Discussion

This will confirm my July 5, 2001 e-mail message to parties denying Rhythms' motion to strike. Rhythms has taken much too narrow a view of the scope of the HFPL proceeding. While other parties agree that this is a policy issue, they are not precluded from submitting cost data which serves as the basis for their policy positions. The parties argue that their witnesses' testimony is within the scope of this HFPL phase, and I agree.