5. Proposed Schedule

Initial comments and reply comments shall be filed and served on the schedule stated below. Comments shall state any objections to the preliminary scoping memo regarding the issues, category, need for hearing, or schedule. (Rule 6.2.) Comments shall also address any matter a party believes should be considered now for the purpose of scoping this rulemaking, and anything else necessary for the efficient, effective and equitable conduct of this proceeding.

In particular, each party should clearly state and describe the issues it recommends be considered by the Commission in this proceeding, the priority for taking up these issues, and the party's preferred schedule for addressing the issues over 18 months. Active parties should coordinate with other active parties to determine whether or not there is agreement on the issues, priorities, schedule and any other matters to be considered in this proceeding. If so, parties should file one joint comment statement reflecting consensus on issues, priorities, schedule and related matters, along with separate comments on other matters to the extent necessary. In addition, parties should respond to any or all of the questions posed in this document, in the order in which they are posed, in their initial comments.

Proposed Schedule

OIR Issued	October 6, 2011
Notice of Intent to Claim Intervenor Compensation	Filed according to instructions in Section 12 herein
Opening Comments on OIR and Preliminary Scoping Memo	October 20, 2011
Reply Comments on OIR and Preliminary Scoping Memo	October 25, 2011
Final Phase 1 Scoping Memo Issued	November 4, 2011
Phase 1 Proposed Decision Issued for Comments	November 15, 2011
Phase 1 Proposed Decision on Commission Public Agenda	December 15, 2011
Phase 2 Prehearing Conference	First Quarter 2012
Phase 2 Scoping Memo	First Quarter 2012
Workshops, Further Comments on Phase 2 issues	To Be Determined (TBD)
Further Schedule	TBD

No further detailed schedule is set here. Rather, the assigned Commissioner will issue a scoping memo after considering comments and reply comments on the rulemaking, including parties' views on issues, identified priorities, and recommendations on the schedule for addressing the substance of issues. Consistent with § 1701.5, we anticipate this rulemaking will be resolved within 18 months or less from the issuance of the scoping memo. The assigned Commissioner or Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) may modify the schedule set forth in this rulemaking.