Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Wednesday, February 17, 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 Wednesday, February 17, 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 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 at 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 February 17, 1999 California Public Utilities 9:30 am - 12 noon Commission 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: California Board for Energy Efficiency February 17, 1999 Pacific Energy Center 1 pm - 5 pm 851 Howard Street San Francisco Teleconference Information: To obtain the access code, please contact Elizabeth Gunn, Board This meeting is Coordinator, at (415) 703-1956, accessible by or by e-mail at egunn@cpuc.ca.gov teleconfernce. 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 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: California Board for Energy Efficiency February 18, 1999 Pacific Energy Center 8:30 am - 3 pm 851 Howard Street San Francisco Teleconference Information: To obtain the access code, please contact Elizabeth Gunn, Board This meeting is Coordinator, at (415) 703-1956, accessible by or by e-mail at egunn@cpuc.ca.gov teleconfernce. 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 (REVISED AS OF 2/11/99) February 18, 1999 California Public Utilities 9 am - 5 pm Commission Electric Education Trust 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2009 Educational Efforts San Francisco Subcommittee 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 to discuss whether CSD has the capability to administer the grant program and if not, what other alternatives exist. Revisions to the education plan and budget are in conformance to D.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 - California Board for Energy Efficiency February 22, 1999 Pacific Energy Center 10 am - 5 pm 851 Howard Street San Francisco Teleconference Information: This meeting is accessible by teleconference. To call in, dial: 1-888-550- 5969. After the prompt, enter the access code followed by the pound sign. To obtain the access code, please contact Elizabeth Gunn, Board Coordinator, at (415) 703-1956, or by e- mail at egunn@cpuc.ca.gov 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 Commission Resolution Extending Bridge Funding; Program Planning for 1999 and Utilities' November 16/17 Advice Letter Filings, Including Program Descriptions; Market Assessment and Evaluation (MA&E); Reporting Requirements and February 11 ACR; 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; Administrative and Technical Services; 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 Notice - REVISED February 22, 1999 KVIE Channel 6 9 am - 4 pm (PST) 2595 Capitol Oaks Drive Community Room Sacramento Phone: 916-929-5843 February 23, 1999 P.A.C.E. 9 am -4 pm (PST) 1541 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 313 Los Angeles Phone: 213-989-3289 MSB Energy Associates, the technical consultants for the Low Income Governing Board (LIGB), will conduct a meeting to gather public comments on the LIGB outreach plan for CARE and needs assessment. The items for discussion will be: Introduction; Review agenda and logistics; Needs assessment document presentation; CARE outreach plan presentation; and Review process next steps. Please contact Michael Karp at (360) 724-3215, anmkarp@pacificrim.net or 31 Appaloosa Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 to schedule comments. Public Meeting February 23, 1999 California Public Utilities 9:30 am -2:30 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4211 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Payphone Service Providers Enforcement Committee will conduct a bi-monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Adam Thaler at (415) 703-1157. Public Meeting - California Board for Energy Efficiency February 23, 1999 Pacific Energy Center 10 am - 5 pm 851 Howard Street San Francisco Teleconference Information: This meeting is accessible by teleconference. To call in, dial: 1-888-550- 5969. After the prompt, enter the access code followed by the pound sign. To obtain the access code, please contact Elizabeth Gunn, Board Coordinator, at (415) 703-1956, or by e- mail at egunn@cpuc.ca.gov 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 Commission Resolution Extending Bridge Funding; Program Planning for 1999 and Utilities' November 16/17 Advice Letter Filings, Including Program Descriptions; Market Assessment and Evaluation (MA&E); Reporting Requirements and February 11 ACR; 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; Administrative and Technical Services; 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 February 24, 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, Review Previous Studies and Data, Announcements, Set Agenda Items for Future Discussion and Hear Public Comments. The Board will meet in Executive Session to discuss the Interim Marketing Program RFP and Bidders Conference, Review Marketing Program Timeline, and to Brief the RFP Selection Committee. 