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 Monday, March 20, 2000 ? 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 of 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 ? 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 Commission Decision and Resolution Summaries for the Conference of March 2, 2000, are included in this calendar. REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS April 6, 2000 10 am San Francisco April 20, 2000 10 am San Francisco May 4, 2000 10 am Sacramento 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. April 3, 2000 1:30 pm San Francisco April 17, 2000 1:30 pm San Francisco May 1, 2000 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 Sacramento field offices. 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 March 29, 2000 1 pm - 4 pm Carl W. Wood 320 West Fourth Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles April 14, 2000 1 pm - 4 pm Carl W. Wood 320 West Fourth Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles May 11, 2000 1 pm - 4 pm Carl W. Wood 320 West Fourth Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles May 12, 2000 1 pm - 4 pm Carl W. Wood 1350 Front Street, Room 4006 San Diego PUBLIC MEETING & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting March 22, 2000 9:30 am - 1 pm PSP Enforcement Office One Crow Canyon Court, Suite 110 San Ramon The Payphone Service Providers Enforcement (PSPE) Committee will conduct a bi-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 PSPE Program at (925) 855- 3890. The PSPE Committee will meet to discuss the following topics: 1) Meeting Overview - Committee Chairperson, 2) Planning Public Policy Payphone Implementation, 3) Request For Proposal (RFP), 4) Payment to Local Exchange Carriers, 5) Items necessary to be included on RFP, 6) Public Input, and 7) Future Agenda Items. Public Meeting March 22, 2000 Lottery begins at 1:30 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco LOTTERY FOR TELEPHONE NUMBER PREFIX ASSIGNMENTS IN THE 209, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 619/935, 626, 650, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 909/951, 916, 925, AND 949 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, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 619/935, 626, 650, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 909/951, 916, 925, and 949 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 14, 2000. 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. Public Meeting March 23, 2000 9:30 am - 1 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4211 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The TDD Placement Interim Committee (TPIC) will conduct a bi-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 - Committee Chairperson, 2) Minutes from February 22, 2000 TPIC Meeting, 3) Staff Reports - Financials, Staffing, etc. - TPIC Director, 4) Update on Request for Proposal (RFP) Status - TPIC Director and staff, 5) Public Input, and 6) Future Agenda Items. Public Meeting - Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program - (TIME CHANGE) Equipment Program Advisory Committee (EPAC) March 23, 2000 9 am - 1 pm Los Angeles Airport Hilton Hotel 5711 West Century Boulevard Room Santa Monica E Los Angeles The Equipment Program Advisory Committee will hold a meeting to address the following: (I.) Agenda Modification and Approval, (II.) Review of Minutes from the Previous Meeting, (III.) Review of Action List Items, (IV.) Report from the Chair, (V.) DDTP Staff Report, (VI.) Outreach Specialist Coordinator's Report, (VII.) Equipment Manager's Report, (VIII.) EPAC Mission Statement, (IX.) Volunteers for Performance Evaluations, (X.) Distribution of Warranty, Salvage, Scrap and Surplus Equipment/ Accessories, (XI.) Target Dates for the Delivery of Major Phone Equipment Procurement, (XII.) Public Input, (XIII.) Consumer Affairs Specialist's Report, (XIV.) Review Of Voucher Trial Draft Report, (XV.) Discussion Of Amplified Cordless Phones And Headsets, (XVI.) Discussion On Distribution Policy For New Wireless Headsets/Cordless Phones, (XVII.) Discussion Of Customers Maintaining Dual Pieces Of Equipment While In Medical Transition, (XVIII.) Discussion Regarding Permanent Labeling Of Pacific Bell/ Ddtp Equipment Users, (XIX.) Review of Consumer Contact Logs, (XX.) Requests for Invention, (XXI.) Suggested Items for Next Month's Agenda, and (XXII.) Adjournment. DDTP Meeting Information: For more information, please contact Laine Proctor, DDTP Committee Coordinator at (510) 302-1100 voice or (510) 302-1101 TTY. Environmental Notice: People with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities must reduce their exposure in order to attend this meeting. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings. Public Meeting March 23, 2000 1:30 pm - 5 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4211 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The TDD Placement Interim Committee (TPIC) will conduct a bi-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 - Committee Chairperson, 2) Bidder's Conference for Request for Proposal (RFP), and 3) Public Input. Public Meeting - Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program - (TIME CHANGE) California Relay Service Advisory Committee (CRSAC) March 24, 2000 9 am -4 pm Los Angeles Airport Hilton Hotel 5711 West Century Boulevard Los Angeles Santa Monica East The CRSAC of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold a meeting to address the following: I. ROUTINE BUSINESS, A. Introductions (Chair), B. Agenda Modifications and Approval, C. Public Input - Morning Session, D. Review of Minutes of the Previous Meeting, E. CRS Report (Sprint and MCI WorldCom Representatives), F. DDTP Staff Report, II. PUBLIC INPUT, III. REVIEW OF AND VOTE ON NEW MCI WORLDCOM REPRESENTATIVE, IV. CRS PROVIDER REPORT ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, V. QUALITY OF SERVICE OF SPEECH-TO-SPEECH, VI. HOW TO DISCUSS PROPRIETARY ISSUES, VII. PUBLICIZING CRS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, VIII. UPDATE ON THE VRS TRIAL, IX. DISCUSSION OF RELAY SERVICE AGENT TRAINING, X. REVIEW OF ADVERTISING MATERIALS FOR SPRINT'S DEDICATED VCO NUMBER, XI. PROPOSAL FOR A COMMITTEE PLANNING SESSION FOR THE CRS RFP, XII. FINALIZATION OF REMOTE MEETING LOCATIONS FOR 2000, XIII. NEW AGENDA ITEMS, and XIV. ADJOURNMENT. Meeting Information: For more information, please contact Laine Proctor, DDTP Committee Coordinator at (510) 302-1100 x109 voice or (510) 302-1117 TTY. Environmental Notice: People with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities must reduce their exposure in order to attend this meeting. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings. Public Meeting March 28, 2000 9 am - 5 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2204 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Research Subcommittee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) will meet to discuss research efforts in connection with the CBO grant program. Contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting March 28, 2000 10 am - 4 pm Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street, 1st Floor (1 block west of Moscone Center) San Francisco The Low Income Advisory Board (LIAB) and the Low Income Advisory Board Advisory Committee (LIAB AC) will meet to discuss, review or decide the following topics: ? Board, Committee, Utility, and CPUC Updates ? Critical path, recent legislation, penetration rates ? Board, CARE, and LIEE expenditures ? Recent Commission rulings, pending Commission decisions or orders, potential LIAB comments on any draft orders, or draft LIAB compliance filings resulting from recent orders ? WIS and PP&O manual standardization revision project status ? PY 2001 Program & Policy Recommendations; cost benefit analysis (Recommendation 13) ? LIAB AC recommendations on Outreach Proposals ? Needs Assessment and CARE project update ? AEAP and LIEE Proposed Decision update NOTE: The LIAB AC, without the LIAB, will continue to hold a public meeting on March 29, 2000 at the PG&E Energy Center at 851 Howard Street, San Francisco, California. Teleconference Information: The meeting is accessible through teleconference. To use this option, please call: 1-888-625-1617. After hearing the prompt, enter the access code (22726) followed by the pound sign (#). This location is wheelchair accessible. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please contact Larissa Enriquez at (415) 703-2820 or by e-mail at lqe@cpuc.ca.gov. Closed Session: At a convenient time during, or at the conclusion of the meeting, the LIAB may have a closed session to discuss items of litigation. The LIAB is authorized to discuss these matters in a closed session pursuant to Government Code, Section 1126(e)(2)(b). Public Meeting March 29, 2000 9 am - 4 pm Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street, 1st Floor (1 block west of Moscone Center) San Francisco The Low Income Advisory Board Advisory Committee (LIAB AC) will meet to discuss and review the following topics: ? WIS and PP&O manual standardization revision project ? PY 2001 Program & Policy Recommendations; cost benefit analysis (recommendation #13) ? Needs Assessment update (interested parties are to submit resumes for those interested in being part of the LIGB recommended Project Management Team) ? CARE project update ? AEAP and LIEE Proposed Decision update ? Membership Note: The task of the day will mainly be the WIS and PP&O Manual. To the extent that time allows, we will proceed through the rest of the agenda. This location is wheelchair accessible. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please Louise Perez at (916) 567-5220. Public Meeting March 29, 2000 10 am - 1 pm Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street (1 block west of Moscone Center) San Francisco Teleconference Information: This meeting is accessible by teleconference. To call in, dial: 1- 888-730-9142. After the prompt, enter the access code (22726) followed by the pound sign (#). Please contact Zaida Amaya, Board Coordinator, at (415) 703-1191, or by e-mail at zca@cpuc.ca.gov with any questions regarding teleconferencing. The California Board for Energy Efficiency (CBEE) will meet to discuss the following topics: Discussion on the full draft of CBEE's final report on Priority Issues and the Annual Report for 1999; Work Plans for March 2000; Organizational Planning and Staffing, Including Approval of Invoices; Updates and Status Reports from Board Committees. The meeting is open to the public. The contact person is Mark Thayer (619) 594-5510. For further information about the CBEE and the meeting consult the CBEE Web Page at http:// ww.cbee.org. Workshop Notice March 30, 2000 9:30 am -4:30 pm Sempra Headquarters 101 Ash Street, Auditorium 2 San Diego (415) 703-2282 R.00-01-005: Order Instituting Rulemaking into Implementation of Assembly Bill 1149, Regarding Undergrounding Electric and Communications Facilities. Issues include the scope and size of the program as well as possible changes to implementation rules. This is the seventh of eight planned workshops, which will examine big policy issues, including potential legislation, financial alternatives, incentives, and other ways to accelerate the program. Please call Mark Ziering at (415) 703-2282 or Brian Schumacher (415) 703-1226 for more information. Workshop Notice March 31, 2000 9:30 am -3:30 pm Sempra Headquarters 101 Ash Street, Auditorium 2 San Diego (415) 703-2282 R.00-01-005: Order Instituting Rulemaking into Implementation of Assembly Bill 1149, Regarding Undergrounding Electric and Communications Facilities. Issues include the scope and size of the program as well as possible changes to implementation rules. This is the last of eight planned workshops, which will examine outage statistics. Please call Mark Ziering at (415) 703-2282 or Brian Schumacher (415) 703-1226 for more information. Public Meeting April 5, 2000 10 am PG&E Headquarters 77 Beale Street, Room 308 San Francisco (415) 703-2282 In Decision 98-12-065, its "Interim Decision Regarding 20 To 50 Kilowatt Direct Access Customers" the California Public Utilities Commission ordered its Energy Division to conduct a public Workshop no later than June 30, 2000 to examine the use of load profiles in the Direct Access market. In order to determine the scope of the June workshop, as well as to determine whether any advance analyses or studies will be required of parties prior to the workshop, the Energy Division will conduct a Pre-Workshop meeting to provide interested parties with an informal opportunity to discuss these topics. The workshop is open to the public and is wheelchair accessible. Any questions about the meeting should be directed to Mike Rosauer of the CPUC Energy Division (phone 415-703- 2579, e-mail fly@cpuc.ca.gov). Workshop Notice April 6, 2000 9 am- 5 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Ground Floor, Training Room (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EET) will meet to discuss various elements of the CBO grant program. Contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703- 2349. Public Meeting - (DATE AND LOCATION CHANGE) April 7, 2000 9 am - 5 pm Hiram Johnson State Building 455 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco The Commission will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the Commission's application of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") to telecommunications projects in California. The agenda and list of participants are currently under development. The meeting is open to the public. The contacts are Peter Allen (e-mail: pva@cpuc.ca.gov; phone: 415-703-1471) and Kim Malcolm (e-mail: kim@cpuc.ca.gov; phone: 415-703-1926.) NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to PU Code  311(g)) NONE NEW FILINGS 12/15/99 A99-12-042 GTC Telecom, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a reseller of local exchange telecommunications services within California 3/9/00 C00-03-107 Carol Fisch vs. Garrapata Water Co., Inc., for (1) failure to provide water service, (2) for failure to repair and maintain appropriate service lines, (3) for shutting-off water service, (4) for allowing significant problems of water quality to develop, (5) for violating applicable regulations by failing to comply with permit requirements for alternations in the water service system, and (6) for being undercapitalized and incompetently managed PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING 3/17/00 R97-01-009 Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to evaluate the intervenor compensation program, and to modify the existing program or develop new rules to promote participation of all categories of consumers and their representatives in Commission proceedings to better insure that the consumer interests are more effectively represented and compensated. I97-01-010 Commission Order Instituting Investigation, on the Commission's