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`Pacific Gas and
`flectric Company
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`August 7, 2006
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`Mr. Takashi Yamashita, Regional Director
`Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
`901 Market Street, Room 350
`San Francisco, CA 94103
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`Re: Feather River Operations Inspections
`Transmission Line Information
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`Dear Mr. Yamashita:
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`245 Market Street
`San Fransiscu, o- 94705
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`Your July 13, 2006 letter concerning the 2006 operations inspections for the Rock Creek —
`Cresta and Bucks Creek Projects requested information on several transmission lines. These
`included not only the Bucks (FERC No. 619) and Rock Creek — Cresta (FERC no. 1962)
`projects but also several transmission line only licenses, including Woodleaf — Palermo TL
`(FERC No, 2281), French Meadows TL (FERC o, 2479) and Rollins TL FERC No. 2784).
`The attached table provides the transmission line information on these projects. The Rock
`Creek — Cresta Project has no transmission. The Pacific Gas and Electric Companypatrols
`transmission lines annually by air and performsa details inspection every five years.
`Vegetation is managed in compliance with California Public Resources Code 4293.
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`Sincerely,
`
`Bill Zemke
`Senior License Coordinator
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`Attachment
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`Mr. Takeshi Yamashita
`August 7, 2006
`Page 2
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`WEZemke (223-1646)(It ferc SFRO.doc)
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`File copy: Project 619, 026.1192
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`Attachment
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`FERC Questionnaire on Transmission Line Information
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`Forbestown
`Powerhouse”
`32,675°
`115 kV
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`3793°
`60 kV
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`[22,1007
`115 kv
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`7 K
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`anaka Junction
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`Bucks Switch 135
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`Drum-Grassvalley-
`Weimar 60 kV Junction
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`Bucks Creek Project
`Rollins Powerhouse
`Woodleaf-Palermo
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`FERCProject No. Tap FERC Project|FERC Project No. 619
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`2281
`No. 2784
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`Woodieaf-Kanaka Rollin Powerhouse Tap|Grizzly 115 kv Tap Line
`Transmission Line
`Name
`Junction & Forbestown
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`Tap
`Source Powerhouse
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`ROW Width
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`Termination Point
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`River
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`River
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` Public Use Area
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`"On May 16, 2000 FERCissued an Order Granting License Amendment and Revising Annual Charges [91
`FERC 962,111 (2000)] for the Woodleaf-Palermo Transmission Line. The portion of this line from Kanaka
`Junction to Palermo Substation was originally a project feature in Pacific Gas and Electric Company's
`Woodleaf-Palermo Minor Part License (FERC Project No. 2281-002) but is no longer considered a
`“primary transmission line.” On July 21, 2006, FERC issued an Order Amending License and Changing
`Project Name [116 FERC { 62, 057 (2006)} to Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction. An Application for a New
`License for the Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction transmissionline will be filed no later than March 31, 2007.
`? Woodleaf and Forbestown Powerhouses and Ponderosa Reservoir are Project features for FERC Project
`2088.
`3 Rollins Powerhouse is a Project feature for FERC Project 2266
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`T-L Data 2006.doc
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`French Meadows Transmission Line Project
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`Transmission Length|VoltageSource i Termination Crossings
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`Line Name|Powerhouse’|in Feet ‘of Point
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`Meadows Powerhouse|American River5,659’ 185°
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`American River
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`Ralston
`37,450’
`Powerhouse
`American River
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`Raison vaso’ |_|145"|Powsrhowe|amerizanRiver
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`Ralston Powerhouse|American River37,450°
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`Ralston- 188,245”|230 kVRalston Goldhill Highway 49,
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`Goldhill
`Substation
`Rubicon River,
`South Fork
`American River,
`Commercial Rafting
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`Ralston-Oxbow|Ralston 6,371 6OKV40"|Oxbow|Middle Fork
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`Junction
`American River
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`Oxbow- 27,185’|60kVOxbow Foresthill North Fork of the
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`Foresthill
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`Substation
`Middle Fork
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`“On May 16, 2000 FERC issued an Order Granting License Amendment and Revising Annual Charges [91
`FERC [62,112 (2000)] for the French Meadows Transmission Line. The Order amends the license deleting
`all transmission exceptfor the French Meadows 60 kV,the Ralston PH 230 kV tap and the Oxbow Ph 60
`kV tap. The order is effective when the Eldorado National Forest issues their land use authorization for the
`portion of these transmission lines located on National Forest System lands. The Eldorado National Forest
`has notissued their land use authorization.
`> Source powerhouses are project features for FERC Project 2079
`® The French Meadows 60 kV is a 60’ right of way. The Middle Fork-Ralston 230 kV, the Middle Fork-
`Ralston 60 kV and the French Meadows 60 kV occupya joint right of way 185’ in width, The Middle
`Fork-Raiston 230 kV and the Middle Fork-Ralston 60 kV occupya joint right of way 145’ in width, The
`Ralston-Goldhili 230 kV occupies a 100’ right of way. The Ralston-Oxbow 60 kV occupies a 40° right of
`way and the Oxbow-Foresthill 60 kV occupies a 40° right of way on National Forest system lands and a 60°
`right of way on private lands.
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`T-L Data 2006.doc
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