Daily Calendar

California Public Utilities Commission Wednesday, January 29, 2003

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
Calendar Archive: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/daily_calendar_archive/

Daily Calendar

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

·  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/Hearings Concluded

·  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

Commission Decision and Resolution Summaries for the Conference of January 16, 2003, are included in this calendar.

REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS

January 30, 2003 / 10 am / San Francisco
February 13, 2003 / 10 am / San Francisco
February 27, 2003 / 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.

February 10, 2003 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco
February 21, 2003 / 11:00 am / San Francisco
March 10, 2003 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco

NOTICE 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:

·  e-mail:
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

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.

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.

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

NONE

PUBLIC MEETING & WORKSHOPS

Public Meeting Notice – Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program

Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee
February 4, 2003
10 am – 4 pm / DDTP Office
505 14th Street, Suite 400
Oakland

The Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee will hold a meeting to address the following:
PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
I.) Minutes of the January 2003 DDTPAC Meeting, II.) Approval of Agenda, III.) Administrative Business, A.) Public Input (1:00 PM), B.) Report from the Chair, C.) Executive Director’s Report, IV.) Financial Business, A.) Review of 2002-2003 Program Budget vs.) Expenses, B.) Review of Telco Reports and Expenses, C.) Review of SB 244 Reports and Expenses, D.) Review of Administrative Reports and Expenses, E.) Review of Bank of America Letter, F.) Balance in the D.)E.)A.)F.) Trust – Bank Statement Reconciliation, V.) Other Business, A.) Review of AB 1734 Transition Issues, VI.) DDTP Departmental Activity Reports
Meeting Information: For more information, please contact Katy Franco, DDTP Committee Coordinator at (510) 302-1100 x110 voice or (510) 302-1118 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.

NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS(Pursuant to PU Code § 311(g))

Draft Resolution Increasing Household Goods Carrier Maximum Rates Available

A draft resolution (TL-19020) of the Consumer Protection and Safety Division that increases the household goods carrier maximum rates contained in Maximum Rate Tariff 4 will be on the February 27, 2003 Commission meeting agenda. It is now available for public review and comment. For details on how to obtain a copy of the draft and file comments on it, refer to the notice that was published on this matter in the January 28, 2003 Daily Calendar. It is available through the Daily Calendar Archives on the Commission’s web site:
http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/cyberdocs/Libraries/WEBPUB/Common/agSearchDsp.asp

NEW FILINGS

NONE

PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING

NONE

DRAFT DECISIONS * PROPOSED DECISIONS * ALTERNATES * PRESIDING OFFICER’S DECISION * ARBITRATOR’S REPORTS

1/28/03 / A02-05-058 / Application of CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY (U 210 W) for an Order (1) Expanding its Existing Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to Include the Provision of Wastewater Services to the Public, Including the Right to Recover Rates for such Services; (2) Authorizing Applicant to Create its Monterey Wastewater Division and Service Area and to Acquire the Wastewater Assets of and to Serve Wastewater Customers in Each of the Following Three Monterey County-Owned Systems: CSA 72 - Las Palmas Ranch, CSA 10 - Laguna Seca Ranch and Carmel Valley County Sanitation District; and (3) Authorizing Applicant to File a Single System-Wide Rate Schedule and Related Tariffs for All Three Acquired Wastewater Systems in its Monterey Wastewater; Proposed Decision of ALJ Cooke
1/28/03 / R02-01-011 / Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding the Implementation of the Suspension of Direct Access Pursuant to Assembly Bill 1X and Decision 0109060; Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer
1/28/03 / A00-09-001 / Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the 2000 Annual Transition Cost Proceeding. (U39E); Proposed Decision of ALJ Patrick

