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Home My WebLink About8.4.22 Board Correspondence - FW_ Compliance Directives issued in FERC P-137-000,et al. (2) From:Paulsen, Shaina To:BOS Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Compliance Directives issued in FERC P-137-000,et al. Date:Thursday, August 4, 2022 12:10:47 PM Please see Board Correspondence below. Shaina Paulsen Associate Clerk of The Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 -----Original Message----- From: 'FERC eSubscription' <eSubscription@ferc.gov> Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 12:06 PM Subject: Compliance Directives issued in FERC P-137-000,et al. .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. On 8/4/2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C., issued this document: Docket(s): P-137-000 P-233-000 P-619-000 P-803-000 P-1121-000 P-1962-000 P-2105-000 P-2106-000 P-2687-000 Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Filing Type: Compliance Directives Description: Letter discussing the Emergency Action Plan training available on September 27-28, 2022 for the Exercise Design Course. 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Comments and Suggestions can be sent to this email address: mailto:FERCOnlineSupport@Ferc.gov FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Energy Projects Division of Dam Safety and Inspections San Francisco Regional Office 100 First Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, CA 94105-3084 (415) 369-3300 Office (415) 369-3322 Facsimile August 4, 2022 In reply refer to: Project Nos. 137, 233, 619, 803, 1121, 1962, 2105, 2106, 2687-CA Mr. Jan Nimick, Vice President Pacific Gas and Electric Company Mail Code N11E PO Box 770000 San Francisco, CA 94177-0001 Dear Mr. Nimick: Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) are an integral part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's dam safety program. Since all parties involved during an emergency must understand roles to successfully implement an EAP, periodically a comprehensive test with State and local emergency preparedness agency participation is necessary. You have been selected to conduct a comprehensive test of the EAP in 2023 for the projects listed in the Enclosure. You are requested to conduct a test known as a functional exercise. This type of exercise involves gathering representatives and having them "act out" their responsibilities for a simulated emergency in a stressful environment with time constraints. The purpose of the exercise is to test the EAP, ensure the local agencies understand the inundation maps and other information available in the EAP, observe the actions your personnel and the agencies take during a simulated emergency, and discuss possible changes to the EAP to improve its effectiveness. It will be necessary to coordinate with the appropriate emergency preparedness agencies to develop and schedule the exercise. You will need to develop a number of injects that will be distributed during the exercise to obtain responses from the participants. The injects should elicit responses showing the level of understanding of role in an actual emergency. - 2 - We have developed an "EAP Exercise Design Course" to discuss exercise requirements and the design process. The course covers the FERC requirements of a comprehensive EAP exercise and the steps required to develop, conduct, evaluate, and follow-up an effective exercise. We will present the 2-day EAP Exercise Design Course in Saint Paul, MN on September 27-28, 2022. Class size will be limited to approximately 50 participants and will be filled on a "first come first served" basis. We recommend you register early. Prior to making hotel reservations, please visit: 2022 Two-Day Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Exercise Design Course (Saint Paul, Minnesota) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (ferc.gov) to register for the course. There you will find detailed hotel information, including course dates, room costs, group rate cut-off date, and telephone numbers. A copy of the course agenda is also included. You should plan on staying for two full days for the course when making