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 Thursday, May 11, 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 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 May 18, 2000 10 am San Francisco June 8, 2000 10 am San Francisco June 22, 2000 10 am San Francisco 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. May 15, 2000 1:30 pm San Francisco June 5, 2000 1:30 pm San Francisco June19, 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 May 12, 2000 2 pm - 4 pm Carl W. Wood 320 West Fourth Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles PUBLIC MEETING & WORKSHOPS Public Meeting Notice - Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Equipment Program Advisory Committee (EPAC) May 11, 2000 10 am - 4 pm Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program - Conference Room 505 14th Street, Suite 400 Oakland The Equipment Program Advisory Committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program 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 Report, VII.) Equipment Program Manager's Report, VIII.) Public Input. (Public input will always be held at 1:00 p.m.), IX.) Consumer Affairs Specialist's Report, X.) Discussion of EPAC Vision and Mission Statement, XI.) Discussion of Issues Related to Videophones, and XII.) Discussion and Review of Operating Procedures for New Product, Procurement, XIII.) Discussion of Voucher Trial Report, XIV.) Member Reports, XV.) Review of Consumer Contact Logs, XVI.) Requests for Invention, XVII.) Suggested Items for Next Month's Agenda, and XVIII.) Adjournment. EPAC Meeting Information: For more information, please contact Laine Proctor, DDTP Committee Coordinator at (510) 302-1100, ext. 109 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 -- Low Income Advisory Board Technical Committee (LIAB TC) May 16, 2000 10 am - 5 pm and May 17, 2000 9 am - 3 pm Sempra Energy 101 Ash Street, Auditorium 2 San Diego The Low Income Advisory Board Technical Committee (LIAB TC) will meet to discuss and review the following topics: * WIS and PP&O manuals standardization project * PY 2001 Program & Policy Updates * Needs Assessment update * CARE Outreach project update * CARE Data gathering (standardize definition of penetration rates of Utilities, monitoring, and accountability) * Commission Decisions * Membership * Calendar This location is wheelchair accessible. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please contact Louise Perez at (916) 567-5220. Public Meeting May 18, 2000 1:30 pm - 4 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3204 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister) San Francisco The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Administrative Committee will meet 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, G. O. 153 Update, SB 669 Transition Plan Update, Review/ Acceptance of Amervest Report, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, Staff Vacancies Update, Compensation Study Update, ULTSMB Update, Review/Approve FY 2001-2002 Budget, 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 for 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 or e-mail ultstrust@email.msn.com Public Meeting - Low Income Advisory Board May 23, 2000 10 am - 4 pm and May 24, 2000 9 am - 4 pm Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street, 1st Floor (1 block west of Moscone Center) San Francisco The Low Income Advisory Board (LIAB) will meet to discuss, review or decide the following topics: Board, Committee, Utility, Legal, and CPUC Updates; Critical Path, recent Legislation, CARE 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 project status; LIAB AC recommendations on Outreach Proposals; Needs Assessment and CARE project update. Teleconference Information: The meeting is accessible through teleconference. To use this option, please call: 1-888-452-3494. 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 Zaida C. Amaya at (415) 703-1191 zca@cpuc.ca.gov or Larissa Enriquez at (415) 703-2820 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). Workshop Notice/Public Meeting May 24, 2000 9:30 am - 3:30 pm California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2204 (Corner of Van Ness and McAllister) San Francisco The ULTS Marketing Board (ULTSMB) will hold its regular meeting to discuss the following: Review/Approve Meeting Minutes, Review/Approve Interim Marketing Program Items, Review/Approve Administrative Report and Action Items, Review/Approve ULTSMB Expenses, Review ULTSMB Correspondences, Discuss Board Vacancies, Review/Approve Board Nominees, PUC Report and Action Items, G.O. 153 Update, Board Planning for 2001-2002, Review/Approve Interim Marketing Program Assessment Plan, Discuss 2000 Annual Report, Review/Approve FY 2001-2002 Budget, Announcements, Set Future Meeting Dates and Locations, Set Future Agenda Items, and Hear Public Comments. The general 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. Workshop Notice May 24, 2000 9:30 am - 5 pm Sempra Energy 101 Ash Street, Seminar Rooms 1 and 2, 1st Floor San