[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 26337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10665]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--223]


Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under 
the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY:  Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION:  Notice of Filing.

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SUMMARY:  On April 11, 2013, CPV Shore, LLC, as owner and operator of a 
new base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-
certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec.  
201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as 
amended, and DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. FUA and regulations 
thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-
certification in the Federal Register. 42 U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 
501.61(c).

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: Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586-
5260.

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 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. 42 
U.S.C. Sec.  8311.
    The following owner 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:
    Owner: CPV Shore, LLC.
    Capacity: 725 megawatts (MW).
    Plant Location: Keasbey, NJ.
    In-Service Date: Early as June 2015.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2013.
 Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-10665 Filed 5-3-13; 8:45 am]
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