81_FR_31716 81 FR 31619 - Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

81 FR 31619 - Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 97 (May 19, 2016)

Page Range31619-31620
FR Document2016-11811

On April 12, 2016, Calpine New Jersey Generation, LLC, as owner and operator of a new combined cycle electric generating power plant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec. 201(d) of the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. The 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 81 Issue 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--240]


Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under 
the Power Plant 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 12, 2016, Calpine New Jersey Generation, LLC, as 
owner and operator of a new combined cycle electric generating power 
plant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to the Department 
of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec.  201(d) of the Power Plant and 
Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE regulations 
in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. The 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

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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 the FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
8301 et seq.), provides that no new base load electric power plant may 
be constructed or operated without the capability to use coal or 
another alternate fuel as a primary energy source. Pursuant to the 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 power plant, that such power plant 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 combined cycle electric 
generating power plant 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: Calpine New Jersey Generation, LLC.
    Capacity: GE Nominal 446 megawatts (MW) or Siemens Nominal 456 
megawatts (MW).
    Plant Location: 373 North Broadway, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070.
    In-Service Date: On or after June 1, 2019.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2016.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2016-11811 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Affected Public: Individuals or                       ADDRESSES:    To access and review all the               Respondents/Affected Public: State,
                                                  households.                                             documents related to the information                  Local, and Tribal Governments.
                                                    Frequency: On occasion.                               collection listed in this notice, please                 Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                    Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.                   use http://www.regulations.gov by                     Responses: 268.
                                                    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet                         searching the Docket ID number ED–                       Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                  Seehra.                                                 2016–ICCD–0062. Comments submitted                    Burden Hours: 380.
                                                    Comments and recommendations on                       in response to this notice should be                     Abstract: This study examines how
                                                  the proposed information collection                     submitted electronically through the                  state departments of education and
                                                  should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet                        Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                 school districts that have received
                                                  Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_                      www.regulations.gov by selecting the                  multiple federal grants coordinate the
                                                  submission@omb.eop.gov. Please                          Docket ID number or via postal mail,                  activities across those grants. U.S.
                                                  identify the proposed information                       commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                Department of Education-funded School
                                                  collection by DoD Desk Officer and the                  Please note that comments submitted by                Climate Transformation Grants aim to
                                                  Docket ID number and title of the                       fax or email and those submitted after                improve school safety by supporting
                                                  information collection.                                 the comment period will not be                        schools in the implementation of an
                                                    You may also submit comments and                                                                            evidence-based, multi-tiered system of
                                                                                                          accepted. Written requests for
                                                  recommendations, identified by Docket                                                                         behavioral support. Department of
                                                                                                          information or comments submitted by
                                                  ID number and title, by the following                                                                         Health and Human Services-supported
                                                                                                          postal mail or delivery should be
                                                  method:                                                                                                       Project AWARE grants aim to increase
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 addressed to the Director of the
                                                                                                          Information Collection Clearance                      access to mental health services by
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                                                                          Division, U.S. Department of Education,               training adults to notice signs of
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                          400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room                    behavioral health distress and intervene
                                                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                                  must include the agency name, Docket                    2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.                    appropriately. Department of Justice-
                                                  ID number and title for this Federal                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  funded School Justice Collaboration
                                                  Register document. The general policy                   specific questions related to collection              Program grants supports courts’
                                                  for comments and other submissions                      activities, please contact Joanne Bogart,             collaboration with schools to implement
                                                  from members of the public is to make                   202–205–7855.                                         diversion and similar programs to
                                                  these submissions available for public                                                                        minimize juvenile detention. The study
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  viewing on the Internet at http://                                                                            will explore the nature of coordination
