California Public Utilities Commission Daily Calendar Monday, February 26, 2007
Public Utilities Commission of the State of California
Steve Larson, Executive Director
Headquarters / Southern California Office505 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
Calendar Archive: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/daily_calendar_archive/
Daily Calendar
Monday, February 26, 2007
· 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/Hearings Concluded
· Removals from Calendar
· New Settings
· Law and Motion Hearings
· Final Oral Argument
· Hearings
· Notice of All-Party Meetings (PU Code §1701.3(c))
· Notice of Ex Parte Communications
/ The Commission’s policy is to schedule hearings (meetings, workshops, etc.) in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities.The CPUC encourages all Californians to participate in its meetings, hearings, workshops, and proceedings. We try to hold our public meetings only in places that are wheelchair accessible and which can accommodate specialized equipment and other services useful to people with disabilities. Please see the notice of the meeting you wish to attend for more specifics.
If you plan to attend and need specialized accommodations for a particular meeting that are not listed in the notice, request them from the Public Advisor’s Office at least three business days in advance of the meeting. Contact the Public Advisor’s Office by any one of the following:
Email:
toll-free: 1-866-849-8390
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TTY: 1-866-836-7825 (toll-free)
1-415-703-5282
REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS
March 1, 2007 / 10:00 am / San FranciscoMarch 15, 2007 / 10:00 am / San Francisco
April 5, 2007 / 10:00 a.m. / 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.
February 26, 2007 / 1:30 pm / San FranciscoMarch 12, 2007 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco
April 2, 2007 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco
OTHER COMMISSION MEETINGS
Notice of Final Oral Argument – A.05-08-021 and I.06-03-001: In the Matter of the Application of San Gabriel Valley Water Company for authority to increase rates charged for water service in its Fontana Water Company Division by $5,662,900 or 13.1% in July 2006; by $3,072,500 or 6.3% in July 2007; and by $2,196,000 or 4.2% in July 2008
March 2, 200710 am – 11:30 am / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Courtroom
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
Pursuant to Rule 13.13(b), a final oral argument in the above-entitled matter will be held before a quorum of the Commission and Administrative Law Judge Robert Barnett. If you have questions, please contact Administrative Law Judge Robert Barnett ().
Notice of Final Oral Argument – A.05-12-002 and I.06-03-003: Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for authority, among other things, to increase rates and charges for electric and gas service effective on January 1, 2007
March 2, 20072 pm – 3:30 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Courtroom
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
Pursuant to Rule 13.13(b), a final oral argument in the above-entitled matter will be held before a quorum of the Commission and Administrative Law Judge Timothy Kenney. If you have questions, please contact Administrative Law Judge Timothy Kenney ().
NOTICES
Central Files Revised Office Hours
Starting May 24, 2004, the Central Files Office will be open for business from 8 a.m. to 12 noon only.
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 taken directly to the Commission’s lobby, 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.
Commission Resources Available for Rental
The auditorium, hearing rooms and training room at the headquarters of the California Public Utilities Commission, located at 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, are available for rent. Further information about requirements and fees can be obtained by contacting Colette Kondo at (415) 703-1401.
COMMISSIONER OFFICE HOURS
NONE
PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOP NOTICES
Energy Division Workshop – Research and Development Plan for the California Solar Initiative: R-06-03-004
February 26, 20079 am – 5 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Auditorium
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
The purpose of this staff workshop is to assist the Commission in defining goals and criteria for the research, development, demonstration, and deployment plan in Phase 2 of this proceeding. An agenda and additional information about the topics to be addressed will be emailed to the service list of R.06-03-004 in advance of the workshop. For questions about this workshop, please contact Polly Shaw at or (415) 703-3196.
