ML022820573

Motion to Intervene of the Northern California Power Agency

ML022820573
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	09/18/2002
From:	Meiser M Northern California Power Agency, Spiegel & McDiarmid
To:	Catterson C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
References
02-72735
Download: ML022820573 (9)

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September 18, 2002 Via Overnight Courier Cathy A. Catterson, Clerk United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 95 Seventh Street San Francisco, CA 94103-1526 Re:

California Public Utilities Commission and County of San Luis Obispo v. US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Case No. 02-72735

Dear Ms. Catterson:

Enclosed for filing please find the original and four copies of the Motion to Intervene of the Northern California Power Agency filed in the above-captioned case. Attached to the Motion is NCPA's Certificate of Interest. NCPA is a governmental entity that does not issue stock, and so is not required to file a corporate disclosure statement.

Please date-stamp the enclosed duplicate originals and return them in the enclosed, self addressed, stamped envelope. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Sincerely, Meg Meiser MM Enclosures Q M ecSo ()

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, Petitioners V.

NO. 02-72735 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent MOTION TO INTERVENE OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY Pursuant to Rule 15(d) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Circuit Rules 26.1 and 47.4, the Northern California Power Agency ("NCPA") hereby seeks leave to intervene in the above-captioned proceeding. NCPA seeks to intervene as a non-aligned party, but wishes to reserve the right to change its alignment as more information becomes available. In support of this motion, NCPA states as follows:

On August 23, 2002, the California Public Utilities Commission and County of San Luis Obispo ("Petitioners") filed a petition in this court for review of the following order of the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC"):

• In the Matter of PA CIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO., (Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units l and 2), Docket No. CLI-02-16, 55 NRC -- (June 25, 2002).

NCPA is a public agency created pursuant to the laws of California, and engaged in the generation and transmission of electric power and energy. NCPA was created by ajoint powers agreement dated July 19, 1968, as amended, entered pursuant to Chapter 5, Division 7, Title I of the California Government Code commencing with Section 6500. The Cities of Alameda, Biggs,

Gridley, Healdsburg, Lodi, Lompoc, Palo Alto, Port of Oakland, Redding, Roseville, Santa Clara, Ukiah, Turlock Irrigation District and Truckee Donner Public Utility District are members of NCPA. Association of Bay Area Governments, Bay-Area Rapid Transit, Lassen Municipal Utility District, Placer County Water Agency, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative, and the Cities of Davis and Santa Barbara are associate members of NCPA. NCPA is not a nongovernmental corporate party and does not issue stock, so it is not subject to the corporate disclosure statement requirement of Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

NCPA's Certificate of Interest is attached.

NCPA was a party to and actively participated in the proceedings before the Commission in the underlying docket. Further, the interests of NCPA and its customers may well be affected by any ruling in this proceeding. No other party can adequately represent the interests of NCPA in this matter.

Wherefore, NCPA respectfully requests leave to intervene in the above-captioned proceeding.

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Respectfully submitted, Robert C. McDifarm Daniel I. Davidson Ben Finkelstein Lisa G. Dowden Attorneys for the Northern California Power Agency Law Offices of:

Spiegel & McDiarmid Suite 1100 1350 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005-4798 (202) 879-4000 September 18, 2002 3

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, Petitioners

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NO. 02-72735 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY Pursuant to Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Circuit Rules 26.1 and 47.4, Counsel for Intervenor Northern California Power Agency ("NCPA") hereby certifies the following:

1. The full name of the party represented by me is the Northern California Power Agency.

2. NCPA is the real party in interest.

3. NCPA is a public agency created pursuant to the laws of California, and engaged in the generation and transmission of electric power and energy. NCPA was created by ajoint powers agreement dated July 19, 1968, as amended, entered pursuant to Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the California Government Code commencing with Section 6500. NCPA is not a nongovernmental corporate party and does not issue stock, so it is not subject to the corporate disclosure statement requirement of Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

4. Spiegel & McDiarmid is the law firm appearing for NCPA. The partners who appeared before the Agency on behalf of NCPA or who are expected to appear in this Court are:

Robert C. McDiarmid Daniel I. Davidson Ben Finkelstein Lisa G. Dowden Respectfully submitted, Robert C. Mciarmid Daniel I. Davidson Ben Finkelstein Lisa G. Dowden Attorneys for the Northern California Power Agency Law Offices of:

Spiegel & McDiarmid Suite 1100 1350 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005-4798 (202) 879-4000 September 18, 2002

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have on this 18th day of September, 2002, caused the foregoing document to be served upon the following persons by first class mail:

Office of Commission Appellate Lawrence J. Chandler, Esq.

Adjudication Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 15 D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 e-mail: ljc@nrc.gov; ogclt@nrc.gov Edwin F. Feo, Esq.

Richard F. Locke, Esq.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & MeCloy LLP William V. Manheim, Esq.

601 South Figueroa Street, 30t Floor Pacific Gas & Electric Company Los Angeles, CA 90017 77 Beale Street B30A e-mail: efeo@milbank.com San Francisco, CA 94105 e-mail: rfl6@pge.com; wvm3@pge.com James H. Pope, Chairman Steven M. Kramer, Esq.

Maury A. Kruth, Executive Director Carla J. Urquhart, Esq.

Transmission Agency of Northern Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP California 1825 1 Street, N.W., Suite 1100 P.O. Box 15129 Washington, DC 20006 Sacramento, CA 95851-0129 e-mail: skramer@milbank.com; curquhart@milbank.com William C. Walbridge, General Manager Wallace L. Duncan, Esq.

M-S-R Public Power Agency James D. Pembroke, Esq.

P.O. Box 4060 Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C.

Modesto, CA 95352 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-3203 e-mail: ndr@dwgp.com

,a*iiis ri. rope Director of Electric Utility City of Santa Clara 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050 James C. Feider Director, Electric Department City of Redding 777 Cypress Avenue Redding, CA 96049-6071

Roger VanHoy Grant Kolling, Esq.

Assistant General Manager, Electric Senior Assistant City Attorney Resources City of Palo Alto Modesto Irrigation District P.O. Box 10250 P.O. Box 4060 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Modesto, CA 95352 Roland D. Pfeifer, Esq.

Rick Coleman, General Manager Assistant City Attorney Trinity Public Utility District City of Santa Clara P.O. Box 1216 1500 Warburton Avenue Weaverville, CA 96093-1216 Santa Clara, CA 95050 Girish Balachandran Harrison Call Assistant Director of Utilities Call Company City of Palo Alto 130 S. Cloverdale Blvd.

P.O. Box 10250 P.O. Box 219 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Cloverdale, CA 95425 David A. Repka, Esq.

Scott Steffen, Esq.

Brooke D. Poole, Esq.

Assistant General Counsel Winston & Strawn Modesto Irrigation District 1400 L Street, NW P.O. Box 4060 Washington, DC 20005 Modesto, CA 95352 e-mail: drepka@winston.com; bpoole@winston.com Gary M. Cohen, Esq.

Robert K. Temple, Esq.

Arocles Aguilar, Esq.

Sheldon L. Trubatch, Esq.

Laurence G. Chaset, Esq.

Offices of Robert K. Temple, Esq.

Public Utilities Commission of the State 2524 N. Maplewood Avenue of California Chicago, IL 60647 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5131 e-mail: nuclaw@mindspring.com; San Francisco, CA 94102 strubatch.nuelaw@starpower.net e-mail: coh@cpuc.ca.gov; aro@cpuc.ca.gov; lau@cpuc.ca.gov James B. Lindholm, Jr., Esq.

Timothy McNulty, Esq.

Stacy Millich, Esq.

Office of the County Counsel for the County of San Luis Obispo County Government Center 1050 Monterey Ave., Room 386 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 e-mail: jlindholm@ co.slo.ca.us 5

Meg Meiser Law Offices of:

Spiegel & McDiarmid 1350 New York Avenue, NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005-4798 (202) 879-4000 6