                                                                                                          Department of Education (ED), in
                                                  www.regulations.gov as they are                                                                               across grants, the perceived value of
                                                                                                          accordance with the Paperwork
                                                  received without change, including any                                                                        coordination, and challenges and
                                                                                                          Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                  personal identifiers or contact                                                                               lessons learned.
                                                                                                          3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                  information.                                            public and Federal agencies with an                     Dated: May 16, 2016.
                                                     DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick                 opportunity to comment on proposed,                   Kate Mullan,
                                                  Licari.                                                 revised, and continuing collections of                Acting Director, Information Collection
                                                     Written requests for copies of the                   information. This helps the Department                Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
                                                  information collection proposal should                  assess the impact of its information                  Officer, Office of Management.
                                                  be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD                        collection requirements and minimize                  [FR Doc. 2016–11783 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center                   the public’s reporting burden. It also                BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                  Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09,                         helps the public understand the
                                                  Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.                              Department’s information collection
                                                    Dated: May 16, 2016.                                  requirements and provide the requested                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  Aaron Siegel,                                           data in the desired format. ED is
                                                                                                                                                                [Certification Notice—240]
                                                  Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                  soliciting comments on the proposed
                                                  Officer, Department of Defense.                         information collection request (ICR) that             Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–11809 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]             is described below. The Department of                 Coal Capability Under the Power Plant
                                                  BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                  Education is especially interested in                 and Industrial Fuel Use Act
                                                                                                          public comment addressing the
                                                                                                          following issues: (1) Is this collection              AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 necessary to the proper functions of the              and Energy Reliability, DOE.
                                                                                                          Department; (2) will this information be              ACTION: Notice of filing.
                                                  [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0062]                         processed and used in a timely manner;
                                                                                                          (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;               SUMMARY:    On April 12, 2016, Calpine
                                                  Agency Information Collection                                                                                 New Jersey Generation, LLC, as owner
                                                                                                          (4) how might the Department enhance
                                                  Activities; Comment Request; Study of                                                                         and operator of a new combined cycle
                                                                                                          the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                  School Climate Transformation Grants                                                                          electric generating power plant,
                                                                                                          information to be collected; and (5) how
                                                  AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation                  might the Department minimize the                     submitted a coal capability self-
                                                  and Policy Development (OPEPD),                         burden of this collection on the                      certification to the Department of
                                                  Department of Education (ED).                           respondents, including through the use                Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 201(d) of the
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         of information technology. Please note                Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
                                                                                                                                                                of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE
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                                                                                                          that written comments received in
                                                  SUMMARY:  In accordance with the                        response to this notice will be                       regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. The
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                     considered public records.                            FUA and regulations thereunder require
                                                  U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is                        Title of Collection: Study of School               DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-
                                                  proposing a new information collection.                 Climate Transformation Grants.                        certification in the Federal Register. 42
                                                  DATES: Interested persons are invited to                   OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW.                      U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c).
                                                  submit comments on or before July 18,                      Type of Review: A new information                  ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability
                                                  2016.                                                   collection.                                           self-certification filings are available for


