VII. Category of Proceeding

The Commission preliminarily determined that this is a quasi-legislative proceeding for which no hearings are likely to be required, but reserved the right to hold hearings in the proceeding after we received comments. The Commission invited objections to its initial categorization. No party has expressed any objection. This ruling confirms that the proceeding is quasi-legislative. Based on the comments, we find that hearings are necessary on the issues described above.