CY-16-006, ISFSI - Annual Notification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Status

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ISFSI - Annual Notification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Status
ML16050A393
Person / Time
Site: Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date: 02/02/2016
From: Recasha Mitchell
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Division of Security Operations
References
CY-16-006
Download: ML16050A393 (2)


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CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER. COMPANY 362 INJUN HOLLOW ROAD o EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424-3099

~HADDAM NECK PLANT February 2, 2016 CY-16-006 ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Security Operations Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 - 0001 Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Haddam Neck Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation NRC License No. DPR-61 (NRC Docket No. 50-213)

Subject:

Annual Notification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Status Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO) hereby provides the requested annual notification of its FOCI statug in'accordance with the NRC's letter dated March 2, 2012 (Reference 1). In this letter, thae NRC notified CYAPCO of a favorable FOCI-determination, granted CYAPCO a noni-possessingfa~ciiityi~ecurity clearance in accordance with 10 CFR Part 95, and provided a set of general .FOCI requiremenits that included a reqtiiremnent for cYAPCO to submit/an annual written: notificationi of the company's FOCI status.

Since the last annual notification letter was submitted on February 5, 2015 (Reference 2),

CYAPCO notified the NRC of the following significant changes regarding CYAPCO's Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests.

On July 6, 2015, CYAPCO notified the NRC of a change in the CYAPCO Board of Directors regarding the appointment of Ms. Leanne Landry to the Board to represent Eversource (Reference 3). This change had no impact with respect to FOCI considerations, because Eversource is a domestic sponsor company.

On January 6,'.2016, cYAPCO notified the NRC of a merger between. Iberdrola USA,a subsidiary of Iberdrola, SA, a Spanish company, and UIL Holdings Corp., a domestic company in December 2015 (Reference 4). The. merged company will operate under the name AVANGRID, Inc., anid will be a direct subsidiary of Iberdrola, SA. As a result of the merger, two owners of CYAPCO, .thieUnited Illumiafiaing bompafiy (ui)and Central' Maine Power Companry (CMP), are now inidirect subsidiaries* of AVANGRID. UI was formerly-a domestic spons foreigmpny spndsnwafor egn Sponsor company. Central Maine Power Company remainis afrinsoorcompany. ' ..

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company CY- 16-006/February 2, 2016/Page 2 The majority of CYAPCO (63%) continues to be owned by Eversource Energy (a domestic sponsor company).The merger increases the percentage of foreign Ownership of CYAPCO from 27.5% to 37% (15.5% by subsidiaries of AVANGRID, Inc., 19.5% by a subsidiary of National Grid PLC, and 2% by a subsidiary of Gaz Metro Limited Partnership). In addition, Mr. James P.

Caffary, the CYAPCO board member appointed by United Illuminating Company, remains a Board member and executed a Certification of Foreign Sponsor Representative.

Besides the changes discussed above, there have been no other significant changes relating to CYAPCO's Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests submitted as enclosures to a letter dated January 3, 2012 (Reference 5), on which the NRC's FOCI determnination was rendered (Reference 1).

This letter contains no regulatory commitments.

If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this submittal, please contact CYAPCO's General Counsel, Joe Fay, at (207) 350-0300.

Respectfully, Robert Mitchell ISFSI Manager

References:

1. Letter from B. Stapleton (NRC) to W. Norton (CYAPCO), Letter Granting Non-Possessing Facility Security Clearance, dated March 2, 2012 (ICY- 12-01 1).
2. Letter from B. Buerger (CYAPCO) to Document Control Desk (NRC), Annual Notification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCD) Status, dated February 5, 2015 (CY-15-006).
3. Letter from B. Buerger (CYAPCO) to Document Control Desk (NRC), Notification of Change in CYAPCO Board, dated July 6, 2015 (CY-15-027).
4. Letter from R. Mitchell (CYAPCO) to Document Control Desk (NRC), Notification of Merger of Owners, dated January 6, 2016 (CY- 16-001).
5. Letter from Wayne Norton (CYAPCO) to NRC, "Request for Facility Security Clearance Determination," dated January 3, 2012 (CY- 12-00 1).

