7. Categorization, Need for Hearing,
Documents for Record

In Resolution ALJ 176-323 dated May 6, 2010, the Commission preliminarily categorized this application as ratesetting, and preliminarily determined that hearings were necessary. With the filing of the Settlement Agreement and supporting motion, no hearings are necessary. The categorization remains ratesetting.

The Settlement Agreement provides that the following documents be made part of the evidentiary record in this proceeding, without the need for cross-examination of sponsoring witnesses, solely for the purpose of evaluating the reasonableness of the settlement:

(a) Amended Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Testimony- 2007 Wind and Firestorms, dated June 2, 2010;

(b) Errata to Amended Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Testimony-2007 Wind and Firestorms, dated June 16, 2010; and

(c) Errata and Update to Reflect Most Recent Recorded Information to Amended Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Testimony- 2007 Wind and Firestorms, dated December 17, 2010.

These documents are admitted to the record pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.