48070 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2017 / Notices 

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: On 

September 12, 2017, NTE Carolinas II, 

LLC, as owner and operator of a new 

baseload electric generating 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. The 

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). 

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 the 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 baseload electric generating 

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 II, LLC 

Capacity: 500 megawatts (MW) 

Plant Location: Reidsville, NC 27320 

In-Service Date: Early as November 2020 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 10, 

2017. 

Christopher Lawrence, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22314 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG18–5–000. 

Applicants: Voyager Wind II, LLC. 

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator Status of Voyager Wind II, 

LLC. 

Filed Date: 10/10/17. 

Accession Number: 20171010–5216. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/17. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2097–001. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

2017–10–06_Deficiency Response to 

Dynamic NCA Filing to be effective 

1/4/2018. 

Filed Date: 10/6/17. 

Accession Number: 20171006–5161. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/27/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–41–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2017–10–06_Continuous Improvement 

3_RFP Staggering & Guidance Narrative 

Filing to be effective 12/6/2017. 

Filed Date: 10/6/17. 

Accession Number: 20171006–5173. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/27/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–42–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2017–10–06_Continuous Improvement 

4_Proposal Submission & Eval Process 

Filing to be effective 12/6/2017. 

Filed Date: 10/6/17. 

Accession Number: 20171006–5189. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/27/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–43–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Power and 

Light Company, Quilt Block Wind Farm 

LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: LBA 

Agreement Between WPL and Quilt 

Block Wind Farm LLC to be effective 

9/18/2017. 

Filed Date: 10/6/17. 

Accession Number: 20171006–5193. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/27/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–44–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2017–10–06_Continuous Improvement 

5_Multi-Facility & Mixed Facility Eval 

Filing to be effective 12/6/2017. 

Filed Date: 10/6/17. 

Accession Number: 20171006–5195. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/27/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–45–000. 

Applicants: Southern California 

Edison Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SA 

No. 972, DSA for Moreno Valley, 

Kitching Street to be effective 11/3/ 

2017. 

Filed Date: 10/10/17. 

Accession Number: 20171010–5013. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–46–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

1636R20 Kansas Electric Power 

Cooperative, Inc. NITSA and NOA to be 

effective 10/1/2017. 

Filed Date: 10/10/17. 

Accession Number: 20171010–5165. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–47–000. 

Applicants: Voyager Wind II, LLC. 

Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: 

MBR Application to be effective 12/10/ 

2017. 

Filed Date: 10/10/17. 

Accession Number: 20171010–5200. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/17. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22280 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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