MSW/jgo 6/20/2002

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) For Authority to, Among Other Things, Increase Its Authorized Revenues For Electric Service in 2003, And to Reflect That Increase in Rates.	Application 02-05-004 (Filed May 3, 2002)
Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into the Rates, Operations, Practices, Service and Facilities of Southern California Edison Company.	Investigation 02-06-002 (Filed June 6, 2002)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE'S RULING REQUESTING WRITTEN COMMENTS ON ENERGY DIVISION BRIEFING PAPER

By ruling issued on June 6, 2002, parties were provided with a copy of a briefing paper prepared by the Commission's Energy Division. The briefing paper discusses the potential scope of this consolidated proceeding and other matters pertaining to Southern California Edison Company's general rate case. In the June 6 ruling, Commissioner Wood stated his intent to consider Energy Division's analysis and recommendations in preparing the Scoping Memo for this proceeding.

Parties were asked to be prepared to raise at the June 13, 2002 prehearing conference any concerns or comments regarding the matters discussed therein, including implications for the procedural schedule. However, it appears that there was inadequate time for some parties to review the briefing paper prior to the prehearing conference. Moreover, the June 6 ruling was served using the preliminary service list for the proceeding, and some parties may not have had any opportunity to review the briefing paper prior to the prehearing conference. I will therefore provide parties an opportunity to submit written comments on the Energy Division briefing paper.

IT IS RULED that comments on the Energy Division briefing paper attached to this ruling may be filed and are due July 1, 2002.

Dated June 20, 2002, at San Francisco, California.

		/s/ MARK W. WETZELL
		Mark S. Wetzell Administrative Law Judge

Attachment

Energy Division Assessment