6. Invitation to Comment on Preliminary Scoping Memo and Schedule

This Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) serves as a solicitation for parties to comment on the Preliminary Scoping Memo. Comments are due thirty days after the issuance of this OIR. The Commission will utilize parties' comments and the PHC as a basis to identify areas that need clarification, and may consider the addition of specific issues or questions related to the items described in Section 5 to the scope of this proceeding, pursuant to the guidance set forth herein. We direct parties to limit their comments to the specific issues and questions set forth in this OIR, as well as to objections to the preliminary determinations made in Section 7 below.