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Declaration of M. Kirk Johnson in Support of Motion for Authority to Incur Additional Miscellaneous Implementation Expenses
ML022610342
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 09/12/2002
From: Mary Johnson
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, Pacific Gas & Electric Co
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
References
01-30923 DM, 94-0742640
Download: ML022610342 (4)


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"NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION In re

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01-30923 DM PAC.IFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC, Chapter 1 lCase COMPANY, a California corporation-,ý.

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Federal I.D. No 94-0742640

-DECLARATION OFM. KIRK JOHNSON IN SUPPORT OFMOTION,,.

"FOR AUTHORITY TO INCUR ADDITIONAL.

".,MISCELLANEOUS IMPLEMENTATION EXPENSES

.-,,li M. Kirk Johnson, hereby declar:..

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[I have been employed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("PG&E'")

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-since 1980,land currently serve as the Director of. 'the Gas System Operations Department, CaliforniaGas Transmission Unit. i have held.$arious positions at PG&E in the'areas of engineering, operations maintenance and Icnistruction of natural gas facilities. I assumed my

-current position in-March'1998, 4which'includes responsibilityfor operations, planning and control, and information systems for California gas transmission services.

-This declaration is submitted in support of PG&E's.Motion for Authority to

-Incur Additional Miscellaneous Implemefntati6no Expenses (the "Motion"). Defined terms "u sed herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Motion.'I make this declaration based

".DECARATIONOF M. KIRK J 'O JAMES L LOPES (No. 63678)

JANET A. NEXON (No. 104747)

"JULIE B. LANDAU (No.462038)

HOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK&RABKIN, A Professional Corporation-Three Embarcadero Center, 7thFloor

,San Fraheisco, California, 94111-4065

.Teleph-onie" -415/434:1600,.

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415/217-5910 Attorneys for Debtor and Debtor in Possession PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY Os

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'f6r dpOdkiffihtely 80'6us&rýe'rý',ý;fio_ fio'ld ýudlioinj Facilities. CýQF? agreemimtsvith

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PG&E currently may offst:t-pr'4'y.t'ýn""e'ný't'ý"to'th6'qF-ýifif6ifferý- (for electricity piirchased from th&rfi) wim amotifits ue frbifi theqF cu t6hi (foiý 'is afid'electric iransmission services).

paymen6is-at:onsi&r'a'tion'in etenniniýgth6cf6ditývorthinegs'of these F'6us omers. ljpon sepir"aif" 1 front PG&5,- GTfaiiý will pribVide, gas, tr' smisk services io ilfe'O ciý16 blýi Will nbt buy ele6tridify from, therfi'and"ther'efotd riot

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--ve"Date")-iii-o'rd6r"T6?'OT'fiiiiito 6offim-eficeg-as tfa-iisim's"sion services tb these custoftier§ affier th6 PlýTýEkt6ýiWe'Ijgi'e-','I)G&E,'inten'& td, conduct-the'dedit evaluations i iri ffi e d i d t 6 1 a A ýr jýleiý tI I an"* is' lc"6'Aý 6d'in"6id-e'f'to'-aliýwsu-fli6iefittimetec6niýldteý,the I

evaluadtion prociýss, as well as ff6 draffin'ý aiid e xeciitiori bf dny iiedegsýýrýl dredit inkidnients, "in advýýCý oft'h-e PlanEffe6tive bate'.; PG&E is seeking, approva oýf-thi§Idk'pensen"'oW.to avoid any delay ift commencing 6ý W'6rk 1,iiiý ia idli, 'aftdr Pi6 con'firinatiom.', Iý'the event 1'_ ýhaitllie Pzla-n- is.'not i,ýdhf ir'ffied ih1:§1V6ik wiill _ý'6t be- ]ý'erfo tmied;^- PG&E has selected alý`

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I evaluations. IT& c0'9t foki'hisi' W`o'rk-*ill` be'- aýýioxi'M'iately $40-MO.,

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smission 15usmiýss ýnd'PG&E will'Ve ofie of iti ciistomers for gas -deliveries.,-, In o-fder to bi'i I

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"-designing d developithenew database willtake.apprpoi~ptqly three months.

Following completion of the database development, PG&E requiires additional time to allow, forptestigfthe databise in advance of the Plan Efft,4ye Date

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