Workshop Notice – A.07-01-024: Southern California Edison Company’s Application, for Approval of Embedded Energy Efficiency Pilot Programs for 2007-2008, andA.07-01-026 - Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company Seeking Approval of Water-Embedded Energy Savings Pilot Program (U 39 M), andA.07-01-029 - San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U-902-E), for Approval of Energy & Water Efficiency Partnership and Budget for Years 2007 through 2008, andA.07-01-030 - Southern California Gas Company (U-904-G), for Approval of Energy & Water Efficiency Partnership and Budget for Years 2007 through 2008
February 26, 200710 am / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Hearing Room A
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
February 27, 2007
1:30 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Hearing Room A
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
February 28, 2007
9 am / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Hearing Room A
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
The workshop in the above-entitled matters will be held before Administrative Law Judge Steven A. Weissman.
Workshop Notice – R.06-10-006: Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission’s own motion into the application of the California Environmental Quality Act to applications of jurisdictional telecommunications utilities for authority to offer service and construct facilities
February 27, 200710 am / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Training Room A
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
The workshop in the above-entitled matter will be held before Administrative Law Judge Peter V. Allen.
Workshop to provide interested parties the opportunity to discuss Resource Adequacy Track One issues(CANCELLED AS OF 1/26/07)
March 1, 200710 am – 5 pm
Resource Adequacy Workshop on Track One Issues / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room B
(Corner of Van Ness & McAllister Street)
San Francisco
Workshop Notice/Public Meeting - California Teleconnect Fund Administrative Committee
March 5, 200710 am – 4 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room B
(Corner of Van Ness & McAllister Street)
San Francisco
MEETING DESCRIPTION: 1. Introduction; 2. Public Comments; 3. Review and Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes; 4. Liaison Staff Report; 4.A. Status of CTF Fund, 4.a.1. CTF Current Fund Balance by Fiscal Year; 4.a.2. CTF Claims Paid to Date in 2007 by Fiscal Year; 4.a.3. CTF Claims Pending Approval in 2007 by Fiscal Year; 4.a.4. CTF Current Cash Balance; 4B. CTF Applications Status; 5. SB 1102 Status – Application of E-rate Discount before CTF Discount; 6. AB 1388 Status – Bill to create Community Based Supplemental Demonstration Grant Program and Telemedicine Demonstration Grant Program; 7. SB 909 Status; 8. Marketing Outreach Status; 9. Criteria Development for Colleges/Institutions Applying as Community Based Organizations; 10. Conflict of Interest Update; 11. Nomination of Replacements for CTF AC Members/Status of Committee Vacancies; 12. Announcements;
13. Member Recommended Agenda Items; and 14. Future Meeting Date and Time.
Questions regarding this CTF-AC meeting should be directed to Fe N. Lazaro, Telecommunications Division at (415) 703-2627 or .
Workshop to provide interested parties the opportunity to discuss Resource Adequacy Track One issues
March 8, 200710 am – 5 pm
Resource Adequacy Workshop on Track One Issues / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room B
(Corner of Van Ness & McAllister Street)
San Francisco
The purpose of the workshop is to address near term Resource Adequacy (RA) program issues for 2008 and 2009. The scoping memo for RA Phase 2 issued on December 22, 2006 identified this as “Track 1 Issues,” including: Local RA based on CAISO 2008 LCR, review of LCR study methodology, changes to local RA program implementation including monthly compliance filings, probalistic LCR assessment linked to grid planning process, zonal RA requirements, DR program impacts & dispatch, coordination of the RA program with the CEC’s load forecasting processes, coordination of RA program & backstop mechanism, implementation of AB 1969 for RA purposes, and minor implementation topics. This third workshop is a follow-up to the workshops held on February 8, 20, & 21 in 2007, and will only occur if needed.
An agenda for this workshop will be issued to the proceeding service list in February 2007 following the workshop on February 20 and 21. For more information regarding the workshop, please contact David Console at (415) 703-5586 or by email at .