own motion to evaluate the intervenor compensation program, and to modify the existing program or develop new rules to promote participation of all categories of consumers and their representatives in Commission proceedings to better insure that the consumer interests are more effectively represented and compensated; Application for Rehearing of D00-02-044 by Sun Yung Kim DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * PRESIDING OFFICER'S DECISION * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS 3/17/00 A.99-12-017 A.99-12-018 A.99-12-019 In the Matter of Pacific Bell Telephone Company's (U 1001 C) Petition for Arbitration of Advice Letter No. 58 Filed by TCG-San Francisco (U 5454 C) on November 29, 1999 Regarding TCG-San Francisco's Request to Adopt Section 18 of the Interconnection Agreement between AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and Pacific Bell Telephone Company; and In the Matter of Pacific Bell Telephone Company's (U 1001 C) Petition for Arbitration of Advice Letter No. 63 Filed by TCG-Los Angeles (U 5462 C) on November 29, 1999 Regarding TCG-Los Angeles' Request to Adopt Section 18 of the Interconnection Agreement between AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and Pacific Bell Telephone Company; and In the Matter of Pacific Bell Telephone Company's (U 1001 C) Petition for Arbitration of Advice Letter No. 56 Filed by TCG-San Diego (U 5389 C) on November 29, 1999 Regarding TCG-San Diego's Request to Adopt Section 18 of the Interconnection Agreement between AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U 5002 C) and Pacific Bell Telephone Company; Final Arbitrator's Report of Arbitrator Mattson 3/17/00 A.99-01-016 Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Authority to Establish Post-Transition Period Electric Ratemaking Mechanisms. (U 39-E); and A.99-01-019 Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for Authority to Implement Post Rate Freeze Ratemaking Mechanics (U 902-E) to Review and Recovery Transition Cost Balancing Account Entries from January 1, 1998 through June 30, 1998 and Various Generation-Related Memorandum Account Entries; and A.99-01-034 Application of 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 would be in place after the end of the Rate Freeze Period; and A.99-02-029 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. (U 902-E); Proposed Decision of ALJ Minkin ADVICE LETTER FILINGS To inquire about a filing, call the Energy Division (703-1691), 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. 03/06/00 Telecom 9 BELL ATLANTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC., add promotions (effective TBD) 03/12/00 Telecom 15 VALUE ADDED COMMUNICATIONS, INC., detariffing all services|removal of COCOT service|complete update of tariff to replace existing Cal. Schedule No. 1-T w/Cal. P.U.C. Tariff No. 2-t (effective TBD) 03/13/00 Telecom 1872 AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC, contract for AT&T SDN, Megacom 800 & 800 Readyline services (effective TBD) 03/13/00 Telecom 8 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, switched access services (effective TBD) 03/13/00 Telecom 1 WORLDWIDE GATEWAY, INC, initial filing (effective TBD) 03/14/00 Telecom 1873 AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC, contract for AT&T SDN, Megacom 800 & 800 Readyline services (effective TBD) 03/14/00 Telecom 484 ROSEVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY, customer specific contract (effective TBD) 03/14/00 Telecom 449 SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P., restructure & rename Sprint 1000, introduce 3 promotions, make text changes (effective TBD) 03/14/00 Telecom 15 THE FURST GROUP INC., transfer control from The Furst Group, Inc., to Furst Holdings, Inc. (effective TBD) 03/15/00 Telecom 16 ALLEGIANCE TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA INC., tariff revision (effective TBD) 03/15/00 Telecom 1874 AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC, contract for AT&T SDN, Meagcom 800 & 800 Readyline services (effective TBD) 03/15/00 Telecom 220 GTE COMMUNICATIONS CORP., introduce new service contract for Private Line Service (effective TBD) 03/15/00 Telecom 56 NOS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., rate decrease (effective TBD) 03/15/00 Telecom 16 NYNEX LONG DISTANCE, add promotions (effective TBD) 03/15/00 Telecom 13 U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORPORATION, reformat tariff (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Energy 259E-A SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY, Supplements A.L.No.259E, Compliance Plan (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Energy 1442E SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, Notice of proposed construction of 115kV power line and interface facility in San Bernardino County. (anticipated effective 04/25/00) 03/16/00 Telecom 1875 AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC, contract for AT&T SDN, Megacom 800 & 800 Readyline services (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 656 CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. OF CA., Promotional Offering (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 52 CITIZENS TELECOMS. CO. OF GOLDEN STATE, Promotional Offering (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 51 CITIZENS TELECOMS. CO. OF TUOLUMNE, Promotional Offering (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 9395 GTE CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED, gov't contract (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 487 GTE WEST COAST INC., Public service provider enforcement surcharge (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 21052 PACIFIC BELL, contract (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 21053 PACIFIC BELL, contract w/a gov't agency for Dial-to- Frame service (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 21054 PACIFIC BELL, customer specific contract for Dial-to- Frame service (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 21055 PACIFIC BELL, contract w/a gov't agency for FRS service (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 21056 PACIFIC BELL, express contract for ATM & SONET service (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 21057 PACIFIC BELL, express contract for DDD, VPP, Calling Card, Custom 8 & Zone 3 Measured Usage services (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 21058 PACIFIC BELL, contract w/a gov't agency for DS3 service (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom MEMO 95 PACIFIC BELL, minor changes to 2 VPP promotions (effective TBD) 03/16/00 Telecom 14 U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORPORATION, add additional usage package option for business class service (effective TBD) 03/17/00 Energy 2902G SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, Deviate from Rule 38 minimum transportation load. (anticipated effective 04/27/00) 03/17/00 Telecom 1 POINT TO POINT, INC., initial filing (effective TBD) ADVICE LETTER PROTESTS To inquire about a protest, call the Energy Division (703-1691), Telecommunications Division (703-1889) or Water Division (703-2028). To obtain a copy of the protest, please direct your request to the protestor. 03/16/00 Energy 2209G|1963E PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Revision of line extension rules and standard forms in compliance with Decision 99-06-079. Late filed protest by The Polaris Group. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS March 20, 2000 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division NONE MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS March 20, 2000 NONE TABLE OF SUBMISSION DATES FOR THE PRECEDING TWO WEEKS 12/17/99 C.99-02-030 DeUlloa - Cynthia A. McKean (homeowner representing tenants of El Portal M.H.P., vs. El Portal Mobile Estates/Evans Management Services. 3/20/00 A.99-05-020 A.99-05-023 A.99-05-024 McVicar - Kern River Valley Water Company, for authority to increase rates charged for water service to increase revenues by approximately $609,700 (or 31.36%) in the year 2000, and 42,200 (or 0.11%) in the year 2002. And related matters. And related matters. ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS NONE REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR NONE NEW SETTINGS 3/27/00 ALJ McVicar Comr Neeper 1:30 p.m. A.99-10-027 I.00-03-016 (PHC) - Application of Arrowhead Manor Water Company for a general rate increase, (PHC) - Investigation on the Commission's own motion into the operations, practices, and water quality of the Arrowhead Manor Water Company and to evaluate whether the utility properly handled its safe drinking water bond act surcharge revenues, Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency Board Room, 24116 Crest Forest Drive, Crestline 4/18/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. R.92-03-050 (WS) - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to consider the line extension rules of electric and gas utilities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 19) 4/26/00 ALJ Kenney Comr Lynch 7:00 -9:30 p.m. A.99-09-027 A.99-09-031 (PPH) - In the matter of the joint application of Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. (U-1024-C) and GTE California Incorporated (U- 1002-C) for authority and approval under Public Utilities Code Section 851 for GTEC to sell and transfer assets to CTC-California, (PPH) - In the matter of the joint application of Citizens Telecommunications Company of Golden State, Inc. (U-1025-C), and GTE West Coast Incorporated (U-1020-C) for authority and approval under Public Utilities Code Section 851 for GTE West Coast to sell and transfer assets to CTC-Golden State, Crescent City Cultural Center, 1001 Front Street, Crescent City 6/27/00 ALJ Walker Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-08-021 (EH) - Application of Pacific Fiber Link, L.L.C. (U- 6028-C) for modification of its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") to review proponents's environmental assessment for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 28 - 30, 9:00 a.m.) LAW AND MOTION Law and Motion Hearings are held before Administrative Law Judge A. Kirk McKenzie 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. 2/29/00 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 3/7/00 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 3/14/00 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED FINAL ORAL ARGUMENTS 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 3/20/00 ALJ Ryerson Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. I.97-07-018 C.96-07-003 (PHC) - Investigation on the Commission's own motion into the operations, practices, rates and charges of the Hillview Water Company, Inc., a corporation, and Roger L. Forrester, the principal shareholder and president, (PHC) - Richard T. and Jane M. Cavin vs. Hillview Water Company, Inc., Oakhurst Community Center, 39800 Road 425-B, Oakhurst, CA 3/21/00 ALJ Vieth Comr Duque 1:30 p.m. A.99-02-004 (OA) - 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 3/21/00 ALJ Walker Comr Hyatt 10:00 a.m. A.99-07-020 (EH) - In the matter of the application of Pacific Bell (U 1001 C) for authority pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 851 to lease space and transfer assets to SBC Services, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 22-24, 9:00 a.m.) 3/21/00 ALJ Galvin Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.00-01-012 (AH) - In the matter of Covad Communications Company's (U 5752 C) petition for arbitration of interconnection agreement with Roseville Telephone Company (U 1015 C), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also March 22) 3/22/00 ALJ Thomas Comr Lynch 2:00 p.m. A.99-12-012 (PHC) - In re request of MCI Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corporation for approval to transfer control of Sprint Corporation for approval to transfer control of Sprint Corporation's California operating subsidiaries to MCI Worldcom, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/23/00 ALJ Hale Comr Lynch 10:00 a.m. A.99-09-053 (PHC) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company to market value hydroelectric generating plants and related assets pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 367(b) and 851, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/23/00 ALJ DeUlloa Comr Bilas 1:00 p.m. A.99-02-012 (PHC) - Application of the San Francisco Bay Rapid Transit District for Authority to Institute Revenue Passenger Service Utilizing the Advanced Automatic Train Control System for Safety-Critical Motion Control, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/23/00 ALJ Prestidge Comr Lynch 2:00 p.m. C.00-01-021 (PHC) - Zacky and Sons Poultry Co. dba Zacky Farms vs. Southern California Edison Co., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/24/00 ALJ Ryerson Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. C.99-09-041 (TELEPHONIC PHC) - Patricia H. Jenkins and Guy A. Jenkins vs. GTE California, Inc., Commission Room 5100, San Francisco 3/27/00 ALJ Reed Comr Bilas 9:30 a.m. R.97-10-016 I.97-10-017 (WS) - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into monitoring performance of operations support systems, (WS) - Order instituting investigation on the Commission's own motion into monitoring performance of operations support systems, Commission Auditorium, San Francisco (also March 28 and March 30, 9:00 a.m.) 3/27/00 ALJ McVicar Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-10-027 (EH) - Application of Arrowhead Manor Water Company for a general rate increase, Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency Board Room, 24116 Crest Forest Drive, Crestline, CA (also March 28) 3/27/00 ALJ McVicar Comr Neeper 1:30 p.m. A.99-10-027 I.00-03-016 (PHC) - Application of Arrowhead Manor Water Company for a general rate increase, (PHC) - Investigation on the Commission's own motion into the operations, practices, and water quality of the Arrowhead Manor Water Company and to evaluate whether the utility properly handled its safe drinking water bond act surcharge revenues, Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency Board Room, 24116 Crest Forest Drive, Crestline 3/27/00 ALJ Econome Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-12-038 (PHC) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for an ex parte order approving settlement agreements between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and certain winning bidders in Pacific Gas and Electric Company's biennial resource plan update auction (U-39 E), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/28/00 ALJ Econome Comr Duque 9:30 a.m. A.97-10-081 (PHC) - In the matter of the application of San Diego Gas and Electric Company (U 902-E) for an ex parte order approving the settlement agreements between SDG&E and certain winning bidders in SDG&E's biennial resource plan update auction, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/28/00 