82 FR 60383 - Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 243 (December 20, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60383-60384] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27397] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Certification Notice--251] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On October 26, 2017, APV Renaissance Opco, 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 the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE regulations. The FUA and regulations thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-certification in the Federal Register. 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: On October 26, 2017, APV Renaissance Opco, 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, 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). Title II of FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no [[Page 60384]] 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 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 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, 61: Owner: APV Renaissance Opco, LLC Capacity: 1000 megawatts (MW) Plant Location: Renaissance Energy Center, Greene County, PA 15063 In-Service Date: Expected in June 2021 Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2017. Christopher Lawrence, Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2017-27397 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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for any supply or service whatsoever. Department can address those issues.
Further, the Department is not seeking Betsy DeVos,
The Department has published the
proposals and will not accept unsolicited preliminary report on its website at: Secretary of Education.
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[Certification Notice—251]
the U.S. Government and will not be and incorporated input from rural
returned. stakeholders as it developed the Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of
preliminary report. Additionally, the Coal Capability Under the Powerplant
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
report explains the processes we and Industrial Fuel Use Act
Michael Chamberlain, U.S. Department currently use to incorporate the rural
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue perspective into our policies and AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
SW, Room 5E260, Washington, DC procedures, including processes we and Energy Reliability, DOE.
20202. Telephone: (202) 453–7527 or by have recently implemented in response ACTION: Notice of filing.
email: Michael.chamberlain@ed.gov. to stakeholder input, and describes
If you use a telecommunications additional proposed actions we can SUMMARY: On October 26, 2017, APV
device for the deaf or a text telephone, take. Renaissance Opco, LLC, as owner and
call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, While we invite comment on the operator of a new baseload electric
at 1–800–877–8339. entire report, we particularly encourage generating powerplant, submitted a coal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment on the proposed actions, as capability self-certification to the
Background: Section 5005 of the described in the section of the report Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
ESSA (Pub. L. 114–95), which was titled ‘‘Additional Actions the the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use
enacted on December 10, 2015, requires Department Can Take to Increase Rural Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and
the Department to: ‘‘review the Stakeholder Input.’’ Specifically, we DOE regulations. The FUA and
organization, structure, and process and request feedback on whether: regulations thereunder require DOE to
procedures of the Department of 1. The actions described in the publish a notice of filing of self-
Education for administering its preliminary report will meaningfully certification in the Federal Register.
programs and developing policy and increase the consideration and ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability
regulations, in order to— participation of rural schools and LEAs self-certification filings are available for
(A) assess the methods and manner in the development and execution of the public inspection, upon request, in the
through which, and the extent to which, Department’s processes, procedures, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
the Department of Education takes into policies, and regulations; and Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room
account, considers input from, and 2. There are other actions the 8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000
addresses the unique needs and Department can take to achieve this Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
characteristics of rural schools and rural goal. DC 20585.
local educational agencies; and Accessible Format: Individuals with
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(B) determine actions that the disabilities can obtain this document in
Department of Education can take to Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586–
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
meaningfully increase the consideration 5260.
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
and participation of rural schools and request to the program contact person SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
rural local educational agencies in the listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION October 26, 2017, APV Renaissance
development and execution of the CONTACT. Opco, LLC, as owner and operator of a
processes, procedures, policies, and Electronic Access to This Document: new baseload electric generating
regulations of the Department of The official version of this document is powerplant, submitted a coal capability
Education.’’ the document published in the Federal self-certification to the Department of
Section 5005 also requires the Register. Free internet access to the Energy (DOE) pursuant to section 201(d)
Department to publish a preliminary official edition of the Federal Register of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel
report containing the information and the Code of Federal Regulations is Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and
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described above and provide Congress available via the Federal Digital System DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61.
and the public with 60 days to comment at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site, you The FUA and regulations thereunder
on the proposed actions. Thereafter, the can view this document, as well as all require DOE to publish a notice of filing
Department must issue a final report to other documents of this Department of self-certification in the Federal
the Department’s authorizing published in the Federal Register, in Register. 42 U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR
committees in the U.S. House of text or Portable Document Format 501.61(c). Title II of FUA, as amended
Representatives and Senate and carry (PDF). To use PDF, you must have (42 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no
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new base load electric powerplant may program funds are being used expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated
be constructed or operated without the appropriately, effectively and Number of Respondents: 108; (6)
capability to use coal or another expeditiously. No changes to the Annual Estimated Number of Total
alternate fuel as a primary energy collection instrument are being Responses: 175; (7) Annual Estimated
source. Pursuant to the FUA, in order to proposed. Number of Burden Hours: 525; (8)
meet the requirement of coal capability, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Annual Estimated Reporting and
the owner or operator of such a facility the revision of the currently approved Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $21,000.