Diego The Administrative Committee of the Electric Education Trust (EETAC) The EETAC will meet to discuss the education and grant outreach program, research plans, fiscal agent issues, results of the CBO education training workshops and other relative matters pertaining to EETAC. Contact person is William Schulte at (415) 703-2349. Public Meeting May 24, 2000 10 am - 1 pm PSP Enforcement Office One Crow Canyon Court, Suite 110 San Ramon The Payphone Service Providers Enforcement (PSPE) Committee and the Public Policy Payphone Program 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) Minutes from the April 18, 2000 meeting; 3) Financials and Staffing; and 4) Budget Approval for July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002; Public Policy Payphone Program Matters: 1) Minutes from April 18, 2000 Public Policy Payphone Program (PPPP); 2) Financials and Staffing; 3) Budget Approval for July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001; 4) Review and Approval of New Application and Brochure; and 5) Public Input; 6) New Items for Future Agenda. Workshop Notice/Public Meeting - Joint Energy Division/Low Income Advisory Board/LIAB Technical Committee Needs Assessment Workshop May 30 and 31, 2000 10 am - 4 pm Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street San Francisco The CPUC's Energy Division, in coordination with the LIAB and its Technical Committee will be holding a joint workshop to: define the goals and scope of the Low-Income Needs Assessment Study, to discuss process issues and, to receive suggestions of resource material in addition to the Low Income Working Group Report, the Low Income Governing Board Proposal, and the Joint Utility Proposal. NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to PU Code § 311(g)) 4/18/2000 Telecom Draft Resolution T-16381 will be placed on the Commission Meeting Agenda of May 18, 2000. This resolution adopts the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) program's claim reporting requirements for telecommunications carriers seeking reimbursement for discounts given to qualified schools and libraries, government owned and operated hospitals and health clinics, and community-based organizations. The claim reporting requirements apply to monthly claims from January 1998 through June 1999 and modified rules for claims beginning July 1999. For a copy of the resolution, please contact Hassan Mirza at 415-703-1638. This resolution is also available on the Commission's web-site. Anyone may file comments on this draft resolution. Opening comments are due on or before May 3, 2000 and should be mailed or delivered to: California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division, Public Programs Branch, Attention: S.Robert Weissman, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, and should be served to all parties on the service list of R.95-10-020/ I.95-01-021. Reply comments are due on or before May 8, 2000 and should be served to all parties listed for the opening comments and the Commission Telecommunications Division. 4/18/2000 Telecom Draft Resolution T-16403 will be placed on the Commission Meeting Agenda of May 18, 2000. This resolution adopts the first six-months of the year 2001 budget for the TDD Placement Interim Committee (TPIC) of $586,338 and to maintain the surcharge level at 0.001%. This resolution is based on the premise that the year 2000 budget, set forth in Resolution T-16362, has been adopted by the Commission. For a copy of the resolution, please contact Adam J. Thaler at 415-703-1157. This resolution is also available on the Commission's web-site. Anyone may file comments on this draft resolution. Opening comments are due on or before May 3, 2000 and should be mailed or delivered to: California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division, Public Programs Branch, Attention: Adam J. Thaler, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, and should be served to all parties on the service list of I.98-05-031. Reply comments are due on or before May 8, 2000 and should be served to all parties listed for the opening comments and the Commission Telecommunications Division. 4/18/2000 Telecom Draft Resolution T-16404 will be placed on the Commission Meeting Agenda of May 18, 2000. This resolution adopts the first six-months of the year 2001 budget for the Public Policy Payphone Program (PPPP) of $295,997 and to maintain the surcharge level at $0.24 per pay telephone line. For a copy of the resolution, please contact Adam J. Thaler at 415-703-1157. This resolution is also available on the Commission's web-site. Anyone may file comments on this draft resolution. Opening comments are due on or before May 3, 2000 and should be mailed or delivered to: California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division, Public Programs Branch, Attention: Adam J. Thaler, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, and should be served to all parties on the service list of I.98-05-031. Reply comments are due on or before May 8, 2000 and should be served to all parties listed for the opening comments and the Commission Telecommunications Division. 