ALJ Gottstein Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. A.99-03-014 (PHC) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Compnay to revise its electrical marginal costs, revenue allocaiton, and rates at the end of ;the rate freeze, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) June 19 - 23; June 26 - 30; July 10 - 14) Evidentiary Hearings will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday 3/28/00 ALJ Cooke Comr Bilas 2:00 p.m. A.99-11-025 (PHC) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U 39 E) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing the construction of the Tri Valley 2002 capacity increase project, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/29/00 ALJ Walwyn Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. R.97-10-016 I.97-10-017 (PHC) - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into monitoring performance of operations support systems, (PHC) - Order instituting investigation on the Commission's own motion into monitoring performance of operations support systems, (Performance Measurements Phase), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/29/00 ALJ DeUlloa Comr Wood 1:30 p.m. C.00-02-013 Wilma T. Ker vs. GTE California Incorporated, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles State Office Building, 320 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles 3/30/00 ALJ DeUlloa Comr Lynch 1:00 p.m. C.99-12-015 (PHC) - Michael M. Preston vs. Pacific Bell, State Office Building, 1350 Front Street, Room B-102, San Diego 3/30/00 ALJ McKenzie Comr Wood 1:30 p.m. C.00-01-001 (PHC) - Air-Way Gins, Inc., et al. vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 3/31/00 ALJ Vieth Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. C.00-01-017 (PHC) - Los Robles Mobile Home Park Chapter 393 of the Golden State Mobilehome Owners League vs. Hillsboro Properties, a California Limited Partnership and City of Novato Redevelopment Agency, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/3/00 ALJ Barnett Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. A.91-11-024 (EH) - In the matter of the application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for authority to increase its rates and charges for electric, gas, and steam service, effective January 1, 1993 (U 902-M), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 4-7) 4/3/00 ALJ Hale Comr Lynch 9:30 a.m. A.99-09-053 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company to market value hydroelectric generaitng plants and related assets pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 367(b) and 851, Commission Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco (also April 4-5, April 7-14; also April 6 at Hiram Johnson State Office BuildingAuditorium, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco) 4/3/00 ALJ Ryerson Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. C.99-09-041 (EH) - Patricia H. Jenkins and Guy A. Jenkins vs. GTE California, Inc., Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles State Office Building, 320 W. 4th St., Los Angeles 4/3/00 ALJ Cooke Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. R.99-11-022 (EH) - Order instituting rulemaking into implementation of Public Utilities Code Section 390, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 10 at 10:00 a.m., April 4-7, April 11-12 at 9:00 a.m.) 4/6/00 ALJ Bennett Comr Neeper 9:30 a.m. C.99-11-017 (EH) - Mark and Marsha Collins vs. San Jose Water Company, State Office Building, 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Room 106, San Jose 4/6/00 ALJ McKenzie Comr Wood 2:00 p.m. I.00-01-018 (PHC) - Investigation into Long Distance Charges, Least Cost Routing, Inc., National Telecommunications, Inc., and Tel-Save, Inc., and Ned Gershenson and Doris Fisher in their individual and controlling officer and/or shareholder capacities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/7/00 ALJ Stalder 1:30 p.m. C.00-02-044 (ECP) - Anthony R. Borba vs. Southern California Gas Company, Visalia City Hall Council Chambers, 707 West Acequia Street, Visalia 4/10/00 ALJ Walwyn Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. R.93-04-003 I.93-04-002 (Collocation Phase) (EH) - 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, (EH) - Investigation on the Commission's own motion into open access and network architecture development of dominant carrier networks, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 11-14) 4/10/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-03-064 (EH) - In the matter of the application of Southern California Water Company (U 133 W) for an order authorizing it to include the remaining $1,600,000 of the cost of the Sonoma Treatment Plant in the utility plant in service for the Clearlake District, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 11) 4/10/00 ALJ Prestidge Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. C.00-02-015 (PHC) - Joseph J. Titus vs. Union Pacific Railroad, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/11/00 ALJ Biren Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. I.99-07-003 (PHC) - Investigation on the Commission's own motion to consider the costs and benefits of various promising revisions to the regulatory and market structure governing California's natural gas industry and to report to the California Legislature on the Commission's findings, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 12, 10:00 a.m.; also (EH) May 15 - 19; May 22 - 26; May 31 - June 2) 4/11/00 ALJ Bushey Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. I.99-10-024 (EH) - Investigation of USP&C to determine whether it has violated Public Utilities Code Section 2889.9 by failing to provide Commission staff with requested information and whether the Commission should order California telephone companies to cease providing billing and collection services to USP&C, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 12-13) 4/12/00 ALJ Galvin Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. A.99-11-003 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for authority to (i) establish its authorized rates of return on common equity for electric distribution and gas distribution, and (ii) establish its unbundled rates of return for year 2000 for electric distribution and gas distribution (U 39 M), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 13-14, April 17) 4/17/00 ALJ O'Donnell Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-03-025 (EH) - In the matter of the application of Roseville Telephone Company (U 1015 C) to review its new regulatory framework, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 18-21; April 24-28) 4/18/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. R.92-03-050 (WS) - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to consider the line extension rules of electric and gas utilities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 19) 4/24/00 ALJ Jones Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. A.99-08-043 (EH) - Application of Roseville Telephone Company (U 1015 C) to review extended area service compensation and establish replacement revenue funding, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 25-28) 4/24/00 ALJ Brown Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. C.99-10-037 (PHC) - County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County vs. Southern California Edison Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 4/25/00 ALJ Wetzell