Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act, 4263 [2015-01413]
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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.
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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
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of filing.
AGENCY:
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22,
2015.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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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
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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
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charged for photocopying.
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Boyd, Radiation Protection
Division (6608J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone, 202–343–9353; fax, 202–
343–2304; electronic mail, boyd.mike@
epa.gov.
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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]
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