[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 52462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20305]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--208]


Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability 
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of filings.

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SUMMARY: The owners/operators of 10 baseload electric powerplants have 
submitted coal capability self-certifications pursuant to section 201 
of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 501.60, 61.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification filings are available for 
public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Coal & Power Import/
Export, Fossil Energy, Room 4G-039, FE-27, 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 electric 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 (DOE). The 
Secretary is required to publish a notice in the Federal Register that 
a certification has been filed. The following owners/operators of 
proposed new baseload electric powerplants have filed self-
certifications pursuant to section 201(d) and in accordance with DOE 
regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61.

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           Owner/operator                  Capacity             Plant  location            In-service  date
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Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P.....  885 MW.............  Palmyra, VA...............  June 1, 2004.
CalPeak Power--El Cajon LLC........  49.5 MW............  San Diego Cty, CA.........  May 21, 2002.
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, L.P........  744 MW.............  Delaware City, PA.........  2nd Qrt. 2004.
Feather River Energy Ctr. LLC......  45 MW..............  Sutter County, CA.........  4th Qrt. 2002.
Lambie Energy Center, LLC..........  45 MW..............  Solano County, CA.........  4th Qrt. 2002.
Goose Haven Energy Ctr, LLC........  45 MW..............  Solano County, CA.........  4th Qrt. 2002.
Creed Energy Facility, LLC.........  45 MW..............  Solano County, CA.........  4th Qrt. 2002.
Pajaro Energy Center, LLC..........  45 MW..............  Monterey County, CA.......  4th Qrt. 2002.
Sunrise Power Company, LLC.........  585 MW.............  Fellows, CA...............  July 2003 Phase II.
Metcalfe Energy Center, LLC........  600 MW.............  Santa Clara Cty., CA......  Summer 2004.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2002.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power 
Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 02-20305 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
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