cc: D. Dorman, NRC Region I Administrator R. Powell, Chief, Decommissioning Branch, NRC, Region I J. Goshen, NRC Project Manager, Haddam Neck Plant J. Semancik, Director, CT DEEP, Radiation Division

CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER. COMPANY 362 INJUN HOLLOW ROAD o EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424-3099

~HADDAM NECK PLANT February 2, 2016 CY-16-006 ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Security Operations Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 - 0001 Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Haddam Neck Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation NRC License No. DPR-61 (NRC Docket No. 50-213)

Subject:

Annual Notification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Status Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO) hereby provides the requested annual notification of its FOCI statug in'accordance with the NRC's letter dated March 2, 2012 (Reference 1). In this letter, thae NRC notified CYAPCO of a favorable FOCI-determination, granted CYAPCO a noni-possessingfa~ciiityi~ecurity clearance in accordance with 10 CFR Part 95, and provided a set of general .FOCI requiremenits that included a reqtiiremnent for cYAPCO to submit/an annual written: notificationi of the company's FOCI status.

Since the last annual notification letter was submitted on February 5, 2015 (Reference 2),

CYAPCO notified the NRC of the following significant changes regarding CYAPCO's Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests.

On July 6, 2015, CYAPCO notified the NRC of a change in the CYAPCO Board of Directors regarding the appointment of Ms. Leanne Landry to the Board to represent Eversource (Reference 3). This change had no impact with respect to FOCI considerations, because Eversource is a domestic sponsor company.

On January 6,'.2016, cYAPCO notified the NRC of a merger between. Iberdrola USA,a subsidiary of Iberdrola, SA, a Spanish company, and UIL Holdings Corp., a domestic company in December 2015 (Reference 4). The. merged company will operate under the name AVANGRID, Inc., anid will be a direct subsidiary of Iberdrola, SA. As a result of the merger, two owners of CYAPCO, .thieUnited Illumiafiaing bompafiy (ui)and Central' Maine Power Companry (CMP), are now inidirect subsidiaries* of AVANGRID. UI was formerly-a domestic spons foreigmpny spndsnwafor egn Sponsor company. Central Maine Power Company remainis afrinsoorcompany. ' ..

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company CY- 16-006/February 2, 2016/Page 2 The majority of CYAPCO (63%) continues to be owned by Eversource Energy (a domestic sponsor company).The merger increases the percentage of foreign Ownership of CYAPCO from 27.5% to 37% (15.5% by subsidiaries of AVANGRID, Inc., 19.5% by a subsidiary of National Grid PLC, and 2% by a subsidiary of Gaz Metro Limited Partnership). In addition, Mr. James P.

Caffary, the CYAPCO board member appointed by United Illuminating Company, remains a Board member and executed a Certification of Foreign Sponsor Representative.

Besides the changes discussed above, there have been no other significant changes relating to CYAPCO's Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests submitted as enclosures to a letter dated January 3, 2012 (Reference 5), on which the NRC's FOCI determnination was rendered (Reference 1).

This letter contains no regulatory commitments.

If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this submittal, please contact CYAPCO's General Counsel, Joe Fay, at (207) 350-0300.

Respectfully, Robert Mitchell ISFSI Manager

References:

1. Letter from B. Stapleton (NRC) to W. Norton (CYAPCO), Letter Granting Non-Possessing Facility Security Clearance, dated March 2, 2012 (ICY- 12-01 1).
2. Letter from B. Buerger (CYAPCO) to Document Control Desk (NRC), Annual Notification of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCD) Status, dated February 5, 2015 (CY-15-006).
3. Letter from B. Buerger (CYAPCO) to Document Control Desk (NRC), Notification of Change in CYAPCO Board, dated July 6, 2015 (CY-15-027).
4. Letter from R. Mitchell (CYAPCO) to Document Control Desk (NRC), Notification of Merger of Owners, dated January 6, 2016 (CY- 16-001).
5. Letter from Wayne Norton (CYAPCO) to NRC, "Request for Facility Security Clearance Determination," dated January 3, 2012 (CY- 12-00 1).

cc: D. Dorman, NRC Region I Administrator R. Powell, Chief, Decommissioning Branch, NRC, Region I J. Goshen, NRC Project Manager, Haddam Neck Plant J. Semancik, Director, CT DEEP, Radiation Division