6. Categorization and Need for Hearings

In Resolution ALJ 176-3196, July 26, 2007, the Commission preliminarily categorized this Application as ratesetting, and preliminarily determined that hearings were not necessary. Although DRA protested the Application, parties agreed that hearings were unnecessary, and that issues should be addressed through briefs. Given this status, an evidentiary hearing is not necessary and the preliminary determinations made in Resolution ALJ 176-3196 with regard to categorization and hearings are affirmed.