2. Procedural History

Petitioners filed these two proceedings on May 30, 2003. Application (A.) 03-05-039, which we address today, seeks approval of an Interim Plan interpreting GO 120-C to enable hot air balloon providers to obtain required insurance without sacrifice to the public safety. Petition (P.) 03-05-040 seeks a permanent amendment to GO 120-C following hearings and briefings by the parties.

The assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on June 10, 2003, issued a ruling addressing procedural requirements of the two proceedings. Specifically, the ruling (1) granted Petitioners' request to shorten time for filing of protests to 10 days from the date of ruling; (2) adopted Petitioners' proposed Service List for these proceedings (comprised of 75 entities, including balloon operators, insurers, various district attorney offices, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and several state officials); (3) directed Petitioners to serve a copy of A.03-05-039 and P.03-05-040 on cities and counties in which the Petitioners operate, and (4) shortened time to seven days for protests by cities and counties.