[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21765-21766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09975]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10934-000]


Sugar River II, LLC; Notice Soliciting Pre-Application Documents 
and Notices of Intent To File a Subsequent License Application

    On May 24, 2016, William B. Ruger, Jr., the then licensee for the 
Sugar River II Project No. 10934 (project) filed a Notice of Intent 
(NOI) to file an application for a subsequent license for the 
project.\1\ The existing license for the project expires on April 30, 
2021.\2\ On October 6, 2016, Commission staff approved the use of the 
traditional licensing process to develop the license application, and 
on October 7, 2016, Commission staff issued a public notice of Mr. 
Ruger's NOI.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 16.19(b) (2018).
    \2\ The license for the project was issued with an effective 
date of May 1, 1991, for a term of 30 years. William B. Ruger, 55 
FERC ] 62,118 (1991).
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    Pursuant to section 16.20(c) of the Commission's regulations, an 
existing licensee with a minor license not subject to sections 14 and 
15 of the Federal Power Act must file an application for a subsequent 
license at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the current 
license, which with respect to the Sugar River II Project, was April 
30, 2019.\3\ On April 30, 2019, the current licensee, Sugar River Hydro 
II, LLC,\4\ filed a letter stating that it is not filing an application 
to relicense the project.
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    \3\ 18 CFR 16.20(c) (2018).
    \4\ On January 26, 2017, the Commission approved a transfer of 
the license for the project from William B. Ruger to Sugar River 
Hydro II, LLC. William B. Ruger, Jr. and Sugar River Hydro II, LLC, 
158 FERC ] 62,053 (2017).
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    Pursuant to section 16.25(a) of the Commission's regulations, when 
an existing licensee, having previously filed an NOI to file a 
subsequent license for a project, subsequently does not file a license 
application, the Commission must solicit applications from potential 
applicants other than the existing licensee.\5\ Any party interested in 
filing a license application or exemption (i.e., a potential applicant) 
for the project must file an NOI and pre-application document within 90 
days from the date of this notice.\6\ While the integrated

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licensing process is the default process for preparing an application 
for a subsequent license, a potential applicant may request to use 
alternative licensing procedures when it files its NOI.\7\ An 
application for a subsequent license or exemption for the Sugar River 
II Project No. 10934 must be filed within 18 months of the date of 
filing the NOI.
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    \5\ 18 CFR 16.25(a) (2018).
    \6\ Pursuant to section 16.24(b)(2) of the Commission's 
regulations, the existing licensee, Sugar River Hydro II, LLC, is 
prohibited from filing an application for a subsequent license or 
exemption for the project, either individually or in conjunction 
with other entities. 18 CFR 16.24(b)(2) (2018).
    \7\ 18 CFR 5.3(b) (2018).
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    Questions concerning the process for filing an NOI should be 
directed to Michael Watts at 202-502-6123 or michael.watts@ferc.gov.

    Dated: May 8, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-09975 Filed 5-14-19; 8:45 am]
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