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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - April 20, 1983 (49)S_11,.000pzv_1 ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATION& • TO THE COMMISSION CALIFORNIA STATIC WILOIMS SAN FRANCISCO. CAL/FOIINIA 0410E .."014. &I &s,. 0346 �uhlir �(iilitiPB alummi��#��PR t t A� & 50 STATE OF CALIFORNIA g. 5N *091 April 7, 1983Y N6 V f f V7 LULM 8 CONCERNING INSURANCE, SAFETY, AND ROUTE REGULATION OF ROUND-TRIP SIGHTSEEING TOUR SERVICES Effective immediately, the Commission is no longer regulating round-trip sightseeing tour operators. This means the Commission will no longer issue licenses, set rates and routes, or monitor the insurance and safety of round-trip sightseeing tour operators. On February 10, 1983, the California Supreme Court denied a writ of review of the Commission's Decision 82-09-087. A petition; for reconsideration was then filed by Orange Coast Sightseeing Company. --The Court denied rehearing on March 10 and the Commission's decision is now final. The staff ie now drafting orders for Commission review that will revoke the authorities that have been issued by the Commission for round-trip sightseeing tour services. Operators of round-trip sightseeing tour service will no longer be required to comply with the Commission's General Order 101. This order requires minimum amounts of insurance for all passenger stage corporations. However, the State Vehicle Code was amended in 1981 to require owners of commercial vehicles designed to carry 16 or more persons to maintain insurance in the amounts required by the Department of Motor Vehicles. This must be equal to the amounts prescribed by the Commission for operators of for -hire vehicles (Vehicle Code Section 16500.5(2) (c)). We will seek legislation to remove the 16 -passenger limitation to provide for adequate insurance protection for the public regardless of the size of vehicle utilized. April 7, 1983 Page 2� The regulation of the safety of vehicles used for round-trip sightseeing tour services remains, as before, the primary responsibility of the California Highway Patrol. Should you have any questions on this subject please contact Bill well, Principal of our Passenger Operations Branch at (415) 557-0346. Ver truly ur S J EPH E. BODOVITZ Executive Secretary A EXHIBIT E PAGE 1 OF 3 Pac�tf TbkVhom ail Market Street San FranCl%Co, California 94111 To Mobile Telephone Service Customers and Interested Parties: The California Public Utilities Commission, by its Decision No, 82-05-013, dated May 4, 1962, directed Pacific to amend its application for mobile telephone service rates. In compliance with this order on April 1, 19831, Pacific filed an amended application to make permanent previously authorized rates that became effective when your service was converted to dial improved mobile telephone service. A copy of those rates is attached. A copy of the amended application and related exhibits will be furnisheduuppon written request directed to R. B. Roche, 140 New Montgomery Street, Room 171 8, San Francisco, California, 941/5. In the event you desire to make inquiries or comments concerning this filing (including a request to receive notice of the date, time and place of any hearings on the application), you are required to make them in writing to the Commission. The addresses for the California.Publie Utilities Commission are: EXHIBIT E Page 2 of 3 MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE - CAL.P.U.C. 41-T RATES 8 Service Rates and Charges (1) The monthly rate per mobile telephone which includes one directory listing is as follows: Basic Services USOC Rate per Month 35 MHz 7MVG3 $25.00 150 MHz 7MVG1 25.00 450 MHz 7WG4 17.00 (2) Radio link charges are based on air time as defined in air time definition below, and apply as follows: Charges On -Peak Off -Peak 77 lat minutes of air time or fraction $0.50 $0.49 Next 4 minutes of air time, per min. or fraction .70 .45 Over 5 minutes of air time, per min. or fraction 1.05 .55 *On -Peak charges apply 8:00 a.m. to, but not including, 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except Holidays. ' **Off -Peak charges apply 8:00 p.m. to, but not including, 8:00 a.m4 Monday through Friday plus Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Air Time Definition Air time for manual service applies to the timing of messages (completed calls) and starts after tho operator determines and records the number of the calling party and the called number, and advances the call. Timing stops when the circuit is released by the non-mobile paarty,, or- on a mobile -to -mobile call, by the operator. Air time for dial (IMTS) service applies to the timing of messages (completed calls) and starts when the channel is seized by the calling party, or by the operator when operator assistance is required, and stops when the first party or the operator disconnects. 