[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24922]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. FE C&E 94-8--Certification Notice--136]

 

Hermiston Power Project; 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 September 14, 1994, Hermiston Power Partnership 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 Fuels Programs, 
Fossil Energy, Room 3F-056, FE-52, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.

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 
as 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 September 14, 1994. The Secretary is required to publish a notice in 
the Federal Register that a certification has been filed. The following 
owner/operator of a proposed new baseload powerplant has filed a self-
certification in accordance with section 201(d).

Owner: Hermiston Power Partnership, Boise, ID
Operator: Hermiston Power Partnership, Boise, ID
Location: Buttercreek Highway, Hermiston, Umatilla County, OR
Plant Configuration: Combined cycle cogeneration
Capacity: 461 megawatts
Fuel: Natural gas
Purchasing Utilities: Bonneville Power Administration
In-Service Date: between December 1997 and June 2002.

    Issued in Washington, DC., September 28, 1994.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 94-24922 Filed 10-6-94; 8:45 am]
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