any 2017 COLA the Commission may adopt (the IComp webpage did Commission’s not provide COLA information for 2017). D. CPUC Disallowances and Adjustments: Item Reason Sierra Club requests 4.5 hours for the preparation of the intervenor compensation Claim claim. We note several deficiencies in Sierra claim, including Rule 17.4(b) Club’s Preparation compliance issues (several tasks combined in one time record entry and travel time not recorded appropriately). To reflect our findings, we reduce the requested hours by 15%, as follows: Vespa 0.68 hour. – Additionally, we do not compensate for 11/22/17 0.4 hour for reviewing final – decision and identifying Sierra contribution as it is clerical in nature. Club’s Travel Hours The Commission awards fees and expenses for reasonable travel time but disallows compensation for time and expenses incurred In D.1011032, during “routine travel.” the Commission further defined as travel that occurs with a one-way “routine travel” travel distance of 120 miles or less for attorneys, consultants and other experts participating in Commission matters. Travel time and expenses occurring within this parameter is considered to be in nature and non-compensable. Travel hours “routine” requested by Vespa fall within the time and costs. We disallow 1.75 “routine travel” hours of travel time requested by Vespa. Miscellaneous The Commission does not compensate attorneys for work that is clerical in nature; as such work has been factored into the established rates. The following are disallowed from claim as clerical: Vespa’s 9/23/16 0.57 hour for sending a data request – 10/11/16 0.37 hour for sending second set of data requests – 10/12/16 0.45 hour sending third data request – 10/19/16 1.18 for sending fifth data request – 12/1/16 0.50 for preparing motion for confidential filing – 4/12/17 0.47 for taking notes – 4/27/17 0.93 hour for preparing opening PD comments for filing – 5/2/17 0.13 for filing reply comments – Total 2016 Disallowances: 3.06 hours Total 2017 Disallowances: 1.53 hours PART IV: OPPOSITIONS AND COMMENTS A. Opposition: Did any party oppose the Claim? No
any 2017 COLA the Commission may adopt (the Commission’s IComp webpage did not provide COLA information for 2017). D. CPUC Disallowances and Adjustments: Item Reason Claim Preparation Sierra Club requests 4.5 hours for the preparation of the intervenor compensation claim. We note several deficiencies in Sierra Club’s claim, including Rule 17.4(b) compliance issues (several tasks combined in one time record entry and travel time not recorded appropriately). To reflect our findings, we reduce the requested hours by 15%, as follows: Vespa – 0.68 hour. Additionally, we do not compensate for 11/22/17 – 0.4 hour for reviewing final decision and identifying Sierra Club’s contribution as it is clerical in nature. Travel Hours The Commission awards fees and expenses for reasonable travel time but disallows compensation for time and expenses incurred during “routine travel.” In D.1011032, the Commission further defined “routine travel” as travel that occurs with a one-way travel distance of 120 miles or less for attorneys, consultants and other experts participating in Commission matters. Travel time and expenses occurring within this parameter is considered to be “routine” in nature and non-compensable. Travel hours requested by Vespa fall within the “routine travel” time and costs. We disallow 1.75 hours of travel time requested by Vespa. Miscellaneous The Commission does not compensate attorneys for work that is clerical in nature; as such work has been factored into the established rates. The following are disallowed from Vespa’s claim as clerical: 9/23/16 – 0.57 hour for sending a data request 10/11/16 – 0.37 hour for sending second set of data requests 10/12/16 – 0.45 hour sending third data request 10/19/16 – 1.18 for sending fifth data request 12/1/16 – 0.50 for preparing motion for confidential filing 4/12/17 – 0.47 for taking notes 4/27/17 – 0.93 hour for preparing opening PD comments for filing 5/2/17 – 0.13 for filing reply comments Total 2016 Disallowances: 3.06 hours Total 2017 Disallowances: 1.53 hours PART IV: OPPOSITIONS AND COMMENTS A. Opposition: Did any party oppose the Claim? No
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