HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.12.26 Board Correspondence - FW_ Request for Delay of Action_Extension of Time submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyFrom:Clerk of the Board
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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Request for Delay of Action/Extension of Time submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Date:Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:22:28 AM
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Subject: Request for Delay of Action/Extension of Time submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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On 3/11/2026, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:
Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Docket(s): P-619-000
Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Filing Type: Request for Delay of Action/Extension of Time
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits request for extension of time until 04/30/2027 to address Recommendations 6 and 7 from the 11th Part 12D Safety Inspection Report et al. re the Grizzly Forebay Dam of the
Bucks Creek Project under P-619.
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Power Generation
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 28209
Oakland, CA 94604
March 11, 2026
Via Electronic Submittal (E-File)
Frank L. Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Division of Dam Safety and Inspections
100 First Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105-3084
RE: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619-CA
Grizzly Forebay Dam, NATDAM No. CA00333
Extension of Time Request for Recommendations 6 and 7
11th Part 12D Safety Inspection Report
Extension of Time Request for Recommendation 1
12th Part 12D Comprehensive Assessment Report
ENCLOSURE CONTAINS CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
Dear Frank L. Blackett:
This letter presents Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) request for an extension of time to
address Recommendations 6 and 7 (20R6 and 20R7) from the 2020 Part 12D safety inspection report
(dated January 2021, revised January 2022), and Recommendation 1 (25R1) from the 2025 Part 12D
comprehensive assessment (dated October 2025) for Grizzly Forebay Dam, which is part of PG&E’s
Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) No. 619.
Included with PG&E’s extension of time request is a reasoned basis for the request, per Title 18 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, Section 12.40(d). PG&E submitted its original plan and schedule for
addressing the 20R6 and 20R7 in a letter to your office dated March 26, 2021, and provided its most
recent update regarding the recommendation on May 23, 2022. PG&E submitted its plan and
schedule for addressing the 25R1 in a letter to your office dated December 29, 2025.
The extension of time request and reason for the request are enclosed with this letter (Enclosure 1)
Should you have technical questions concerning this matter, please contact Ben Fontana, senior dam
safety engineer for PG&E, at (530) 762-9459. For general questions, please contact Holly Taylor,
senior license coordinator for PG&E, at (530) 789-7653.
Sincerely,
Robert O. Ellis, P.E., G.E.
Deputy Chief Dam Safety Engineer
Enclosure: CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
1. Extension of Time Request for Recommendations 6 and 7 from the 2020 Part 12D safety
inspection report, and Recommendation 1 from the 2025 Part 12D safety inspection report
cc: See Attached List
Document Accession #: 20260311-5246 Filed Date: 03/11/2026
Frank L. Blackett, P.E. Regional Engineer
March 11, 2026
Page 2
cc: via secure file transfer w/enclosure
Matt Buckman, Area 3 Field Engineer
Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams
Matthew.Buckman@water.ca.gov
Document Accession #: 20260311-5246 Filed Date: 03/11/2026
Document Content(s)
PGE20260311_619_Grizzly_20R6R7_25R1_EOT_Ltr.pdf...........................1
Document Accession #: 20260311-5246 Filed Date: 03/11/2026