ADVICE LETTER FILINGS

To inquire about a filing, call the Energy Division (703-1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1330) 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.
07/23/02 / Telecom 93 / NOS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., ULTS rates (effective TBD)
01/16/03 / Telecom 10382 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., Verizon OnePoint Voice Mail (OPVM) Service (effective TBD)
01/21/03 / Telecom 318 / THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE COMPANY, Revise "Equal Access Recovery Charge" (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 39 / AMERITEL/AMERIVISION COMMS INC., Revises ULTS & CTF surcharges in accordance with Resolution T-16686 & T-16688 (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 128 / CITIZENS TELECOMS. CO. OF GOLDEN STATE, To introduce the Protection Services for High Voltage Environments to services provided on facilities that extend to a high voltage environment. (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 118 / CITIZENS TELECOMS. CO. OF TUOLUMNE, To introduce the Prtection Services for High Voltage Environments to services provided on facilities that extend to a high voltage environment (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 23 / CLEAR WORLD COMMUNICATIONS CORP., Revises ULTS & CTF surcharges in accordance with Resolution T-16686 & R-16688 (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 12 / DIRECT ONE, LLC (DBA DIRECT ONE), Revises ULTS &CTF surcharges in accordance with Resolution T-16686 & T-16688 (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 27 / NATIONAL ACCOUNTS INC., Revises ULTS & CTF surcharges in accordance with Resolution T-16686 & T-16688 (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 23503 / PACIFIC BELL, Amendment No. 1 with Sprint COmmunications Company L.P. (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 23504 / PACIFIC BELL, Amendment No. 2 with Sprint Communications Company L.P. (effective TBD)
01/23/03 / Telecom 23505 / PACIFIC BELL, To modify the terms and conditions of The Message Center (TMC) discounts and freeze the offering of current discounts, etc. (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Energy 2340E / PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Notice of Proposed Construction of Evergreen-Los Gatos 60 Kilovolt Power Line Reconstruction Project (anticipated effective 03/05/03)
01/24/03 / Energy 2341E / PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Clarification of the Procurement Selection Process Used to Select Among Different Procurement Products to Hedge in 2003 (anticipated effective 01/24/03)
01/24/03 / Telecom 279 / DUCOR TELEPHONE COMPANY, Offer basic line data enhancement service (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Telecom 10386 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., Contract (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Telecom 10387 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., Contract (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Telecom 10388 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., Contract (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Telecom 10389 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., Contract (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Telecom 10390 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., contract (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Telecom 10391 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., Contract (effective TBD)
01/24/03 / Telecom 10392 / VERIZON CALIFORNIA, INC., Contract (effective TBD)
01/27/03 / Energy 2440G / PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Establishment of balancing and memo accounts for public purpose program surcharge - energy effiency, low income energy efficiency, and research, development and demonstration (anticipated effective 03/08/03)

ADVICE LETTER SUSPENSIONS (Pursuant to M-4801, 04/19/01)

To inquire about a suspension, call the Energy Division (703-1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1330) or Water Division (703-2028).

NONE

ADVICE LETTER PROTESTS

To inquire about a protest, call the Energy Division (703-1093), Telecommunications Division (703-1330) or Water Division (703-2028). To obtain a copy of the protest, please direct your request to the protestor.
01/24/03 / Telecom 23483 / PACIFIC BELL, Promotional Offer - Category II Service Protest by AT&T Communications of California, Inc..
01/24/03 / Telecom 23484 / PACIFIC BELL, Promotional Offering - Category II Service Protest by AT&T Communications of California, Inc..
01/27/03 / Water 50-W / ARROWHEAD MANOR WATER CO., INC., Add a surcharge over two billing periods to recover costs accumulated in the Purchased Water and Contract Work Memorandum Accounts. Protest by Dennis Conner.
01/27/03 / Water 50-W / ARROWHEAD MANOR WATER CO., INC., Add a surcharge over two billing periods to recover costs accumulated in the Purchased Water and Contract Work Memorandum Accounts. Protest by Shay Sayre.
01/28/03 / Energy 2240E / PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Utility Retained Generation - Preliminary statements for memorandum and balancing accounts Protest by Modesto Irrigation District.

MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION ITEMS

Filings with Consumer Protection and Safety Division