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 Monday, March 15, 1999 ? Regular Commission Meetings ? Notices ? Subscription Information (Daily Calendar and Agenda) ? Commissioner Office Hours ? Public Meetings and Workshops ? Notice of Draft Resolutions (PU Code  311(g)) ? New Filings ? Petitions for Modification and Applications for Rehearing ? Draft Decisions/Proposed Decisions/Alternates/Presiding Officer's Decisions/ Arbitrator's Reports ? Advice Letter Filings ? Miscellaneous Transportation Items ? Miscellaneous Telecommunication Matters ? Adjournments/Resettings/Submissions ? Removals from Calendar ? New Settings ? Law and Motion Hearings ? Final Oral Argument ? Hearings ? Notice of Denial of Request for Ex Parte Meeting ? Notice of All-Party Meetings (PU Code 1701.3(c) ) ? Notice of Ex Parte Communications REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS March 18, 1999 10 am San Francisco April 1, 1999 10am San Francisco April 22, 1999 10 am San Francisco REGULAR COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS March 16, 1999 4 pm San Francisco March 23, 1999 4 pm San Francisco March 30, 1999 4 pm San Francisco 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. March 15, 1999 1:30 pm San Francisco March 29, 1999 1:30 pm San Francisco April 19, 1999 1:30 pm San Francisco 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). NONE SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting - LIGB (3RD REVISION AS OF 3/9/99) March 16 and 17, 1999 10 am - 4 pm PG&E Energy Center 851 Howard Street (between 4th and 5th Streets) Green Room San Francisco The Board will meet to discuss the following topics: Report by the Treasurer; Discuss the Board's budget issues for 1998 and 1999; Program year 1999 compliance oversight (utility presentations; Board follow-up with guidance, feedback and recommendations as appropriate); Ratification of Feb. 24th Policy Issues regarding ALJ workshop and 1999 LIGB Budget; Strategic planning to incorporate the ALJ's directives from March 10 meeting; Revise and resubmit program year 2000 LIEE and CARE recommendation for Commission approval; Issue requests for pilots for year 2000; Response to utility Technical Advice Letter filings regarding the needs assessment and outreach plan (if available - expected March 19); Discuss and provide feedback to utilities regarding standardization of annual reporting guidelines; Discuss and provide feedback to utilities regarding standardization of administrative cost treatment; Develop ideas for Energy Division Workshop likely to be scheduled in April, but held by May 4; Begin Phase 2 strategy and comments (scheduled to be due on or about June 4); Begin discussions regarding how to advance competitive bidding in 1999 and 2000 programs; Initiate request for utility joint proposal on uniform implementation of measures; Develop strategy regarding AEAP consideration of performance incentives and development of Board advice to the Commission; and Finalize and implement plans to increase public input; Discuss Bagley- Keene Requirements; Discussion and decision about issues to be included in the March 26, 1999 proposal about Board structure and operating procedures. An agenda for the meeting is being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org This meeting is open to the public. The location is wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Sharon Weinberg at (510) 251-2888, extension 2025. Workshop Notice March 17, 1999 9 am Pacific Gas & Electric Company 123 Mission Street Room 671 San Francisco The Energy Division staff will conduct a workshop to discuss to discuss the validating, editing and estimating rules (VEE) for direct access meter data. The workshop will consider whether a group should be formed to perform ongoing to (1) clarify the rules by adding examples, flow charts, and definitions; (2) review the interval and monthly VEE rules now that the market is operational; and (3) develop a change management procedure to consider changes to the permanent rules. This workshop is being held Pursuant to D.98-12-080, Ordering Paragraph 7. The workshop is open to the public and is wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Steve Roscow of the Energy Division (phone: 415-703-1189). Public Meeting - Time Change (SECOND REVISON - AS OF 3/8/99) March 17, 1999 10 am - 3 pm Deaf and Disabled 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 March 17, 1999 1:30 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Training Room San Francisco LOTTERY FOR TELEPHONE NUMBER PREFIX ASSIGNMENTS IN THE 209/559, 213/323, 310, 408/831, 415, 510, 619, 650, 707, 714, 760, 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, 707, 714, 760, 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 March 9, 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 March 9, 1999 to: Mary Jo Borak, Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Public Meeting March 17, 1999 1:30 am to 4 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 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 Office at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting March 19, 1999 9 am - 2 pm Los Angeles International Airport Hilton 5711 West Century Boulevard Los Angeles (Consult Hotel Directory for Room Information.) The EQUIPMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410/VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting March 22, 1999 10 am - 12 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The FINANCE 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. Workshop Notice March 23 & 24, 1999 9 am - 4 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 4000 San Francisco The Energy Division staff will conduct a workshop to discuss the findings and recommendations of three reports Pursuant to the December 16, 1998, Assigned Commissioners' Ruling Establishing Category and Providing Scoping Memo in Compliance with Article 2.5 SB 960 Rules and Procedures, Ruling Paragraph 1. The reports are: "Agreed Upon Special Procedures Audit of Transition Cost Balancing Accounts and Headroom Revenues for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company", prepared by Mitchell & Titus, LLP, and issued on December 31, 1998. "Report on Energy Division's Review of Southern California Edison Company's Transition Cost Balancing Account Expenses and its Compliance with Commission Decisions and the California Public Utilities Code", issued on February 26, 1999. "Report on Energy Division's Review of San Diego Gas & Electric Company's Transition Cost Balancing Account Expenses and its Compliance with Commission Decisions and the California Public Utilities Code", issued on February 26, 1999. The workshop is open to the public and Room 4000 is wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Mark Kent Bumgardner of the Energy Division (phone: 415-703- 2887, or e-mail MBumgardner@CPUC.CA.Gov). A complete copy of the Notice of Workshop may be obtained from the Commission's website at: http://162.15.5.2:80/wk- group/dai/lp/ Public Meeting: California Board for Energy Efficiency MA&E Briefing March 24, 1999 9 am - 12:30 pm Sempra Energy Building 101 Ash Street San Diego The California Board for Energy Efficiency (CBEE) will meet to hold a briefing for CBEE members and the public on four state-level Market Assessment and Evaluation (MA&E) projects scheduled to produce final reports by mid-April, 1999. Projects to be covered at the briefing will include: (1) an evaluation of the 1998 Non- Residential SPC program; (2) a baseline study on residential attitudes on energy efficiency issues among California residents; (3) a scoping study on existing baseline data on energy efficiency markets in California, with recommendations for further baseline data collection activities; and (4) a scoping study on priorities and methods for tracking of the market share held by energy efficiency measures, with recommendations for specific market share tracking activities. The briefing will be organized by project, with the lead contractor for each project providing a 20-minute long presentation on the draft final results of the project, followed by up to 20-25 minutes of questions, answers, and discussion on that project. Members of the CBEE's Technical Services Consulting team will facilitate. The meeting is open to the public. The contact person is Mark Thayer (619) 594-5510. For further information about CBEE consult the CBEE Web Page at www.cbee.org. Workshop Notice - REVISED AS OF 2/26/99 March 24, 1999 9:30 am - 12:30 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 3212 San Francisco The Administrative Committee for the CHCF-A, CHCF-B, and CTF will conduct its next monthly meeting on March 24, 1999. The agenda for this meeting is (1) Introduction and Public Comments; (2) Approve Public Meeting Minutes of 2/17/1999; (3) Status of the selection of a Financial Institution(s) for Trusts for CHCF- B and CTF; (4) Status of the selection of a CPA firm for the Annual Audit of CHCF-A; (5) Review and approve CHCF- B claims and expenses; (6) Review and approve CHCF-A expenses; (7) Review and approve CTF expenses; (8) Status Report of the CTF Fund and Claims Process; and (9) Discussion of Relationship of CTF Program with Federal E-rate Program. For more information, please contact Public Program Branch at 415-703-1638. Public Meeting: California Board for Energy Efficiency March 24, 1999 1 pm - 5 pm Sempra Energy Building 101 Ash Street San Diego 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 (March 18); Resolution E- 3578 on 1999 Programs and Budgets (March 18); Program Planning for PY 1999, including Draft Resolution E-3592 (April 1); PY 1999 Program Description Follow-up; 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; Board Operations; 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: California Board for Energy Efficiency March 25, 1999 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Sempra Energy Building 101 Ash Street San Diego 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 (March 18); Resolution E- 3578 on 1999 Programs and Budgets (March 18); Program Planning for PY 1999, including Draft Resolution E-3592 (April 1); PY 1999 Program Description Follow-up; 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; Board Operations; 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 March 25, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The OUTREACH 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 March 26, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting April 6, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting April 8, 1999 and April 9, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The EQUIPMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting April 22, 1999 10 am - 2 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 555 DDTP Conference Room, 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. Public Meeting April 23, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting May 4, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting May 13, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The EQUIPMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. Public Meeting May 21, 1999 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street DDTP Conference Room, Suite 555 Oakland The CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold its regular monthly meeting. For more information about the meeting, or if you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpretation or real-time captioning, contact Elana Kalisher at (510) 874-1410 VOICE or (510) 874-1411 TTY. Environmental Reminder: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings, because people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend. NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to PU Code  311(g)) Draft Resolution Approving Disclosure Of Information Concerning Utility Readiness With Respect To The Year 2000 Computer Problem, Including Utility Responses to Resolution M-4792, Dated November 19, 1998 Available For Public Review And Comment. A draft resolution (M-4793) of the Executive Division approving disclosure of information concerning utility readiness with respect to the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem, including utility responses to resolution M-4792, dated November 19, 1998, will be on the April 1, 1999 Commission meeting agenda. The Commission may vote on this resolution at that time, or it may postpone a vote until later. When the Commission votes on M-4793, it may adopt all or part of it as written, amend or modify it, or set it aside and prepare a different resolution. The draft resolution was circulated on March 2, 1999 to the Resolution M-4792 Service List, and to other entities, such as certain passenger stage corporations and vessel common carriers, who have been asked to provide information concerning their Y2K readiness. Utilities and other entities providing Y2K readiness reports to the Commission pursuant to Resolution M-4792 may request in comments to this draft resolution that certain limited portions of their Y2K readiness reports should be treated as confidential. Entities seeking confidential treatment should recognize the strong public interest in disclosure of Y2K readiness information, and should seek confidential treatment only if they can demonstrate to the Commission's satisfaction both that the portions they wish kept confidential fall within a specific exemption in the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.) and that the public interest in nondisclosure clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. An entity should not seek confidential treatment of any information which has been made publicly available through Y2K readiness reports filed by that entity with other agencies or through reports posted on the entity's web site. Any request for confidentiality must be filed prior to the close of the comment period for this resolution. Interested parties may obtain a copy of M-4793 for review and submission of written comments. A copy of the draft resolution may be obtained from, and any subsequent written comments should be submitted to: Fred Harris, Staff Counsel Legal Division California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5122 San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: (415) 703-1557 An original and 2 copies of comments must be received by the Legal Division by March 15, 1999. Comments shall focus on factual, legal or technical error in the proposed resolution, or on narrowly tailored requests for confidential treatment of limited portions of Y2K readiness information, as outlined above. Late filed comments will ordinarily be rejected. However, in extraordinary circumstances, a request for leave to submit comments late, together with the proposed comments, may be filed. An accompanying declaration under penalty of perjury shall also be submitted setting forth all the reasons for the late submission. __________________________________________ Draft Resolution Authorizing Southern California Edison Company and Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Implement a Payment Deferral Plan for Citrus Producers. Qualifying Citrus Producers May Defer up to 50% of Their Electric Bills for a Period up to Twelve Months. The Draft Resolution is Available for Public Review and Comment. A draft Resolution (E-3593) of the Energy Division authorizing SCE and PG&E to defer up to 50% of the electric bills for qualifying citrus producers will be on the April 1, 1999 Commission Meeting Agenda. The Commission may vote on this Resolution at that time, or it may postpone a vote until later. When the Commission votes on E-3593, it may adopt all or part of it as written, amend or modify it, or set it aside and prepare a different Resolution. The draft Resolution was circulated on March 2, 1999 to a service list of over 200 persons who usually participate in electric issues at the Commission. Utilities and other entities may provide comments to draft Resolution E-3593. Interested persons may obtain a copy of E-3593 for review and filing of written comments. A copy of the