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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Glencoe Mill, LLC's application to surrender its exemption from licensing for Project No. 7404. The hydropower project, located on the Haw River in Alamance County, North Carolina, has not operated for three years and the exemptee has determined it is not financially feasible to repair and continue operations.

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Glencoe Mill, LLC's surrender application of Project No. 7404, a hydroelectric project on the Haw River in Alamance County, North Carolina. The project has been non-operational for three years, disconnected from the power grid, and the generator is no longer operable.\n\nAffected parties include Glencoe Mill, LLC as the exemptee surrendering the license, Preservation North Carolina as the owner of the dam and mill race, and Alamance County Parks Department which operates an adjacent public park. The filing is a procedural notice initiating the environmental review process required before FERC can approve the surrender of the exemption from licensing.

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Glencoe Mill, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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| | 2026-04-17 | | Glencoe Mill, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment |
| | 2025-08-11 | | Glencoe Mill, LLC; Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests |

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  1. [Project No. 7404-011] On July 22, 2025, Glencoe Mill, LLC (exemptee) filed an application to surrender its exemption from licensing for the Glencoe Mill Project No. 7404. The project is located on the Haw River in Alamance County, North Carolina. The project does not occupy federal lands.

The project has not operated in three years and the exemptee determined that it was not financially feasible to repair the project and continue to operate. The project has been disconnected from the power grid, and the generator is no longer operable. The powerhouse has been secured. The exemptee no longer has a lease for the property and the dam and mill race are owned by Preservation North Carolina. The exemptee intends to assist Preservation North Carolina in maintaining the mill race. The other side of the mill race adjoins a public park operated by the Alamance County Parks Department. A Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests was issued on August 5, 2025. No comments were filed pursuant to the notice. On December 5, 2025, the exemptee filed a letter stating that Preservation North Carolina is considering working with American Rivers to have the dam removed and donating the property as a park.

This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq) for the project. ] Commission staff plans to issue an EA by September 14, 2026. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.

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 OPP@ferc.gov.

Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Rebecca Martin at 202-502-6012 or Rebecca.martin@ferc.gov.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

Dated: April 14, 2026.

Debbie-Anne A. Reese,

Secretary.

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 The unique identification number for documents relating to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1775046641.

[FR Doc. 2026-07548 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-07548 (91 FR 20646)

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Energy Department
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April 17th, 2026
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Document ID
91 FR 20646 / Project No. 7404-011
Docket
Project No. 7404-011

Who this affects

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Energy companies Government agencies
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2210 Electric Utilities
Activity scope
Hydropower licensing Environmental assessment License surrender
Geographic scope
United States US

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Energy
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Environmental Protection Infrastructure

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