Comments on Proposed Alternate Decision

The proposed alternate decision of President Peevey in this matter was mailed to the parties on August 8, 2006 in accordance with Pub. Util. Code § 311(d) and Rule 77.1 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure. Comments were filed on August 28, 2006 and reply comments were filed five days later. Comments were received from Clearwater Port LLC, Southwest Gas Corporation, Kern River Gas Transmission Company, Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Company, SoCalGas / SDG&E, South Coast Air Quality Management District, SES Terminal LLC, Calpine, Shell Trading Gas and Power, SCE, DRA, El Paso Natural Gas Company, PG&E, Southern California Generation Coalition, Indicated Producers, Transwestern Pipeline Company, BHP Billiton, and Sempra LNG. Reply comments were received from SoCalGas / SDG&E, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Shell Trading Gas and Power, SCE, DRA, PG&E, Indicated Producers, BHP Billiton and Sempra LNG. To the extent changes were necessary as a result of the filed comments, they were made in the body of this order.