draft Resolution may be obtained from, and subsequent comments should be submitted to: Juanita Porter Energy Division California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: (415) 703-1093 Persons may submit comments on the draft Resolution by March 22, 1999. The date of submission is the date the comments are received by the Energy Division. Persons must serve a copy of their comments on all persons on the service list attached to the draft Resolution, on the same date that the comments are submitted to the Energy Division. A copy of the service list may be obtained from Ms. Porter. Comments shall be limited to 5 pages in length plus a subject index listing the recommended changes to the draft Resolution, a table of authorities, and an appendix setting forth proposed findings and ordering paragraphs. Comments shall focus on factual, legal, or technical errors in the draft Resolution. Late- submitted comments will ordinarily be rejected. However, in extraordinary circumstances, a request for leave to submit comments late may be filed together with the proposed comments. An accompanying declaration under penalty of perjury shall be submitted setting forth all the reasons for the late submission. NEW FILINGS 3/4/99 I95-04-044 Petition #134, Seren Innovations, Inc., for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide competitive local exchange, intraLATA and interLATA service 3/8/99 C99-03-016 Marcella Beagle vs. Pacific Bell, for improper billing practices 3/9/99 A99-03-015 Interoute Telecommunications, Inc. and American International Telephone, Inc., to transfer and Interoute Telecommunications, Inc. to acquire control of authorized carrier 3/11/99 A99-03-017 Shibli Azar dba Silicon Valley Airporter, for certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a passenger stage carrier between Alameda County and the Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose International Airports. (2956 Shannon Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080., 650-872-3630) PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING 3/5/99 C98-03-005 Enron Corp. vs. Southern California Gas Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, for commencing operation of an on-line service known as 'Energy Marketplace'; Petition for Modification of D99-02-059 by Southern California Gas Company 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. 03/05/99 Telecom 365 SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P., Reduce rates, grandfather services, text changes (effective TBD) 03/08/99 Telecom 1626 AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC, Introduces a contract for AT&T College Connect Calling Service/800 Service. (effective TBD) 03/08/99 Telecom 16 USLD COMMUNICATIONS INC., Modification of Operator Service rates (effective TBD) 03/09/99 Telecom 12 AMERITECH COMMUNICATIONS INT'L, INC,, Reduction in the service charge rate for collect calls. (effective TBD) 03/09/99 Telecom 9 PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., Approval of Pro forma reorganization of Primus Telecommunications, Inc. and TresCom USA, Inc. (effective TBD) 03/10/99 Telecom 367 MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, An amendment to its contract with Southern California Edison. (effective TBD) 03/10/99 Telecom 76 NEXTLINK OF CALIFORNIA, INC., Introduces a new promotion for non-recurring charges, changes the conditions of three existing promotions, and updates the list of Individual Customer Contracts. (effective TBD) 03/10/99 Telecom 74 WORLDCOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Remove NPA- NXX designations (effective TBD) 03/11/99 Telecom 20089 PACIFIC BELL, customer specific contract for DDD, VPP, and zone 3 service (effective TBD) 03/11/99 Telecom 20090 PACIFIC BELL, GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FOR CENTREX SERVICE (effective TBD) 03/11/99 Telecom 20091 PACIFIC BELL, customer specific contract for HICAP, DS3, PBX, and PRI service (effective TBD) 03/12/99 Water 31-W RIO PLAZA WATER COMPANY, INC., Offset rate base for system replacements, offset increase in Consumer Price Index, and to add a one-time surcharge to recover DHS fees and water testing costs. (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. NONE FILED MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS March 15, 1999 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division NONE MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS March 15, 1999 NONE ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS R93-04-003 Walwyn - 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, Evidentiary Hearing held and no report given A98-06-051 Rosenthal - Application of A & M United Group, LLC, a limited Liability Company, to acquire, and Isam M. Alziq to 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, Evidentiary Hearing held and no report given C.99-02-020 DeUlloa - Stereos R Us vs. General Telephone and Electronics, Evidentiary Hearing held and no report given A99-01-016 A99-01-019 A99-01-034 A99-02-029 Malcolm, Minkin - Pacific Gas and Electric Company for authority to establish post-transition period electric ratemaking mechanisms. Malcolm, Minkin - San Diego Gas & Electric Company for authority to implement post rate freeze ratemaking mechanisms. Malcolm, Minkin - Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) to: (1) propose a method to