Assignment of Proceeding

John A. Bohn is the assigned Commissioner and Thomas R. Pulsifer is the assigned Administrative Law Judge in this proceeding.

Findings of Fact

1. The Commission has adopted Affiliate Transactions Rules to serve as standards of conduct governing relationships between California natural gas or electric utilities and their affiliates.

2. PG&E seeks authorization to allow PG&E Corporation's President and Chief Executive Officer to assume the duties of the President and CEO of PG&E Company as of September 1, 2008, such that he would simultaneously serve in both offices in a dual capacity.

3. Because the authorization sought by PG&E would be inconsistent with Rule V.E of the Commission's Affiliate Transactions Rules, Applicants sought a temporary waiver of Rule V.E to apply during the period that the application is being considered.

4. The Commission granted a temporary waiver from Rule V.E to remain effective for a period of 120 days from the issuance of D.08-09-013 or until a Commission decision is issued on the merits of the underlying application, whichever occurred first.

5. The active parties subsequently requested that the schedule for the proceeding be extended to provide additional time for parties to engage in settlement discussions.

6. The joint request of the active parties to extend the schedule was subsequently granted.

7. Because the extension in the schedule that has been granted precludes the issuance of a final decision in this application within 120 days of the effective date of D.08-09-013, the active parties agreed that a limited extension in the temporary waiver was appropriate.

Conclusions of Law

1. Extending the period of the temporary waiver granted in D.08-09-013, as set forth in the order below, will not adversely affect the interests of any party to this proceeding.

2. Extending the period of the temporary waiver granted in D.08-09-013 should be approved consistent with conditions set forth in the order below.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that the temporary waiver of Rule V.E granted in Decision 08-09-013 is hereby extended, and shall continue to be effective for a limited period not to exceed the effective date of a final decision on this application.

This order is effective today.

Dated December 4, 2008, at San Francisco, California.

Commissioners

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