4/18/2000 Telecom Draft Resolution T-16405 will be placed on the Commission Meeting Agenda of May 18, 2000. This resolution adopts the first six-months of the year 2001 budget of $557,708 for the Payphone Service Providers Enforcement (PSPE) Program and to maintain the surcharge level at $0.10 per pay telephone line. For a copy of the resolution, please contact Adam J. Thaler at 415-703-1157. This resolution is also available on the Commission's web-site. Anyone may file comments on this draft resolution. Opening comments are due on or before May 3, 2000 and should be mailed or delivered to: California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division, Public Programs Branch, Attention: Adam J. Thaler, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, and should be served to all parties on the service list of I.98-05-031. Reply comments are due on or before May 8, 2000 and should be served to all parties listed for the opening comments and the Commission Telecommunications Division. 4/18/2000 Telecom Draft Resolution T-16412 will be placed on the Commission Meeting Agenda of May 18, 2000. This resolution adopts the first six-months of the year 2001 budget for the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Program of $105.8 million and to increase the surcharge level from 0.50% to 0.80. For a copy of the resolution, please contact Hassan Mirza at 415-703-1638. This resolution is also available on the Commission's web-site. Anyone may file comments on this draft resolution. Opening comments are due on or before May 3, 2000 and should be mailed or delivered to: California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division, Public Programs Branch, Attention: Hassan Mirza, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, and should be served to all parties on the service list of R.95-10-020/ I.95-01-021 and R.98-09-005. Reply comments are due on or before May 8, 2000 and should be served to all parties listed for the opening comments and the Commission Telecommunications Division. Draft Resolution Approving Disclosure of Confidential Records of the Consumer Services Division Utilities Safety Branch Concerning a November 11, 1998 Accident Involving Decedent Lawrence H. Cornelius and Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Martinez, California A draft resolution (L-289) of the Legal Division approving disclosure of confidential records of the Consumer Services Division Utilities Safety Branch concerning a November 11, 1998 accident involving decedent Lawrence H. Cornelius and Pacific Gas and Electric Company's electricity distribution facility in Martinez, California, will be on the June 22, 2000 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-289, 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 will be circulated to the requesting party, Andrew Schwartz, the attorney for the family of Lawrence H. Cornelius, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Interested parties may obtain a copy of L-289 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: Helen W. Yee Legal Division California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5031 San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: (415) 703-2474 An original and 2 copies of comments must be received by the Legal Division no later than Monday, June 7, 2000. 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. NEW FILINGS 4/27/00 A00-04-046 Pacific Bell Telephone Company, for arbitration of an interconnection agreement with Roseville Telephone Company pursuant to Section 252(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 4/28/00 A00-04-047 Incomnet Communications Corporation, Incomnet, Inc., and Ironwood Telecom LLC, for authority to issue stock and evidences of indebtedness in reorganization of indebtedness and capitalization of Incomnet Communications Corporation; and for authority to reorganize and transfer control of Incomnet Communications Corporation to Ironwood Telecom LLC; and for expedited Ex-parte approval 5/4/00 A00-05-008 Sea Planes Incorporated, for authority to operate as a passenger ocean ferry corporation between the points of the City of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Marina Del Rey, Newport Beach, Dana Point, Mission Bay and San Diego (7161 Alameda Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117; (805) 562-0179) 5/8/00 A00-05-007 City of Oakdale, State of California, for one grade separation crossing of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad Company at the proposed Willowood Drive Crossing PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING NONE DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * PRESIDING OFFICER'S DECISION * ARBITRATOR'S REPORTS NONE ADVICE LETTER FILINGS By letter filed on April 28, 2000, the Yolo County Local Agency Formation Commission, pursuant to Government Code Section 56131, has submitted its proposal to form the "Davis Municipal Utilities District." MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS May 11, 2000 Filings with Rail Safety and Carriers Division 05/10/00 TCP 9069-A Silverado Stages Inc.; Address: P. O. Box 15636, San Luis Obispo, California 93406; Telephone: (805) 544-7658; Terminal Address: 1998 Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, California 93406; Application filed for New Class A Authority MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS May 11, 2000 NONE TABLE OF SUBMISSION DATES FOR THE PRECEDING TWO WEEKS 5/8/00 A.99-07-020 Walker - 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. ADJOURNMENTS * RESETTINGS * SUBMISSIONS A.99-03-013 Wetzell - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company submitting electric revenue cycle services cost and rate proposals in compliance with Decision 98-09-070, A.99-03-019 Wetzell - Application for Commission consideration of post-transition proposals for long-run marginal cost pricing and geographic de-averaging of revenue cycle services, A.99-03-024 Wetzell - Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) relating to long-run marginal costs for unbundled metering and billing services, A.99-06-033 Wetzell - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company submitting electric rate proposal for direct access services described in Decision 97-10-087, A.99-06-040 Wetzell - Application of Southern California Edison Company for authority to establish direct access service fees for competitive and regulated services, A.99-06-041 Wetzell - Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for authority to implement discretionary, non-discretionary, and exception service fees, Evidentiary Hearing held and submitted upon closing briefs due July 7 R.93-04-003 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, I.93-04-002 (Collocation Phase) Walwyn - Investigation on the Commission's own motion into open access and network architecture development of dominant carrier networks, Evidentiary Hearing held and continued to May 11 A.99-09-053 Hale - 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, Evidentiary Hearing held and continued to May 11 R.99-10-025 Cooke - Order instituting rulemaking into distributed generation, Prehearing Conference held and no report given C.00-01-017 Vieth - 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, Prehearing Conference held and no report given C.00-01-021 Prestidge - Zacky and Sons Poultry Co. dba Zacky Farms vs. Southern California Edison Co., Prehearing Conference held and no report given REMOVALS FROM CALENDAR C.99-05-035 Wright- Mad River Community Hospital v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Evidentiary Hearing set for May 15, removed from calendar A.99-12-038 Econome - 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), Prehearing Conference set for May 16, removed from calendar NEW SETTINGS 5/25/00 ALJ Barnett Comr Wood 1:30 p.m. A.00-04-002 (PHC) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for authority to revise its gas rates and tariffs to be effective January 1, 2001 Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 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. 4/25/00 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 5/2/00 9:30 a.m. NONE SCHEDULED 5/9/00 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 5/11/00 ALJ Walwyn Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. R.93-04-003 (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, I.93-04-002 (Collocation Phase) (EH) - Investigation on the Commission's own motion into open access and network architecture development of dominant carrier networks, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 12) 5/11/00 ALJ Hale Comr Lynch 9:00 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 Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 12; May 15 - 19; June 26 - 30; July 3 - 7, July 10 - 14) 5/11/00 ALJ Cooke Comr Neeper 9:00 a.m. R.99-11-022 (EH) - Order instituting rulemaking into implementation of Public Utilities Code Section 390, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 12 at 9:00 a.m.) 5/11/00 ALJ Prestidge Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. A.00-01-036 (PHC) - Application of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company for an order authorizing the construction of an additional lead track across Jack Tone Road in an unincorporated portion of San Joaquin County (P.U.C. No. 2-1112.2, DOT No. 028-798-U), Board of Supervisors Chamber, 222 East Weber Avenue, Stockton 5/15/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-09-006 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the 1999 Annual Transition Cost Proceeding (U 39 E), A.99-09-011 (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), A.99-09-013 (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) 5/16/00 ALJ Ryerson Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. I.97-07-018 (EH) - 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, C.96-07-003 (EH) - Richard T. Cavin and Jane M. Cavin vs. Hillview Water Company, Oakhurst Community Center, 39800 Road 425-B, Oakhurst, CA (also May 17) 5/17/00 ALJ Barnett Comr Bilas 11:00 a.m. A.00-01-037 (PHC) - In the matter of the application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) for authority to sell its fuel oil pipeline facilities, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 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.) 