Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Wednesday, May 26, 1999 Page 46 Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Wesley M. Franklin, Executive Director Headquarters Southern California Office 505 Van Ness Avenue 320 West 4th Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94102 Los Angeles, CA 90013 (415) 703-2782 (213) 576-7000 Website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov Daily Calendar Wednesday, May 26, 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 of 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 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 Commission Decision and Resolution Summaries for the Conference of May 13, 1999, are included in this calendar. REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS May 27, 1999 10 am San Francisco June 10, 1999 10 am San Francisco June 24, 1999 10 am San Francisco REGULAR COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS June 1, 1999 4 pm San Francisco June 8, 1999 4 pm San Francisco June 15, 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. June 7, 1999 1:30 pm San Francisco June 21, 1999 1:30 pm San Francisco July 6, 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; Suite 500, 320 West 4th Street 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) 576-7055. Date/Time Commissioner Location 6/8/99, 10 am - Henry M. Duque State Office Building 12 pm 320 West 4th Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles 6/17/99, 9 am - Josiah L. State Office Building 12 pm Neeper 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 San Diego PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting Notice May 26, 1999 California Public Utilities 9:30 am Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the California High Cost Fund (CHCF) - A, CHCF-B and the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) will be holding its regularly scheduled meeting. The agenda for the meeting includes: Introductions; Public comments; Review, discuss and approve public meeting minutes of 4/28/99; Selection of financial institution for Trusts for CHCF-B and CTF; Status report of annual audit of CHCF-A; Review and approve CHCF-A, CHCF- B and CTF expenses; Status report of the April 14, 1999, CTF workshop; Status report of the CTF Fund and the Claims Process; Review and approve CHCF-B claims; Schedule the next meeting. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Ravi Kumra at (415) 703-2112. Public Meeting May 27, 1999 Deaf and Disabled 10 am - 2:30 pm Telecommunications Program 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 555 DDTP Conference Room Oakland The Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP) Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Subcommittee will conduct a meeting to address the following: (a) UDATE FROM THE CHAIR, (b) PUBLIC INPUT, (c) DISABILITY-RELATED REASONS FOR MORE THAN ONE PHONE LINE (The subcommittee may consider formulating a recommendation about funding an additional line(s) with respect to the DDTP and the ULTS program), (d) HIGHER BANDWIDTH SERVICES (i.e., ISDN, DSL, cable modem, etc.) Discussion of disability- related needs for high bandwidth service within the ULTS program, (e) WIRELESS SERVICE (In light of wireless service providers requesting to offer services through the ULTS program, the subcommittee with discuss disability-related issues), (f) CONVERGENCE ISSUES (wireless and residential service) and (g) TDI CONFERENCE (Discussion of upcoming Telecommunications for the Deaf conference and relevance to Universal Service issues). 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 May 28, 1999 Sempra Energy Building 10 am - 5 pm 101 Ash Street San Diego Teleconference Information: This meeting is accessible by teleconference. To call in, dial: 1-800-226-1024. After the prompt, enter the access code (566123) followed by the pound sign (#). Please contact Elizabeth Gunn, Board Coordinator, at (415) 703-1956, or by e-mail at egunn@cpuc.ca.gov with any questions regarding teleconferencing. The California Board for Energy Efficiency (CBEE) will meet to discuss the following topics: Program Year (PY) 1999 Programs and Priorities for PY 1999 and PY 2000/2001; Program Planning for PY 2000/2001, Including the Utilities' Proposed Plan and Schedule for the June-September Planning Process; Codes and Standards Support and Local Government Initiatives Program; Non-Residential Standard Performance Contract (SPC) Strategies; Follow-up on Prior Program Briefings; Energy Division Workshop on Board Structure and Operating Procedures, Including the Draft Energy Division Workshop Report; CBEE Annual Report; Market Assessment and Evaluation (MA&E); Phase 2 Process on Future Administration; Legislative Update; Reporting Administrative Versus Implementation Activities and Costs; CBEE Work Plan and Schedule for 1999; Organizational Planning and Staffing; Board Compensation; Board Operations; 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 - Low Income Governing Board June 8, 1999 Burbank Public Library 11 am - 4 pm (PST) 110 North Glenoaks Boulevard Burbank June 9, 1999 9 am - 4 pm (PST) The Board will meet to discuss the following topics: (1) Public comment; (2) Report from the Chair; (3) approve and adopt meeting minutes; (4) deliberate and approve action on proposed Commission orders and proceedings; (5) review and discuss resolution E-3601 and compliance filing (if passed); (6) deliberate and approve on pending utility filings; (7) deliberate and adopt Phase II strategy and comments, including workshop input [scheduled to be due on or about June 16]; (8) Develop recommended LIGB outreach initiative for Commission approval; (9) develop recommended LIGB oversight initiative for Commission approval; (10) deliberate and approve action on pending legislation; (11) deliberate and adopt recommendations regarding LGB response to utilities administrative cost filings; (12) review recent Commission's rulings and adopt a Board position regarding customer eligibility (G.O. 153, liquid asset test, etc.); (13) review and modify critical path schedule; (14) updates from the CPUC Energy Division, Office of Ratepayer Advocates, and Legal Division; (15) deliberate and discuss LIGB recommendations regarding the Energy Division's workshop report; (16) Discuss CBEE per diem issue; (17) deliberate and discuss strategy for responding to, and working with, municipal utilities regarding low income programs; (18) deliberate and define legal counsels' formal guidelines to give Board guidance; (19) deliberate and adopt Board's meeting schedule; (20) status report of Advisory Committee and confirmation of new members; (21) discuss archiving LIGB files. An agenda for the meeting is being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org. This location is wheelchair accessible. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Tess Kouyate at (510) 251-2888, extension 2208. Public Meeting & Workshop - Low Income Governing Board June 8, 1999 Burbank Public Library 4 pm - 7 pm (PST) 110 North Glenoaks Boulevard Burbank The Board with MSB Energy Associates will meet to discuss the following topics: (1) Future Administration of California Public Utilities Commission Low Income Energy Programs. An agenda for the meeting is being developed and can be obtained from the LIGB's website at www.ligb.org. This location is wheelchair accessible. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Tess Kouyate at (510) 251-2888, extension 2208. Public Meeting - REINSTATED (AS OF 5/24/99) June 9, 1999 GTE of California 9 am - 4 pm 1 GTE Place Thousand Oaks The California Number Pooling Task Force will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 1999 at 1 GTE Place, Thousand Oaks, California. The 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. Please call Fernando Cornejo of GTE of California at (805) 372- 6291 for information and meeting details. Public Meeting June 9, 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/Approve ULTSMB Expenses for May 1999, Interim Marketing Program Update, Review ULTSMB Correspondences, Low Income Governing Board Resolution Discussion, PUC Report and Action Items, Discussion of Year 2000 Planning Retreat, Review Previous Studies and Data, Announcements, Set Agenda Items for Future Discussion, and Hear Public Comments. Executive Session: Review and Approve Market Research RFP, and Discuss Interim Marketing Program. This meeting is open to the public. The Board reserves the right to limit the time allocated to public comments and each speaker. If you would like to join the meeting by phone conference or in person, and/or receive a full meeting packet, please notify the ULTS Trust Office at (510) 452-2757. Public Meeting June 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 Expenses and Authorize Administrative Transfer, PUC Report and Action Items, Review/Acceptance of the Amervest Report and Recommendations, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, Set Agenda for Future Meetings, and Hear Public Comments. The ULTS Administrative Committee will meet in Executive Session to discuss/approve staff performance and salaries. 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 June 22, 1999 California Public Utilities 10 am - 1 pm Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room T.B.A. (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The TDD Interim Placement Committee (TPIC) will conduct a monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Adam J. Thaler at (415) 703-1157. For directions to the meeting, or for additional information, please contact the TPIC Program at (925) 855-3890. The TPIC will meet to discuss the following topics: (1) Meeting Overview; (2) Minutes from April 29, 1999 TPIC Meeting; (3) Staff Reports -- including Financials and Staffing. (4) Discussion of Sample Form for Application to Obtain Program Equipment; (5) Review of Bids from the RFQ -- TPIC Director will provide a Summary of the bids; (6) Public Input; and (7) New Items for Future Agenda. NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to PU Code 311(g)) Draft Resolution Approving Disclosure Of Investigative Report of the Utilities Safety Branch (USB) and Correspondence between USB and Southern California Edison Company Available For Public Review And Comment. A draft resolution (L-279) of the Legal Division approving disclosure of information concerning incident 19980527-01, dated May 24, 1999, will be on the June 24, 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 L-279, 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 May 24, 1999 to the requesting party, Douglas M. Booth and to Southern California Edison Company. Interested parties may request that USB's investigative report and correspondence with Southern California Edison Company be treated as confidential. Interested parties seeking confidential treatment should recognize the strong public interest in disclosure of information concerning incidents involving public utilities, 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. 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 L-279 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: Andrew Ulmer Legal Division California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4300 San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: (415) 703-1998 An original and 2 copies of comments must be received by the Legal Division no later than Monday, June 14, 1999. Comments shall focus on factual, legal or technical error in the proposed resolution. 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 Regarding Filing Of Certificates of Insurance By Organizations That Provide Transportation Services Incidental To Operation Of A Youth Camp Available For Public Review And Comment. A draft resolution of the Rail Safety and Carriers Division that clarifies the requirements for filing certificates of insurance to evidence adequate protection against liability by organizations that provide transportation services incidental to operation of a youth camp will be on the June 24, 1999 Commission meeting agenda. It is now available for public review and comment. For details on how to obtain a copy of the draft and file comments on it, refer to the notice that was published on this matter in the May 25, 1999 Daily Calendar. It is available through the Daily Calendar Archives on the Commission's web site: HTTP://www.cpuc.ca.gov/divisions/alj/alj_div_cal.htm _________________________________________ Draft Resolution Regarding A Temporary Fare Increase for Ross A. Vitalie, DBA Door-To-Door Airporter Shuttle Service, To Offset Increased Fuel Costs Available For Public Review And Comment. A draft resolution (TL-18894) of the Rail Safety and Carriers Division that authorizes Russ A. Vitalie, dba Door-to-Door Airporter Shuttle Service, to temporarily increase his fares for on-call shuttle van service to and from Eureka-Arcata Airport will be on the June 24, 1999 Commission meeting agenda. It is now available for public review and comment. For details on how to obtain a copy of the draft and file comments on it, refer to the notice that was published on this matter in the May 25, 1999 Daily Calendar. It is available through the Daily Calendar Archives on the Commission's web site: HTTP://www.cpuc.ca.gov/divisions/alj/alj_div_cal.htm NEW FILINGS