California Public Utilities Commission Daily Calendar Friday, February 16, 2007

Public Utilities Commission of the State of California

Steve Larson, 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
Calendar Archive: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/daily_calendar_archive/

Daily Calendar

Friday, February 16, 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 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/Hearings Concluded

·  Removals from Calendar

·  New Settings

·  Law and Motion Hearings

·  Hearings

·  Notice of All-Party Meetings (PU Code §1701.3(c))

·  Notice of Ex Parte Communications

Resolution ALJ 176-3187 regarding ratification of preliminary determinations of category and notice of assignment is included in this calendar.

The Commission Daily Calendar will not be published on February 19, 2007 due to a State legal holiday.

/ 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
Voice: 415-703-2074 / FAX: 415-355-5404 (Attn.: Public Advisor)
TTY: 1-866-836-7825 (toll-free)
1-415-703-5282

REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS

March 1, 2007 / 10:00 am / San Francisco
March 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 Francisco
March 12, 2007 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco
April 2, 2007 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco

OTHER COMMISSION MEETINGS

NONE

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

Workshop Notice – R.05-04-005: Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission’s Own Motion to Assess and Revise the Regulation of Telecommunications Utilities

February 16, 2007
9:30 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 matter will be held before Administrative Law Judge Karl J. Bemesderfer

Workshop to provide interested parties the opportunity to discuss Resource Adequacy Track One issues(NEW HEARING ROOM NUMBER FOR THE FEBURARY 21, 2007 WORKSHOP AS OF 1/26/07)

February 20, 2007
10 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 and McAllister Street)
San Francisco
February 21, 2007
10 am - 5 pm
Resource Adequacy Workshop on Track One Issues / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Hearing Room A
(Corner of Van Ness and 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 second workshop will be held for 2 consecutive days and will be a follow-up to the workshop held on February 8, 2007.
Following the first workshop on February 8th, an agenda for this workshop will be issued to the proceeding service list in February 2007. For more information regarding the workshop, please contact David Console at (415) 703-5586 or by email at .

Public Meeting Notice – Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program

Equipment Program Advisory Committee (EPAC)
February 21, 2007
10 am - 4 pm / Deaf & Disabled Telecommunications Program Offices
505 14th Street, Suite 400 (Conference Room)
Oakland

The EPAC committee of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold a meeting to address the following:
PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
February 21, 2007
I. Administrative Business (Chair), A. Introductions, B. Agenda Modification and Approval, C. Review of Minutes from the January Meeting,
D. Review of Action List Items, E. Receive the CRSAC Liaison Report, F.TPIC Update from Richard Ray and Ken Rothschild, and G. Discuss the Joint Meeting; II. EPAC Business; Report from the Chair of EPAC; III. Equipment Business, A. SuperPrint Pro80 LVD TTY Evaluation Summary and B. Amplified Cordless Progress; IV. Public Input; V. CCAF Staff Reports, A. Consumer Affairs Report, B. Customer Contact Report, C. Field Operations Report, D. Outreach Report, E. Marketing Report, and F. CRS Report; VI. Wireless Distribution Initiative Progress, A. Cover Letter Discussion and Feedback, B. CPUC Response, and C. Next Steps; VII. Review of Equipment Acquisition Guidelines;
VIII. CPUC Update; IX. Other Business, A. Member Reports; X. Requests for Invention; XI. Suggested Items for Next Month's Agenda and Review of Action Items; and XII. Future Meetings and Locations.
For additional information, please call Larena Burno, DDTP Committee Coordinator, (510) 302-1110. If you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpreters or other special communication accommodations, please call the DDTP office at least five days prior to the meeting date.
ENVIRONMENTAL REMINDER: People with environmental illness or multiple-chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend this meeting. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings.
DOCUMENT PREPARATION: All documents reviewed by EPAC must be available in a Braille format. Therefore, when submitting documents for the EPAC binder, please send a copy, in an electronic format, to for brailing prior to the meeting. Handouts should also be made available in an electronic format.

