Notice2026-07544
Brooks Energy, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
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April 17, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20648-20649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07544]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6276-042]
Brooks Energy, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff reviewed Brooks Energy,
LLC's application to surrender its exemption from licensing for the
Lockville Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 6276 and have prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ The exemptee has
determined that the project is no longer economical and is requesting
to surrender its exemption from licensing. The generating equipment has
not operated since 2020, and the dam was breached in 2023. No
modifications to the existing dam, buildings, structures, or ground
disturbing activities are proposed. After the surrender of the
exemption, the dam is proposed to 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 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The
project is located on the Deep River at a point where it forms the
border between Chatham and Lee counties, North Carolina.
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\1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1762338428.
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The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential
environmental effects of the proposed surrender, alternatives to the
proposed action, and concludes that the proposed surrender of the
Lockvilee Dam's exemption from licensing would not constitute a major
federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human
environment.
The EA 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 (P-
6276) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a3c3f283935141613141f290f0a0a15080e3a1c1f0819541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0969582939fbebcb9beb583a5a0a0bfa2a490b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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, contact FERC
Online Support.
All comments must be filed May 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments 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. 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 docket number P-2082-074.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202)502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6e9f6f6e6c0c3d4c588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c031c1c0c2a293e2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
For further information, contact Rebecca Martin at 202-502-6012 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#592b3c3b3c3a3a387734382b2d3037193f3c2b3a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e0c1b1c1b1d1d1f50131f0c0a17103e181b0c1d50191108">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
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Dated: April 14, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-07544 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]
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