[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22135-22136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06729]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-508]


Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; ENGIE 
Energy Marketing NA, Inc.

AGENCY:  Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: ENGIE Energy Marketing NA, Inc. (the Applicant or EEMNA) 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 April 29, 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 February 26, 2024, the Applicant filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico for a term of five-years. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, EEMNA is a Delaware corporation with 
its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. App. at 1. EEMNA 
represents it is a wholly owned subsidiary of ENGIE Holdings Inc., 
which is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of ENGIE S.A.. Id. EEMNA 
states it is ``certified as a Qualified Scheduling Entity with the 
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Reliability Council of Texas (``ERCOT'') and a wholesale power marketer 
registered with the Public Utilities Commission of Texas.'' Id. at 2. 
The Applicant further states it ``engages in the business of marketing 
and trading electric energy and other energy related products in the 
United States and is authorized to sell wholesale electric energy, 
capacity and ancillary services outside of ERCOT 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.'' Id.
    The Applicant asserts it ``does not own or control any generation, 
transmission, or distribution facilities, nor does [it] have a 
franchised service area.'' App. at 2. The Applicant represents that it 
``will comply with existing industry procedures for obtaining 
transmission capacity, including reserving transmission service in 
accordance with FERC's Open Access Same-Time Information System 
(``OASIS'') and scheduling delivery of the export with the appropriate 
Regional Transmission Organization(s) (``RTOs'') or Independent System 
Operator(s) (``ISOs'') and/or Balancing Authority areas.'' Id. at 6. 
EEMNA notes its proposed exports would be surplus to the needs of the 
selling entities. Id. at 5. For these reasons, the Applicant asserts 
that ``its exports cannot have any adverse impact on the reliability, 
stability, or sufficiency of supply on a franchised electric supply 
system or the electric power supply within the U.S.'' Id.
    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 
[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 EEMNA's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-508. Additional copies are to be 
provided directly to Adam Roth, ENGIE Energy Marketing NA, Inc., 1360 
Post Oak Blvd., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77056, [email protected], and 
Catherine McCarthy, Bracewell LLP, 2001 M Street NW, Suite 900, 
Washington, DC 20036-3310, [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 March 25, 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 March 26, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-06729 Filed 3-28-24; 8:45 am]
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