2. Procedural Summary

Following a prehearing conference (PHC) held on June 20, 2002, the processing of these consolidated Applications (A.) 00-05-035 and A.00-12-008 was held in abeyance due to various changed circumstances.² With the filing of the September 9, 2004, Second Amendment to A.00-05-035 and A.00-12-008, the final plan for the sale of these Pipeline Assets and Pump Station Assets emerged. Thereafter, on March 11, 2005, the Commission's Environmental Branch (Staff) issued a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (Final MND) for the project as amended. On March 25, 2005, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron) filed its renewed request for a hearing on the Final MND. On April 8, 2005, Applicants³ filed their opposition and reply to Chevron's request for hearing. On May 11, 2005, Chevron's request was denied by a Ruling and Scoping Memo of Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), which concluded that this proceeding should be submitted for decision on the pleadings as filed.