9. Other Issues

SCGC did not participate in this proceeding until it filed its Opening Brief. SCGC argues on brief that regardless of whether the Commission finds that the Valley-Rainbow Project is needed, it should eliminate the existing Sempra-wide natural gas rate that was adopted in D.00-04-060, the last Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding for Southern California Gas Company and SDG&E, as being no longer necessary. SCGC's brief is the first time this issue was raised. EGA and SDG&E both oppose SCGC's recommendation as procedurally improper and lacking a nexus to the question of whether the Valley-Rainbow Project is needed. We agree and decline to consider SCGC's recommendation in this proceeding.

Throughout the course of the proceeding, the assigned ALJ ruled on numerous motions. We affirm the ALJ's past rulings on the various motions and deny any motion on which the ALJ did not expressly rule.