determine and implement the end of rate freeze; and (2) propose ratemaking which should be in place after the end of rate freeze periods. Malcolm, Minkin - Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company: (1) informing the Commission of the probable timing of the end of its electric rate freeze, (2) for authorization to change electric rates through implementation of interim ratemaking mechanisms concurrent with termination of the electric rate freeze, and (3) for authorization to change electric rates by adding new, and revising or terminating existing, rate and revenue mechanisms and rate designs, Prehearing Conference held and continued to March 25 REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 4/5/99 ALJ Ryerson Comr Conlon 10:00 a.m. C.98-06-037 (EH) - William Kent vs. Southern California Edison Company, for overcharges and for improper electrical power cut-offs, Planning Commission Room, Bldg. 10, 10 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana 4/27/99 ALJ Vieth Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-02-004 (PHC) - Joint application of California Water Service Company (U-60-W), Dominguez Water Company (U- 330-W), Kern River Valley Water Company (U-295- W) and Antelope Valley Water Company (U-281-u) for approval of a plan of merger of California Water Service Company, Dominguez Water Company, Kern River Valley Water Company, and Antelope Valley Water Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco LAW AND MOTION Law and Motion Hearings are held before Administrative Law Judge Steven Kotz at 9:30 am in one of the Commission's San Francisco Office Hearing Rooms, unless otherwise noted. Law and Motion procedures are governed by Resolution ALJ 164. Copies of Resolution ALJ 164 are available from the Commission's Documents Desk (415) 703- 1713 or from Central Files (415) 703-2045 3/9/99 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 3/16/99 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 3/23/99 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 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 Hearing (FPH) = Full Panel Hearing (IAM) = Initial Arbitration Meeting (AH) = Arbitration Hearing (M) = Mediation (CA) = Closing Argument 3/15/99 ALJ Gottstein Comr Conlon 10:00 a.m. A.96-03-031 A.96-04-030 (EH)-Southern California Gas Company for authority to revise its rates effective January 1, 1997 in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding for a total 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 ALJ McVicar Comr Duque Comr Neeper 9:00 a.m. I.98-09-007 (EH)-Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into the operations and practices of the 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 ALJ Gottstein Comr Duque 2:00 p.m. A.98-12-021 (PHC)-Application of Southern California Edison Company for order approving termination 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 ALJ Walker Comr Duque 2:00 p.m. A.98-12-028 (PHC)-Elk Grove Water Works for an order authorizing it to increase rates for water service for its total service area and approving its planned water filtration plant installation, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/16/99 ALJ Gottstein Comr Duque 3:00 p.m. A.98-12-038 (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company for order approving Amendment No.2 to power purchase agreement between Edison and Colmac Energy, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/17/99 ALJ Wright 10:00 a.m. C.99-02-022 (ECP)-Rebecca Neiderlander and Michael Turmon vs. Airtouch Cellular, Department of Motor Vehicles, Conference Room, 49 South Rosemead Boulevard, Pasadena 3/18/99 ALJ Walker Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.98-12-036 (PHC)-Southern California Water District for approval pursuant to Public Utilities Code Sections 454 and 851 of a settlement agreement delineating water rights in the six basisns and for authority to effect related ratemaking changes in its Claremont District, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/18/99 ALJ Reed Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-02-002 (EH)-In the matter of the petition by Pac-West Telecomm, inc. (U-5266-C) for arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also March 19) 3/19/99 ALJ DeUlloa Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-01-037 (PHC)-Mountain Utilities for authority among other things, to more precisely define its revenue requirement and increase rates and charges for electric services, Council Chambers, 1900 Lake Tahoe Blvd., So. Lake Tahoe 3/22/99 ALJ Patrick Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.98-05-014 A.98-05-022 (EH)-Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) to report on the valuation process for certain 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 23-26) 3/23/99 ALJ Weissman Comr Bilas 9:00 a.m. R.98-01-011 (OA)- Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to assess and revise the regulatory structure governing California's natural gas industry, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/23/99 ALJ Vieth 10:00 a.m. C.99-02-028 (ECP)-Cheryl Duke vs. Pacific Bell, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/23/99 ALJ Barnett Comr Bilas 2:00 p.m. A.98-07-005 A98-10-012 A.98-10-031 (PHC)-San Diego Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company for approval of a gas transmission