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(2) To successfully develop products 

and ecosystems that make a major 

impact on learners’ education outcomes, 

teams will need a variety of supports. 

IES may require support from private 

industry in areas such as providing 

consultation and coaching to teams, 

convening potential partners for 

research and scaling. 

(a) What would an ideal team look 

like to maximize the likelihood of 

success? For example, what role would 

researchers, education agencies (at the 

state or local level), and private 

companies play in the team? 

(b) How can we ensure community 

engagement and input? 

(c) What kind of experience does your 

organization have with supporting 

ARPA-style R&D efforts, especially 

those related to the education sciences? 

What case studies can you share from 

your experience? 

(d) Particularly in the areas of fair, 

open, and transparent research and data 

privacy and security, what kind of 

programing or resources would you 

recommend providing teams? 

(3) With a focus on developing quickturn around, high-reward and scalable 

solutions, what would you propose are 

the core activities and/or benchmarks 

for success for a project in each of the 

phases? What examples can you provide 

around past successes in social science 

domains or specifically related to 

education R&D? 

(4) Could you provide any estimates 

of the costs, assets, and contributions 

required for a team to successfully 

complete each phase? 

(5) As a part of this effort, IES may 

seek support in establishing a technical 

working group (TWG) to inform the 

activities that will guide research teams 

for the S2S competition. If we were to 

establish a TWG related to the S2S 

competition, what kind of expertise 

would you propose is essential to a 

TWG in this area? Are there specific 

organizations or individuals that you 

suggest be included in the TWG? 

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[FR Doc. 2023–22482 Filed 10–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–345–C] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; New Brunswick Energy 

Marketing Corporation 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: New Brunswick Energy 

Marketing Corporation (the Applicant or 

NBEMC) 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 November 13, 2023. 

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 December 5, 2008, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–345, authorizing NBEMC 

(f/k/a New Brunswick Power Generation 

Corporation) to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada as a 

power marketer. This authority was 

renewed on December 6, 2013, (Order 

No. EA–345–A) and on December 5, 

2018 (Order No. EA–345–B). On August 

23, 2023, NBEMC filed an application 

with DOE (Application or App) for 

renewal of their export authority for an 

additional five-year term. App at 2. 

In its Application, NBEMC states that 

it will purchase power to be exported to 

Canada from electric utilities in the 

U.S., federal power marketing agencies, 

qualifying cogeneration and small 

power production facilities, 

independent power producers, and 

other sellers. App. at 5. NBEMC notes it 

‘‘does not own any electric generation or 

transmission facilities and, as a power 

marketer, does not hold a franchise or 

service territory or native load 

obligation.’’ Id. at 6. NBEMC also states 

it is not affiliated with an entity that 

holds a franchise or service territory in 

the U.S., and ‘‘[t]hus, NBEMC has no 

transmission ‘system’ of its own on 

which its exports of power could have 

a reliability or stability impact.’’ Id. 

NBEMC asserts DOE has recognized that 

power purchased by a power marketer 

is surplus to the needs of the selling 

entities, and exports of electricity under 

such circumstances would not impair 

the sufficiency of electric supply within 

the U.S. Id. at 7. 

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 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 

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Comments and other filings 

concerning NBEMC’s Application 

should be clearly marked with GDO 

Docket No. EA–345–C. Additional 

copies are to be provided directly to 

Tyler S. Johnson, Bracewell LLP, 701 

5th Avenue, Suite 3400, Seattle, 

Washington 98104, tyler.johnson@

bracewell.com; Josh R. Robichaud, 

Bracewell LLP, 2001 M Street NW, Suite 

900, Washington, DC 20036, 

Josh.robichaud@bracewell.com; Tracey 

L. Bradley, Bracewell LLP, 2001 M 

Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 

20036, tracey.bradley@bracewell.com; 

and John S. Bird, New Brunswick 

Energy Marketing Corporation, 515 King 

Street, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 2040, 

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 

E3B 5G4, jbird@nbpower.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 

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 October 6, 2023, 

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 October 6, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22597 Filed 10–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–461–A] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; Saavi Energy Solutions, LLC 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Saavi Energy Solutions, LLC 

(the Applicant or Saavi Energy 

Solutions) has applied for renewed 

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 November 13, 2023. 

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 November 19, 2018, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–461 authorizing Saavi 

Energy Solutions to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Mexico 

as a power marketer. On August 18, 

2023, Saavi Energy Solutions filed an 

application with DOE (Application or 

App.) for renewal of their export 

authority for an additional five-year 

term. App. at 1. 

In its Application, Saavi Energy 

Solutions states that it ‘‘does not own 

any electric generation or transmission 

facilities and, as a power marketer, does 

not hold a franchise or service territory 

or native load obligation.’’ App. at 5. 

Moreover, the Applicant notes that none 

of its ‘‘affiliates owns any electric 

transmission facilities other than the 

limited and discrete interconnection 

facilities described [in its Application], 

and Saavi Energy Solutions is not 

affiliated with an entity that holds a 

franchise or service territory.’’ Id. Saavi 

Energy Solutions represents that it will 

‘‘export electricity purchased from 

electric utilities, qualifying small power 

production facilities, cogeneration 

facilities, federal power marketing 

agencies, and other sellers as those 

terms are defined in Sections 3(22), (17), 

(18) and (19) of the FPA.’’ Id. Saavi 

Energy Solutions asserts DOE has 

recognized that power purchased by a 

power marketer is, by definition, 

surplus to the needs of the selling 

entities and with no native load 

obligations, the power marketer is free 

to sell its power portfolio on the open 

market domestically or as an export. 

Thus, the Applicant notes DOE has 

previously determined an export of 

electricity occurring under such 

circumstances will not impair the 

sufficiency of electric supply within the 

U.S. App. at 5–6. 

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 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 Saavi Energy Solutions’ 

Application should be clearly marked 

with GDO Docket No. EA–461–A. 

Additional copies are to be provided 

directly to Daniel Delgado and Liliana 

Gonzalez, Saavi Energy Solutions, LLC, 

24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1205, 

Houston, Texas 77046, daniel.delgado@

saavienergia.com, Liliana.gonzalez@

saavienergia.com, and mexcommgrp@

saavienergia.com, and Joshua R. 

Robichaud and Stephen C. Wald, 

Bracewell LLP, 2001 M Street NW, Suite 

900, Washington, DC 20036, 

josh.robichaud@bracewell.com and 

stephen.wald@bracewell.com. 


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