Category of Proceeding and Need for Hearing

The Commission preliminarily categorized this matter as an adjudicatory proceeding expected to go to hearing. The OII also advised that this categorization is appealable under the procedures in Rule 6.4. No party has filed a timely appeal. This ruling confirms this case as an adjudication scheduled for hearing. The Commission will hold the scheduled Phase I hearings, listed below, in its San Francisco office, 505 Van Ness Avenue, California, starting at 10:00 a.m. on October 24, 2001.