Public Workshop Notice – Automated Data Exchange Workshop
March 8, 20071:30 pm - 5 pm / Pacific Energy Center
851 Howard Street
San Francisco
Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 12 in Decision (D.) 06-07-027, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will hold this workshop to discuss PG&E’s Automated Data Exchange (ADE) application filing scheduled for July 2007. The workshop will include a presentation of PG&E’s initial proposal to offer ADE as well as an opportunity for participants to comment and provide input on the proposal.
To participate in the workshop or confirm your attendance, please contact Roxanne Piccillo at or by telephone at (415)973-6593 by February 28, 2007. Participants may call into the workshop by dialing 1-866-393-8073, conference access code *4159734969*.
Workshop Notice – R.06-08-019: Order Instituting Rulemaking to Set Hourly Rates for Purposes of Calculating Intervenor Compensation Awards Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 1801 and Following, for Work Performed in Calendar Year 2006
March 15, 200710 am / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Training Room B
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
The workshop in the above-entitled matter will be held before Administrative Law Judge Kim Malcolm.
Workshop Notice – A.06-12-022: Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E), Regarding the Distribution of SO2 Allowance Sale Proceeds Related to the Suspended Operation of Mohave Generating Station
March 20, 200710 am / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Commission Training Room B
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
The workshop in the above-entitled matter will be held before Administrative Law Judge Carol Brown.
Workshop Notice – R.06-02-013: Order Instituting Rulemaking to Integrate Procurement Policies and Consider Long-Term Procurement Plans
April 24, 200710 am / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Hearing Room A
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
The workshop in the above-entitled matter will be held before Administrative Law Judge Carol Brown.
NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS(Pursuant to PU Code § 311(g))
DRAFT RESOLUTION M-4818 SUPPORTING IMPROVED COORDINATION WITH
LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSIONS BY WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES
This resolution directs all water and wastewater utilities under our jurisdiction to cooperate with data and information requests from a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) issued by the LAFCO in order to meet its obligations under Government Code (GC) § 56425 (Sphere of Influence Update) and GC § 56430 (Municipal Service Reviews) and to notify their local LAFCO of the filing of any application for authority under Pub. Util. Code §§ 851 (property transfers), 852 (stock purchases), and 854 (mergers).
Opening comments shall be served no later than February 27, 2007, and reply comments served no later than March 5, 2007. Service is required on Assistant Chief Administrative Law Judge John Thorson (). Comments shall be served consistent with the requirements of Pub. Util. Code Sec. 311(g) and Rule 14.5.
NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTION L-341 REVISING PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION L-318
A draft resolution (L-341) of the Legal Division that revises the procedures adopted by the Commission in Resolution L-318 will be on the Commission meeting agenda of March 1, 2007. The Commission may then vote on the resolution or it may postpone a vote until later.
Resolution L-318 delegates authority to the Commission’s Executive Director to suspend and revoke a household goods carrier permit when the carrier or one or more of officers has been convicted of specified crimes. The procedures prescribed by Resolution L-318 need to be revised as a result of changes to law that became effective January 1, 2007. Assembly
Bill 2220 amended Public Utilities Code Section 5285 to expand the list of crimes for which the Commission may suspend and revoke a permit and to provide for automatic permit suspension or revocation in certain circumstances.
Interested parties may review the draft resolution and service list at the “Currently Open for Comment” section of the Commission’s Internet site at cpuc.ca.gov. Parties may file comments on the draft resolution, and may file replies to comments. An original and two copies of comments must be filed with the Legal Division by February 20, 2007, at the address set forth below. Reply comments must be filed by February 25, 2007. Parties may also serve comments, and reply comments, on the service list, and send copies of comments and reply comments by electronic mail to the e-mail address below. Comments shall focus on factual, legal or technical error in the draft resolution, and reply comments shall be limited to identifying misrepresentations of law and fact contained in the comments of other parties. (Rule 14.3(c), (d).) Parties may view comments at the Commission’s San Francisco Office.
An original and two copies of the comments, with a certificate of service, should be submitted to: