6. Becoming a Party; Joining and Using the
Service List, and Subscription Service
Alpine Natural Gas Operating Company, Golden State Water Company, Mountain Utilities, PacifiCorp, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Southern California Edison Company, Southern California Gas Company, Southwest Gas Company, and West Coast Gas Company are made respondents to this rulemaking. Within 20 days of the effective date of this OIR, each respondent shall inform the Commission's Process Office of the contact information for a single representative for party status, although other representatives and persons affiliated with the respondents may be placed on the Information Only service list.
We will provide for service of this order on the respondents and on the individuals in Attachment A, a list of associations and chambers of commerce that the Commission's Business & Community Outreach group has worked with to communicate information to the small business community. Such service does not confer party status in this proceeding upon any person or entity, and does not result in that person or entity being placed on the service list for this proceeding. If you want to participate in the rulemaking or simply to monitor it, follow the procedures set forth below. To ensure you receive all documents, send your request within 20 days after the OIR is published. The Commission's Process Office will publish the official service list at the Commission's website (www.cpuc.ca.gov), and will update the list as necessary.
6.1. During the First 20 days
Within 20 days of the publication of this rulemaking, any person may ask to be added to the official service list. Send your request to the Process Office. You may use e-mail (Process_Office@cpuc.ca.gov) or letter (Process Office, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102). Include the following information:
· Docket Number of this rulemaking;
· Name (and party represented, if applicable);
· Postal Address;
· Telephone Number;
· E-mail Address; and
· Desired Status (Party, State Service, or Information Only).7
If the rulemaking names you as respondent, you are already a party, but you or your representative must still provide this information to be added to the official service list.
6.2. After the First 20 Days
If you want to become a party after the first 20 days, you may do so by filing and serving timely comments in the rulemaking (Rule 1.4(a)(2)), or by making an oral motion (Rule 1.4(a)(3)), or by filing a motion (Rule 1.4(a)(4)). If you make an oral motion or file a motion, you must also comply with Rule 1.4(b). These rules are in the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, which you can read at the Commission's website. If you want to be added to the official service list as a non-party (that is, as State Service or Information Only), follow the instructions in Section 6.1 above.
6.3. Updating Information
Once you are on the official service list, you must ensure that the information you have provided is up-to-date. To change your postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, or the name of your representative, send the change to the Process Office by letter or e-mail, and send a copy to everyone on the official service list.
6.4. Serving and Filing Documents
When you serve a document, use the official service list published at the Commission's website as of the date of service. You must comply with Rules 1.9 and 1.10 when you serve a document to be filed with the Commission's Docket Office. If you use e-mail service, you must serve by e-mail any person (whether Party, State Service, or Information Only) on the official service list who has provided an e-mail address.
The Commission encourages electronic filing and e-mail service in this rulemaking. You may find information about electronic filing at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/efiling. E-mail service is governed by Rule 1.10. If you use e-mail service, you must also provide a paper copy to the assigned Commissioner and ALJ. The electronic copy should be in Microsoft Word or Excel formats to the extent possible. The paper copy should be double-sided. E-mail service of documents must occur no later than 5 p.m. on the date that service is scheduled to occur.
If you have questions about the Commission's filing and service procedures, contact the Docket Office.
6.5. Subscription Service
This proceeding can also be monitored by subscribing in order to receive electronic copies of documents in this proceeding that are published on the Commission's website. There is no need to be on the service list in order to use the subscription service. Instructions for enrolling in the subscription service are available on the Commission's website at http://subscribecpuc.cpuc.ca.gov/.
7 If you want to file comments or otherwise actively participate, choose "Party" status. If you do not want to actively participate but want to follow events and filings as they occur, choose "State Service" status if you are an employee of the State of California; otherwise, choose "Information Only" status.