CA IOUs Reporting Requirements Workshop - R.07-01-042, A06-06-032, and A06-07-008

February 21, 2007
10 am – 5 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3104
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco

The meeting agenda will consist of the following items:
1. Introduction of participants; 2. Review of revisions to existing quarterly and monthly tables; 3. Review of revisions to existing annual tables; 4. IOU Presentation on the CARE subsidy; 5. Discussion re: summary tables and graphs of monthly information; and 6. Next Steps and/of follow-up issues.
This is a public meeting. Interested parties may attend in person or may participate via teleconference. The Conference Room is wheelchair accessible. For directions and any other information regarding the meeting, please call Hazlyn Fortune at (415) 703-1809 .
TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION: To use this option, please dial 1-866-687-1443. You will then be prompted for your pass code which is 737358 followed by the # sign.
We ask any participants who wish to use this teleconference service to refrain from any additional sounds, such as, music on hold, background noises, as it interferes with the meeting attendees. If necessary, please use the mute function on your phone or disconnect from the call and reconvene at a more convenient time.

Local Jurisdiction and Public Participation Meetings for the 760 Area Code Change

February 21, 2007
11 am
Local Jurisdiction Meeting
7 pm
Public Participation Meeting
/ City of Carlsbad - Faraday Building
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad
February 22, 2007
7 pm
Public Participation Meeting / El Centro City Council Chambers
1275 Main Street
El Centro

The California Public Utilities Commission will be holding these public meetings to inform the public and to hear concerns about the 760 area code change alternatives. More information about the 760 area code change is available at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/760areacode. The Commission welcomes your participation and comments. If you are unable to attend these meetings, you may submit written comments to the Commission’s Public Advisor's Office at 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90013 or via email to . It is the Commission’s policy to schedule hearings in locations that are accessible to everyone. If specialized accommodations are needed, such as sign language, please contact the Commission’s Public Advisor's Office five business days beforehand toll free at 866-849-8390 or toll free TTY at 866-836-7825.

Workshop to provide interested parties the opportunity to discuss Resource Adequacy Track One issues(CANCELLED AS OF 1/26/07)

February 22, 2007
9:30 am - 4 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 – A.04-12-004 / D.06-12-031: In the Matter of the Application of San Diego Gas & ElectricCompany (U902 G) and Southern California Gas Company (U904 G), for Authority to Integrate Their GasTransmission Rates, Establish Firm Access Rights, and Provide Off-System Gas Transportation Services

February 22, 2007
9:30 am – 4:30 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Training Room B
(Corner of Van Ness & McAllister Street)
San Francisco

The informational workshop in the above-entitled matter will provide a forum through which Southern California Gas and SDG&E can explain the tariff filings attached to SoCalGas Advice Letter 3706 and SDG&E Advice Letter 1668-G, both filed January 29, 2007. These advice letters and attached tariffs are filed to implement D.06-12-031. There will be opportunity for participants to ask relevant questions.
Please be advised that the protest period for these advice letters has been extended to March 2, 2007.
A conference telephone line will be available at 877-954-0966, Participant Passcode 805443# during the workshop for those who cannot personally attend. Please contact Joyce Alfton, Energy Division or at 415.703.2616 if you have any questions regarding the workshop and please advise if you plan to personally attend.

Public Meeting Notice – Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program

California Relay Service Advisory Committee (CRSAC)
February 23, 2007
10 am - 4 pm / DDTP Office
505 14th Street, Suite 400
Oakland

The CRSAC of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program will hold a meeting to address the following:
PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
I. Routine Business, A. Introductions, B. Agenda Modifications and Approval, C. Review of Minutes of the Previous Meeting, D. Review of Action List, E. CRS Contract Manager Report (CCAF), F. CRS Report, G. CRS Performance Status, and H. Captioned Telephone Performance Status; II. CPUC Report and General Program Status; III. CCAF Staff Reports, A. Consumer Affairs Report, B. Field Operations Report,
C. Outreach Report, and D. Marketing Report; IV. Public Input; V. CRS II Contracts; VI. Abbreviated Dialing; VII. CRS Historical Call Volumes; VIII. CRS Marketing and Outreach; IX. Offsite Meeting; X. Member Reports; and XI. Future Meetings and Locations.
MEETING INFORMAITON: For more information, please contact Larena Burno, DDTP Committee Coordinator at (510) 302-1110.
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.

Energy Division Workshop – Research and Development Plan for the California Solar Initiative: R-06-03-004

February 26, 2007
9 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 – 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, 2007
10 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.