Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act, 15205-15206 [2015-06552]

Download as PDF 15205 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 55 / Monday, March 23, 2015 / Notices Grenada County, Mississippi. The proposed project would occupy approximately 35.5 acres of federal land administered by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Rye Development, 745 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111; telephone (617) 804–1326. i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards, telephone (202) 502–6181 and email jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov; or Patti Leppert, telephone (202) 502–6034 and email patricia.leppert@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–13702–002. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. The proposed Grenada Lake Project would utilize the following existing Corps’ Grenada Lake Dam facilities: (1) A 13,900-foot-long, 80-foot-high earth fill embankment dam; (2) a reservoir; and (3) outlet works consisting of a concrete intake tower, three gated inlets that combine to direct flow through a 377.5-foot-long, 17-foot-diameter concrete outlet conduit, and a stilling basin. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Mar 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 The proposed Grenada Lake Project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A 327.5-foot-long, 16-footdiameter steel liner installed within the existing outlet conduit; (2) a 50-footlong, variable width steel-lined, concrete bifurcation chamber containing two hydraulically-operated gates used to control the amount of flow diverted from the existing stilling basin to the powerhouse; (3) a 260-foot-long, 14-footdiameter steel penstock; (4) a 78-foot wide, 50-foot-long, 86-foot-high steel and reinforced concrete forebay housing trashracks and a fish bypass outlet gate; (5) a 120-foot-long, 60-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units having a combined installed capacity of 9.0 megawatts; (6) a 150-foot-long, 70foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 670-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) buried cable; (8) a substation; and (9) a 1,980-foot-long, 12.5–kV overhead transmission line extending from the substation to a utility-owned distribution line. The average annual generation would be 31,000 megawatt-hours. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. Register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following revised hydro licensing schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Filing of recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions. Commission issues Draft EA Comments on Draft EA Due Commission Issues Final EA Target date May 2015. December 2015. January 2016. May 2016. o. Public notice of the filing of the initial development application, which has already been given, established the due date for filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the Commission’s regulations, any competing development application must be filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the initial development application. No competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this notice. Dated: March 16, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–06524 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Certification Notice—233] 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: On March 2, 2015, NTE Carolinas, 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 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 15206 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 55 / Monday, March 23, 2015 / Notices 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: Owner: NTE Carolinas, LLC. Capacity: 475 megawatts (MW). Plant Location: Gage Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. In-Service Date: As early as January 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issued in Washington, DC on March 17, 2015. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2015–06552 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13701–002] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FFP Missouri 2, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Original Major License—Existing Dam. b. Project No.: 13701–002. c. Date filed: November 13, 2013. d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Mar 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 e. Name of Project: Sardis Lake Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) existing Sardis Lake Dam, on the Little Tallahatchie River, near the Town of Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi. The proposed project would occupy approximately 59 acres of federal land administered by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Rye Development, 745 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111; telephone (617) 804–1326. i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards, telephone (202) 502–6181 and email jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov; or Patti Leppert, telephone (202) 502–6034 and email patricia.leppert@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–13701–002. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. The proposed Sardis Lake Project would utilize the following existing Corps’ Sardis Lake Dam facilities: (1) A 15,300-foot-long, 97-foot-high earth fill PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 embankment dam; (2) a reservoir; and (3) outlet works consisting of a concrete intake tower, four gated inlets that combine to direct flow through a 560foot-long, 16.0-foot by 18.25-foot ovoid concrete outlet conduit, and a stilling basin. The proposed Sardis Lake Project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A 510-foot-long, 15.5-footdiameter steel liner installed within the existing outlet conduit; (2) a 50-footlong, 30-foot-wide (varies) steel-lined, concrete bifurcation chamber containing two hydraulically-operated gates used to control the amount of flow diverted from the existing stilling basin to the powerhouse; (3) a 250-foot-long, 15.5foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a 78foot-wide, 50-foot-long, 102.6-foot-high steel and reinforced concrete forebay housing trashracks and a fish bypass gate; (5) a 120-foot-long, 85-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units having a combined installed capacity of 14.6 megawatts; (6) a 200-foot-long, 100foot-wide tailrace; (7) an 887-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) buried cable; (8) a substation; and (9) a 6,210-foot-long, 161-kV overhead transmission line extending from the substation to a utility-owned distribution line. The average annual generation would be 52,000 megawatt-hours. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. Register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15205-15206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06552]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--233]


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 March 2, 2015, NTE Carolinas, 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) 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

[[Page 15206]]

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: NTE Carolinas, LLC.
    Capacity: 475 megawatts (MW).
    Plant Location: Gage Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
    In-Service Date: As early as January 2018.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 17, 2015.
 Brian Mills,
 Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015-06552 Filed 3-20-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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