5/22/00 ALJ O'Donnell Comr Lynch 10:00 a.m. I.99-06-036 (EH) - Investigation into Commonwealth Energy Corporation's Operations and Practices in Connection With Providing Service as an Electricity Service Provider Under Registration No. 1092, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also May 23-24) 5/25/00 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 (EH) May 30 - June 2; June 5 - June 9) 5/25/00 ALJ Barnett Comr Wood 1:30 p.m. A.00-04-002 (PHC) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for authority to revise its gas rates and tariffs to be effective January 1, 2001 Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 5/26/00 ALJ Mattson Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. I.00-03-002 (PHC) - Mattson - 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. Section 51.507(f), Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 5/30/00 ALJ Stalder Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. A.00-01-024 (PHC) - In the matter of the application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company proposing prices and conditions for the purchase by customers of theirexisting meters in compliance with Decisions 98-07-032 and 99-11-008, A.00-01-029 (PHC) - And Related Matters, A.00-01-030 (PHC) - And Related Matters, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 5/30/00 ALJ Brown Comr Duque 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm R.00-01-005 (PPH) - Order instituting rulemaking into implementation of Assembly bill 1149, regarding underground electric and communications facilities, Fresno Convention Center, 848 "M" Street, Fresno June 1, 2000 William Bristol Civic 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Auditorium 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower June 5, 2000 Board of Supervisors 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Chambers 825 5th Street, Eureka June 20, 2000 Elihu Harris State Building 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Auditorium 1515 Clay Street, Oakland June 26, 2000 Al Bahr Shrine Auditorium 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. 5440 Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego Jule 10, 2000 Monterey Conference Center 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Steinbeck Forum Del Monte Avenue Monterey July 17, 2000 Employment Development 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Department Auditorium 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento 5/31/00 ALJ Cooke Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. R.99-10-025 (EH) - Order instituting rulemaking into distributed generation, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 1-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.) 6/1/00 ALJ Ryerson Comr Bilas 11:00 a.m. A.99-01-003 (PHC) - Amended Application of Marine Services Express, Inc., a California corporation, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Establish and Operate Scheduled Vessel Common Carrier Service between Designated Points and Places in the greater San Francisco Bay Area pursuant to and under contract(s) with Governmental or Private Entities on an Emergency, Interim or Continuous Basis, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 6/2/00 ALJ Thomas Comr Lynch 10:00 a.m. A.99-12-012 (PHC) - In re request of MCI WORLDCOM., and SPRINT CORPORATION for approval to transfer control of Sprint Corporation's California operating subsidiaries to MCI WORLDCOM, INC., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (EH) June 7 - 9; June 12 - 16; also (OA) November 3) 6/5/00 ALJ Thomas Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-08-018 (EH) - In the matter of the application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U 39-E) to confirm the effectiveness of D.49937 and the Turlock Irrigation District Service Area Agreement, or, in the alternative, to authorize termination of the Turlock Irrigation District Service Area Agreement and Removal of Limitations in D.43185 and D.65185, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 6, 9:00 a.m.) 6/5/00 ALJ Stalder Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-03-063 (EH) - In the matter of the application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) for a finding of reasonableness for the ratepayer expenditures for the ENVEST Pilot Program, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 6) 6/6/00 ALJ McVicar Comr Duque 2:00 p.m. A.00-03-029 (PHC) - In the matter of the application of Southern California Water Company (U-133-W) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 1001 to add to its Santa Maria customer service area the community of Cypress Ridge, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 6/6/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Duque 7:00 p.m. A.00-02-035 (PPH) - In the matter of the application of San Jose Water Company (U-168-W) a corporation, for an order authorizing it to increase rates charged for water services, Double Tree Hotel, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose 6/12/00 ALJ Patrick Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-09-006 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the 1999 Annual Transition Cost Proceeding (U 39 E), A.99-09-011 (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), A.99-09-013 (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.) 