2021-02415. Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership; Notice of Request for Limited Waiver

Take notice that on January 25, 2021, pursuant to section 292.205(c) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules and Regulations,^[1] implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership submitted a request for a limited and temporary waiver of the Commission's qualifying cogeneration facility efficiency standard set forth in 18 CFR 292.205(a)(2) for calendar years 2020 and 2021, due to the decrease in steam consumption by the facility's thermal host, Corteva Agriscience, caused by the unexpected and catastrophic flood that devastated Midland, Michigan, as more fully explained in the request.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant.

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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on February 16, 2021.

Dated: January 29, 2021.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,

Deputy Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  18 CFR 292.205 (2020).