Comr Neeper Comr Lynch 10:30 a.m. A.99-03-013 A.99-03-019 A.99-03-024 A.99-06-033 A.99-06-040 A.99-06-041 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company submitting electric revenue cycle services cost and rate proposals in compliance with Decision 98-09-070, (EH) - Application for Commission consideration of post-transition proposals for long-run marginal cost pricing and geographic de-averaging of revenue cycle services, (EH) - Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) relating to long-run marginal costs for unbundled metering and billing services, (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company submitting electric rate proposal for direct access services described in Decision 97-10-087, (EH) - Application of Southern California Edison Company for authority to establish direct access service fees for competitive and regulated services, (EH) - Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for authority to implement discretionary, non-discretionary, and exception service fees, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also April 26 - April 28, May 1-May 5, May 8 - May 10, also (CA) May 10) 4/26/00 ALJ Kenney Comr Lynch 7:00 -9:30 p.m. A.99-09-027 A.99-09-031 (PPH) - In the matter of the joint application of Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. (U-1024-C) and GTE California Incorporated (U- 1002-C) for authority and approval under Public Utilities Code Section 851 for GTEC to sell and transfer assets to CTC-California, (PPH) - In the matter of the joint application of Citizens Telecommunications Company of Golden State, Inc. (U-1025-C), and GTE West Coast Incorporated (U-1020-C) for authority and approval under Public Utilities Code Section 851 for GTE West Coast to sell and transfer assets to CTC-Golden State, Crescent City Cultural Center, 1001 Front Street, Crescent City 5/10/00 ALJ Cooke Comr Bilas 1:30 p.m. R.99-10-025 (PHC) - Order instituting rulemaking into distributed generation, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) May 31-June 2; June 5-9; June 12, July 24-28; Hearing on Mondays starts at 10:00 a.m., rest of the week starts at 9:00 a.m.) 5/11/00 ALJ Vieth Comr Lynch 10:00 a.m. C.99-06-053 (EH) - The Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) vs. Pacific Bell (U-1001-C), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 5/15/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-09-006 A.99-09-011 A.99-09-013 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the 1999 Annual Transition Cost Proceeding (U 39 E), (EH) - Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) in the Second Annual Transition Cost Proceeding regarding the Transition Cost Balancing Account (TCBA), (EH) - Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) to review and recover Transition Cost Balancing Account entries from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999 and various generation-related memorandum account entries, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 16 - 19; May 22 - 26) 5/22/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-12-025 (EH) - Application of Valencia Water Company (U 342-W) seeking approval of its updated water management program as ordered in Commission Resolution W-4154 dated August 5, 1999, Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles State Office Building, 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles (also May 23-25, 9:00 a.m.) 6/12/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-09-006 A.99-09-011 A.99-09-013 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the 1999 Annual Transition Cost Proceeding (U 39 E), (EH) - Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) in the second annual transition cost proceeding regarding the Transition Cost Balancing Account (TCBA), (EH) - Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) to review and recover transition cost balancing account entries from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999 and various generation-related memorandum account entries, (For Hunters Point Power Plant Issues) Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 13-14) 6/12/00 ALJ Jones Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. A.99-09-044 (EH) - Joint application for approval of settlement transition agreement and implementation of replacement funding for small local exchange carriers, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 13-16, 9:00 a.m.) 6/27/00 ALJ Walker Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-08-021 (EH) - Application of Pacific Fiber Link, L.L.C. (U- 6028-C) for modification of its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") to review proponents's environmental assessment for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 28 - 30, 9:00 a.m.) EXECUTIVE ORDERS SIGNED 2/18/2000 D00-02-051 C88-05-019 - Pac West Telecomm, Inc. vs. GTE California Incorporated. Dismissed without prejudice. 2/23/2000 D00-02-053 C99-03-034 - Hacienda Hospitality Holdings, LLC vs. San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Dismissed without prejudice. 3/1/2000 D00-03-001 C91-11-029 - Marie C. DeMascio vs. Kim M. Mar, Mar's Investments, Inc. dba Arrow Pines Mobile Estates and Southern California Edison Company. C91-11-030 - Related Matter. Dismissed without prejudice. PRESIDING OFFICER DECISIONS WHICH HAVE BECOME COMMISSION DECISIONS PURSUANT TO P.U. CODE SECTION 1701.2(a) 2/23/00 D00-02-052 I99-06-037 - Order Instituting Investigation and Order to Show Cause why the certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) of Long Distance Direct, Inc. (LDDI) should not be revoked or suspended. Revokes the CPCN issued to LDDI. This proceeding is closed. COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 2, 2000 3/2/2000 D00-03-002 C99-05-033 - Country Place Homes, Inc. vs. Pacific Bell. Dismissed with prejudice. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-003 A99-09-044 - Pacific Bell, 13 Small Local Exchange Carriers. For approval of settlement transition agreement and implementation of replacement funding for small local exchange carriers. Order approving Assigned Commissioner's Ruling changing the preliminary determination on need for hearing from no to yes. D00-03-004 C98-03-005 - Enron Corporation (Enron) vs. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Denies the petition of SoCalGas for Clarification and/or Modification of D99-02-059. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-005 A94-12-005 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). For authority, among other things, to decrease its rates and charges for electric and gas service, and increase rates and charges for pipeline expansion service. Grants The Utility Reform Network an award of $109,086.30 in compensation for its contribution to D97-03-017 and D97-12-044. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-006 A99-10-013 - Angelito N. David, dba Babes Airporter. For authority to transfer his certificate to Dennis Delosreyes and Richardo Vargas and to establish a zone of rate freedom. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-007 A99-08-028 - Aman Shuttle, Inc. For authority to operate as a passenger stage corporation between points in the counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, and San Mateo, and Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose International Airports. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-008 C99-03-070 - Terril L. Graham vs. Atascadero Mutual Water Company. This decision extends the 12-month statutory deadline until further notice. D00-03-009 A99-07-028 - Citizens Utilities Company of California (Citizens), and Arcade Water District (Arcade). For authority for Citizens to sell its Sierra Oaks water system to Arcade. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-010 A99-11-026 - City of Sacramento (City). For authority to construct a bikeway, at separated grade, beneath the mainline Union Pacific tracks in said City, County of Sacramento. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-011 A99-08-017 - Sacramento Regional Transit District (District). For authority to construct, modify, maintain and operate a light rail passenger system on Union Pacific Railroad Tracks across 15th Street, 19th Street, S Street, T Street, V Street, W Street, X Street, Broadway, 2nd Avenue, 47th Avenue and Florin Road in the City of Sacramento. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-012 A99-10-035 - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). For authority to construct two at-grade crossings through the intersections of Cisco Way and Morgridge Way in the center median of Tasman Drive in the City of San Jose. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-013 A99-09-018 - City of Oceanside (City). For authority to construct a bicycle/pedestrian undercrossing of Pier View Way at separated grades under two existing freight/commuter tracks of the San Diego Northern Railway main line, owned and operated by North County Transit District in Oceanside. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-014 A99-10-028 - City of Vasalia (City). For authority to construct Bridge Street at-grade across the Union Pacific Railroad Company/San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company track and rights-of-way, make safety improvements at eleven at-grade crossings, and permanently close and vacate the existing Stevenson Street public at-grade crossing in the City, Tulare County. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-015 (ECP) C99-10-002 - Dean L. Cobb vs. San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Dismissed. D00-03-016 A99-12-006 - Gerry K. Robertson, dba Bay and Delta Charters and Sausalito Taxi and Tours. For authority to operate as a vessel common carrier to provide a tour and ferry service between points in Sausalito and Angel Island, and Sausalito and the San Francisco Giants New Stadium in San Francisco. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-017 A97-04-043 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). For a permit to construct the Vasona Substation pursuant to General Order 131-D. Decision closes this proceeding. D00-03-018 A99-08-040 - Harbor Bay Maritime, Inc. (Harbor Bay). For authority to modify its fares for transporting passengers in vessel common carrier service between the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda and the vicinity of the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-019 A98-05-014 - Southern California Edison Company (Edison). To report on the valuation process for certain generation-related assets pursuant to D97-11-074. A98-05- 022 - Related matter. Orders Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Edison to file an application to value remaining generation and generation related assets pursuant to Sections 216(h) and 377 of the Public Utilities Code. These proceedings are closed. D00-03-020 R97-08-001 - 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. I97-08-002 - Related matter. Requires Billing Telephone Companies to submit advice letter per Attachment A; Adopts the Subscriber Complaint Reporting Rules set out in Attachment B; Directs Billing Telephone Companies to file and service advice letter per Attachment C, etc. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-021 A98-12-005 - GTE Corporation (GTE) and Bell Atlantic Corporation (Bell Atlantic).For authority to transfer control of GTE's California utility subsidiaries to Bell Atlantic, which will occur indirectly as a result of GTE's merger with Bell Atlantic. Granted as set forth. This proceeding is closed. (Cmmrs. Wood and Lynch dissented). D00-03-022 C99-03-016 - Marcella Beagle vs. Pacific Bell. Denies the Application for Rehearing of D99-10-051 filed by the Complainant. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-023 C95-01-038 - Strawberry Property owners Association vs. Conlin-Strawberry Water Company, Inc. (CSWC). Denies the Application for Rehearing of D99-11-044 filed by CSWC. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-024 A99-02-002 - Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. For arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc. (CTC-CA) Denies the Application for Rehearing of D99-12-021 filed by CTC-CA. This proceeding is closed. D00-03-025 R95-04-043, I95-04-044 - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service. I95-04-044 - Related matter. Modifies D99-12-018, and denies the Application for Rehearing filed by the California Telecommunications Coalition, of D99-12-018 as modified. I00-03-001 - Investigation into the operations and practices of Qwest Communications Corporation, et al. In concerning compliance with statutes, Commission decisions, and other requirements applicable to the utility's installation of facilities in California for providing telecommunications service. I00-03-002 - Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into the Deaveraging of Unbundled Network Element Rates within at Least three Geographic Regions of the State Of California Pursuant to Federal Communications Commission Rule 47 C.F.R.  51.507(f). RESOLUTIONS 3/2/2000 ALJ-176-3034 Ratification of preliminary determinations of category for proceedings initiated by application. The preliminary determinations are pursuant to Article 2.5, Rules 4 and 6.1 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Adopted. E-3654 Advice Letter 1846-E-A of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Requests approval for an extension of its Schedule ED until the end of the rate freeze or the date that a decision in A99-03-014 becomes effective, whichever is later. Approved with conditions as set forth. Merced Irrigation District's (Merced) and Aglet Consumer Alliance's (Aglet) protests recommending that Schedule ED be closed are denied. Merced's protest concerning termination of economic development discounts for military bases is granted, its protest requesting that the terms of PG&E's E-TD and E- TDI rates be applied to Schedule ED is denied, and its protest concerning the component to which the discount is applied, is moot. Aglet's protest regarding the authorization to offer Schedule ED in 1999 is denied. Modesto irrigation District's protest is denied. G-3273 Advice Letter (AL) 2812 of Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). Requests authorization to offer a newspaper subscription service. Approved SoCalGas' AL given certain conditions, and required SoCalGas to file an amendment to its advice letter. The protests of The Utility Reform Network and the Office of Ratepayer Advocates are granted to the extent specified. (Comr. Wood & Comr. Lynch dissented.) T-16372 Advice Letter 20785 of Pacific Bell. Request for approval of one Interconnection Agreement between Pacific and SBC Advanced Solutions, Inc. (Pending), submitted under provisions of Resolution ALJ-174, and General Order 96-A. Granted with modifications. The request by the California Telecommunications Coalition for formal discovery with hearings or settlement proceedings is denied. TL-18921 Resolution approving issuance of charter-party carrier certificates pursuant to Section 5374(b) of the Public Utilities Code. Granted as set forth in the attachment. 