your reservations. Complete details are also included in this letter for your use. In addition to the course, you should consider attending one or more functional exercises held by other licensees as they provide practical training on how an exercise is conducted. A schedule of upcoming exercises will be provided at the course. We strongly suggest that you or your staff avail yourselves of these opportunities. Within ninety days after the date of the course you should provide an estimated date for conducting your functional exercise to this office. The exercise should be scheduled prior to September 30, 2023. If you have any questions or need additional information about functional exercises, you may call me at (415) 369-3318. Sincerely, Frank L. Blackett, P.E. Regional Engineer Enclosure HOTEL INFORMATION FOR FERC EAP EXERCISE DESIGN COURSE SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA DATE : September 27-28, 2022 TIME : 8:00 am to 5:00 pm LOCATION : Saint Paul, MN HOTEL : Drury Plaza Hotel th 175 10 Street E. Saint Paul, MN 55101 RESERVATIONS : 1-800-325-0720 refer to Group Number 10025653 GROUP RATE : $119.00 per night + tax NOTE: MENTION FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION RATE CUT OFF DATE : August 25, 2022 1 of 5 AGENDA EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN EXERCISE DESIGN COURSE Day One TAB REGISTRATION 8:00 - 8:15 REGISTRATION INTRODUCTION 1 8:15 - 8:45 INTRODUCTIONS AND COURSE OVERVIEW 2 8:45 - 9:05 REVIEW OF FERC EAP PROGRAM 3 9:05 - 9:15 PROCEDURES FOR FERC STAFF 9:15 - 9:30 BREAK EAP EXERCISE PROGRAM - OVERVIEW AND REQUIREMENTS 4 9:30 - 10:30 FERC EAP EXERCISE PROGRAM - 5 TYPES OF EXERCISE 5 SEMINAR 6 DRILL 7 TABLETOP EXERCISE 8 FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE 9 FULL SCALE EXERCISE 10 10:30 - 10:45 COMPREHENSIVE EAP EXERCISE 10:45 - 11:00 BREAK 11 11:00 - 11:15 COORDINATION 2 of 5 AGENDA EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN EXERCISE DESIGN COURSE DAY ONE (CONTINUED) TAB 12 11:15 - 11:30 HOW EMAS OPERATE 13 11:30 - 11:45 HOW DAM SAFETY EMERGENCIES ARE HANDLED 11:45-1:00 LUNCH TABLETOP EXERCISE: MOCK DAM 14 1:00 - 2:15 ASSIGNMENT OF ROLES, ORIENTATION AND TABLETOP EXERCISE 2:15 - 2:30 BREAK EXERCISE PROCESS - DETAILS FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION 15 2:30 - 2:45 EXERCISE CONSIDERATIONS 16 2:45 3:15 LICENSEE PERSPECTIVE - PART I - GROUNDWORK 3:15 - 3:30 BREAK 17 3:30-3:45 12-STEP EXERCISE DESIGN PROCESS-OVERVIEW 18 3:45-4:30 EXERCISE PROCESS: DESIGN PHASE STEP 1: SCOPE STEP 2: OBJECTIVES STEP 3: SCENARIO STEP 4: MSEL STEP 5: EXPECTED ACTIONS 19 4:30-5:00 LESSONS LEARNED FROM EAP ACTIVATIONS 3 of 5 AGENDA EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN EXERCISE DESIGN COURSE DAY TWO TAB 8:15 - 8:30 REVIEW AND QUESTIONS EXERCISE PROCESS CONTINUED 18 8:30 - 9:00 EXERCISE PROCESS: DESIGN PHASE (CONTINUED) STEP 6: INJECTS 20 9:00 - 9:30 LICENSEE PERSPECTIVE - PART II - DEVELOPMENT 9:30 - 9:45 BREAK 21 9:45 - 10:00 EXERCISE PROCESS: CONDUCT PHASE STEP 7: SETUP STEP 8: BRIEFINGS STEP 9: PLAY 22 10:00 - 10:15 EXERCISE PROCESS: EVALUATION PHASE STEP 10: HOTWASH STEP 11: DEBRIEF 23 10:15 - 10:20 EXERCISE PROCESS: IMPROVEMENT PHASE STEP 12: WRITTEN EVALUATION 24 10:20 10:30 EXERCISING SECURITY PLANS 10:30 10:45 BREAK 25 10:45 11:15 LICENSEE PERSPECTIVE - PART III - CONDUCT AND FOLLOW-UP FERC EXPERIENCE 26 11:15 - 11:30 LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS EXERCISES 4 of 5 AGENDA EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN EXERCISE DESIGN COURSE DAY TWO (CONTINUED) TAB 27 11:30 - 11:45 SOURCES OF INFORMATION 11:45 1:00 LUNCH FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE: MOCK DAM 28 1:00 - 1:45 EXERCISE OVERVIEW, ORGANIZATION AND INSTRUCTIONS 1:45 - 3:30 EXERCISE ACTIVITY 3:30 - 3:45 BREAK 3:45 - 4:30 EXERCISE EVALUATION AND HOTWASH 4:30 - 4:45 QUESTIONS 29 4:45 - 5:00 COURSE EVALUATIONS 5 of 5 Projects Requiring EAP Functional Exercise in 2023 Enclosure Project NumberProject Name 137 Mokelumne River 233 Pit No. 3, 4, and 5 619 Bucks Creek 803 De Sabla-Centerville 1121 Battle Creek 1962 Rock Creek-Cresta 2105 Upper North Fork Feather River 2106 McCloud-Pit 2687 Pit No. 1 1 of 1