[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 23807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8267]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Fossil Energy, Certification Notice--212; Notice of 
Filings of Coal Capability Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of filings.

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SUMMARY: The owners or operators of twelve baseload electric 
powerplants have submitted coal capability self-certifications pursuant 
to section 201 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 
(FUA) and Department of Energy (DOE) regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification filings are available for 
public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability, Room 8G-026, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell at (202) 586-9624.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 
et seq.), provides that no new baseload electric powerplants may be 
constructed or operated without the capability to use coal or another 
alternate fuel as a primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA section 
201(d), 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 to the Secretary 
of Energy (Secretary) 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 FUA section 201(a) as of the date filed with the 
Secretary. The Secretary is required to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register that a certification has been filed. The following owners of 
proposed new baseload electric powerplants have filed self-
certifications pursuant to FUA section 201(d) and in accordance with 
DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61.

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                                   Capacity
              Owner                  (MW)              Plant location                    In-service date
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Freeport Energy Center, L.P.....         265  Freeport, TX....................  June 2005.
Mankato Energy Center, LLC......         505  Mankato, MN.....................  June 2006.
MEP Pleasant Hill, LLC..........         585  Pleasant Hill, MO...............  Phase I: June 2001.
                                                                                Phase II: Feb. 2002.
Bethpage Energy Center 3, LLC...        79.9  Hicksville, NY..................  June 2005.
Consolidated Edison Company of           360  New York, NY....................  First Qtr. 2005.
 New York Inc.
Brazos Valley Energy LP.........         508  Richmond, TX....................  May 2003.
Florida Municipal Power Agency..          48  Key West, FL....................  April 10, 2006.
Bridgeport Energy, LLC..........         490  Bridgeport, CT..................  July 1999.
Duke Energy Moss Landings.......       1,020  Moss Landing, CA................  July 2002.
Florida Municipal Power Agency..         300  Fort Pierce, FL.................  May 1, 2008.
Caithness Long Island, LLC......         346  Yaphank, NY.....................  July 1, 2009.
Plains End II, LLC..............         118  Golden, CO......................  May 2008.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E7-8267 Filed 4-30-07; 8:45 am]
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