Page Range | 31619-31620 | |
FR Document | 2016-11811 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 31619-31620] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-11811] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 31620]] 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] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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 | On or after June 1, 2019. | |
Contact | Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586- 5260. | |
FR Citation | 81 FR 31619 |