'j EXHIBIT E Page 3 of 3 (3) In addition to the radio link charges, the following surcharges as shown in Schedule Cal.P.U.C. No. 53-T apply: Dial Credit Operator Operator Card Station Station Person Manual 3S MHz X No Charge X Dial IMTS 150 and 450 MHz X X X (4) Holidays New Years Day, January 1 Washington's Birthday Independence Day, July 4 Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day, December 25 (5) Where the message is between two mobile telephones, the rate for each minute or fraction thereof of radio link charge applies to each mobile telephone. (6) In addition to the charges shown above, an additional message charge may be applicable for messages to or frcm a mobile telephone. For rating purposes, a mobile telephone is considered measured service (without allowance) in'measured 'service exchanges and as flat rate service in flat rate .exchanoose The message charges which may be applicable ars shown asp` appropriate, in one of the following tariffs: Schedule Cal.P:U.C. No. 4-T, Rates showing Flat and Measured Rate Service Exchanges. Schedule Cal.P.U.C. No. 6-T, Section II, hates (2) for Zone Usage Measurement Service showing zone Calling Unit Rates. Schedule Cal.P.U.C. No. 53-T, I. Rates 4.b. Rates. (7) A service connection charge of $35.00 applies for each. service provided. 0/ PACIFIC QAS AND 3ELECTRICCCOMPANY 1" tom.: ►: Rtrtw w►�eMt« 11� i� 3 77 REALE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA �10 R ' TEIONONE 415) 781-4211 P. 0. BOX 7442. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA 94WMEWKK(415) $43-7813 i:.i t I cum F_ "' CTY 61= Lim April 6, 1983 TO: THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS, AND INTERESTED PARTIES Pacific G, -%s and Electric Company has filed Application No. 83 04 19 in which it requests authority from the. California Public Utilities Commission to increase electric rates, effec- tive August 1, 1983, by approximately $552 million on an annual- ized basis. This request assumes that the Counission will re- duce electric rates by over $200 million as proposed by the Commission's Staff in PGandE's Application No. 83 01 61. If the Commission, hct;ever, adopts PGandE•s proposal in that proceeding to maintain electric rates at their present level, then the increase presently requested by PGandE will be reduced to approximately $270 million. The proposal to increase total electric rates by $552. million is comprised of a request to: (1) increase electric rates by approximately $568 million under its Energy `Coit Adjustment Clause (ECAC), (2) decrease electric -rates by. approximately $33 million to reflect the amortisation of,the estimated July 31, 1983, balance in the Eleetric:Revenue' Adjustment Mechanism (BRAN) accountf and (3) increase electric rates recovered through the Annual Energy Rate (AER) by approx- imately $18 million. As stated previously, if in Application No. 83 01 611, the Caamissivn adopts PGandE's position not to change ECAC and BRAN rates, the overall requested increase is reduced to approxi- mately $270 million. The ECAC increase under this proposal is reduced to $326 million and the request for an BRAN decrease will be increased to $73 million. The requested increase for the AER will remain $18 million. hoz the 12 -month period beginning August 1, 1983, the requested rate adjustments will each increase PGandE''s electric revenues by about 7.2 percent above the level generated by electric rates in effect as of February 6, 1983. n TO: The State, County and City Officials April S. 1983 REs Notice of Filing - Application No. 83 04 19 Page 2 The requested revisions to the ECAC, FRAM, and AER rates will not raise PGandE's Electric Department rate of return above the level last found reasonable for PGandE's Electric Department by the California Public Utilities Commission. The State, the counties, the municipal corporations, and other parties interested in the above-mentioned filing will be furnished a copy of Application No. 83 04 19, with related exhibits, upon written request made to PGandE, 77 Beale Street, P. O. Box 7442, -San Francisco, California 94120, Attentions Peter W. Hanschen. This notice is given in accordance with Rule 24 of the revised Rules of Practice and Procedure of the California Public Utilities Commission. 