[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27986]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--209]


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(d) 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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Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility  180 MW                 Santa Clara Cnty, CA..  4th Qrt. 2002
Ocean Peaking Power.................  500 MW                 Lakewood, NJ..........  January 2003
Reliant Energy Choctaw Cnty Facility  804 MW                 Choctaw County, MS....  June 1, 2003
Genova Arkansas I...................  550 MW                 Tontitown, AR.........  January 2005
Genova Oklahoma I...................  550 MW                 Chickasha, OK.........  January 2005
Beatrice Power Station..............  250 MW                 Gage County, NE.......  March 2005
Black Rock Facility.................  62 MW                  Buffalo, NY...........  2nd Qtr. 2003
Blythe Energy Project...............  520 MW                 Blythe, CA............  December 2002
Acadia Power Project................  1,200 MW               Acadia Parish, LA.....  May 2002
Wolfskill Energy Center.............  45 MW                  Solano Cnty, CA.......  1st Qtr. 2003
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 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. 02-27986 Filed 11-1-02; 8:45 am]
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