Notice2025-17042
Brooks Energy, LLC; Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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September 5, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 170 (Friday, September 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42964-42965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6276-042]
Brooks Energy, LLC; Notice of Application for Surrender of
Exemption Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Surrender of Exemption.
b. Project No: 6276-042.
c. Date Filed: August 5, 2025.
d. Applicant: Brooks Energy, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lockville Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Deep River at a point
where it forms the border between Chatham and Lee counties, North
Carolina. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.102.
h. Applicant Contact: William Dean Brooks, Manager, Owner, and
Registered Agent, 1195 Beal Road, Goldston, NC 27252, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#107e737775202850777d71797c3e737f7d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b7babebce9e199beb4b8b0b5f7bab6b4">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Fitzpatrick, (202) 502-8435,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29424c454550074f405d5359485d5b404a42694f4c5b4a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="375c525b5b4e19515e434d475643455e545c775152455419505841">[email protected]</span></a>
j. Cooperating agencies: With this notice, the Commission is
inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction
and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected
by the proposal, that wish to cooperate in the preparation of any
environmental document, if applicable, to follow the instructions for
filing such requests described in item k below. Cooperating agencies
should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: October 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cdad9cedfd3f2f0f5f2f9cfe9ececf3eee8dcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="763033243539181a1f181325030606190402361013041558111900">[email protected]</span></a>, (866)
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208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S.
Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The
first page of any filing should include the docket number P-6276-042.
Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the
Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
l. Description of Request: The applicant proposes to surrender the
project exemption. The generating equipment has not operated since 2020
when hydropower generation was suspended due to necessary maintenance
to the trash racks. The dam was breached in 2023. No modifications to
the existing dam, buildings, or structures and no ground disturbing
activities are proposed. The applicant has already disabled the
interconnection switches within the powerhouse. The applicant proposes
to open the interconnection switches which tie the generation to the
utility delivery point, remove the generation breakers from the panel
in the vicinity of the interconnection point, and remove the wiring
connecting the generation to the utility interconnection point. There
will be no work on the dam or spillway. After the surrender of the
exemption, the dam will be removed by American Rivers and Resource
Environmental Solutions as part of American Rivers' Watershed
Restoration of the Upper Cape Fear and Lower Deep Rivers project, with
funding and collaborative support from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
m. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2e4e7f0e1edcccecbccc7f1d7d2d2cdd0d6e2c4c7d0c18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d2b283f2e2203010403083e181d1d021f192d0b081f0e430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
p. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
q. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b140b0b1b3d3e2938753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abe4fbfbebcdced9c885ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: September 2, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17042 Filed 9-4-25; 8:45 am]
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