service tariff, (PHC)-Southern California Gas Company for authority to revise 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 ALJ Weiss Comr Duque 9:30 a.m. A.98-07-046 (PHC)- Sereno Del Mar Water Company and Russian River Utility, for an order authorizing Sereno Del Mar Water Company to transfer and Russian River Utility to acquire the water system in Sonoma County, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/25/99 ALJ Pulsifer Comr Neeper Comr Conlon 10:00 a.m.. R.95-04-043 I.95-04-044 (PHC)-Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service, (PHC)-Order instituting investigation on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/25/99 ALJ Malcolm ALJ Minkin Comr Duque 11:00 a.m. A.99-01-016 A.99-01-019 A.99-01-034 A.99-02-029 (PHC) - Pacific Gas and Electric Company for authority to establish post-transition period electric ratemaking mechanisms. (PHC) - San Diego Gas & Electric Company for authority to implement post rate freeze ratemaking mechanisms. (PHC) - Southern California Edison Company (U 338- E) to: (1) propose a method to determine and implement the end of rate freeze; and (2) propose ratemaking which should be in place after the end of rate freeze periods. (PHC) - Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company: (1) informing the Commission of the probable timing of the end of its electric rate freeze, (2) for authorization to change electric rates through implementation of interim ratemaking mechanisms concurrent with termination of the electric rate freeze, and (3) for authorization to change electric rates by adding new, and revising or terminating existing, rate and revenue mechanisms and rate designs, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/29/99 ALJ Walker Comr Duque 7:00 p.m. A.98-09-040 (PPH)-In the matter of the application of the Southern California Water Company (U 133 W) for the 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, Apple Valley Recreation and Park District, 13467 Navajo Road, Apple Valley, (also March 30, City of Barstow Council Chambers, 220 East Mountain View, Barstow; March 31, Morongo Valley Elementary School, 10951 Hess Blvd., Morongo Valley; April 1, Fremont School, 501 West Main Street, Calipatria; April 19, Wrightwood Country Club, 1387 Oriole Road, Wrightwood; April 20, Senior Citizen Community Bldg., 201 East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas; April 21, Claremont City Hall Council Chambers, 207 Harvard Avenue, Claremont; April 22, Stanton City Hall Council Chambers, 7800 Katella Avenue, Stanton) 3/31/99 ALJ Econome Comr Bilas 9:30 a.m. C.93-07-046 C.94-02-009 (PHC)-Utility Audit Company, Inc., vs. Southern California Gas Company for charging excessive rates for gas service relating to 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 ALJ Bushey Comr Neeper 9:00 a.m. C.98-09-011 (EH)-Ralph Azevedo, Ronald Azevedo, and Albert Ferari, vs. Union Pacific Railroad Company and California Northern Railroad Company for replacement and/or maintenance of fence line, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/1/99 ALJ Rosenthal Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. C.98-12-011 (EH) - Mark K. Sneed and Jose Luis Ayala-Aroche, dba El Corre Caminos vs. Laura P. Acevedos and Jose F. Acevedos, dba Executive Lines, for operating outside the scope of its certificate, State Office Building, Room 1064, 1350 Front Street, San Diego, (also April 2) 4/5/99 ALJ Ryerson Comr Conlon 10:00 a.m. C.98-06-037 (EH) - William Kent vs. Southern California Edison Company, for overcharges and for improper electrical power cut-offs, Building 10, Planning Commission Room, 10 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana 4/5/99 ALJ O'Donnell 10:00 a.m. I.98-12-013 (EH)-Order Instituting investigation into the power outage that occurred on December 8, 1998 on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's electric system, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco 4/7/99 ALJ Bushey Comr Neeper 9:00 a.m. R.97-08-001 I.97-08-002 (OA)-Rulemaking 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, (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 4/7/99 ALJ Vieth Comr Duque 1:30 p.m. A.99-02-003 (PHC)-Joint application of Dominguez Water Company (U-330-W) and Hawkins Water Service (U- 114-W) for approval of the acquisition of the utility assets of Hawkins Water Service by Dominguez Water Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/7/99 ALJ Vieth Comr Duque 2:30 p.m. A.99-02-005 (PHC)-Joint application of Dominguez Water Company (U-330-W) and Coast Springs Water Company (U-130-W) for approval of the acquisition of the utility assets of Coast Springs Water Company by Dominguez Water Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/8/99 ALJ Patrick Comr Conlon 10:00 a.m. R.92-03-050 (PHC)-Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion to 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 4/12/99 ALJ Bushey Comr Duque 9:00 a.m. I.98-08-004 (EH)-Investigation on the Commission's own motion into the 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 April 13-14) 4/12/99 ALJ Vieth Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. A.99-01-006 (PHC)- Maria Avelar and Timothy Allen Wosick, dba Bottom Line Results Moving for a household goods carrier permit, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/16/99 ALJ Bushey Comr Knight 