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                                                  public inspection, upon request, in the                 DATES:   Tuesday, June 14, 2016; 8:30                 or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be
                                                  Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy               a.m.–12:00 p.m.                                       reached at the postal address or email
                                                  Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room                      ADDRESSES: Idaho National Laboratory                  address above, or by visiting SEAB’s
                                                  8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000                        (INL) Meeting Center, 775 University                  Web site at www.energy.gov/seab.
                                                  Independence Avenue SW.,                                Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83415.                   Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13,
                                                  Washington, DC 20585.                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      2016.
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Karen Gibson, Designated Federal                      LaTanya R. Butler,
                                                  Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586–                      Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,                   Deputy Committee Management Officer.
                                                  5260.                                                   1000 Independence Avenue SW.,                         [FR Doc. 2016–11828 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of                  Washington, DC 20585; seab@                           BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                  the FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et                  hq.doe.gov.
                                                  seq.), provides that no new base load                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  electric power plant may be constructed                    Background: The Board was                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  or operated without the capability to use               established to provide advice and                     [FE Docket No. 16–33–LNG]
                                                  coal or another alternate fuel as a                     recommendations to the Secretary on
                                                  primary energy source. Pursuant to the                  the Department’s basic and applied                    American LNG Marketing, LLC;
                                                  FUA, in order to meet the requirement                   research, economic and national                       Application for Blanket Authorization
                                                  of coal capability, the owner or operator               security policy, educational issues,                  To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to
                                                  of such a facility proposing to use                     operational issues, and other activities              Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations on
                                                  natural gas or petroleum as its primary                 as directed by the Secretary.                         a Short-Term Basis
                                                  energy source shall certify to the                         Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting
                                                  Secretary of Energy (Secretary) prior to                is the quarterly meeting of the Board.                AGENCY:     Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
                                                  construction, or prior to operation as a                   Tentative Agenda: The meeting will                 ACTION:     Notice of application.
                                                  base load electric power plant, that such               start at 8:30 a.m. on June 14th. The
                                                  power plant has the capability to use                   tentative meeting agenda includes:                    SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy
                                                  coal or another alternate fuel. Such                    Updates from SEAB’s task forces,                      (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
                                                  certification establishes compliance                    informational briefings on R&D for the                gives notice of receipt of an application
                                                  with FUA section 201(a) as of the date                  future of nuclear energy and on                       (Application), filed on March 8, 2016,
                                                  it is filed with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C.               cybersecurity, and an opportunity for                 by American LNG Marketing, LLC
                                                  8311.                                                   comments from the public. The meeting                 (American LNG), requesting blanket
                                                     The following owner of a proposed                    will conclude at 12:00 p.m. Agenda                    authorization to export liquefied natural
                                                  new combined cycle electric generating                  updates will be posted on the SEAB                    gas (LNG) in an amount up to the
                                                  power plant has filed a self-certification              Web site prior to the meeting:                        equivalent of 6.04 billion cubic feet
                                                  of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to                 www.energy.gov/seab.                                  (Bcf) of natural gas on a cumulative
                                                  FUA section 201(d) and in accordance                       Public Participation: The meeting is               basis over a two-year period
                                                  with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60,                  open to the public. Individuals who                   commencing May 1, 2016. The LNG
                                                  61:                                                     would like to attend must RSVP to                     would be exported from a natural gas
                                                     Owner: Calpine New Jersey                            Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on               liquefaction facility located near
                                                  Generation, LLC.                                        Thursday, June 9, 2016 at seab@                       Medley, Florida (Hialeah Facility) to
                                                     Capacity: GE Nominal 446 megawatts                   hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name,                 any country with the capacity to import
                                                  (MW) or Siemens Nominal 456                             organization, citizenship, and contact                LNG in approved ISO IMO7/TVAC–
                                                  megawatts (MW).                                         information. Anyone attending the                     ASME LNG (ISO) containers on
                                                     Plant Location: 373 North Broadway,                  meeting will be required to present                   container ships or roll-on/roll-off ocean-
                                                  Pennsville, New Jersey 08070.                           government issued identification.                     going carriers and with which trade is
                                                     In-Service Date: On or after June 1,                    Individuals and representatives of                 not prohibited by U.S. law or policy.
                                                  2019.                                                   organizations who would like to offer                    To date, American LNG has been
                                                    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13,                  comments and suggestions may do so                    granted, multi-contract authorizations
                                                  2016.                                                   during the meeting. Approximately 30                  for 20 year terms under DOE/FE Order
                                                  Christopher Lawrence,                                   minutes will be reserved for public                   Nos. 3601 and 3690 to export LNG in a
                                                  Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity       comments. Time allotted per speaker                   volume equivalent to 3.02 Bcf per year
                                                  Delivery and Energy Reliability.                        will depend on the number who wish to                 of natural gas from the Hialeah Facility
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–11811 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]             speak but will not exceed 5 minutes.                  to any country with which the United
                                                  BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                  The Designated Federal Officer is                     States has a free trade agreement (FTA)
                                                                                                          empowered to conduct the meeting in a                 requiring national treatment for trade in
                                                                                                          fashion that will facilitate the orderly              natural gas (FTA countries), and to any
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    conduct of business. Those wishing to                 country with which the United States
                                                                                                          speak should register to do so beginning              does not have a FTA requiring national
                                                  Secretary of Energy Advisory Board                      at 8:15 a.m. on June 14th. A sign in                  treatment for trade in natural gas, and
                                                  AGENCY:   Department of Energy.                         sheet will be provided for this purpose.              with which trade is not prohibited by
                                                  ACTION:   Notice of open meeting.                          Those not able to attend the meeting               U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).1
                                                                                                          or who have insufficient time to address              The volumes authorized for export in
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                                                  SUMMARY:   This notice announces an                     the committee are invited to send a                   Order Nos. 3601 and 3690 are not
                                                  open meeting of the Secretary of Energy                 written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S.               additive.
                                                  Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was                         Department of Energy, 1000                               American LNG states that, in
                                                  reestablished pursuant to the Federal                   Independence Avenue SW., Washington                   anticipation of the start of liquefaction
                                                  Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–                     DC 20585, email to seab@hq.doe.gov.                   operations at the Hialeah Facility, it
                                                  463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice                  Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
                                                  is provided in accordance with the Act.                 will be available on the SEAB Web site                  1 See   App. at 3.



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of filing.
DatesOn or after June 1, 2019.
ContactChristopher Lawrence at (202) 586- 5260.
FR Citation81 FR 31619 

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