80_FR_40181 80 FR 40048 - Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

80 FR 40048 - Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 133 (July 13, 2015)

Page Range40048-40048
FR Document2015-17072

On June 5, 2015, Panda Stonewall LLC, as owner and operator of a new base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self- certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec. 201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. FUA and regulations thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self- certification in the Federal Register. 42 U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--236]


Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under 
the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: On June 5, 2015, Panda Stonewall LLC, as owner and operator of 
a new base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-
certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec.  
201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as 
amended, and DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. FUA and regulations 
thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-
certification in the Federal Register. 42 U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 
501.61(c).

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability self-certification filings are 
available for public inspection, upon request, in the Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code OE-20, Room 8G-
024, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586-
5260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 
et seq.), provides that no new base load electric powerplant may be 
constructed or operated without the capability to use coal or another 
alternate fuel as a primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA in order to 
meet the requirement of coal capability, the owner or operator of such 
a facility proposing to use natural gas or petroleum as its primary 
energy source shall certify to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) 
prior to construction, or prior to operation as a base load electric 
powerplant, that such powerplant has the capability to use coal or 
another alternate fuel. Such certification establishes compliance with 
FUA section 201(a) as of the date it is filed with the Secretary. 42 
U.S.C. 8311.
    The following owner of a proposed new base load electric powerplant 
has filed a self-certification of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to 
FUA section 201(d) and in accordance with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 
501.60, 61:
    Owner: Panda Stonewall LLC.
    Capacity: 778 megawatts (MW).
    Plant Location: 20260 Energy Park Drive, Leesburg, VA 20175.
    In-Service Date: May 2017.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2015.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015-17072 Filed 7-10-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    program that enter postsecondary                          print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    education or a training program.21                        request to the program contact person                 Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586–
                                                       Under the Government Performance                       listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  5260.
                                                    and Results Act, the Department has                       CONTACT in section VII of this notice.                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of
                                                    established goals and measures for the                       Electronic Access to This Document:                FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et
                                                    recidivism of individuals who have                        The official version of this document is              seq.), provides that no new base load
                                                    been in correctional institutions. The                    the document published in the Federal                 electric powerplant may be constructed
                                                    measure related to recidivism is—                         Register. Free Internet access to the                 or operated without the capability to use
                                                       (5) The percentage of adults served by                 official edition of the Federal Register              coal or another alternate fuel as a
                                                    the program who, within one year of                       and the Code of Federal Regulations is                primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA
                                                    release, have criminal justice system                     available via the Federal Digital System              in order to meet the requirement of coal
                                                    involvement (arrest, re-conviction,                       at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you               capability, the owner or operator of such
                                                    violation of parole conditions, or return                 can view this document, as well as all                a facility proposing to use natural gas or
                                                    to incarceration).                                        other documents of this Department                    petroleum as its primary energy source
                                                       Grantees will be responsible for                       published in the Federal Register, in                 shall certify to the Secretary of Energy
                                                    providing data to support evaluation of                   text or Adobe Portable Document                       (Secretary) prior to construction, or
                                                    these objectives.                                         Format (PDF). To use PDF you must                     prior to operation as a base load electric
                                                       5. Continuation Awards: In making a                    have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                   powerplant, that such powerplant has
                                                    continuation award under 34 CFR                           available free at the site. You may also              the capability to use coal or another
                                                    75.253, the Secretary considers, among                    access documents of the Department                    alternate fuel. Such certification
                                                    other things: whether a grantee has                       published in the Federal Register by                  establishes compliance with FUA
                                                    made substantial progress in achieving                    using the article search feature at:                  section 201(a) as of the date it is filed
                                                    the goals and objectives of the project;                  www.federalregister.gov. Specifically,                with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311.
                                                    whether the grantee has expended funds                    through the advanced search feature at                   The following owner of a proposed
                                                    in a manner that is consistent with its                   this site, you can limit your search to               new base load electric powerplant has
                                                    approved application and budget; and,                     documents published by the                            filed a self-certification of coal-
                                                    if the Secretary has established                          Department.                                           capability with DOE pursuant to FUA
                                                    performance measurement                                     Dated: July 7, 2015.                                section 201(d) and in accordance with
                                                    requirements, the performance targets in                                                                        DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61:
                                                                                                              Johan E. Uvin,
                                                    the grantee’s approved application. In                                                                             Owner: Panda Stonewall LLC.
                                                                                                              Acting Assistant Secretary for Career,
                                                    making a continuation grant, the                                                                                   Capacity: 778 megawatts (MW).
