5. Proceeding Category and Need for Hearing

Rule 7.1(d) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules) specifies that a rulemaking will preliminarily determine the category of the proceeding and the need for hearing.¹¹ We determine that this proceeding is quasi-legislative as defined in Rule 1.3(d) and do not foresee the need for evidentiary hearings at this time. As permitted by Rule 6.2 of the Rules, the comments due after the rulemaking has been filed may address this and all other determinations in the preliminary scoping memo.

¹¹ These Rules are available on the Commission's website at: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/documents/codelawspolicies.htm.