4 Very truly yours, PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY By ETER W. RECEIVED so PAC I B' 10 C#AS AND E Z.W&krkf& 160 M PAN'Y ipawizi 77 •SALE STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, MUIA' TELE'MONE (419) 7 01.4211 Jim P.0. •OX 7442. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFW* TELECO►IEIt (415) 547.7413 Pft OF April 4, .e*sw r..N�eMaM ri 2351 TO: TBS STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS, AND INTERESTED PARTIES Pacific Gas and Electric Company (P-GandE) has filed Application No. 83-03-85 with the California Public Utilities Commission requesting ex parte auth- ority to establish immediately a gas and an electric expense accumulation account to record the additional expenses PGandE will accrue in 1983 to pay additional franchise fees to the city of San Jose. San Jose was awarded the increase in franchise fees in an arbitration proceeding. This application does not request a present increase in rates. Bowever, if the requested relief in this application is granted, PGanda will subsequently request that gas and electric rates be increased to reflect.the payment of these additional z:.anchise fees to San Jose. Any such request to increaa* gas and electric rates would be to increase them each by less than one.percent (14). Authorisation of PGandZ1s request will not increwse the rate of return above -the level which the Commission last found just and reasonable for PGandE•s Electric and Gas Departments. The State, the counties, the municipal corporations, and other parties interested in ths.above-mentioned- filing will be furnished a copy of Application No. 83 03-85 with related exhibits, upon written request made to PGandE, 77 -Beale Street, P. O. Box 7442, San Francisco# California 94120, Attention: Peter W. Banschen This notice is given in accordance with Rule 24 of the revised Rules of Practice and P-ocedure of the California Public Utilities Comd ssion. very truly yours, 0 0 RECEIVED PAC I F' i C GFAS ANS E LE C T R�� '� �ii[�3a.NY 77 •IAL! STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA 94:&TRE S) 7S1.421I P. 0. •O% 7442. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA 94120 WTII� 3) 543.7013 C 1' Y tF L t April 4, 1983 TOt TSE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS, AND INTEEssm PARTIES Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGandE) has filed Application No. 83-03-84 with the California Public Utilities Commission requesting ex parte authority to increase its electric base rates by approximately $22 million as of May 1, 1983, to reflect the commercial operation of Kerckhoff 2 Hydroelectric Project (Kerckhof.f 2). PGandE addi- tionally requested authority to decrease electric rates under the Energy Cost Adjustment.Clause (ECAC) by approximately $22 million to pass through the 1983 fuel savings associated with Kerckhoff 2's commercial operation. The requested ECAC decrease will offset the base rate increases as a result, these proposed adjustments will -not change the effective electric rates. Kerckh4ff 2 is an underground hydroelectric project which will provide approximately 140,000 kilowatts. The Kerckhoff 2 plantoriginally was planned to go into operation in late 1983. However, the commercial operation date has been advanced to May 1, 1983, enabling PGandE toreducethe total cost of the project and to maximise the opportunity to utilise this year's excellent hydro conditions. The proposed base rate increase would allow recovery of the costs of owning, operating, and maintaining Kerckhoff 2 for the period May 1 through December 31, 1983. By operating Karckhoff 2 during this period, PGandE will lower fuel expenses by displacing more expensive sources of power. These savings are requested to be passed through to the ratepayers by decreasing ECAC rates. The proposed rate adjustments will not raise PGandE's Electric Department rate of return above the level last found reasonable for PGandE's Electric Department by the California Public -Utilities Commission. April 41 1983 The Stag, County and City Officials and Interested Parties Page 2 The Stag, the counties, the municipal corpor- ations, and other parties interested in the above- mentioned filing will be furnished a copy of Appli- cation No. 83-03-84 with related exhibits, upon written request made to PGandE, 77 Beals Street, P. O. Boit 7442, San trancisco, California 94120, Attentiont Peter K. Hanschen. This notice is given in accordance with Rule 24 of the revised Rules of Practice and Procedure of the California Public Utilities Commission. Very truly yours, PACI?IC GAS AND SLBCTRIC COMPANY a