4. Proceeding Schedule

The assigned ALJ will schedule a prehearing conference (PHC) in this matter as soon as practicable. Following the PHC, the assigned Commissioner and ALJ in this proceeding will issue a scoping memo, including a schedule for the proceeding. The Commission will schedule workshops, hearings and testimony, and/or comment filing dates, as appropriate.

This proceeding will conform to the statutory case management deadline for quasi-legislative matters set forth in Section 1701.5. In particular, it is our intention to resolve all relevant issues within 24 months of the date of the assigned Commissioner's Scoping Memo. In using the authority granted in Section 1701.5(b) to set a time longer than 18 months, we consider the number and complexity of the tasks and the need to coordinate certain aspects of this proceeding with the CEC.