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recommendations varied based on the
type of CHP configuration. WCI in its
final 2008 recommendation 9 did not
advance one allocation method over
another, stating ‘‘adequate
quantification methods will be
established for emissions sources prior
to including them in the program’’. The
British Standards Institute (BSI)’s
Publicly Available Specification (PAS)
2050 10 recommends using an approach
based on the unit of useful energy
delivered. The specification
recommends ‘‘the allocation shall be
carried out in proportion to the amount
of useful energy delivered in each form,
multiplied by the intensity of GHG
emissions associated with each unit of
useful energy delivered as heat and
electricity.’’ This methodology
acknowledges that each CHP system
may have a different ratio of outputs of
thermal and electrical energy.
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Application of the Work Potential
Allocation Methodology to the Dakota
Plant
Under the RFS2 program, EPA is
considering use of the work potential
method for the configuration outlined in
the Dakota petition because the primary
purpose of the steam generated at
Spiritwood power plant before
extraction is to produce power. This
method allocates the emissions to
extracted steam based on the amount of
power displaced (i.e., the electricity not
generated).
A Memorandum to the Docket
explains in more detail how the work
potential methodology would be
applied to the plant configuration
proposed for the Dakota plant, resulting
in a specific GHG emission factor per
mmbtu of steam energy. This emissions
factor would be used in analyzing the
total GHG emissions per mmbtu of
ethanol produced by the Dakota facility,
as part of determining whether the
ethanol produced by the facility would
qualify under the lifecycle GHG
thresholds established in the RFS
program. For the configuration outlined
in the Dakota petition, EPA’s analysis
finds that the process steam has an
emission factor of 53,175 grams CO2-eq/
mmbtu steam.
9 The WCI Partner jurisdictions recognize the
importance of combined heat and power
(cogeneration) in the program scope and are
continuing to evaluate its implications for the
program design. Western Climate Initiative, Design
Recommendations for the WCI Regional Cap-andTrade Program. September 23, 2008, Corrected
March 13, 2009.
10 British Standards Institute (BSI), PAS 2050:
2011, Specification for the assessment of the life
cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and
services, Section 8.5, Emissions from energy
production using CHP.
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EPA invites comments on the
proposed application of the work
potential methodology to determine
emissions associated with imported
steam to the Dakota plant in the context
of lifecycle emissions accounting.
Furthermore, EPA invites comment on
applying the work potential approach to
other plants with similar CHP
configurations under the RFS program.
EPA also requests information on the
appropriateness of applying alternative
allocation approaches outlined in this
notice to the Dakota plant, as well as
any other approaches that could also be
used to allocate emissions to steam for
this specific CHP configuration under
the RFS program.
Open Session
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
Dated: September 6, 2012.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance
Corporation Board.
[FR Doc. 2012–22347 Filed 9–10–12; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2012–22359 Filed 9–10–12; 8:45 am]
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A. Approval of Minutes
• June 14, 2012 (Regular Meeting)
B. Business Reports
• FCSIC Quarterly Financial Reports
• Report on Insured and Other
Obligations
• Quarterly Report on Annual
Performance Plan
C. New Business
• Annual Performance Plan FY 2013–
2014
• Proposed 2013 and 2014 Budgets
• Insurance Fund Progress Review and
Setting of Premium Range Guidance
for 2013
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Notice is hereby given of the
regular meeting of the Farm Credit
System Insurance Corporation Board
(Board).
DATE AND TIME: The meeting of the
Board will be held at the offices of the
Farm Credit Administration in McLean,
Virginia, on September 13, 2012, from
1:00 p.m. until such time as the Board
concludes its business.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
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Credit System Insurance Corporation
Board, (703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883–
4056.
ADDRESSES: Farm Credit System
Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm
Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102.
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to the public (limited space available)
and parts will be closed to the public.
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at the meeting are:
SUMMARY:
Closed Session
• Confidential Report on Farm Credit
System Performance
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FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION
Board Meeting
AGENCY: Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.
ACTION: Regular meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the Farm
Credit System Insurance Corporation Board (Board).
Date and Time: The meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of
the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia, on September 13,
2012, from 1:00 p.m. until such time as the Board concludes its
business.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
Credit System Insurance Corporation Board, (703) 883-4009, TTY (703)
883-4056.
ADDRESSES: Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm Credit
Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of this meeting of the Board will be
open to the public (limited space available) and parts will be closed
to the public. In order to increase the accessibility to Board
meetings, persons requiring assistance should make arrangements in
advance. The matters to be considered at the meeting are:
Closed Session
Confidential Report on Farm Credit System Performance
Open Session
A. Approval of Minutes
June 14, 2012 (Regular Meeting)
B. Business Reports
FCSIC Quarterly Financial Reports
Report on Insured and Other Obligations
Quarterly Report on Annual Performance Plan
C. New Business
Annual Performance Plan FY 2013-2014
Proposed 2013 and 2014 Budgets
Insurance Fund Progress Review and Setting of Premium Range
Guidance for 2013
Dated: September 6, 2012.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board.
[FR Doc. 2012-22359 Filed 9-10-12; 8:45 am]
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