5. Schedule

The schedule for this proceeding will depend on the comments we receive from the parties and additional input at the prehearing conference (PHC). For purposes of addressing the scoping memo requirements, we establish the following tentative schedule, which is subject to change by the assigned Commissioner or the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ):

January 11, 2007	Order Instituting Investigation
January 22, 2007	Deadline for other interested persons to request their addition to the service list and indicate status (see Section 6, infra)
January 29, 2007	Deadline for filing responses on preliminary scoping memo
February 7, 2007	Prehearing conference at 10:00 a.m., Commission Courtroom, State Office Building, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
February 15, 2007	Assigned Commissioner's Ruling and Scoping Memo (ACR)
March 2, 2007	Deadline for filing comments in response to ACR
March 19, 2007	Deadline for filing reply comments
May 22, 2007	Mailing of Proposed Decision
June 21, 2007	First possible Commission Consideration of Proposed Decision

After issuing a decision on these broad policy issues, we will implement increasing block rates and WRAMs for each utility by advice letter or subsequent decision. We solicit parties' input in their preliminary scoping memo responses on means to expedite implementation of increasing block rates and WRAMs in the context of considering these policy issues. Through the scoping memo and subsequent rulings, the assigned Commissioner and the assigned ALJ may adjust the timetable as necessary during the course of the proceeding and establish the schedule for remaining events. In no event do we anticipate this proceeding to require longer than 18 months to complete.