[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30349-30350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08562]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-348-D]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC (Applicant or NEM) has applied 
for renewed 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 May 23, 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: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226, 
[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 11, 2009, DOE issued Order No. EA-348 to FPL Energy 
Power Marketing, Inc. to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada as a power marketer for a period of five years. This 
authority was amended in March 2009 to effectuate a name change to 
NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC (Order No. EA-348-A). This 
authority was renewed in 2014 (Order No. EA-348-B) and 2019 (Order No. 
EA-348-C). On March 21, 2024, NEM filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) for renewal of its export authority for a five-
year term. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, NEM is a Delaware corporation that is 
a wholly owned direct subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. App. 
at 1-2. NEM states it does not own any transmission facilities. Id. at 
2. NEM further states that its affiliate, NextBridge Infrastructure LP, 
owns and operates the East-West Tie transmission project in Ontario, 
Canada, including 280 miles of double-circuit 230 kV line. Id. at 2-3. 
The Applicant represents that the electricity it proposes to export 
will be purchased from others voluntarily and will, therefore, be 
surplus to the needs of the selling entities. Id. at 3. NEM also states 
it will comply with applicable reliability standards, export limits, 
and general conditions set by DOE. Id. at 4. NEM asserts its proposed 
exports will not impair or impede sufficient electric supplies in the 
United States or the regional coordination of electric utility planning 
or operations. Id. at 3.
    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 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 NEM's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-348-D. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to William Lavarco, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, 
801 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 220, Washington, DC 20004, 
[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 April 16, 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

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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 April 17, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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