ALJ/GEW/sid Mailed 9/5/2003
Decision 03-09-019 September 4, 2003
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Application of SierraPine Limited for Waiver of Collection of Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge for Its Rocklin Facility. |
Application 03-08-008 (Filed August 12, 2003) |
OPINION GRANTING APPLICATION FOR
WAIVER OF SURCHARGE
1. Summary
SierraPine Limited (SierraPine) asks that the Commission waive collection of the direct access cost responsibility surcharge (DA CRS)1 for its facility in Rocklin, California. The application is filed pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 367.3, which took effect August 11, 2003. Section 367.3 authorizes the Commission to waive the collection of the DA CRS if specified criteria are met, including evidence that without such a waiver the facility faces certain and imminent closure. SierraPine has met all required criteria of Section 367.3. Accordingly, this decision waives collection of the DA CRS for SierraPine's Rocklin facility.
1 The DA cost responsibility surcharge refers to the cost elements and surcharge mechanism adopted in Rulemaking (R.) 02-01-011 (implementation of DA suspension pursuant to Assembly Bill 1X), addressed in Decision (D.) 02-11-022, and most recently in D.03-07-030.