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)) All-Party Meeting - A98-11-012 March 27, 2000 2 pm - 3 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Conference Room 5209 (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street) San Francisco This is parties' opportunity to meet with Commissioner Duque on this matter. No individual meetings will be granted. RSVP with representative name(s), affiliation, and telephone/fax number to be reached in the event of changes to this meeting. Please call Mary Lou Tousey at (415) 703-2593 or e-mail her at mlt@cpuc.ca.gov NO LATER than the end of business day on Friday, March 24, so there is adequate time to advise the Commissioner `s Office of the attendees. 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. 3/15/00 R93-04-003 Commission Order Instituting Rulemaking on Commission's own motion to govern open access to bottleneck services and establish a framework for network architecture development of dominant carrier networks and I93-04-002 Commission Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's own motion into open access and network architecture development of dominant carrier network. R95-04-043 Rulemaking on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service and I95-04-044 Investigation on the Commission's own motion into competition for local exchange service. Summary: On March 10, 2000, Rick Witherington, Vice-President, Government Affairs, AT&T Communications of California, Inc., sent a letter to Commissioners Bilas, Duque, Lynch, Neeper and Wood, with copies to said Commissioners' Advisors, to wit: Lester Wong, Tim Sullivan, Kim Malcolm, Fassil Fenikile and Jonathan Lakritz, respectively. A copy of said letter and attachments are appended hereto. Filer: AT&T Communications of California, Inc. Contact: Doretta Dea Phone: (442) 2985 3/16/00 A98-10-012 Southern California Gas Company, for authority to revise its rates effective August 1, 1999, in its biennial cost allocation proceeding. A98-10-031 San Diego Gas & Electric Company, for authority to revise its gas rates effective August 1, 1999, in its Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding. Summary: On March 13, 2000 @ 10:00 a.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Dorothy Duda, Advisor to Commissioner Bilas, to wit: Robert Weisenmiller, MRW & Associates; Sharon Segner, PG&E Generating; Marcel Hawiger, The Utility Reform Network; and Brian Cragg, Esq., for Electric Generator Alliance, and expressed their opposition to the Alternate Pages of Commissioner Neeper. Filer: Electric Generator Alliance Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 14, 2000 @ 11:30 a.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Linda Serizawa, Advisor to Commissioner Wood, to wit: Robert Weisenmiller, MRW & Associates; Frank DeRosa, PG&E Generating; Michel Florio and Marcel Hawiger, The Utility Reform Network; Greg Blue of Dynergy; and Brian Cragg, Esq., for Electric Generator Alliance, and expressed their opposition to the Alternate Pages of Commissioner Neeper. Filer: Electric Generator Alliance Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 14, 2000 @ 2:30 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Trina Horner and Lynne McGhee, Advisors to Commissioner Duque, to wit: Robert Weisenmiller, MRW & Associates; Frank DeRosa, PG&E Generating; Marcel Hawiger, The Utility Reform Network; Greg Blue of Dynergy; and Brian Cragg, Esq., for Electric Generator Alliance, and expressed their opposition to the Alternate Pages of Commissioner Neeper. Filer: Electric Generator Alliance Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 14, 2000 @ 4:30 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Commissioner Neeper and his Advisor, David Gamson, to wit: Robert Weisenmiller, MRW & Associates; Frank DeRosa, PG&E Generating; Marcel Hawiger, The Utility Reform Network; Greg Blue of Dynergy; and Brian Cragg, Esq., for Electric Generator Alliance, and responded to the reasons for rejecting the Sempra-wide rate stated in the Alternate Pages of said Commissioner. Filer: Electric Generator Alliance Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 14, 2000 @ 4:30 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Commissioner Neeper and his Advisor, David Gamson, to wit: Mark Moench of Kern River Gas Transmission Company and urged that the RLS tariff of Southern California Gas Company should be a cost-based rate, not a market- based rate. Filer: Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 13, 2000 @ 1:00 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Trina Horner, Advisor to Commissioner Duque, to wit: Michael day, Esq., on behalf of Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company and urged that the RLS tariff of Southern California Gas Company should be a cost-based, not a market-based, rate. Filer: Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 14, 2000 @ 5:00 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Linda Serizawa, Advisor to Commissioner Wood, to wit: Mark Moench of Kern River Gas Transmission Company and urged that the RLS tariff of Southern California Gas Company should be a cost-based, not a market-based, rate. Filer: Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 14, 2000 @ 10:00 a.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Commissioner Bilas and his Advisor, Dorothy Duda, at an all-party meeting, to wit: Kimberly Freeman, Jeffrey Hartman and Rodney Winter for Sempra Energy; Joseph Karp for the California Cogeneration Council; Frank DeRosa for PG&E Generating; Thomas Beach and Tom Liu for Watson Cogeneration; Thomas Fillmore for Southern California Edison Company; Lindsey How-Downing for Calpine Corporation; Michael Day for Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company; Norman Prdersen for the Southern California Generation Coalition; Michel Florio for The Utility Reform Network; Dexter Khoury for the Office of Ratepayer Advocates; Matthew Brady for the Department of General Services; Greg Blue of Dynergy; and Brian Cragg, Esq., for Electric Generator Alliance. Filer: Electric Generator Alliance and PG&E Generating Contact: Delores Sandefur Phone: (415) 392-7900 Summary: On March 13, 2000, Joseph Karp, Esq., for the California Cogeneration Council left a voice-mail message for David Gamson, Advisor to Commissioner Neeper. Filer: California Cogeneration Council Contact: Paul C. Lacourciere Phone: (415) 544-1100 3/16/00 A99-09-053 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to market value hydroelectric generating plants and related assets pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 367(b) and 851. Summary: LATE FILED: On March 7, 2000 @ 12:00 p.m., at the City Club in San Francisco, the following representatives of Pacific Gas and Electric Company met with Kim Malcolm, Advisor to Commissioner Lynch, to wit: Dan Richard, Jr., Senior Vice- President, Public Affairs, Roger Peters, Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, and Leslie Everett, Vice-President and Project Manager, Generation Divestiture. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Sandra Ciach Phone: (415) 972-5611 Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Monday, March 20, 2000 Page 19 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.