Service List and Service of Documents

Now that appearances have been taken at the PHC, the service list is established for this proceeding and is attached as Appendix A. Individuals and companies on the Information Only portion of the service list who have provided their e-mail addresses request to receive filings by the active parties. Parties should accommodate this request.

The parties shall serve all testimony, workpapers, and other documents in a manner that will ensure immediate receipt. Testimony and other documents shall be served on the due date either personally or by e-mail. Workpapers shall be served personally, by e-mail, or by overnight mail to be received no later than the day following the due date. The Administrative Law Judge and Assigned Commissioner also must be served with all submissions in accordance with these requirements. Judge Bytof should be served, in hard copy, with all documents, including two copies of any document that is not filed, such as testimony. Judge Bytof may be e-mailed at LRB@cpuc.ca.gov.

Designation of Principal Hearing Officer

In a ratesetting proceeding, Rule 5(k)(2) defines the presiding officer as the principal hearing officer designated as such by the assigned Commissioner prior to the first hearing in the proceeding. As defined in Rule 5(l), principal hearing officer in a ratesetting proceeding means the assigned Commissioner or the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), if the assigned ALJ has been so designated by the assigned Commissioner. ALJ Linda R. Bytof is designated as the principal hearing officer. The provisions of Pub. Util. Code § 1701.3(a) apply.

Joint Statement

The parties shall meet and confer and shall jointly prepare a Joint Statement. The Joint Statement shall be filed by January 8, 2000 and shall contain the following:

1. Proposed witness schedule;

2. Cross-examination time estimates; and

3. Witness constraints, if any.