Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act, 4263 [2015-01413]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 17 / Tuesday, January 27, 2015 / Notices part 1021) and after a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not have an adverse impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by accessing the program Web site at https://energy.gov/ node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2015. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2015–01412 Filed 1–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Certification Notice—231;] Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of filing. AGENCY: asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Jan 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2015. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2015–01413 Filed 1–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P On December 18, 2014, Calpine Mid Merit II, LLC, York Energy Center—Block 2, as owner and operator of an additional new base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-certification 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 selfcertification 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 SUMMARY: 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 additional 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: Calpine Mid Merit II, LLC, York Energy Center—Block 2 Capacity: 760 megawatts (MW) Plant Location: York County, Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania In-Service Date: On or before June 1, 2017 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 4263 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–1064. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742. As provided in EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR part 2, and in accordance with normal EPA docket procedures, if copies of any docket materials are requested, a reasonable fee may be charged for photocopying. 2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. [EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–1064; 9921–72–OAR] II. Background Federal Guidance Report No. 14: Radiation Protection Guidance for Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray Procedures Federal Guidance Report No. 14: Radiation Protection Guidance for Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray Procedures is an update to the 1976 xray guidance in Federal Guidance Report No. 9, which provides federal facilities that use diagnostic and interventional x-ray equipment with recommendations for keeping patient doses as low as reasonably achievable without compromising the quality of patient care. The EPA-led Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) Work Group that developed Federal Guidance Report No. 14 included medical and radiation protection professionals from EPA, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense (Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On April 3, 2013, a proposed version of this guidance was published in the Federal Register, opening a 60 day public comment period. The ISCORS work group reviewed more than 900 comments, updating the document to Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This document announces the availability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) updated Federal Guidance Report No. 14: Radiation Protection Guidance for Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray Procedures (EPA 402–R–10003, November 2014). Federal Guidance Report No. 14 provides federal facilities that use diagnostic and interventional xray equipment with recommendations for keeping patient doses as low as reasonably achievable without compromising the quality of patient care. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 4263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01413]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--231;]


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 December 18, 2014, Calpine Mid Merit II, LLC, York Energy 
Center--Block 2, as owner and operator of an additional 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. 8311.
    The following owner of a proposed additional 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: Calpine Mid Merit II, LLC, York Energy Center--Block 2
Capacity: 760 megawatts (MW)
Plant Location: York County, Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania
In-Service Date: On or before June 1, 2017

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2015.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015-01413 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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