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 Officer at (510) 452- 2757. Public Meeting February 24, 1999 California Public Utilities 10 am -3 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4206 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The TDD Placement Interim Committee will conduct a monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Adam Thaler at (415) 703-1157. Public Meeting February 24, 1999 Culver City Public Library 10 am -4 pm 4975 Overland Avenue Community Room Culver City Phone: 310-559-1676 The Low Income Governing Board (LIGB) will meet to discuss the following topics: Report from Chair; Monthly financial tracking report; Legislative report; Budget augmentation for technical and administrative consultants through June 30, 1999; LIGB budget, adoption of milestone, tasks and proposed budget; Outreach plans, pilots, budget, recommendations for public outreach, outreach to Native American and other communities; Needs assessment, decision for a adoption of proposed scope of work, methodology and budget; Legal counsel, Bagley-Keene, Advisory Committee and interagency agreement for transfer of website management; 1999 tasks for the LIGB; Information dissemination; Scheduling and agenda planning for future meetings; and Review of 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 - 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 - NXX Code Lottery Workshop February 25, 1999 State Building 9 am - 4 pm 455 Golden Gate Avenue Conference Rooms 2 and 3 San Francisco The Telecommunications Division of the California Public Utilities Commission will be holding a third technical workshop on fine-tuning the NXX Code Lottery held each month at the CPUC. Decision 98-08-037 found there is a need for a fresh review of lottery procedures. In this third workshop, the lottery process will be reviewed to determine if there are ways to make the distribution of NXX codes among carriers more equitable, and more conducive to the development of competition. Specifically, the topic of increasing the percentage of initial codes assigned from the lottery from the current 60% to a higher amount will be explored. Participants should come prepared to address potential reform measures for the lottery, identify potential shortcomings and suggest ways to revise the lottery process to promote a more competitive market including potential revisions in the allocation between initial and growth codes. The Lottery Subcommittee will present their final Draft of the Pent-up Demand Form. If you plan to attend the February 25, 1999 workshop please RSVP by February 23, 1999 to Mary Jo Borak, at 415/703-1879, Email: BOR@CPUC.CA.GOV or Risa Hernandez at 415/703-5331, Email: RHH@CPUC.CA.GOV If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, call the Building Manager at (415) 703-4100 five working days in advance of the event. 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. Workshop Notice February 26, 1999 CPUC 9:00 am - 5:00 pm First Floor Training Room 505 Van Ness Continuation of workshop San Francisco held on 2/10 and 2/11/99 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-including routing options B and C and "2 PIC"-- 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. 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. Public Meeting March 4, 1999 1924 East Deere Avenue 9 am - 5 pm Santa Ana The California Number Pooling Task Force will be holding a public meeting on March 4, 1999 at 1924 East Deere Avenue, Santa Ana, California. The California Number Pooling Task Force was established by the California Public Utilities Commission to examine the efficient use of numbering resources, including the feasibility of developing improved tools for conserving central office codes. For information regarding visitor parking, special accommodations, and other meeting details please call Heidi Sieck at 510-580-5815 or Robin Adrian at 949-417-7476. Public Meeting - Time Change (REVISED AS OF 2/10/99) March 17, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 4 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 NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to PU Code 311(g)) NONE NEW FILINGS NONE PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING NONE DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * PRESIDING OFFICER'S DECISION * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS To inquire about a filing, call the Energy Division (703- 1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1889) or Water Division (703-2028). To protest a filing, mail the original letter/telegram to the Chief of the appropriate division (i.e., "Chief, [Energy, Telecommunications or Water] Division"), to be received no later than 20 days after the date the Advice Letter was filed. "Effective TBD" means that the date is to be determined by further Commission action. A date listed as "anticipated effective" may be subject to change. An Advice Letter Supplement is not a new filing, and there is no protest period unless indicated. 