[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 38900] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-18429] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Fossil Energy [Docket No. FE C&E 99-15-Certification Notice--176] Kissimmee Utility Authority; Notice of Filing of Coal Capability Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
Agency
Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
Action
Notice of filing.
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Summary
On June 22, 1999, Kissimmee Utility Authority submitted a coal capability self-certification pursuant to section 201 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended.
Addresses
Copies of self-certification filings are available for public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Fossil Energy, Room 4G-039, FE-27, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20583.
For Further Information Contact
Ellen Russell at (202) 586-9624.
Supplementary Information
Title II of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no new baseload electric powerplant may be constructed or operated without the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel a primary energy source. In order to meet the requirement of coal capability, the owner or operator of such facilities proposing to use natural gas or petroleum as its primary energy source shall certify, pursuant to FUA section 201(d), to the Secretary of Energy prior to construction, or prior to operation as a base load powerplant, that such powerplant has the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel. Such certification establishes compliance with section 201(a) as of the date filed with the Department of Energy. The Secretary is required to publish a notice in the Federal Register that a certification has been filed. The following owner/operator of the proposed new baseload powerplant has filed a self-certification in accordance with section 201(d). Owner: Kissimmee Utility Authority and Florida Municipal Power Agency. Operator: Kissimmee Utility Authority. Location: Near Intercession City in Osceola County, FL. Plant Configuration: Combined cycle. Capacity: 250 megawatts. Fuel: Natural gas. Purchasing Entities: Kissimmee Utility Authority and the Florida Municipal Power Agency systems. In-Service Date: June 2001.
Issued in Washington, D.C., July 14, 1999. Anthony J. Como, Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulations, Office of Coal & Power Im/ Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy. [FR Doc. 99-18429 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-M