8. Assignment of Proceeding
Loretta Lynch is the Assigned Commissioner and Meg Gottstein is the assigned ALJ in this proceeding.
1. The Letter Agreement between PG&E, WAPA, and Trans-Elect delineates the parties' rights and obligations with respect to the Path 15 Upgrade Project.
2. Under the Letter Agreement, PG&E will perform work necessary to interconnect a new 500 kV line owned and constructed by WAPA to PG&E's existing Los Banos and Gates substations.
3. The Commission is the lead agency under CEQA with respect to the environmental review of the project and preparation of the FSEIR.
4. The Commission has conducted an environmental review of the project pursuant to CEQA.
5. The FSEIR consists of the DSEIR, revised to incorporate comments received by the Commission from the proponent, agencies, and the public, and the responses to comments.
6. The FSEIR has been completed in accordance with CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15120 through 15132.
1. PG&E's motion to withdraw its Application 01-04-012 is reasonable, and appropriate for consideration under out discretional authority.
2. This proceeding on PG&E's conditional Application should be closed.
3. The notification procedures employed for this project meet the requirements of CEQA.
4. The processing of the DSEIR, and the FSEIR, in this proceeding comply with the requirements of CEQA.
5. The contents of the FSEIR comply with the requirements of CEQA and represent the Commission's independent judgment.
6. The FSEIR should be certified for the project in accordance with CEQA.
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report is certified as the Environmental Impact Report for the project which is the subject of this application and is certified for use by other agencies in considering subsequent approvals for the project, or for portions thereof.
2. Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Motion to Withdraw Application
01-04-012 is granted.
3. Application 01-04-012 is closed.
This order is effective today.
Dated , at San Francisco, California.
ATTACHMENT 1
LIST OF APPEARANCES
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Last updated on 08-APR-2003 by: LIL
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A0104012
Dennis W. De Cuir |
Scott Blaising |
Grant Kolling |
Lindsey How-Downing |
Barry R. Flynn
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Jeff Nahigian |
Roy And Rita Lompa |
Diane E. Pritchard |
Steve S. Rupp |
Mary Turley |
David M. Norris |
Keith Mc Crea |
(END OF ATTACHMENT 1)
ATTACHMENT 2
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ATTACHMENT 2
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
A. Application
ALJ Administrative Law Judge
CEC California Energy Commission
CDWR California Department of Water Resources
CPCN Certificate of Public Convenience
D. Decision
DWR Department of Water Resources
Exh. Exhibit
ETCs existing transmission contracts
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
I. Investigation
ISO Independent System Operator
kV kilovolt
LADWP Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
MSCG Morgan Stanley Capital Group
MW Megawatt
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NP15 north of Path 15
ORA Office of Ratepayer Advocates
PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company
PHC prehearing conference
RT Reporter's Transcript
RSI Residual Supply Index
SCE Southern California Edison
SP15 South of Path 15 zone
TANC Transmission Agency of Northern California
Trans-Elect Trans-Elect, Inc.
WAPA Western Area Power Administration
ZP26 Zone south of Path 15, but north of Path 26
(END OF ATTACHMENT 2)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that I have by mail this day served a true copy of the original attached Commissioner Peevey's Proposed Alternate Decision, on all parties of record in this proceeding or their attorneys of record.
Dated May 1, 2003, at San Francisco, California
/s/ Sally Cuaresma |
Sally Cuaresma |
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