trials which have already been performed and the outcome of each test. The written information should include the specific routing function being tested, who performed the test, where and how it was performed, and the outcome. The information on technical trials is due Friday, January 29, 1999. Submittals should be sent either by e-mail or by overnight mail. Submittals must also be filed in the Docket Office. To the extent that parties believe that any of the information on technical trials involves proprietary information, those parties should file a motion for confidential treatment pursuant to Resolution ALJ-164 by January 22, 1999. Public Meeting February 11, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am -4 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 17, 1999 California Public Utilities (Wednesday) Commission 9:30 am - 12 noon 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister) San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the California High Cost Fund A (CHCF-A), the California High Cost Fund B (CHCF-B), and the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) will hold a meeting. Following is the agenda for the meeting: Introduction and public comments Approve public meeting minutes of 1/8/99 Status report on the selection of a financial institution for CHCF-B and CTF Letter Request for the selection of a CPA firm for the annual audit of CHCF-A Review and approve CHCF-B claims and expenses Review and approve CTF expenses Review and approve CHCF-A expenses The contact person for this meeting is Angela Young at 415.703.2837. Public Meeting February 17, 1999 California Public Utilities 1:30 pm -4 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) 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, Review/Acceptance of the Amervest Report, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, set Agenda for future meetings, 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 February 18, 1999 California Public Utilities 9:30 am Commission Education Plan 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2009 Subcommittee of San Francisco the EET Trust Committee The Education Plan Subcommittee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) Committee will be meeting on February 18, 1999 at 9:30 a.m., in Room 2009. The purpose of this meeting is to revise the education plan and budget which describes the kinds of non-CBO-education efforts that the Electric Education Trust Committee will carry out, and which are in conformance with Decision 98-12-085. The contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting - Joint Sub-Committee Meetings 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 - Joint Sub-Committee Meetings February 24, 1999 Deaf and Disabled (Tentative) Telecommunications Program 10 am - 4 pm 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The INVITATION FOR BID (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)) NONE NEW FILINGS 2/4/99 R99-02-001 Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking, for purposes of implementing certain statutory requirements regarding public review and comment for specific Commission decisions; concurrent opening comments on the proposed rules shall be filed and served by 3/22/99; concurrent reply comments by 4/12/99 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 February 5, 1999 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division 01/19/99 STD-500- Catalina Channel Express, Inc. (VCC- RSCD 52) for authority to increase water taxi fares, between points in Long Beach Harbor, from its present one- way fares of $1.25 for children and $1.75 for adults to a one-way fare of $2 for all passengers. The Intrastate gross revenue from this increase will be less than 1 percent. (Edward J. Hegarty, P. O. Box 699, Orinda, CA 94563-0805; (925) 254- 9075 02/02/99 TCP 12183- American International Transportation B Services, Inc., Address: 1000 Aquajito Road, Monterey, CA. 93940; Telephone: (831) 649-0240; Terminal Address: Same: Application filed for new Class B authority 02/03/99 TCP 5471-B Conklin Motors Inc., dba Gold Coast Limousines, Address: P. O. Box 6345, Santa Maria, CA 93456; Telephone: (805) 937-5466; Terminal Address: 834 F W. Century, Santa Maria, CA 93454; Application filed for new Class B authority MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS February 5, 1999 NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS A98-04- Stalder- Pacific Gas and Electric 003 Company for Commission order finding 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, Evidentiary Hearing held and continued to February 5 A.98-09- Vieth-California Water Service 013 Company (U 60 W), a corporation, for A.98-09- an order authorizing it to increase 014 rates charged for water service in A.98-09- the East Lost Angeles district, and 015 related matters, Evidentiary Hearing A.98-09- held and completed 016 R97-10- Reed- Order Instituting Rulemaking on 016 the Commission's Own Motion into I97-10- Monitoring Performance of Operations 017 Support Systems. Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into Monitoring Performance of Operations Support Systems, and related matter, Workshop set for February 4, reset for February 5 REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 2/22/99 10:00 (AH)-Petition by Pacific Bell (U 1001 ALJ Mattson a.m. C) for arbitration of an Comr Neeper A.98-11- interconnection agreement with Pac- 024 West Telecomm, Inc. (U 5266 C) pursuant to Section 256(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 23-24) 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 2/9/99 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 2/16/99 9:30 NONE SCHEDULED a.m. 2/23/99 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 2/5/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ Stalder A.98-04- for Commission order finding that its Comr Duque 003 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 2/5/99 9:30 a.m. (WS)-Order Instituting Rulemaking on ALJ Reed R.97-10- the Commission's Own Motion into ALJ Walwyn 016 Monitoring Performance of Operations Comr Bilas Support Systems. I.97-10- (WS)-Order Instituting Investigation 017 on the Commission's Own Motion into Monitoring Performance of Operations Support Systems, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 8-11) 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 2/8/99 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-Red & White Ferries, Inc for an ALJ Bushey A98-11- exemption from sections 816-830 and Comr Duque 031 851-854 of the California Public Utilities Code, 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 9:00 a.m. (PHC)- Southern California Water ALJ Walker A.98-09- Company for authority pursuant to Comr Duque 040 Public Utilities Code Section 454 to restructure the water rates of its Barstow, Calipatria-Niland, Claremont, Desert, Orange County, San Dimas, San Gabriel and Wrightwood Districts into region wide tariffs, 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 2/11/99 1:00 p.m. (PHC)-City of Palmdale to construct ALJ A.98-04- Blackbird Drive a public street Rosenthal 001 across the railroad tracks of the Comr Neeper Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Metropolitan Transportation authority in the City of Palmdale, County of Los Angeles, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 2/11/99 10:00 (EH)-Snow Valley, Inc. vs. Southern ALJ Bennett a.m. California Edison Company for unjust, Comr Knight C97-09- unreasonable and discriminatory rates 024 and charges; for improper charges for construction of a power substation Riverside County, Board Room. 4080 Lemon St., 14th Floor, Riverside 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) 2/17/99 10:00 (PHC)-A&M United Group, LLC, a ALJ a.m. Limited Liability Company, to acquire Rosenthal A98-06- and Isam M. Alziq to transfer a Comr Duque 051 passenger stage certificate of public convenience and necessity and certain other assets, pursuant to section 851 et. seq. of the California Public Utilities Code, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/17/99 1:30 p.m. (PHC)-In the matter of the ALJ DeUlloa A.98-08- application of Airporter, Inc., doing Comr Neeper 001 business as Santa Rosa Airporter, to amend and modify its passenger stage certificate #9023, by removing the "reservation only restrictions" for five listed cities in Marin County, and to expand its authorized services to all points in the cities of Novato, Marinwood, Terra Linda, San Rafael, Corte Madera, and Mill Valley for both routes 1 (SFO) and 2 (Oak), with retention of the current "Half Mile proximity restriction" within these cities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/18/99 9:30 a.m. (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company ALJ Barnett A.98-04- for authorization to sell the El Comr Conlon 016 Dorado Hydroelectric Project to El Dorado Irrigation District, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/18/99 1:00 p.m. (PHC)-Randall Welty vs. Southern ALJ DeUlloa C.98-10- California Edison Company for Comr Neeper 038 incorrect billing, Pomona Unified School District, Education Center, Room 116, 800 South Garey Avenue, Pomona 2/18/99 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Minkin A.99-01- Company for authority to establish ALJ Malcolm 016 post-transition period electric Comr Duque ratemaking mechanisms, A.99-01- (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric 019 Company for authority to implement Post Rate Freeze Ratemaking Mechanism (PHC)-Southern California Edison A99-01- Company (U 338-E) to: (1) Propose a 034 Method to Determine and Implement the End of the Rate Freeze; and (2) Propose Ratemaking Mechanisms Which Should Be In Place After the End of the Rate Freeze Periods, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also (EH) April 26, August 9) 2/19/99 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Bell vs. Pac-West ALJ Vieth C.98-11- Telecomm, Inc. for violation of Comr Neeper 025 interconnection agreement, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/19/99 10:00 (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ a.m. Company and San Diego Gas and O'Donnell A.98-12- Electric Company for the nuclear Comr Duque 025 decommissioning cost triennieal proceeding to set contribution levels for the companies' nuclear decommissioning trust funds and address other related issues, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/22/99 10:00 (AH)-Petition by Pacific Bell (U 1001 ALJ Mattson a.m. C) for arbitration of an Comr Neeper A.98-11- interconnection agreement with Pac- 024 West Telecomm, Inc. (U 5266 C) pursuant to Section 256(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 23-24) 2/22/99 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 February 23-26) 2/23/99 10:00 (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Malcolm a.m. Company to recover costs recorded