5. Compliance with § 1701.5

This is a ratesetting proceeding. As such, the Commission is required by § 1701.5 to resolve all issues identified in the scoping memo within 18 months from the date the scoping memo was issued. The assigned Commissioner issued his Ruling and Scoping Memo on February 3, 2006. Today's Opinion resolves all remaining issues set forth in the assigned Commissioner's Ruling and Scoping Memo and within the 18-month period mandated by § 1701.5. However, this proceeding cannot be closed at this time because of two pending applications to rehear D.07-03-044 that were timely filed on April 20, 2007.