02/11/99 Telecom 3-A COMCAST TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC., Supplements A.L.No.3, annual compliance filing (effective TBD) 02/11/99 Telecom GTE CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED, 8954-A Supplements A.L.No.8954, Competitive Services (effective TBD) 02/11/99 Telecom GTE CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED, ICB 8965 contract - Customer requests confidentiality (effective TBD) ADVICE LETTER PROTESTS To inquire about a protest, call the Energy Division (703- 1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1889) or Water Division (703-2028). To obtain a copy of the protest, please direct your request to the protestor. 02/10/99 Telecom PACIFIC BELL, Expanded 19988 Interconnection Service - adding language that addresses the availability of additional space (phase 2 offices) in its central office, adding 28 phase 2 wire centers for collocation; and to make minor corrections. Protest by AT&T Communications of California. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS February 17, 1999 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division NONE MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS February 17, 1999 NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS NONE REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE 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 2/23/99 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 3/2/99 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 3/9/99 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED FINAL ORAL ARGUMENT 3/1/99 10:00 a.m. (FOA)-Application of San Diego Gas ALJ Minkin A.98-01- & Electric Company (SDG&E) for Comr Neeper 014 authority to implement a distribution performance-based ratemaking mechanism, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 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 2/17/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-A&M United Group, LLC, a ALJ A98-06-051 Limited Liability Company, to Rosenthal acquire and Isam M. Alziq to Comr Duque transfer a 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.98-08-001 application of Airporter, Inc., Comr Neeper doing 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 ALJ Barnett A.98-04-016 Company for authorization to sell Comr Conlon the El 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.98-10-038 California Edison Company for Comr Neeper 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.99-01-016 Company for authority to establish ALJ Malcolm post-transition period electric Comr Duque A.99-01-019 ratemaking mechanisms, (PHC)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company for authority to implement A99-01-034 Post Rate Freeze Ratemaking Mechanism (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) to: (1) Propose a 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.98-11-025 Telecomm, Inc. for violation of Comr Neeper interconnection agreement, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/19/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ A.98-12-025 Company and San Diego Gas and O'Donnell Electric Company for the nuclear Comr Duque 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 a.m. (AH)-Petition by Pacific Bell ALJ Mattson A.98-11-024 (U 1001 C) for arbitration of an Comr Neeper interconnection agreement with Pac- 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 a.m. (EH)-Rulemaking on the ALJ Walwyn R.93-04-003 Commission's Own Motion to Govern Comr Bilas Open Access to Bottleneck Services Comr Duque and Establish a Framework for I.93-04-002 Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks, (EH)-Investigation of the 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 9:30 a.m. (WS)-Order Instituting Rulemaking ALJ Reed R.97-10-016 on the Commission's Own Motion ALJ Walwyn into Monitoring Performance of Comr Bilas I.97-10-017 Operations Support Systems. (WS)-Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into Monitoring Performance of Operations Support Systems, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also February 24) 2/23/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Malcolm A.99-01-011 Company to recover costs recorded Comr Duque in the catastrophic event memorandum account effective January 1, 2000, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/23/99 10:00 a.m. (ECP)-Rodney George vs. Sprint PCS ALJ Wright C.99-01-040 State Office Building, 1350 Front Street, B103, San Diego 2/23/99 1:00 p.m. (PHC)-The Utility Consumer's ALJ Bushey C.98-06-016 Action Network (UCAN), vs. MCI Comr Neeper Metro Access Transmission Services (MCI Metro), Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/24/99 1:30 p.m. (PHC)-James D. Korn vs. Pacific ALJ DeUlloa C.98-10-025 Bell for acting as billing and/or Comr Neeper collection agent for other companies; and for slamming practices, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 2/25/99 10:00 a.m. (EH)-Application of Rideshare Port ALJ Bushey A98-07-043 Management, L.L.C. dba Prime Time Comr Duque Shuttle, to provide on-call door- to-door passenger stage service to the extent required to enter into a concessionaire agreement