ALJ/TOM/jt2 Agenda ID #5225

Ratesetting

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U 39 M), a California corporation, and Bay Point Venture One, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, for an Order Authorizing the Sale and Conveyance of Two Parcels of Land in Contra Costa County Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 851.

Application 05-01-026 (Filed January 27, 2005)

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

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

The draft decision of ALJ Prestidge has been made available at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/COMMENT_DECISION/52414.htm
on December 27, 2005. The draft decision Granting Approval Under Pub. Util. Code§ 851 and 853(b) for Conveyance of a Parcel of Land in Contra Costa County to Bay Point Venture One, LLC.

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 appear on the January 12, 2005 Commission's agenda. 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. The parties have agreed to shorten the comment period to 10 days. Comments are due on January 6, 2005. Reply comments, if any, are due by January 10, 2005 at noon. Electronic copies of comments should be sent to ALJ Prestidge at TOM@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 December 27, 2005, at San Francisco, California.

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