Brown Econome Ruling Scoping Memo and Ruling of Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge

GFB,JJJ/tcg 3/11/2002

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion to Evaluate Existing Practices and Policies for Processing Offset Rate Increases and Balancing Accounts in the Water Industry to Decide Whether New Processes are Needed

Rulemaking 01-12-009

(December 11, 2001)

SCOPING MEMO AND RULING
OF ASSIGNED COMMISSIONER AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE

1. Summary

This ruling and scoping memo confirms the categorization and scope set forth in the Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR). Also, per the OIR, hearings are not necessary. However, we schedule a workshop and otherwise modify the schedule from that set forth in the OIR.