[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 25391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10013]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--239]


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 15, 2016, Mattawoman Energy, LLC, as owner and 
operator of a new baseload electric generating 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 and 
501.61. 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. 8311.
    The following owner of a proposed new baseload electric generating 
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 and 501.61:

OWNER: Mattawoman Energy, LLC,
CAPACITY: 990 megawatts (MW)
PLANT LOCATION: 14175 Brandywine Road, Brandywine, MD 20613
IN-SERVICE DATE: 10/31/2018

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2016.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2016-10013 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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