ALJ/CAB/sid Agenda ID #5087

Ratesetting

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking to Promote Policy and Program Coordination and Integration in Electric Utility Resource Planning.

Rulemaking 04-04-003 (Filed April 1, 2004)

To: ALL PARTIES OF RECORD IN THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED PROCEEDING

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

The draft decision of ALJ Carol Brown, previously designated as principal hearing officer" has been made available at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/COMMENT_DECISION/51011.htm
on November 9, 2005. Southern California Edison Company, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Independent Energy Producers filed petitions to modify Decision 04-12-048. This decision grants in part, and denies in part, the requested modifications.

Any recipient of this Notice of Availability who is not receiving service by electronic mail in this proceeding or who is unable to access the link to the Commission's web site given above may request a paper copy of the draft decision from the Commission's Central Files Office, at (415) 703-2045; fax number (415) 703-2263; e-mail cen@cpuc.ca.gov.

The draft decision will not appear on the Commission's agenda for at least 30 days after the date it is mailed. The Commission may act then, or it may postpone action until later.

When the Commission acts on the draft decision, it may adopt all or part of it as written, amend or modify it, or set it aside and prepare its own decision. Only when the Commission acts does the decision become binding on the parties.

Parties to the proceeding may file comments on the draft decision as provided in Article 19 of the Commission's "Rules of Practice and Procedure," accessible on the Commission's website at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/RULES PRAC PROC/44887.htm. Pursuant to Rule 77.3 opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages.

Comments must be filed with the Commission's Docket Office. Comments should be served on parties to this proceeding in accordance with Rules 2.3 and 2.3.1. Electronic copies of comments should be sent to ALJ Carol Brown at cab@cpuc.ca.gov. All parties must serve hard copies on the ALJ and the assigned Commissioner, and for that purpose I suggest hand delivery, overnight mail or other expeditious methods of service. The current service list for this proceeding is available on the Commission's web site, www.cpuc.ca.gov.

Dated November 9, 2005, at San Francisco, California.

		/s/ ANGELA K. MINKIN
		Angela K. Minkin, Chief Administrative Law Judge

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