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Subject:BOS Correspondence - FW: FERC Correspondence With Government Agencies issued in FERC P-619-000
Date:Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:36:30 AM
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Amy Schuman
Associate Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
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On 1/28/2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document:
Docket(s): P-619-000
Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Filing Type: FERC Correspondence With Government Agencies
Description: Letter to California State Historic Perseveration Office discussing the designation of non-federal representative for section 106
consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act for the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project under P-619.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS
Project No. 619—California
Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
January 28, 2021
VIA USPS First Class Mail
Ms. Julianne Polanco
California State Historic Preservation Office
rd
1725 23 Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95816
Subject: Designation of non-federal representative for section 106 consultation under the
National Historic Preservation Act
Dear Ms. Polanco:
On January 4, 2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), licensee for the
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Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 619, requested designation as the Commission’s
non-federal representative for the purpose of consultation with the California State
Historic Preservation Office (California SHPO) pursuant to section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The Bucks Creek Project is located on the North
Fork Feather River and Bucks and Grizzly creeks in Plumas County, California. The
project occupies federal lands within the Plumas National Forest administered by the U.S.
Forest Service.
PG&E requests designation in support of activities to address access and safety
issues at the Grizzly Forebay Dam. PG&E has identified several issues at Grizzly
Forebay Dam that it has determined need to be addressed to improve access and safety
for operations and maintenance personnel, dam safety inspectors, survey personnel and to
improve general safety. In order to address the needs for improved access and safety at
Grizzly Forebay Dam, PG&E has determined that consultation with your office will be
required.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 52 FPC 1898 (1974).
Project No. 619 - 2 -
By this letter, we designate PG&Eas our non-federal representative for the
purpose of conducting consultation with the California SHPO, appropriate Indian tribes,
and other consulting parties pursuant to the regulations at 36 C.F.R. §800.2(c)(4)
implementing section 106 of the NHPA. As our non-federal representative, the licensee
can perform tasks in support of our compliance with section 106. Such tasks may
include, for example: performing cultural resource surveys and studies, determining
areas of potential effect, identifying eligible properties, determining any adverse effects
to those properties, proposing mitigation to address adverse effects if needed, and
developing a draft Memorandum of Agreement in order to memorialize any proposed
mitigation. However, the Commission remains ultimately responsible for all findings and
determinations made pursuant to section 106.
We appreciate your assistance with section 106 consultation regarding this
amendment application. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact
Elizabeth Moats at (202) 502-6632 or Elizabeth.OsierMoats@ferc.gov.
Sincerely,
Kim A. Nguyen, Chief
Environmental and Project Review Branch
Division of Hydropower Administration and
Compliance
cc:
FERC Service
Elisabeth Rossi
Hydro Licensing Supervisor
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Mail Code N11D
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, CA 94177