Categorization and Need for Hearings

Notice of the filing of the application appeared in the Commission's Daily Calendar on February 17, 2006. In Resolution ALJ 176-3167 dated February 16, 2006, the Commission preliminarily categorized this application as ratesetting, and preliminarily determined that hearings were not necessary. A response was received, but it did not oppose granting the requested relief. There is no apparent reason why the application should not be granted. Given these developments, a public hearing is not necessary, and it is not necessary to disturb the preliminary determinations.