with A.98-09-001 Los Angeles International Airport, (EH)-Application of Xpress Management 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.98-11-003 Company for a certificate of Comr Duque public convenience and necessity pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 1001 to A.98-11-015 extend its West Orange County System to the Bolsa Chica Planned Community, (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 ALJ DeUlloa C.98-11-027 Blanche Bercovitch Comr Neeper vs. Sempra Energy, State Office Building, 1350 Front St., B102, San Diego 3/1/99 10:00 a.m. (FOA)-Application of San Diego Gas ALJ Minkin A.98-01-014 & Electric Company (SDG&E) for Comr Neeper authority to implement a distribution performance-based ratemaking mechanism, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/2/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-Antone Sylvester Tug ALJ McVicar A.99-01-018 Service, Inc., for a certificate Comr Bilas of public convenience and necessity as a common 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 3/3/99 10:00 a.m. (WS)-Rulemaking for Purposes of ALJ Kotz R.99-02-001 Implementing Certain Statutory Requirements Regarding Public Review and Comment for Specified Commission Decisions, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/4/99 10:00 a.m. (EH)-Application of California ALJ Vieth A98-09-013 Water Service Company (U 60 W), a Comr Duque corporation, for an order authorizing it to increase rates charged for water service in the East Lost Angeles district, Commission Courtroom, SF 3/4/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ Stalder A.89-03-026 Company for certificate to Comr Duque construct and operate 220KV transmission line between Kramer substation and Victor Substation in San Bernardino County, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 5, March 8- 10) 3/4/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Energy Alternatives vs. ALJ Bennett C.97-09-030 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Comr Bilas for failure 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 March 5) 3/4/99 11:00 a.m. (PHC)-Commission Order Instituting ALJ Malcolm R.96-11-004 Rulemaking to develop standards Comr Conlon for electric system reliability Comr Neeper and safety pursuant to D96-09-073, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/10/99 10:00 a.m. (WS)-Order Instituting Rulemaking ALJ R.98-07-037 on the Commission's Proposed Gottstein Policies and Programs Governing Comr Neeper Energy Efficiency, Low-Income Assistance, Renewable Energy and Research Development and Demonstration, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 03/15/99 10:00 a.m. (EH)-Southern California Gas ALJ A.96-03-031 Company for authority to revise Gottstein its rates effective January 1, Comr Conlon 1997 in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding for a total A.96-04-030 reduction in annual revenues of approximately $147.9 million (5.7%), (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company 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 I98-09-007 Commission's Own Motion into the Comr Duque 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) 3/16/99 2:00 p.m. (PHC)-Application of Southern ALJ A.98-12-021 California Edison Company for Gottstein order approving termination Comr Duque agreement for termination of a negotiated power purchase agreement between Southern California Edison Company and O'Brien California Cogen Limited,, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/16/99 3:00 p.m. (PHC)-Southern California Edison ALJ A.98-12-038 Company for order approving Gottstein Amendment No.2 to power purchase Comr Duque agreement between Edison and Colmac Energy, Inc. Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/22/99 1:30 p.m. (OA)-Rulemaking on the ALJ Bushey R.97-08-001 Commission's own motion to Comr Neeper consider adoption of rules applicable to interexchange I.97-08-002 carriers for the transfer of customers including establishing penalties for unauthorized transfer, (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 a.m. (EH)-Southern California Edison ALJ Patrick A.98-05-014 Company (U 338-E) to report on the Comr Duque valuation process for certain A.98-05-022 generation-related assets pursuant to D.97-11-074, (EH)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company 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.98-01-011 Rulemaking on the Commission's own Weissman 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.98-07-005 Company and Southern California Comr Bilas Gas Company for approval of a gas A98-10-012 transmission service tariff, (PHC)-Southern California Gas Company for authority to revise A.98-10-031 its rates effective August 1, 1999 in its biennial cost allocation proceeding, (PHC)-Application of San Diego Gas & 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) 3/25/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Investigation on the ALJ Bushey I.98-08-004 Commission's own motion into the Comr Duque operations, practices, and conduct of Coral