BEFORE THE ENERGY RESOURCES
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT CIOMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR THE   )
INLAND EMPIRE ENERGY CENTER, LLC        )      DOCKET NO. 01-AFC-17
(IEEC)                                  )
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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE PRESIDING MEMBER'S
PROPOSED DECISION
AND NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONFERENCE
AND NOTICE OF COMMISSION HEARING

I. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

The Committee issued the Presiding Member's Proposed Decision (PMPD) for the Inland Empire Energy Center, LLC on November 14, 2003. Copies of the PMPD were sent to the Proof of Service List and are also available from the Energy Commission's Publications Unit, 1516 Ninth Street, MS-13, Sacramento, CA 95814. For a printed copy, call the Publications Unit at 916-654-5200 and ask for Publication No. P800-03-015. The PMPD may also be download from the Commission's Internet Web Site at: [www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/inlandempire/documents/].

Members of the public and governmental agencies may submit written comments on the PMPD. The public comment period ends December 15, 2003. Twelve copies of all comments must be received no later than 3 p.m. on December 15, 2003, by the Energy Commission's Docket Unit, MS-4, 1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Please identify all comments with "Docket No. 01-AFC- 17."

II. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ON THE PMPD

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Committee will conduct a public Conference to discuss comments on the PMPD as follows:

December 1, 2003
Beginning at 1 p.m.
Eastern Municipal Water District
Board Room
2270 Trumble Road
Perris, California 92570
[Wheelchair Accessible]

Applicant, Staff, and all other formal parties wishing to participate at the Conference must file written comments on the PMPD. Comments shall be served and filed no later than 3:00 p.m. on November 25, 2003. The comments shall also be sent by email to the parties and to the Hearing Officer. Members of the general public wishing to participate at this Conference are encouraged, but not required, to submit their written comments by the same date.

III. NOTICE OF COMMISSION HEARING

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Energy Commission will conduct a hearing on the PMPD at its regularly scheduled business meeting as follows:

WEDNESDAY, December 17, 2003
Beginning at 10 a.m.
First Floor Hearing Room A
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
[Wheelchair Accessible]

The purpose of the hearing is to consider whether the Energy Commission should adopt the PMPD. Members of the public are invited to participate and to offer comments on the PMPD at the hearing.

Information on Public Participation

For information concerning public participation at the Committee Conference and at the Commission hearing, contact the Commission's Public Adviser, Margret J. Kim, at 916-654-4489 or, toll free, at 1-800-822-6228; or e-mail: [pao@energy.state.ca.us].

Media inquiries should be directed to Claudia Chandler at 916-654-4989. If you require special accommodations, contact Lourdes Quiroz at 916-654-5146 prior to the Conference.

Technical questions should be directed to the Commission's Project Manager, Jim Bartridge at 916-651-8839, or email: [jbartridge@energy.state.ca.us]. Questions of a legal or procedural nature should be addressed to Kerry Willis, the Hearing Officer, at 916-654-3967, or email: [kwillis@energy.state.ca.us].

Schedule for Remainder of Proceedings

By Order of the Committee.
Dated November 14, 2003, at Sacramento, California.

ROBERT PERNELL, Commissioner
Presiding Committee Member
Inland Empire AFC Committee

JAMES D. BOYD
Commissioner and Associate Member
Inland Empire AFC Committee