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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE	)	DOCKET NO. 01-AFC-12
LOS ESTEROS CRITICAL ENERGY	)	APPLICATION COMPLETE
FACILITY (LOS ESTEROS)	)	SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PRESIDING MEMBER'S PROPOSED
DECISION AND NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONFERENCE

I. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

The Committee assigned to the above-mention proceeding has released the Presiding Member's Proposed Decision (PMPD) for the Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility on May 30, 2002. Copies have been sent to the Proof of Service List, and are also available from the Commission's Publications Unit, 1516 9th Street, MS-13, Sacramento, CA 95814. You may telephone the Publications Unit at (916) 654-5200 and ask for Publication No. P800-02-003. The PMPD may also be viewed on the Commission Internet Web Site at:

www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/losesteros

Members of the public and interested governmental agencies may submit written comments on the PMPD. The public comment period ends on June 28, 2002. All comments must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 28, 2002 , by the Commission's Docket Unit, 1516 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Identify all comments with "Docket No. 01-AFC-12."

II. NOTICE OF CONFERENCE

The Committee will also hold a public Conference to receive comments on the PMPD as follows:

MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2002
Beginning at 9:00 a.m.
California Energy Commission
Hearing Room A
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, California
(Wheelchair Accessible)

OR

Via TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL:
Toll Free: 1-888-857-4891
Participant Pass Code: LOS ESTEROS
The Conference Leader is Major Williams

Applicant, Staff, and all other formal parties wishing to participate at this Conference must file written comments on the PMPD. These comments shall be served and filed no later than 3:00 p.m., June 28, 2002. 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.

For information concerning public participation, contact the Commission's Public Adviser, Roberta Mendonca, at (916) 654-4489 or, toll free, at (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 to participate at the Conference, contact Lourdes Quiroz (916) 654-.5146, at least five days prior to the Conference.

Technical questions should be directed to the Commission's Project Manager, Robert Worl, at (916) 651-8853, or email: rworl@energy.state.ca.us Questions of a legal or procedural nature should be addressed to Major Williams, Jr., the Hearing Officer, at (916) 654-3893, or email : mwilliam@energy.state.ca.us

Dated on May 29, 2002, at Sacramento California.

_____________________________ WILLIAM J. KEESE, Chairman Presiding Member Los Esteros AFC Committee

_____________________________ JAMES D. BOYD, Commissioner Associate Member Los Esteros AFC Committee