[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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