Application for Amended Authorization To Export Electric Energy; NRG Business Marketing LLC, 9137-9138 [2024-02672]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2024 / Notices accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning NRGBM’s Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA–498–A. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Ryan Harwell, Manager, Regulatory Licensing & Reporting, NRG Business Marketing LLC, 910 Louisiana Street, Suite B200, Houston, Texas 77002, ryan.harwell@nrg.com, and Ryan C. Norfolk, Baker Botts LLP, 700 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, ryan.norfolk@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 supply or reliability of the United States electric power supply system. Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, by accessing the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 30, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC on February 6, 2024. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–02679 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [GDO Docket No. EA–497–A] Application for Amended Authorization To Export Electric Energy; NRG Business Marketing LLC Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Feb 08, 2024 Jkt 262001 ACTION: Notice of application. NRG Business Marketing LLC (NRGBM or the Applicant), formerly known as Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC (DEBM), has applied for amended 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 February 26, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy (DOE) regulates electricity exports from the United States to foreign countries in accordance with section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 CFR 205.300 et seq.). Sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) transferred this regulatory authority, previously exercised by the nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to DOE. Section 202(e) of the FPA provides that an entity which seeks to export electricity must obtain an order from DOE authorizing that export (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the authority to issue such orders was delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. On March 31, 2023, DEBM applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a term of five years. On September 13, 2023, DOE issued EA–497, granting DEBM its requested permission. See EA–497. On December 29, 2023, NRGBM filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) to amend the authorization to reflect DEBM’s name change to NRGBM. See App. at 1. The Application states that on July 31, 2023, DEBM changed its name to NRGBM. App. at 1. NRGBM notes that ‘‘[t]his action was solely a name change’’ and there were ‘‘no changes to the corporate structure, governance, or ownership of the LLC.’’ Id. at 2. The Application reflects that the other information concerning the subject exports provided in DEBM’s initial application for authorization, approved SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9137 in EA–497, remains unchanged. See Id. at 1–4. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in accordance with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) 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 Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning NRGBM’s Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA–497–A. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Ryan Harwell, Manager, Regulatory Licensing & Reporting, NRG Business Marketing LLC, 910 Louisiana Street, Suite B200, Houston, Texas 77002, ryan.harwell@nrg.com, and Ryan C. Norfolk, Baker Botts LLP, 700 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, ryan.norfolk@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 supply or reliability of the United States electric power supply system. Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, by accessing the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 30, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 9138 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2024 / Notices Signed in Washington, DC on February 6, 2024. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–02672 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [GDO Docket No. EA–507] Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Second Foundation US Trading, LLC Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: Second Foundation US Trading, LLC (the Applicant or SFUST, LLC) 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 March 11, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy (DOE) regulates electricity exports from the United States to foreign countries in accordance with section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 CFR 205.300 et seq.). Sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) transferred this regulatory authority, previously exercised by the nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to DOE. Section 202(e) of the FPA provides that an entity which seeks to export electricity must obtain an order from DOE authorizing that export (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the authority to issue such orders was delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. On January 8, 2024, the Applicant filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) for export authority to transmit electric power across international facilities into Mexico as a power marketer for a term of five-years. App. at 1. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Feb 08, 2024 Jkt 262001 SFUST, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. App. at 1. The Applicant states it is ‘‘a power marketer engaged in the business of marketing and trading electric energy and other energy related products in the United States.’’ Id. at 2. According to the Application, SFUST, LLC is solely owned by Second Foundation Holding, a joint-stock company organized under the laws of the Czech Republic. Id. The Applicant states it ‘‘is authorized to sell wholesale electric energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates pursuant to authority granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under a wholesale power sales tariff currently on file with FERC in Docket No. ER22–2959–000.’’ Id. According to the Application, SFUST, LLC does not ‘‘own any franchised service territory, and does not control any electric generation or transmission facilities in the United States’’ and ‘‘has no other affiliates or upstream owners that own any franchised service territory or control any electric generation or transmission facilities in the United States.’’ App. at 2. Further, SFUST, LLC notes it ‘‘will purchase surplus electric energy to be exported from a variety of entities within the United States including power marketers, wholesale generators, electric utilities, and federal power marketing agencies.’’ Id. at 4. The Applicant asserts its proposed exports will be ‘‘surplus to the needs of those entities selling electric power to the Applicant’’ and ‘‘will not impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the United States[.]’’ Id. Further, the Applicant states its exports will be ‘‘transmitted pursuant to arrangements with utilities that own and operate existing transmission facilities and will be consistent with all applicable export limits on transmission facilities,’’ and thus the Applicant asserts it ‘‘meets the second statutory criterion of Section 202(e).’’ Id. at 5. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant have been previously authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. See App. at Exhibit C. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in accordance with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to this PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 proceeding should file a motion to intervene at Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning SFUST, LLC’s Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA–507. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Jakub Sedlacek, Chief Operating Officer, Second Foundation US Trading, LLC, 808 Travis St., Suite 1030, Houston, TX 77002, jakub.sedlacek@secondfoundation.com, and Zori Ferkin, King & Spalding LLP, 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006, zferkin@kslaw.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 supply or reliability of the United States electric power supply system. Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, by accessing the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 30, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC on February 6, 2024. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–02680 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9137-9138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02672]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-497-A]


Application for Amended Authorization To Export Electric Energy; 
NRG Business Marketing LLC

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: NRG Business Marketing LLC (NRGBM or the Applicant), formerly 
known as Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC (DEBM), has applied for 
amended 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 February 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy (DOE) 
regulates electricity exports from the United States to foreign 
countries in accordance with section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 CFR 205.300 et 
seq.). Sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) transferred this regulatory authority, 
previously exercised by the now-defunct Federal Power Commission, to 
DOE.
    Section 202(e) of the FPA provides that an entity which seeks to 
export electricity must obtain an order from DOE authorizing that 
export (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the authority to issue 
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by 
Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-
GD1-2023.
    On March 31, 2023, DEBM applied for authorization to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer 
for a term of five years. On September 13, 2023, DOE issued EA-497, 
granting DEBM its requested permission. See EA-497. On December 29, 
2023, NRGBM filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) to 
amend the authorization to reflect DEBM's name change to NRGBM. See 
App. at 1.
    The Application states that on July 31, 2023, DEBM changed its name 
to NRGBM. App. at 1. NRGBM notes that ``[t]his action was solely a name 
change'' and there were ``no changes to the corporate structure, 
governance, or ownership of the LLC.'' Id. at 2. The Application 
reflects that the other information concerning the subject exports 
provided in DEBM's initial application for authorization, approved in 
EA-497, remains unchanged. See Id. at 1-4.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at 
[email protected]. Protests should be filed in accordance 
with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) 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 
[email protected] in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 
385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning NRGBM's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-497-A. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to Ryan Harwell, Manager, Regulatory Licensing & 
Reporting, NRG Business Marketing LLC, 910 Louisiana Street, Suite 
B200, Houston, Texas 77002, [email protected], and Ryan C. Norfolk, 
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 supply or reliability of the 
United States electric power supply system.
    Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, by 
accessing the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0 or by emailing [email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on January 30, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid 
Deployment Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary 
of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is 
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance 
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the 
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to 
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as 
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative 
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon 
publication in the Federal Register.


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    Signed in Washington, DC on February 6, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-02672 Filed 2-8-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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