[Federal Register: September 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 183)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy
[Docket Nos. FE C&E 99-17, C&E 99-18 and C&E 99-19; Certification 
Notice--178]

 
Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of Cordova Energy Company 
LLC, Athens Generating Co., L.P. and Mantua Creek Generating Co., L.P. 
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: Cordova Energy Company LLC, Athens Generating Co., L.P. and 
Mantua Creek Generating Co., L.P. submitted coal capability self-
certifications pursuant to section 201 of the Powerplant and Industrial 
Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification filings are available for 
public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Fossil Energy, Room 4G-039, FE-27, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell at (202) 586-9624.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of the Powerplant and Industrial 
Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 
provides that no new baseload electric powerplant may be constructed or 
operated without the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel 
as a primary energy source. In order to meet the requirement of coal 
capability, the owner or operator of such facilities proposing to use 
natural gas or petroleum as its primary energy source shall certify, 
pursuant to FUA section 201(d), to the Secretary of Energy prior to 
construction, or prior to operation as a base load powerplant, that 
such powerplant has the capability to use coal or another alternate 
fuel. Such certification establishes compliance with section 201(a) as 
of the date filed with the Department of Energy. The Secretary is 
required to publish a notice in the Federal Register that a 
certification has been filed. The following owners/operators of the 
proposed new baseload powerplants have filed a self-certification in 
acccordance with section 201(d).
    Owner: Cordova Energy Company LLC (C&E 99-17).
    Operator: CalEnergy Generation Operating Company.
    Location: Cordova, IL.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 537 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: El Paso Power Services Company.
    In-Service Date: June 1, 2001.
    Owner: Athens Generating Company, L.P. (C&E 99-18).
    Operator: Athens Generating Company, L.P.
    Location: Athens, Greene County, New York.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 1,080 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Wholesale power markets.
    In-Service Date: First quarter of 2002.
    Owner: Mantua Creek Generating Company, L.P. (C&E 99-19).
    Operator: Mantua Creek Generating Company, L.P.
    Location: West Deptford, New Jersey.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 800 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Wholesale power market.
    In-Service Date: Second quarter of 2002.

    Issued in Washington, DC, September 16, 1999.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/
Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-24644 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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