NOTICE OF RECEIPT
SUTTER ENERGY CENTER PROJECT - 97-AFC-2C
Request For Post-Certification Change
Modify Shutdown Emission Limits and Other Emission Limits

The California Energy Commission has received a petition from Calpine Construction Finance Company (Calpine) to amend the Commission Decision for the Sutter Energy Center (SEC) Project near Yuba City, California. Calpine proposes to raise some air quality emission limits during the occasional short periods of the shutdown process of the combustion turbines, reduce overall PM10 emission limits during operation of the turbines, and reconcile potential conflicts and/or ambiguities in conditions contained in the SEC Project Decision, the Feather River Air Quality Management District Permit, and the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit. Corresponding requests have been sent to all three agencies. Calpine does not believe that these changes represent a significant impact on the environment, and are intended to allow the facility to operate on a reliable basis at the lowest feasible levels of emissions.

Commission Review Procedures

The purpose of the Energy Commission's review process is: 1) to assess the impacts of this proposal on environmental quality and public health and safety; and 2) to determine whether the project, as changed, complies with applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards (Title 20, Calif. Code of Regulations, section 1769).

Upon receipt of an amendment request, Energy Commission staff notifies interested parties, completes an analysis, and schedules the amendment proposal to be heard at a regularly scheduled business meeting.

Part of the Energy Commission's review process involves consideration of public comments on proposed changes. If you would like to receive a copy of the amendment petition, the staff analysis when it is available, or the Energy Commission's order, please complete the enclosed Information Request Form and return it to the address shown on the form within 14 days of the date of this Notice. If you have any questions, or wish to make comments regarding this petition, please contact Steve Munro, Compliance Project Manager, toll-free at (800) 858-0784, by mail, or by e-mail at: smunro@energy.state.ca.us.

For information on how you may participate in the amendment process, or if you require special accommodations, please contact Ms. Roberta Mendonca, the Energy Commission's Public Adviser, at (916) 654-4489 or toll-free in California at (800) 822-6228. News media inquiries should be directed to Assistant Executive Director, Claudia Chandler, at (916) 654-4989.

Date: ____________________________

_____________________________________ TERRENCE O'BRIEN, Deputy Director Systems Assessment and Facilities Siting Division

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