[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 64 (Monday, April 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7649]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--219]


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

AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: On March 16, 2009, NRG Texas Power LLC., as operator of a new 
base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-
certification 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 operator of a proposed new base load electric 
powerplant has filed a self-certification of coal-capability with DOE 
pursuant to FUA section 201(d) and in accordance with DOE regulations 
in 10 CFR 501.60, 61:
    Operator: NRG Texas Power LLC.
    Capacity: 600 megawatts (MW).
    Plant Location: Near Eldon, Texas in Chambers County, Texas.
    In-Service Date: June 2009.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 27, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
 [FR Doc. E9-7649 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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