4. Evidentiary Hearing

On September 19, 2011, the assigned Commissioner Florio, Commissioner Simon, and ALJ Bushey convened a hearing on PG&E's request to restore MAOP at the Topock. PG&E presented its Vice President of Gas Operations, Standards and Policies to testify that PG&E's engineers had validated the engineering and construction, and performed hydrostatic pressure testing on all segments and components for which a prior pressure test result was not available. PG&E's Vice President concluded that in her professional judgment, the suction side of the Topock was safe to operate at the MAOP of 660 psig. The witness was cross examined by the parties, Commissioners, and ALJ.