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             California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5301            San Francisco, CA 94102
CONTACT: Dianne Dienstein          November 27, 1996    CPUC - 91
         415-703-2423
          CPUC 1997 BUSINESS PLAN DISCUSSION SCHEDULED
    The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Executive
Director and Division Directors will present a Draft Business
Plan for 1997 to Commissioners for their review and discussion at
a two-day public meeting:  Monday, December 16, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and Tuesday, December 17, 8 a.m. - noon in the Auditorium of the
State Building, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco.
    As part of its Vision 2000 regulatory reform effort to make
operational and organization changes to better serve the needs of
California in the new century, the Commission saw a thoughtfully
crafted Business Plan as key.  The plan is a management and
planning tool to improve decision-making processes and
allocation of resources.
    The Draft CPUC Business Plan includes two to three-year
outlooks and goals for the Energy, Telecommunications, Water and
Transportation industries regulated by the Commission, the new
Consumer Services Division, and supporting legal and
administrative divisions.  It shows staff activities and
milestones for 1997 to support Commission goals, and key
performance indicators Commissioners and management will use to
monitor Business Plan progress.
    A copy of the Draft CPUC Business Plan is available for
public review by calling 415-703-1245.  After December 1 it also
will be available on the Internet at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov.
Written comments are invited; 16 copies should be submitted by
December 9, 1996 to the Division of Strategic Planning,
California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco, CA 94102-3298.
    Based on the two-day discussion, the Draft Business Plan will
be revised and a final Business Plan submitted to Commissioners
for approval at their regular decision-making meeting on December
20, 1996.                                             ###