IV. Comments on Draft Decision

The draft decision of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in this matter was mailed to the parties on June 20, 2003 in accordance with Section 311(g)(1) of the Public Utilities Code and Rule 77.7 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure. Consistent with Section 311(g)(2), all parties have stipulated to reduce the 30-day period to 20 days. Several parties filed comments on June 30 and replies on July 7.

This decision makes minor changes to the ALJ's proposed decision on the basis of parties' comments. Those changes are generally intended to clarify our intent or program details. Some parties proposed broad policy changes to would facilitate CCA funded programs. We appreciate those comments and ideas but defer these larger issues to other phases of this proceeding and the CCA rulemaking we intend to initiate.