8. Categorization and Need for Hearings

In Resolution ALJ 176-3192 dated May 24, 2007, the Commission preliminarily categorized this application as ratesetting, and preliminarily determined that hearings were not necessary. At the prehearing conference, it was determined that the parties agreed that no evidentiary hearings were needed, and therefore it is not necessary to alter the preliminary determinations made in Resolution ALJ 176-3192.