Application To Export Electric Energy; NRG Power Marketing LLC, 52948-52949 [2022-18720]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 52948 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 30, 2022 / Notices direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HJ&J Enterprises Ltd., which is 100 percent owned by an individual, Jonathan Nikkel.’’ Id. at 2–3. Applicant represents that it ‘‘does not have any affiliates or upstream owners that possess any ownership interest or involvement in any other company that is a traditional utility or that owns, operates, or controls any electric generation, transmission or distribution facilities.’’ Id. Applicant further claims that it would ‘‘purchase power to be exported from a variety of sources such as power marketers, independent power producers, or U.S. electric utilities and federal power marketing entities as those terms are defined in sections 3(22) and 3(19) of the FPA.’’ App. at 3. Applicant contends that ‘‘by definition, such power is surplus to the system of the generator and, therefore, the electric power that Command Power will export on either a firm or interruptible basis will not impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply within the U.S. Id. at 3. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at the address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding should file a motion to intervene at the above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning Command Power Corp.’s application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–496. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Ruta Kalvaitis Skucˇas and Maeve C. Tibbetts, K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K St, NW, Washington, DC 20006, ruta.skucas@klgates.com; maeve.tibbetts@klgates.com; and Jonathan Nikkel, President, Command Power Corp., 293 Douro Second Line, Douro-Dummer, ON, K0L2B0 Canada, jnikkel@commandpower.ca. A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Aug 29, 2022 Jkt 256001 part 1021) and after DOE evaluates whether the proposed action will have an adverse impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of the Application will be made available, upon request, by accessing the program website at https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing Steven Blazek at Steven.Blazek@hq.doe.gov. Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2022. Christopher Lawrence, Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office of Electricity. [FR Doc. 2022–18721 Filed 8–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA–384–B] Application To Export Electric Energy; NRG Power Marketing LLC Office of Electricity, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: NRG Power Marketing LLC (Applicant or NRGPML) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act. DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before September 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 586–8008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Blazek, 720–962–7265, steven.blazek@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) regulates exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country, pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7172(f)). Such exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On May 25, 2022, NRGPML filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) for ‘‘its blanket authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico.’’ App. at 1. NRGPML states that it ‘‘is a Delaware limited liability corporation with a principal place of business in Princeton, New Jersey,’’ adding that it ‘‘is a power marketer authorized by the Federal SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to make sales of electric power at wholesale in interstate commerce at market-based rates.’’ Id. NRGPML represents that it ‘‘does not own or control any electric power generation or transmission facilities and does not have a franchised electric power service area.’’ Id. NRGPML further claims that it would ‘‘purchase the energy to be exported from wholesale generators, electric utilities, and federal power marketing agencies.’’ App. at 2. NRGPML contends that it ‘‘will purchase the energy to be exported from wholesale generators, electric utilities, and federal power marketing agencies. By definition, such energy is surplus to the system of the generator and thus, exportation of said energy will not impair the adequacy of electric power supply within the United States.’’ App. at 3. NRGPML applied to renew the authorization granted in DOE Order No. EA–384–A, which expired on June 11, 2022. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at the address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with Rule 211 of the FERC Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding should file a motion to intervene at the above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning NRGPML’s application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–384–B. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Alan Johnson, Managing Director Regulatory Compliance, NRG Energy, Inc., 804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, Alan.Johnson@nrg.com; and Michael A. Yuffee, Baker Botts LLP, 700 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, michael.yuffee@bakerbotts.com. A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after DOE evaluates whether the proposed action will have an adverse impact on the sufficiency of E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 30, 2022 / Notices supply or reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of the Application will be made available, upon request, by accessing the program website at https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing Steven Blazek at Steven.Blazek@hq.doe.gov. Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2022. Christopher Lawrence, Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office of Electricity. [FR Doc. 2022–18720 Filed 8–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2790–074] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement. b. Project No.: 2790–074. c. Date Filed: August 22, 2022. d. Applicant: Boott Hydropower, LLC (Boott). e. Name of Project: Lowell Hydroelectric Project (project). f. Location: The existing project is located on the Merrimack River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The project does not occupy any federal land but is located within the administrative boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park. g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Webb, Licensing Manager, Boott Hydropower, LLC, 670 N Commercial Street, Suite 204, Manchester, NH 03101; (978) 935– 6039 or kwebb@centralriverspower.com. i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly, (202) 502–8587 or william.connelly@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for Filing Comments: September 23, 2022. Reply comments due October 8, 2022. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Aug 29, 2022 Jkt 256001 aspx. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2790–074. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. Boott filed the Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, issues related to minimum flows in the project’s bypassed reach and fish passage associated with the issuance of any new license and fishway prescriptions under Section 18 of the FPA for the project. Specifically, the Settlement Agreement includes, but is not limited to, proposed measures for minimum flows in the bypassed reach, modifications to existing upstream and downstream fish passage facilities, modifications to the project’s bypassed reach for upstream fish passage, installation of an upstream fish passage facility in the project tailrace, fish passage studies and effectiveness testing, fish passage protection, and fish passage facility operation. Boott requests that the Commission incorporate the proposed measures into any new license issued. l. A copy of the settlement agreement may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52949 document (i.e., P–2790). At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline. aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: August 24, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–18656 Filed 8–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP22–1141–000. Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission Company. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Update Part 8.26 GT&C Sec 26.2.4 Determination of FLRPs to be effective 9/23/2022. Filed Date: 8/23/22. Accession Number: 20220823–5041. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/6/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–1142–000. Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreements—9/1/2022 to be effective 9/1/2022. Filed Date: 8/24/22. Accession Number: 20220824–5021. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/6/22.. 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. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52948-52949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18720]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-384-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; NRG Power Marketing LLC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: NRG Power Marketing LLC (Applicant or NRGPML) has applied for 
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before September 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to 
[email protected], or by facsimile to (202) 586-8008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Blazek, 720-962-7265, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) regulates 
exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country, 
pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7172(f)). Such 
exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On May 25, 2022, NRGPML filed an application with DOE (Application 
or App.) for ``its blanket authority to transmit electric energy from 
the United States to Mexico.'' App. at 1. NRGPML states that it ``is a 
Delaware limited liability corporation with a principal place of 
business in Princeton, New Jersey,'' adding that it ``is a power 
marketer authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 
to make sales of electric power at wholesale in interstate commerce at 
market-based rates.'' Id. NRGPML represents that it ``does not own or 
control any electric power generation or transmission facilities and 
does not have a franchised electric power service area.'' Id.
    NRGPML further claims that it would ``purchase the energy to be 
exported from wholesale generators, electric utilities, and federal 
power marketing agencies.'' App. at 2. NRGPML contends that it ``will 
purchase the energy to be exported from wholesale generators, electric 
utilities, and federal power marketing agencies. By definition, such 
energy is surplus to the system of the generator and thus, exportation 
of said energy will not impair the adequacy of electric power supply 
within the United States.'' App. at 3.
    NRGPML applied to renew the authorization granted in DOE Order No. 
EA-384-A, which expired on June 11, 2022.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential 
permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are 
appropriate for open access transmission by third parties.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at the 
address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with 
Rule 211 of the FERC Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). 
Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding should file a 
motion to intervene at the above address in accordance with FERC Rule 
214 (18 CFR 385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning NRGPML's application to 
export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-384-B. Additional copies are to be provided directly to 
Alan Johnson, Managing Director Regulatory Compliance, NRG Energy, 
Inc., 804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, [email protected]; 
and Michael A. Yuffee, Baker Botts LLP, 700 K Street NW, Washington, DC 
20001, [email protected]. A final decision will be made on 
the requested authorization after the environmental impacts have been 
evaluated pursuant to DOE's National Environmental Policy Act 
Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after DOE evaluates 
whether the proposed action will have an adverse impact on the 
sufficiency of

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supply or reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system.
    Copies of the Application will be made available, upon request, by 
accessing the program website at https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Steven Blazek at [email protected]

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2022.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office 
of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2022-18720 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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