in Comr Duque A.99-01- the catastrophic event memorandum 011 account effective January 1, 2000, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/23/99 10:00 (ECP)-Rodney George vs. Sprint PCS ALJ Wright a.m. State Office Building, 1350 Front C.99-01- Street, B103, San Diego 040 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 2/24/99 1:30 p.m. (PHC)-James D. Korn vs. Pacific Bell ALJ DeUlloa C.98-10- for acting as billing and/or Comr Neeper 025 collection agent for other companies; and for slamming practices, 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, A.98-09- (EH)-Application of Xpress Management 001 Systems L.L.C. to provide on-call 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) 2/25/99 1:00 p.m. (PHC)-Southern California Water ALJ Weiss A.98-11- Company for a certificate of public Comr Duque 003 convenience and necessity pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 1001 to extend its West Orange County System to the Bolsa A.98-11- Chica Planned Community, 015 (PHC)-Southern California Water Company (U 133 W) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 1001 to Operate and Maintain a Wastewater System to Provide Service to the Bolsa Chico Planned Community, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/25/99 1:30 p.m. (PHC)-Reuben Bercovitch and Blanche ALJ DeUlloa C.98-11- Bercovitch Comr Neeper 027 vs. Sempra Energy, State Office Building, 1350 Front St., B102, San Diego 3/2/99 10:00 (PHC)-Antone Sylvester Tug Service, ALJ McVicar a.m. Inc., for a certificate of public Comr Bilas A.99-01- convenience and necessity as a common 018 carrier of property by vessel between points in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Redondo Beach Harbor areas on the one hand, and on the other points on Santa Catalina Island, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 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) 3/16/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Investigation on the ALJ McVicar I98-09- Commission's Own Motion into the Comr Duque 007 operations and practices of the Comr Neeper Pacific Gas and Electric Company in connection with Public Utilities Code Section 451, General Order 95, and other applicable standards governing tree-line clearances, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) March 17-19, March 22-26, March 29-31, April 1-2) 3/22/99 1:30 p.m. (OA)-Rulemaking on the Commission's ALJ Bushey R.97-08- own motion to consider adoption of Comr Neeper 001 rules applicable to interexchange carriers for the transfer of customers including establishing I.97-08- penalties for unauthorized transfer, 002 (OA)-Investigation on the Commission's own motion to consider adoption of rules applicable to interexchange carriers for the transfer of customers including establishing penalties for unauthorized transfer, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/22/99 10:00 (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ Patrick a.m. Company (U 338-E) to report on the Comr Duque A.98-05- valuation process for certain 014 generation-related assets pursuant to D.97-11-074, A.98-05- (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company 022 to report assessments of inventory balances and to address appraisal of retained generation assets, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 23-24) 3/23/99 9:00 a.m. (OA)- Commission Order Instituting ALJ R.98-01- Rulemaking on the Commission's own Weissman 011 motion to assess and revise the Comr Bilas regulatory structure governing California's natural gas industry, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also (EH) March 29-31, April 1-2) 3/23/99 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-San Diego Gas and Electric ALJ Barnett A.98-07- Company and Southern California Gas Comr Bilas 005 Company for approval of a gas transmission service tariff, A98-10- (PHC)-Southern California Gas Company 012 for authority to revise its rates effective August 1, 1999 in its biennial cost allocation proceeding, A.98-10- (PHC)-Application of San Diego Gas & 031 Electric Company for Authority to 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) 3/30/99 10:00 (EH)-Dorothy Dominguez and Ralph A. ALJ Bennett a.m. Martinez vs. Great American Stageline Comr Duque C.98-08- for refusal to allow passengers to 008 board, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 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 4/8/99 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 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 4/29/99 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Application of the Southern ALJ Bennett A.98-05- California Edison Company (U 338-E) Comr Neeper 053 for Review of the Reasonableness of Southern California Edison Company's Operations During the Period from April 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) May 18-21, May 24-28) 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 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, 2001, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also (EH) August 9-13, August 16- 20, August 23-27, August 30-31, September 1-3, September 6-10, September 13-17, September 20-24, September 27-30, October 1) 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 (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 June 15-18)1 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 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. NONE