6/15/00 ALJ McVicar Comr Wood 7:00 p.m. R.00-02-004 (PPH) - Order instituting rulemaking on the Commission's own motion to establish consumer rights and consumer protection rules applicable to all telecommunications utilities, The Northeast Valley Senior Multipurpose Center, 11300 Glen Oaks Blvd., Pacoima June 19, 2000 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Commission Auditorium, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco June 24, 2000 5:00 p.m. Riverside Convention Center 3443 Orange Street, Riverside July 10, 2000 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Auditorium and Room 4061 Employment Development Department 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento July 11, 2000 7:00 p.m. Fresno Convention Center 700 "M" Street, Fresno July 13, 2000 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Morris Dailey Auditorium San Jose State University One Washington Square, San Jose July 17, 2000 7:00 p.m. The Forum on Marsh Main Room and Consultation Room 751 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo July 27, 2000 7:00 p.m. Santa Monica Public Library Main Room and Consultation Room 1343 6th Street, Santa Monica July 31, 2000 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Scottish Rite Center 1895 Camino del Rio South, San Diego August 9, 2000 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center 300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach August 10, 2000 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 1600 Beverly Boulevard, Montebello August 15, 2000 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Fullerton College Auditorium 321 East Chapman Avenue, Fullerton 6/19/00 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 June 20 - 21) 6/19/00 ALJ McKenzie Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. C.00-01-001 (EH) - Air-Way Gins, Inc., vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also June 20) 6/20/00 ALJ Bennett Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. C.95-03-057 (PHC) - Paula Karrison vs. A&P Moving, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco 6/27/00 ALJ McKenzie Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. I.00-01-018 (EH) - Investigation into Long Distance Charges, Inc., Least Cost Routing, Inc., National Telecomunications, 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 (also June 28 - 30) 6/29/00 ALJ Biren Comr Duque 10:00 a.m. A.99-09-029 (PHC) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing the construction of the Northeast San Jose Transmission Reinforcement project, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also (PPH) July 11 San Francisco Bay 6:30 p.m. National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center 1751 Grant Alviso, San Jose July 12 Fremont Main Library 2:30 p.m. Fukaya Room B 2400 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont; (EH) July 17 - 21) 7/6/00 ALJ Pulsifer Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. R.00-02-005 (PHC) - Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion into reciprocal compensation for telephone traffic transmitted to Internet Services Providers modems, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also EH on July 10 - 14, July 17 - 21 at 10:00 a.m.) 7/17/00 ALJ Gottstein Comr Bilas 10:00 a.m. A.99-03-014 (EH) - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Compnay to revise its electrical marginal costs, revenue allocation, and rates at the end of ;the rate freeze, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also July 18 - 21; July 31 - August 4; August 7 - 11) 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 7/17/00 ALJ Bytof Comr Wood 10:00 a.m. A.99-12-024 (EH) - In the matter of the application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) for authority to value its hydroelectric generation assets and for authority to retain its hydroelectric generation assets in a regulated utility corporation, Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also July 18 - 21) 7/24/00 ALJ McVicar Comr Neeper 10:00 a.m. A.99-10-027 (EH) - Application of Arrowhead Manor Water Company for a general rate increase, I.00-03-016 (EH) - 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 8/21/00 ALJ DeUlloa Comr Lynch 10:00 a.m. C.99-12-029 (EH) - AT&T Communications of California, Inc., vs. Pacific Bell Telephone Company, C.00-02-027 (EH) - Pacific Bell Telephone Company vs. AT&T Communications of California, Inc., Commission Courtroom, San Francisco (also August 22 - 25) 9/5/00 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 September 6 - 8) 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 The Docket Office requires at a minimum an original and seven (7) copies of Notices of Ex Parte Communications when such notices are tendered for filing (Rule 7.1). 