10:00 a.m. C.95-08-039 (PHC)-Bayside Village, The Fillmore Center, and North Point Apartments vs. Pacific Bell for failure to take responsibility for all building cross connects, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/19/99 ALJ Stalder Comr Duque 9:00 a.m. A.89-03-026 (EH)-In the matter of the application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) for a certificate that the present and future public convenience and necessity requires or will require Edison to construct and operate a 220 kV double-circuit transmission line between the Kramer substation and the Victor substation in San Bernardino County, California, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/22/99 ALJ Weiss Comr Duque 1:30 p.m. A.9-11-003 A.98-11-015 (PHC)-In the matter of the application of the Southern California Water Company (U 133 W) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 1001 to extend its West Orange County System to the Bolsa Chica planned community, (PHC)-In the matter of the application of the 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 Chica planned community, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also (EH) July 26, 10:00 a.m.) 4/27/99 ALJ Vieth Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-02-004 (PHC) - Joint application of California Water Service Company (U-60-W), Dominguez Water Company (U- 330-W), Kern River Valley Water Company (U-295- W) and Antelope Valley Water Company (U-281-U) for approval of a plan of merger of California Water Service Company, Dominguez Water Company, Kern River Valley Water Company, and Antelope Valley Water Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/28/99 ALJ O'Donnell Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. I.98-12-013 (PHC)-Order Instituting Investigation Into the Power Outage Which Occurred on December 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 ALJ Barnett Comr Neeper 9:00 a.m. A.98-05-053 (PHC)-Application of the Southern California Edison Company (U 338-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 ALJ Barnett Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.98-11-023 (PHC)-Pacific Gas and Electric Company to establish performance-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) 5/3/99 ALJ O'Donnell Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.98-12-025 (PHC)-Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas and Electric Company for the nuclear decommissioning cost triennial proceeding to set contribution levels for the companies' nuclear decommissioning trust funds and address other related issues, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also 9:30 a.m., May 4-7) 5/17/99 ALJ Econome Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. A.98-11-012 (EH)-Application of Lodi Gas Storage, LLC for certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction and operation of gas storage facilities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also(EH) 9:00 a.m., May 18-21, (CA), 1:30 p.m., May 25) 5/24/99 ALJ Galvin Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A98-07-020 A.98-07-029 (EH)-In the Matter of the Application of Pacific Bell a corporation, for Authority to 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 ALJ Walker Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.98-09-040 (EH)-Application of the Southern California Water Company for authority pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 454 to restructure the water rates of its Barstow, Calipatria-Niland, Claremont, Desert, Orange County, San Dimas, San Gabriel and Wrightwood Districts into region-wide tariffs, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 25-28) 6/3/99 ALJ Mattson Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.98-12-005 (PHC)-In the matter of the joint application of GTE Corporation ("GTE") and Bell Atlantic 98-12-005 Control of GTE's California Utility Subsidiaries to Bell Atlantic, which will occur indirectly as a result of GTE's merger with Bell Atlantic, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco, (also (EH) June 7-11, June 14-18, June 21-25) 6/14/99 ALJ Barnett Comr Conlon Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. A.97-12-039 (EH)-San Diego Gas & Electric Company for authority to sell electrical generation facilities and power contracts, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 15-18) 6/14/99 ALJ Minkin Comr Duque Comr Conlon 10:00 a.m. A98-09-003 A98-09-008 A98-09-009 (PHC)-Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Review and Recovery of the Costs and Revenues in the Transition Cost Balancing Account (U 39 E), (PHC)-Application of Southern California Edison Company to Review and Recovery Transition Cost Balancing Account Entries 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) ) 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 Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Monday, March 15, 1999 Page 29 The Commission's policy is to schedule hearings (meetings, workshops, etc.) in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. To verify that a particular location is accessible, call (415) 703-1203. If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, e.g. sign language interpreters, those making the arrangements must call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2074 or TDD# (415) 703-2032 five working days in advance of the event.