81 FR 25391 - Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 82 (April 28, 2016)

Page Range		25391-25391
FR Document		2016-10013

On April 15, 2016, Mattawoman Energy, LLC, as owner and operator of a new baseload electric generating powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to section 201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60 and 501.61. 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).

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--239]


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 April 15, 2016, Mattawoman Energy, LLC, as owner and 
operator of a new baseload electric generating powerplant, submitted a 
coal capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) 
pursuant to section 201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use 
Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60 and 
501.61. 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 baseload electric generating 
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 and 501.61:

OWNER: Mattawoman Energy, LLC,
CAPACITY: 990 megawatts (MW)
PLANT LOCATION: 14175 Brandywine Road, Brandywine, MD 20613
IN-SERVICE DATE: 10/31/2018

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2016.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2016-10013 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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web portal, but if a company is unable Dated: April 21, 2016. of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to
to access the secure web portal it may C. Pan, FUA section 201(d) and in accordance
submit a cyber incident report through Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60
other means of communication (e.g., fax, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register Liaison and 501.61:
telephone, or United States Postal Officer. OWNER: Mattawoman Energy, LLC,
Service). DoD contractors report cyber [FR Doc. 2016–09956 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] CAPACITY: 990 megawatts (MW)
incidents that affect DoD information, BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P PLANT LOCATION: 14175 Brandywine
facilitating cyber situational awareness, Road, Brandywine, MD 20613
cyber threat information sharing, and IN-SERVICE DATE: 10/31/2018
better protection of unclassified defense DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21,
information. 2016.
[Certification Notice—239]
Dated: April 25, 2016. Christopher Lawrence,
Aaron Siegel, Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Coal Capability Under the Powerplant Delivery and Energy Reliability.
Officer, Department of Defense. and Industrial Fuel Use Act [FR Doc. 2016–10013 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2016–09954 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of filing.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUMMARY: On April 15, 2016,
Mattawoman Energy, LLC, as owner and Federal Energy Regulatory
Department of the Navy operator of a new baseload electric Commission
generating powerplant, submitted a coal [Project No. 2622–012]
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive capability self-certification to the
Patent License; IRFlex Corporation Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Turners Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of
section 201(d) of the Powerplant and Intent To File License Application,
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), Filing of Pre-Application Document,
ACTION: Notice. as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 Approving use of the Traditional
CFR 501.60 and 501.61. FUA and Licensing Process
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy regulations thereunder require DOE to
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To
hereby gives notice of its intent to grant publish a notice of filing of self-
File License Application and Request
to IRFlex Corporation, a revocable, certification in the Federal Register. 42
To Use the Traditional Licensing
nonassignable, exclusive license to U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c).
Process.
practice in the field of use of nonlinear, ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability b. Project No.: 2622–012.
mid-infrared fiber and fiber devices to self-certification filings are available for c. Date Filed: February 26, 2016.
generate and/or guide mid-infrared public inspection, upon request, in the d. Submitted By: Turners Falls Hydro,
sources over long distances (1–500 Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy LLC (Turners Falls Hydro).
meters) in the United States, the Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room e. Name of Project: Turners Falls
Government-owned invention described 8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 Hydro Project.
in U.S. Patent No. 8,710,470 entitled Independence Avenue SW., f. Location: On the Connecticut River
‘‘Wavelength and Power Scalable Washington, DC 20585. in Franklin County, Massachusetts. No
Waveguiding-Based Infrared Laser FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: federal lands are occupied by the project
System’’, Navy Case No. 101,907 and Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586– works or located within the project
any continuations, divisionals or re- 5260. boundary.
issues thereof. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et Commission’s regulations.
grant of this license must file written seq.), provides that no new base load h. Potential Applicant Contact: Peter
objections along with supporting electric powerplant may be constructed Clarke, Turners Falls Hydro, LLC, P.O.
evidence, if any, not later than May 13, or operated without the capability to use Box 149, Hamilton, MA 01936; (978)
2016. coal or another alternate fuel as a 468–3999.
primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly at (202)
ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be in order to meet the requirement of coal 502–8587; or email at william.connelly@
filed with the Naval Research capability, the owner or operator of such ferc.gov.
Laboratory, Code 1004, 4555 Overlook a facility proposing to use natural gas or j. Turners Falls Hydro filed its request
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20375– petroleum as its primary energy source to use the Traditional Licensing Process
5320. shall certify to the Secretary of Energy on February 26, 2016. Turners Falls
(Secretary) prior to construction, or Hydro provided public notice of its
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita prior to operation as a base load electric request on March 3 and March 10, 2016.
Manak, Head, Technology Transfer powerplant, that such powerplant has In a letter dated April 22, 2016, the
Office, NRL Code 1004, 4555 Overlook the capability to use coal or another Director of the Division of Hydropower
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20375– alternate fuel. Such certification Licensing approved Turners Falls
5320, telephone 202–767–3083. Due to establishes compliance with FUA Hydro’s request to use the Traditional
U.S. Postal delays, please fax 202–404– section 201(a) as of the date it is filed Licensing Process.
7920, email: rita.manak@nrl.navy.mil or with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311. k. With this notice, we are initiating
use courier delivery to expedite The following owner of a proposed informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
response. new baseload electric generating and Wildlife Service and NOAA
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404. powerplant has filed a self-certification Fisheries under section 7 of the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of filing.
Dates		10/31/2018
Contact		Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586- 5260.
FR Citation		81 FR 25391