                                                                                                              Technical, and Adult Education.
                                                    Secretary also considers whether the                                                                               Plant Location: 20260 Energy Park
                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2015–17046 Filed 7–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    grantee is operating in compliance with                                                                         Drive, Leesburg, VA 20175.
                                                    the assurances in its approved                            BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                   In-Service Date: May 2017.
                                                    application, including those applicable                                                                           Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2015.
                                                    to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit                                                                      Christopher Lawrence,
                                                    discrimination in programs or activities                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity
                                                    receiving Federal financial assistance                                                                          Delivery and Energy Reliability.
                                                    from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,                        [Certification Notice—236]
                                                                                                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–17072 Filed 7–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
                                                                                                              Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of             BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                    VII. Agency Contact                                       Coal Capability Under the Powerplant
                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        and Industrial Fuel Use Act
                                                                                                                                                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                    Tammi Fergusson, U.S. Department of                       AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
                                                    Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,                       and Energy Reliability, DOE.                          Public Availability of Department of
                                                    Room 11009, Potomac Center Plaza                                                                                Energy FY 2014 Service Contract
                                                                                                              ACTION: Notice of filing.
                                                    (PCP), Washington, DC 20202.                                                                                    Inventory
                                                    Telephone: (202) 245–7706 or by email:                    SUMMARY:    On June 5, 2015, Panda
                                                    Tammi.Fergusson@ed.gov.                                                                                         AGENCY: Department of Energy.
                                                                                                              Stonewall LLC, as owner and operator
                                                      If you use a TDD or TTY, call the FRS,                  of a new base load electric powerplant,               ACTION:Notice of public availability of
                                                    toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.                             submitted a coal capability self-                     FY 2014 Service Contract Inventories.
                                                    VIII. Other Information                                   certification to the Department of                    SUMMARY:  In accordance with Section
                                                                                                              Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 201(d) of the              743 of Division C of the Consolidated
                                                      Accessible Format: Individuals with                     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
                                                    disabilities can obtain this document                                                                           Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
                                                                                                              of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE                    111–117), the Department of Energy
                                                    and a copy of the application package in                  regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. FUA
                                                    an accessible format (e.g., braille, large                                                                      (DOE) is publishing this notice to advise
                                                                                                              and regulations thereunder require DOE                the public on the availability of the FY
                                                       21 The applicable population consists of all adults
                                                                                                              to publish a notice of filing of self-                2014 Service Contract inventory. This
                                                    who passed the state approved high school
                                                                                                              certification in the Federal Register. 42             inventory provides information on
                                                                                                              U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c).                  service contract actions over $25,000
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                                                    equivalency test or earned a secondary credential
                                                    while enrolled in adult education, have a secondary       ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability                  that DOE completed in FY 2014. The
                                                    credential at entry, or are enrolled in a class
                                                    specifically designed for transitioning to
                                                                                                              self-certification filings are available for          information is organized by function to
                                                    postsecondary education who exit during the               public inspection, upon request, in the               show how contracted resources are
                                                    program year. Entry into postsecondary education          Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy             distributed throughout the agency. The
                                                    or training can occur any time from the time of exit      Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room                    inventory has been developed in
                                                    through the end of the following program year. A
                                                    transition class is a class that has a specific purpose
                                                                                                              8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000                      accordance with guidance issued on
                                                    to prepare students for entry into postsecondary          Independence Avenue SW.,                              November 5, 2010, by the Office of
                                                    education, training, or an apprenticeship program.        Washington, DC 20585.                                 Management and Budget’s Office of


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Document Modified: 2018-02-23 09:17:40
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of filing.
DatesMay 2017.
ContactChristopher Lawrence at (202) 586- 5260.
FR Citation80 FR 40048 

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