[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 35637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16805]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. FE C&E 99-12, C&E 99-13 and C&E 99-14; Certification 
Notice--175]


Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of 
Hays Energy, L.P., Midlothian Energy, L.P. and AES Red Oak, L.L.C. 
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: Hays Energy, L.P., Midlothian Energy, L.P. and AES Red Oak, 
L.L.C submitted coal capability self-certifications 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. 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 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 owners/operators of the 
proposed new baseload powerplants have filed a self-certification in 
acccordance with section 201(d).

    Owner: Hays Energy, L.P. (C&E 99-12).
    Operator: Hays Energy, L.P.
    Location: Hays County, TX.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 1,100 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Wholesale purchasers.
    In-Service Date: 2nd Quarter, 2001.

    Owner: Midlothian Energy, L.P. (C&E 99-13).
    Operator: Midlothian Energy, L.P.
    Location: Midlothian, TX.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 1,100 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Texas Utilities Electric Company and other 
wholesale purchasers.
    In-Service Date: 2nd Quarter, 2000.

    Owner: AES Red Oak, L.L.C. (C&E 99-14).
    Operator: AES Red Oak, L.L.C.
    Location: Middlesex County, NJ.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 816 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Williams Energy.
    In-Service Date: November, 2001.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., June 24, 1999
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/
Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-16805 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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