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. 4/20/00 A99-01-016 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for authority to establish post-transition period electric ratemaking mechanisms. CORRECTION FROM THE DAILY CALENDAR OF 5/4/00: The May 4, 2000 calendar entry for A99-01-016, shown as a LATE FILED was previously timely filed on 4/17/00, as shown in the 4/26/00 Daily Calendar. Summary: On April 12, 2000 @ 10:00 a.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) attended an all-party meeting with Commissioner Duque, to wit: from Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Sabrina Miller, Senior Regulatory Representative, Mark Huffman, Esq., and Janice Frazier-Hampton, Director; from Sempra Energy: Lee Schavrien, Judy Yong and Kimberly Freeman; Mona Petrochko, Director, Enron; Peter Bray, PG&E Energy Services; Gary Ackerman, Executive Director, Western Power Trading; Lisa Urick, Esq., CalPx; from Southern California Edison Company: Mike Hoover, Director, Bruce Foster, Vice-President, Gene Rodrigues and Michael Hoover; Jason Zeller, Jim Price, Don Schultz and Scott Logan from ORA; Bob Finkelstein, Esq., and Marcel Hawiger of TURN; Mike Jaske, Chief Forecaster, California Energy Commission; Karen Mills, Esq., California Farm Bureau Federation; Karen Lindh, Consultant, California Manufacturing Association; Joe Karp, Esq., Automated Power Exchange; Phil Stohr, Esq., California Industry Users; Bill Booth, Esq., California Large Energy Consumers Association; Michael Shames, Director, UCAN; Sheryl Carter, NRDC; Yole Whiting, San Diego Gas & Electric Company; and Mary Ann Ebke, Analyst, CPUC. The particulars of the communication are set forth in the Notice. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Jenny Wingert Phone: (415) 972-5611 4/27/00 A98-11-012 Lodi Gas Storage, LLC, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction and operation of gas storage facilities. Summary: On April 28, 2000 @ 11:15 a.m. at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Laura Manina, Advisor to Commissioner Duque, to wit: from Lodi Gas Storage, LLC: Thomas R. Dill, President and Dan L. Carroll, Esq. The particulars of the communication are set forth in the Notice. Filer: Lodi Gas Storage, LLC Contact: Janna Ruth Phone: (916) 441-0131 Summary: On April 25, 2000 @ 10:20 a.m. at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Kerry Hattevik, Advisor to Commissioner Lynch, to wit: from Lodi Gas Storage, LLC: Thomas R. Dill, President, and Dan L. Carroll, Esq. The particulars of the communication are set forth in the Notice. The multiple pages of handouts used during the meeting are attached to the Notice. Filer: Lodi Gas Storage, LLC Contact: Janna Ruth Phone: (916) 441-0131 4/28/00 A99-01-016 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for authority to establish post-transition period electric ratemaking mechanisms. Summary: On April 25, 2000 @ 4:30 p.m., Sabrina Miller, Senior Regulatory Representative, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, telephoned and spoke with Bill Julian, Advisor to Commissioner Wood. Mark Huffman, Esq., also of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, was present during the conversation. The particulars of the communication are set forth in the Notice. Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Contact: Jenny Wingert Phone: (415) 972-5611 4/28/00 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 networks. 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 April 25, 2000, Dick Bass, Executive Director, Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, and Donald Schmidt, President, Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce, and Lou Booker, Executive Director, Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce, sent letters to Commission President Loretta Lynch, copies of all of which letters are attached hereto. Filer: Pacific Bell Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3350 4/28/00 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 networks. Summary: On April 25, 2000 @ 8:30 a.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following persons met with Commissioner Bilas and his Advisor, Lester Wong, to wit: Bill Blase, President, Pacific Telesis; and Dan Jacobsen, General Manager, Regulatory, Pacific Bell. The particulars of the communication are set forth in the Notice. Filer: Pacific Bell Telephone Company Contact: Lila Tam Phone: (415) 542-3820 Daily Calendar California Public Utilities Commission Thursday, May 11, 2000 Page 26 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.