6. Category and Need for Hearings

In Resolution ALJ 176-3185, the Commission preliminarily determined that that the category for this proceeding is ratesetting and that there was no need for an evidentiary hearing. The Assigned Commissioner's Scoping Memo and Ruling issued on April 5, 2007, affirmed that the category for this proceeding is ratesetting, but reversed the preliminary determination that there was no need for an evidentiary hearing. As required by Rule 7.5, the full Commission in Resolution ALJ-201, issued on May 3, 2007, ratified the Assigned Commissioner's determination that an evidentiary was needed.