Motion Requesting Permission to File Reply Comments

The schedule in this proceeding currently calls for the interested parties to file comments on the respondents' Phase I proposals on March 23, 2004, and for the respondents to file replies to the interested parties' comments on April 6, 2004.

SCGC requests that interested parties, along with the respondents, be allowed to file replies to the comments that interested parties will be filing on March 23, 2004. SCGC states that it is common practice for the Commission to allow both the utilities and interested parties to file responses to the interested parties' opening comments. SCGC believes that the additional replies will provide the Commission with expanded views and information about the Phase I issues.

Providing interested parties, as well as the respondents, the opportunity to reply to another interested party's comments will provide the Commission with additional insight into the various Phase I issues. Accordingly, SCGC's motion requesting permission to allow interested parties, as well as the respondents, to file replies to the March 23, 2004 comments of interested parties, is granted. The respondents and interested parties may file replies on or before April 6, 2004 to the comments of interested parties that are to be filed on or before March 23, 2004.

Therefore, IT IS RULED that:

1. The February 20, 2004 motion of the Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy (RACE) to intervene in this proceeding is granted.

2. The March 9, 2004 motion of RACE to modify the schedule in this proceeding is denied.

3. The March 12, 2004 motion of the Southern California Generation Coalition seeking permission for interested parties to file reply comments is granted.

Any interested party, as well as the respondents, who desire to reply to the comments to be filed by interested parties on or before March 23, 2004, may do so by filing and serving their reply comments on or before April 6, 2004.

Dated March 18, 2004, at San Francisco, California.

		/s/ JOHN S. WONG
		John S. Wong Administrative Law Judge

		/s/ DAVID K. FUKUTOME
		David K. Fukutome Administrative Law Judge

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have by mail this day served a true copy of the original attached Administrative Law Judges' Ruling Regarding Various Motions on all parties of record in this proceeding or their attorneys of record. In addition, service was also performed by electronic mail.

Dated March 18, 2004, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ FANNIE SID

Fannie Sid

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