Document ID: FERC-2015-0214-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: License Transfer Applications: Ada County, ID, Aquenergy Systems, Inc., et al.
Posted Date: 2015-02-24T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9713-9715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03646]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application For Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

Ada County, Idaho
Aquenergy Systems, Inc.
Barnet Hydro Company
Big Wood Canal Company
BP Hydro Associates
Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, LLC
Consolidated Hydro New York, Inc.
Consolidated Hydro New Hampshire, Inc.
Consolidated Hydro Southeast, Inc.
Dietrich Drop Hydro, LLC
Essex Company
Fowler Hydro, LLC
Fulcrum, Inc.
Goodyear Lake Hydro, LLC
Hydro Development Group Inc.
Hydro Development Group Acquisition, LLC
Kelley's Falls, LLC
Lawrence Hydroelectric Associates
Lower Saranac Corporation
Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC
Lower Saranac Hydro Partners, L.P.
Missisquoi Associates
Newbury Hydro Company
Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc.
Pyrites Associates
Pyrites Hydro, LLC
Rock Creek L.P.
Salmon Falls Hydro, LLC
Sweetwater Hydroelectric, Inc.
Walden Hydro, LLC
    Project Nos. 2416-027, 2428-006, 2788-016, 2800-044, 2880-012, 
2883-006, 3025-025, 3189-047, 3511-021, 4114-056, 4428-007, 4881-
025, 5261-020, 5702-016, 6058-020, 6059-019, 6115-014, 7153-016, 
7186-048, 8909-025, 10253-029, 10254-024, 10898-014, and 11163-046

    On January 26, 2015, a joint application for transfer of licenses 
was filed to include the following projects:

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                             Conversions of Licensee to a Limited Liability Company
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                                     Transferor  (existing        Transferee  (new
            Project(s)              licensee or co-licensee)  licensee or co-licensee)           Action
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Cherokee Falls P-2880; Fries P-    Aquenergy Systems, Inc...  Aquenergy Systems, LLC..  Conversion to limited
 2883; Piedmont P-2428; Ware                                                             liability company.
 Shoals P-2416.
Barnet P-5702....................  Barnet Hydro Company.....  Barnet Hydro Company,     Conversion to limited
                                                               LLC.                      liability company.
Kelley's Falls P-3025; South       Consolidated Hydro New     Consolidated Hydro New    Conversion to limited
 Berwick (Salmon Falls) P-11163.    Hampshire, Inc.            Hampshire, LLC.           liability company.
Walden P-4428; Victory Mills P-    Consolidated Hydro New     Consolidated Hydro New    Conversion to limited
 7153.                              York, Inc.                 York, LLC.                liability company.
Lower Pelzer P-10253; Upper        Consolidated Hydro         Consolidated Hydro        Conversion to limited
 Pelzer P-10254.                    Southeast, Inc.            Southeast, LLC.           liability company.
Lawrence P-2800..................  Essex Company............  Essex Company, LLC......  Conversion to limited
                                                                                         liability company.
Barber Dam P-4881................  Fulcrum, Inc.............  Fulcrum, LLC............  Conversion to limited
                                                                                         liability company.
Lower Saranac P-4114.............  Lower Saranac Hydro        Lower Saranac Hydro       Conversion to limited
                                    Partners, L.P.             Partners, LLC.            liability company.
Sheldon Springs P-7186...........  Missisquoi Associates....  Missisquoi, LLC.........  Conversion to limited
                                                                                         liability company.
Newbury P-5261...................  Newbury Hydro Company....  Newbury Hydro Company,    Conversion to limited
                                                               LLC.                      liability company.
Lower Pelzer P-10253; Upper        Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc  Pelzer Hydro Company,     Conversion to limited
 Pelzer P-10254.                                               LLC.                      liability company.
Rock Creek P-3189................  Rock Creek L.P...........  Rock Creek Hydro, LLC...  Conversion to limited
                                                                                         liability company.
Sweetwater P-10898...............  Sweetwater Hydroelectric,  Sweetwater                Conversion to limited
                                    Inc.                       Hydroelectric, LLC.       liability company.
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                         Merger of Transferor Into Transferee With Transferee Surviving
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                                     Transferor  (existing        Transferee  (new
            Project(s)              licensee or co-licensee)  licensee or co-licensee)           Action
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Fowler #7 P-6059; Colliersville P- Hydro Development Group    Hydro Development Group   Merger of Transferor
 2788; Hailesboro #4; P-6058.       Inc.                       Acquisition, LLC.         into Transferee with
                                                                                         Transferee surviving.
Lawrence P-2800..................  Lawrence Hydroelectric     Essex Company, LLC......  Merger of Transferor
                                    Associates.                                          into Transferee with
                                                                                         Transferee surviving.
Groveville P-3511................  Lower Saranac Corporation  Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC  Merger of Transferor
                                                                                         into Transferee with
                                                                                         Transferee surviving.
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                     Transfer of Project Assets to a Newly Formed Limited Liability Company
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                                     Transferor  (existing        Transferee  (new
            Project(s)              licensee or co-licensee)  licensee or co-licensee)           Action
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Cherokee Falls P-2880............  Aquenergy Systems, LLC...  Cherokee Falls            Transfer of Project
                                                               Hydroelectric Project,    assets to Transferee.
                                                               LLC.
Dietrich Drop P-8909.............  BP Hydro Associates......  Dietrich Drop Hydro, LLC  Transfer of Project
                                                                                         assets to Transferee.
Kelley's Falls P-3025............  Consolidated Hydro New     Kelley's Falls, LLC.....  Transfer of Project
                                    Hampshire, LLC.                                      assets to Transferee.
South Berwick (Salmon Falls) P-    Consolidated Hydro New     Salmon Falls Hydro, LLC.  Transfer of Project
 11163.                             Hampshire, LLC.                                      assets to Transferee.
Walden P-4428....................  Consolidated Hydro New     Walden Hydro, LLC.......  Transfer of Project
                                    York, LLC.                                           assets to Transferee.
Fowler #7 P-6059.................  Hydro Development Group    Fowler Hydro, LLC.......  Transfer of Project
                                    Acquisition, LLC.                                    assets to Transferee.
Pyrites P-6115...................  Pyrites Associates.......  Pyrites Hydro, LLC......  Transfer of Project
                                                                                         assets to Transferee.
Colliersville P-2788.............  Hydro Development Group    Goodyear Lake Hydro, LLC  Transfer of Project
                                    Acquisition, LLC.                                    assets to Transferee.
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    Applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the licenses for 
the above projects by conversion of licensee to a limited liability 
company, merger of transferor into transferee with transferee 
surviving, or transfer of project assets to a newly formed limited 
liability company.
    Applicants' Contact: For Applicants other than Ada County, ID and 
Big Wood Canal Company: Mr. Stephen Champagne, Executive Vice President

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and General Counsel, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., One Tech 
Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810, Phone: 978-296-6812, Email: 
steve.champagne@enel.com. Mr. William Conway, Jr., Skadden, Arps, 
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005, Phone 202-371-7135, Email: William.conway@skadden.com. For Ada 
County, ID: Board of Ada County Commissioners, c/o Lorna K. Jorgensen, 
Deputy Processing Attorney, Ada County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 
Third Floor, Ada County Courthouse, 200 W. Front Street, Boise, ID 
83702, Phone: 208-287-7722, Email: ljorgensen@adaweb.net. For Big Wood 
Canal Company: Lynn Harmon, Big Wood Canal Company, 409 N Apple, 
Shoshone, ID 83352, Email: lynnharmon@cableone.net.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis (202) 502-8735, 
patricia.gillis@ferc.gov.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 30 days from 
the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. Comments and 
motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original plus seven 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. More 
information about this project can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary 
link of Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number(s) (P-2416-027, 2428-006, 2788-
016, 2800-044, 2880-012, 2883-006, 3025-025, 3189-047, 3511-021, 4114-
056, 4428-007, 4881-025, 5261-020, 5702-016, 6058-020, 6059-019, 6115-
014, 7153-016, 7186-048, 8909-025, 10253-029, 10254-024, 10898-014, and 
11163-046) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

    Dated: February 13, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-03646 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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