Peevey Comment Dec. Amending General Order 156 and Calling for Workshops

III. Greenlining/LIF's Petition

On October 28, 2002, Greenlining/LIF filed a petition for rulemaking pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 1708.5 to amend GO 156.⁴ Greenlining/LIF proposed to amend GO 156 to eliminate the currently allowed exclusions from the base of procurement dollars the utilities use to establish the monetary value of the WMDVBE procurement goals. Greenlining/LIF also proposed that the Commission require the utilities to standardize their WMDVBE reporting and verification.

⁴ Section 1708.5 authorizes "interested persons to petition the commission to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation." The Commission is then to consider the petition and, within six months, either deny the petition or institute a proceeding to adopt, repeal, or amend the regulation.