Notice2025-21335
James D. Sysko; Notice of Proposed Termination of Exemption by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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November 28, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 227 (Friday, November 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54652-54653]
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. 7591-001]
James D. Sysko; Notice of Proposed Termination of Exemption by
Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Proceeding: Proposed Termination of Exemption by Implied
Surrender.
b. Project No: 7591-001.
c. Date Initiated: October 21, 2025.
d. Applicant: James D. Sysko.
e. Name of Project: Wight Brook Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located in the town of Newry, Oxford
County, Maine. The project does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.106.
h. Applicant Contact: James D. Sysko, 524 Jims Drive, Newry, Maine
04261, (207) 824-3244.
i. FERC Contact: Maryam Akhavan, (202) 502-6110,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711c100308101c5f101a191007101f31171403125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e737f6c677f73307f75767f687f705e787b6c7d30797168">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Resource Agency Comments: Federal, state, local and Tribal
agencies are invited to file comments on the described proceeding. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments.
k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: December 5, 2025 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#ebadaeb9a8a4858782858eb89e9b9b84999fab8d8e9988c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23656671606c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 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, Maryland 20852. The first page of any
filing should include the docket number P-7591-001. 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 Project Facilities: The project works originally
included: a 1.7-foot-high, 30-foot-long concrete diversion dam, an
inlet structure, a 1,700-foot-long, 10-inch-diameter penstock, a
powerhouse containing a single 30-kW turbine generator, a 1,400-foot-
long, 7.2-kV underground transmission line, and appurtenant facilities.
The dam is located upstream of a recreation area on Wight Brook and the
powerhouse is located on a private property not owned by the exemptee.
m. Description of Proceeding: The exemptee is in violation of
Standard Article 1 of its exemption, which was granted on December 23,
1983 (25 FERC Sec. 62,401). The Commission's regulation 18 CFR 4.106
provides, among other things, that the Commission reserves the right to
revoke an exemption if any term or condition of the exemption is
violated. The project has not operated since 2019.
Between 2014 and 2019, the property owner of the land where the
powerhouse is located dissolved the easement that allowed the exemptee
access to the project works. The project has been partially
decommissioned, a notch has been cut out of the dam, the penstock
partially removed, the powerhouse has been demolished and disconnected
from the grid. On May 8, 2024 and September 26, 2024, Commission staff
issued letters requesting updated contact information for the new owner
of the easement and an application for the project's surrender as the
project had been rendered permanently inoperable. The exemptee did not
respond to the Commission's correspondence.
n. Location of the Order Issuing Exemption: The order 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#31777463727e5f5d585f54624441415e434571575443521f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ccac9decfc3e2e0e5e2e9dff9fcfce3fef8cceae9feefa2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
p. 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
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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.
q. 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.
r. 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,
community organizations, 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#eea1bebeae888b9c8dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="054a555545636077662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: October 21, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-21335 Filed 11-26-25; 8:45 am]
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