Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act, 74473 [2012-30194]
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The Hanford Site, located in
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Retrieving and treating radioactive
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certification in the Federal Register. (42
U.S.C. 8311(d)(2)) 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.
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 base load electric powerplant has
filed a self-certification of coalcapability with DOE pursuant to FUA
section 201(d) and in accordance with
DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Owner: GWF Energy LLC
Capacity: 314 megawatts (MW)
Plant Location: Tracy, CA
In-Service Date: Third quarter 2012
Issued in Washington, DC on December 4,
2012.
Jon Worthington,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of
Coal Capability Under the Powerplant
and Industrial Fuel Use Act
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Office Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of filing.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
On July 26, 2012, GWF
Energy, LLC, as owner and operator of
a new base load electric powerplant,
submitted a coal capability selfcertification to the Department of
Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 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-
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Certification Notice--222]
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 July 26, 2012, GWF Energy, 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)(2)) 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 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: GWF Energy LLC
Capacity: 314 megawatts (MW)
Plant Location: Tracy, CA
In-Service Date: Third quarter 2012
Issued in Washington, DC on December 4, 2012.
Jon Worthington,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
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