[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 50492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18119]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[[Certification Notice--242]


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 July 18, 2016, Oregon Clean Energy, LLC, as owner and 
operator of a new combined cycle natural gas fired electric generating 
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. 8311.
    The following owner of a proposed new combined cycle natural gas 
fired 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, 61:
    Owner: Oregon Clean Energy, LLC,
    Capacity: 960 megawatts (MW)
    Plant Location: City of Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio.
    In-Service Date: Approximately May 1, 2017.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 26, 2016.
 Christopher Lawrence
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2016-18119 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am]
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