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`February 28, 2023
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`Power Generation
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`77 Beale Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
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`Mailing Address:
`Mail Code N11D
`P.O. Box 770000
`San Francisco, CA 94177
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`Via Electronic Submittal (E-file)
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`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
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`RE: Balch Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 175-CA
`Balch Afterbay Dam, NATDAM No. CA00336
`11th Part 12D Inspection – Recommendation 3
`Updated Plan and Schedule
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`ENCLOSURE CONTAINS CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
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`Dear Frank L. Blackett:
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`This letter presents Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) updated plan and schedule to
`address Recommendation 3 (R-3) from the 11th 5-year Part 12D safety inspection report
`(dated December 2019) for Balch Afterbay Dam, which is part of PG&E’s Balch Hydroelectric
`Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) No. 175. PG&E submitted the
`original plan and schedule to address R-3 to FERC on February 10, 2020. PG&E provided the
`most recent status update for R-3 to FERC in a letter dated September 15, 2021.
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`PG&E’s updated plan and schedule to further address the recommendation is enclosed with
`this letter for FERC’s review (Enclosure 1).
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`Should you have technical questions concerning this matter, please contact Juan Sanchez,
`dam safety engineer for PG&E, at (559) 396-9108. For general questions, please contact Erin
`Wick, license coordinator for PG&E, at (559) 203-4310.
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`Sincerely,
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`Andrew Fisher, P.E.
`Deputy Chief Dam Safety Engineer
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`Enclosure: CUI//CEII – DO NOT RELEASE
`1. Updated Plan and Schedule to Address Recommendation 3 from the 11th Part 12D Safety
`Inspection Report
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