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electricity.’’ App. at 3. However, the 

Applicant ‘‘operates as a wholesale 

marketer of electric energy and as 

electric energy agent to Brookfield 

Renewable, which owns companies 

regulated as public utilities under the 

FPA and companies owning qualifying 

facilities.’’ Id. BRTM notes it has 

‘‘market-based rate authorization issued 

by the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (‘FERC’) under Section 205 

of the FPA.’’ Id. 

The Applicant asserts that it ‘‘does 

not have a franchised service area and, 

consequently, has no native load 

obligations’’ and will purchase the 

electric energy that it exports from 

electric utilities, qualifying cogeneration 

facilities, qualifying small power 

production facilities, Independent 

System Operators, Regional 

Transmission Operators, or from other 

exempt wholesale generators. App. at 6. 

Therefore, BRTM contends that ‘‘the 

electric energy that will be sold to 

BRTM is surplus to the needs of the 

selling entities’’ and ‘‘will not impair 

the sufficiency of the electric energy 

supply within the United States.’’ Id. 

BRTM also states it will comply with 

existing industry procedures for 

obtaining transmission capacity and 

asserts the proposed transmission 

would not impede or tend to impede the 

coordination in the public interest of 

facilities subject to DOE’s jurisdiction. 

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 Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov. 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 Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning BRTM’s Application should 

be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. 

EA–465–A. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to the Senior Director, 

Legal, Attn: EMR Legal, Brookfield 

Renewable Trading and Marketing LP, 

200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor, New 

York, New York 10281, EMRLegal@

brookfieldrenewable.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 

https://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 

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. 2024–02678 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

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. 

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 

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 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 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 

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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, 

ryan.harwell@nrg.com, and Ryan C. 

Norfolk, Baker Botts LLP, 700 K Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20001, 

ryan.norfolk@bakerbotts.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 

https://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 

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] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–497–A] 

Application for Amended Authorization 

To Export Electric Energy; NRG 

Business Marketing LLC 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: NRG Business Marketing LLC 

(NRGBM or the Applicant), formerly 

known as Direct Energy Business 

Marketing, LLC (DEBM), has applied for 

amended 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 February 26, 2024. 

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 March 31, 2023, DEBM applied for 

authorization to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Mexico as a 

power marketer for a term of five years. 

On September 13, 2023, DOE issued 

EA–497, granting DEBM its requested 

permission. See EA–497. 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 Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov. 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 Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov in 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–497–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, 

ryan.harwell@nrg.com, and Ryan C. 

Norfolk, Baker Botts LLP, 700 K Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20001, 

ryan.norfolk@bakerbotts.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 

https://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 

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. 


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