On August 11, 2026, The Dam, LLC filed an application to surrender its exemption from licensing for the Chapman Dam Project No. 6898. The project is located on the North Fork Shenandoah River in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The project does not occupy any federal lands.

The exemptee is proposing to surrender its exemption from licensing. The project is currently inoperable. The project has been disconnected from the power grid, and all project features would remain in place. A Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests was issued on August 19, 2025. No comments were filed pursuant to the notice.

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.^[1] Commission staff plans to issue an EA by December 15, 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)