Communications, Inc. (Coral) and Michael Tinari, President of Coral; William Galo, 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 charge California subscribers for telecommunications services the subscribers never authorized, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also March 26, March 29-31, April 1) 3/30/99 10:00 a.m. (EH)-Dorothy Dominguez and Ralph ALJ Bennett C.98-08-008 A. Martinez vs. Great American Comr Duque Stageline for refusal to allow passengers to board, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles 3/31/99 9:30 a.m. (PHC)-Utility Audit Company, Inc., ALJ Econome C.93-07-046 vs. Southern California Gas Comr Bilas Company for charging excessive rates for gas service relating to C.94-02-009 the multi-family sites and master meter accounts listed in complaint, (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 4/1/99 9:00 a.m. (EH)-Ralph Azevedo, Ronald ALJ Bushey C.98-09-011 Azevedo, and Albert Ferari, vs. Comr Neeper Union Pacific Railroad Company and California Northern Railroad Company for replacement and/or maintenance of fence line, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/5/99 10:00 a.m. (EH)-Order Instituting ALJ I.98-12-013 investigation into the power O'Donnell outage that occured on December 8, 1998 on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's electric system, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco 4/8/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-Order Instituting Rulemaking ALJ Patrick R.92-03-050 on the Commission's Own Motion to Comr Conlon consider the line extension rules of electric and gas utilities; and compliance with Ordering Paragraph 6 of D.98-09-070, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/16/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-Bayside Village, The ALJ Bushey C.95-08-039 Fillmore Center, and North Point Comr Knight Apartments vs. Pacific Bell for failure to take responsibility for all building cross connects, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/28/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-Order Instituting ALJ I.98-12-013 Investigation Into the Power O'Donnell Outage Which Occurred on December Comr Bilas 8, 1998 on Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Electric System, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) June 1-4, June 7-11) 4/29/99 9:00 a.m. (PHC)-Application of the Southern ALJ Bennett A.98-05-053 California Edison Company (U 338- Comr Neeper E) 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 a.m. (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric ALJ Barnett A.98-11-023 Company to establish performance- Comr Duque based ratemaking for electric and gas 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 a.m. (EH)-In the Matter of the ALJ Galvin A98-07-020 Application of Pacific Bell a Comr Duque corporation, for Authority to A.98-07-029 Categorize Centrex as a Category III Service, (EH)-In the Matter of the Application of Pacific Bell a corporation, for 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) 5/24/99 10:00 a.m. (EH)-Application of the Southern ALJ Walker A.98-09-040 California Water Company for Comr Duque authority pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 454 to restructure the water rates of its Barstow, Calipatria-Niland, Claremont, Desert, Orange County, San Dimas, San Gabriel and Wrightwood Districts into region- wide tariffs, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 25-28) 6/14/99 10:00 a.m. (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric ALJ Barnett A.97-12-039 Company for authority to sell Comr Conlon electrical generation facilities Comr Bilas and power contracts, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 15-18)1 6/14/99 10:00 a.m. (PHC)-Application of Pacific Gas ALJ Minkin A98-09-003 and Electric Company for Review Comr Duque and Recovery of the Costs and Comr Conlon Revenues in the Transition Cost A98-09-008 Balancing Account (U 39 E), (PHC)-Application of Southern California Edison Company to Review and Recovery Transition Cost Balancing Account Entries A98-09-009 from January 1, 1998 through June 30, 1998 and Various Generation- Related Memorandum Account Entries, (PHC)-Application of San Diego Gas & 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) ) 2/9/99 A98-01-014 San Diego Gas and Electric Company, for authority to implement a distribution performance-based ratemaking mechanism. There will be an All-Party Meeting with Commissioner Henry M. Duque and Michelle Cooke, Advisor to Commissioner Duque, regarding the Proposed Decision, on Friday, February 19, 1999, at 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, at the California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5303, San Francisco, California. RSVP with representatives name(s), affiliation, and telephone/fax number to be reached in the event of change to this meeting. Call Renee Le Camus at (415) 202-9986 or email her at rlecamus@sempra.com no later than close of business Wednesday, February 17, 1999. 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