proposing to use natural gas or collection of information is necessary Respondents, total responses, burden
petroleum as its primary energy source for the proper performance of the hours and the annual cost burden have
shall certify to the Secretary of Energy functions of the agency, including all been significantly reduced because of
(Secretary) prior to construction, or whether the information shall have the retirement of grants, fewer programs
prior to operation as a base load electric practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the and a lessened burden on reporting and
powerplant, that such powerplant has agency’s estimate of the burden recordkeeping costs.
the capability to use coal or another pertaining to the approved collection of Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle
alternate fuel. Such certification information, including the validity of E of the Energy Independence and
establishes compliance with FUA the methodology and assumptions used; Security Act (EISA), Public Law 110–
section 201(a) as of the date it is filed (c) ways to further enhance the quality, 140 as amended (42 U.S.C. 17151 et
with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311. utility, and clarity of the information seq.).
The following owner of a proposed being collected; and (d) ways to further
minimize the burden regarding the Issued in Washington, DC, December 4,
new baseload electric generating 2017.
powerplant has filed a self-certification collection of information on
respondents, including through the use James Carlisle,
of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to
of automated collection techniques or Supervisory Policy Advisor, Weatherization
FUA section 201(d) and in accordance and Intergovernmental Program, Office of
with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, other forms of information technology.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
61: DATES: Comments regarding this
[FR Doc. 2017–27395 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
Owner: APV Renaissance Opco, LLC revision to an approved information
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Capacity: 1000 megawatts (MW) collection must be received on or before
Plant Location: Renaissance Energy January 19, 2018. If you anticipate
Center, Greene County, PA 15063 difficulty in submitting comments
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
In-Service Date: Expected in June 2021 within that period, contact the person
Issued in Washington, DC, on December listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible. U.S. Energy Information
12, 2017. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be Administration
Christopher Lawrence, sent to Sallie Glaize, EE–5W, U.S.
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Department of Energy, 1000 Agency Information Collection
Delivery and Energy Reliability. Independence Ave. SW, Washington, Activity; Extension
[FR Doc. 2017–27397 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
DC 20585, Email: Sallie.Glaize@
ee.doe.gov. AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Administration (EIA), Department of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Energy.
Requests for additional information or
ACTION: Notice and request for
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be comments.
Revision of a Currently Approved directed to: James Carlisle, U.S.
Information Collection for the Energy SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the
Department of Energy, 1000 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Efficiency and Conservation Block Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
Grant Financing Programs intends to extend with changes for three
DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287–1724, Fax: years with the Office of Management
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and (412) 386–5835, Email: and Budget (OMB), Form EIA–886,
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Gregory.Davoren@ee.doe.gov. Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled
Energy. Additional information and reporting Vehicles. Form EIA–886 collects
guidance concerning the Energy information on the number of
ACTION: Submission for Office of
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) made
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
Program (EECBG) is available for review available, the distribution of AFVs in
public comment request.
at the following website: https:// use, and alternative transportation fuels
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy energy.gov/eere/wipo/articles/energy- (ATFs) consumed.
(DOE) invites public comment on a efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-
financing-programs-after-grant. DATES: Comments regarding this
revision of a currently approved
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection must
collection of information that DOE is
information collection request contains: be received on or before February 20,
developing for submission to the Office
(1) OMB No. 1910–5150; (2) Information 2018. If you anticipate difficulty in
of Management and Budget (OMB)
Collection Request Title: Energy submitting comments within that
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant period, contact the person listed in the
Act of 1995. The information collection
ADDRESSES section below as soon as
Program Financing Programs; (3) Type
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requests a revision and three-year
of Review: Revision of a Currently possible.
extension of its Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant Program, Approved Information Collection; (4) ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
OMB Control Number 1910–5150. Purpose: To collect information on the sent to Cynthia Sirk, EI–22, U.S. Energy
The proposed action will continue the status of Financing Program activities, Information Administration, 1000
collection of information on the status expenditures, and results, to ensure that Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
of financing program activities, program funds are being used DC 20585, or by fax at (202) 586–9753,
expenditures, and results, to ensure that appropriately, effectively and or by email at cynthia.sirk@eia.gov.
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