[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 8305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2638]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--216]


Office Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability; Notice of 
Filings of Self-Certifications of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant 
and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of filings.

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SUMMARY: On December 31, 2007, The WCM Group, Inc., on behalf of two 
owners and operators of new base load electric powerplants, and 
Conectiv Mid Merit, LLC, as owner and operator of a new base load 
electric powerplant, submitted coal capability self-certifications to 
the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to section 201(d) of the 
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and 
DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. Section 201(d) of FUA requires 
DOE to publish a notice of receipt of self-certifications in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability self-certification filings are 
available for public inspection, upon request, in the Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code OE-20, Room 8G-
024, 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 base load electric powerplant 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 a facility 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 it is filed with the 
Secretary. The Secretary is required to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register reciting that the certification has been filed.
    The following owners of proposed new base load electric powerplants 
have filed self-certifications of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to 
FUA section 201(d) and in accordance with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 
501.60, and 501.61:
    Owner: J. L. Bates, LP.
    Capacity: 290 Megawatts (MW).
    Plant Location: Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas.
    In-Service Date: May, 2009.

    Owner: Victoria Wle, LP.
    Capacity: 273 MW.
    Plant Location: Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    In-Service Date: March, 2008.

    Owner: Conectiv Mid Merit, LLC.
    Capacity: 1100 MW.
    Plant Location: York County, Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania.
    In-Service Date: May, 2011.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 6, 2008.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E8-2638 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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