[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9136-9137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02679]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-498-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 (the Applicant or NRGBM), formerly 
known as Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC (DEBM), has applied for 
amended authorization to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada 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 Canada as a power marketer 
for a term of five years. On September 13, 2023, DOE issued EA-498, 
granting DEBM its requested permission. See EA-498. 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 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

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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, [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.

    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]
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