MP1/CAB/sid 12/2/2005

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking to Promote Policy and Program Coordination and Integration in Electric Utility Resource Planning.

Rulemaking 04-04-003 (Filed April 1, 2004)

ASSIGNED COMMISSIONER'S RULING

REGARDING NEXT STEPS IN PROCURMENT PROCEEDING

I. Background

The purpose of today's ruling is to provide respondents and interested parties an indication of the Commission's intention to close the existing procurement proceeding (Rulemaking (R.) 04-04-003) and commence new proceedings to handle future procurement related issues. This rulemaking will be closed in the near future, but the existing open proceeding will be used to begin work on some urgent issues, as described in this Assigned Commissioner's Ruling (ACR).

This ACR will:

· Review progress from the existing procurement proceeding and announce the Commission's intention to initiate new procurement related proceedings in the near future;

· Annunciate preliminary goals, priorities, and preliminary schedule for the upcoming long-term procurement plan (LTPP) proceeding(s) cycle;

· Announce workshops to commence work on the upcoming LTPP cycle;

· Invite parties to comment on the next LTPP cycle, as discussed in this ACR.