Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 249 / Thursday, December 28, 1995 / Notices 67133

Sincerely,

Dave Christensen,

Project Engineer.

[FR Doc. 95–31424 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–M

Office of Fossil Energy

[Docket No. FE C&E 95–01—Certification

Notice—147]

Panda Brandywine, Limited

Partnership, Notice of Filing of Coal

Capability Powerplant and Industrial

Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: On December 11, 1995, Panda

Brandywine, Limited Partnership,

submitted a coal capability selfcertification 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 Fuels Programs, Fossil Energy, Room

3F–056, FE–52, 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 owner/operator of a proposed

new baseload powerplant has filed a

self-certification in accordance with

section 201(d).

Owner: Panda Brandywine, Limited

Partnership.

Operator: Panda Brandywine, Limited

Partnership.

Location: Brandywine, Maryland.

Plant Configuration: Combined cycle,

cogeneration facility.

Capacity: 230 megawatts.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Entities: Potomac Electric

Power Company.

In-Service Date: October 31, 1996.

Issued in Washington, D.C., December 19,

1995.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office

of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–31421 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–M

[Docket No. FE–R–79–43B]

Electric and Gas Utilities Covered in

1996 by Titles I and III of the Public

Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

and Requirements for State Regulatory

Authorities To Notify the Department

of Energy

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Sections 102(c) and 301(d) of

the Public Utility Regulatory Policies

Act of 1978 (PURPA) require the

Secretary of Energy to publish a list,

before the beginning of each calendar

year, identifying each electric utility

and gas utility to which Titles I and III

of PURPA apply during such calendar

year. In addition, sections 102(c) and

301(d) of PURPA require each State

regulatory authority to notify the

Secretary of Energy of each electric

utility and gas utility on the list for

which such State regulatory authority

has ratemaking authority. Written

comments are requested on the accuracy

of the list of electric utilities and gas

utilities. This Notice is to announce the

availability of the 1996 list.

The list is available both in hard copy

and electronically. The hard copy

version of the 1996 list is being

provided by mail to all State regulatory

authorities. Other parties interested in

receiving the hard copy list may contact

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

identified below. In addition, the Office

of Fuels Programs operates an electronic

bulletin board as a service to

commercial and government users, as

well as the general public. The 1996 list

is also available by accessing the

bulletin board.

DATES: Notifications by State regulatory

authorities and written comments must

be received by no later than 4:30 p.m.

on February 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Notifications and written

comments should be forwarded to:

Department of Energy, Office of Coal

and Electricity, FE–52, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3F–

070, Docket No. FE–R–79–43B,

Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Mintz, Office of Coal and

Electricity, Fossil Energy, Department of

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Room 3F–070, FE–52, Washington,

DC 20585, Telephone 202/586–9506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Pursuant to sections 102(c) and 301(d)

of PURPA, Pub. L. 95–617, 92 Stat. 3117

et seq. (16 U.S.C. 260l et seq.,

hereinafter referred to as the Act) the

Department of Energy (DOE) is required

to publish a list of utilities to which

Titles I and III of PURPA apply in 1996.

State regulatory authorities are

required by the Act to notify the

Secretary of Energy as to their

ratemaking authority over the listed

utilities. The inclusion or exclusion of

any utility on or from the list does not

affect the legal obligations of such

utility or the responsible authority

under the Act.

The term ‘‘State regulatory authority’’

means any State, including the District

of Columbia and Puerto Rico, or a

political subdivision thereof, and any

agency or instrumentality, which has

authority to fix, modify, approve, or

disapprove rates with respect to the sale

of electric energy or natural gas by any

utility (other than such State agency). In

the case of a utility for which the

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has

ratemaking authority, the term ‘‘State

regulatory authority’’ means the TVA.

Title I of PURPA sets forth ratemaking

and regulatory policy standards with

respect to electric utilities. Section

102(c) of Title I requires the Secretary of

Energy to publish a list, before the

beginning of each calendar year,

identifying each electric utility to which

Title I applies during such calendar

year. An electric utility is defined as any

person, State agency, or Federal agency

that sells electric energy. An electric

utility is covered by Title I for any

calendar year if it had total sales of

electric energy, for purposes other than

resale, in excess of 500 million kilowatthours during any calendar year

beginning after December 31, 1975, and

before the immediately preceding

calendar year. An electric utility is

covered in 1996 if it exceeded the

threshold in any year from 1976 through

1994.

Title III of PURPA addresses

ratemaking and other regulatory policy

standards with respect to natural gas

utilities. Section 301(d) of Title III