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1The rule is also often referred to as the ‘‘Carbon 

Pollution Standards.’’ 

2The State of Wisconsin, in its petition, also 

raises the issue of whether and how to account for 

biomass fuels for purposes of determining 

compliance with applicable standards when 

biomass is co-fired with fossil fuels. The EPA is 

likewise not acting at this time on this portion of 

the State’s petition. 

3The Administrator is also sending an individual 

letter to each of the petitioners announcing her 

decision on their petition. 

Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 

(919) 541–2968; facsimile number: (919) 

541–5450; email address: hutson.nick@

epa.gov or Mr. Christian Fellner, Energy 

Strategies Group, Sector Policies and 

Programs Division (D243–01), U.S. EPA, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 

telephone number: (919) 541–4003; 

facsimile number: (919) 541–5450; 

email address: fellner.christian@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Where can I get a copy of this 

document and other related 

information? 

A copy of this Federal Register 

notice, the petitions for reconsideration, 

and the separate memorandum 

describing the full basis for this action 

is available in the rulemaking dockets 

(Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013– 

0495 and Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2013–0603). In addition, following 

signature, an electronic copy of this 

final action and the memorandum will 

be available on the World Wide Web 

(WWW) at the following address: 

https://www.epa.gov/cleanpowerplan. 

II. Judicial Review 

Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) specifies which Federal Courts of 

Appeal have venue over petitions for 

review of final EPA actions. This section 

provides, in part, that ‘‘a petition for 

review of action of the Administrator in 

promulgating . . . any standard of 

performance or requirement under 

section [111] of [the CAA],’’ or any other 

‘‘nationally applicable’’ final action, 

‘‘may be filed only in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the District of 

Columbia.’’ 

The EPA has determined that its 

action denying the petitions for 

reconsideration is nationally applicable 

for purposes of CAA section 307(b)(1) 

because the action directly affects the 

Standards of Performance for 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, 

Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary 

Sources: Electric Utility Generating 

Units, which are nationally applicable 

section 111 standards. Thus, any 

petitions for review of the EPA’s 

decision to deny petitioners’ requests 

for reconsideration must be filed in the 

United States Court of Appeals for the 

District of Columbia by July 5, 2016. 

III. Background and Summary of the 

Action 

On October 23, 2015, pursuant to 

section 111(b) of the CAA, the EPA 

published the final rule titled 

‘‘Standards of Performance for 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, 

Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary 

Sources: Electric Utility Generating 

Units.’’ (‘‘section 111(b) greenhouse gas 

(GHG) new source performance 

standards (NSPS)’’) 80 FR 64510.1

Following publication of the final rule, 

the Administrator received petitions for 

reconsideration of certain provisions of 

the final rule pursuant to CAA section 

307(d)(7)(B). 

CAA section 307(d)(7)(B) requires the 

EPA to convene a proceeding for 

reconsideration of a rule if a party 

raising an objection to the rule ‘‘can 

demonstrate to the Administrator that it 

was impracticable to raise such 

objection within [the public comment 

period] or if the grounds for such 

objection arose after the period for 

public comment (but within the time 

specified for judicial review) and if such 

objection is of central relevance to the 

outcome of the rule.’’ The requirement 

to convene a proceeding to reconsider a 

rule is, thus, based on the petitioner 

demonstrating to the EPA both: (1) That 

it was impracticable to raise the 

objection during the comment period, or 

that the grounds for such objection arose 

after the comment period but within the 

time specified for judicial review (i.e., 

within 60 days after publication of the 

final rulemaking notice in the Federal 

Register, see CAA section 307(b)(1)); 

and (2) that the objection is of central 

relevance to the outcome of the rule. 

The EPA received six petitions for 

reconsideration of the CAA section 

111(b) greenhouse gas (GHG) new 

source performance standard (NSPS) 

from the following entities: the Utility 

Air Regulatory Group (UARG); 

American Electric Power (AEP); Ameren 

Corp. (Ameren); the Energy and 

Environmental Legal Institute (EELI); 

State of Wisconsin; and the Biogenic 

CO2 Coalition. The EPA is denying all 

but the last of these petitions as not 

satisfying one or both of the statutory 

conditions for compelled 

reconsideration. The EPA is deferring 

action on the petition of the Biogenic 

CO2 Coalition pending our further ongoing consideration of the underlying 

issue of whether and how to account for 

biomass when co-firing with fossil 

fuels.2

We discuss each of the five petitions 

we are denying and the basis for those 

denials in a separate, docketed 

memorandum titled ‘‘Basis for Denial of 

Petitions to Reconsider the CAA section 

111(b) Standards of Performance for 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, 

Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil 

Fuel-Fired Electric Utility Generating 

Units.’’ For reasons set out in the 

memorandum, the petitions for review 

of UARG, AEP, Ameren, EELI, and the 

State of Wisconsin (with the exception 

of the issue regarding treatment of 

biomass) are denied.3

Dated: April 29, 2016. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9946–10–OARM; EPA–HQ–OARM– 

2016–0214] 

Public Availability of Environmental 

Protection Agency FY 2015 Service 

Contract Inventory 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 

111–117), the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is publishing this notice 

to advise the public of the availability 

of the FY 2015 Service Contract 

Inventory. This inventory provides 

information on service contract actions 

over $25,000 that were made in FY 

2015. The information is organized by 

function to show how contracted 

resources are distributed throughout the 

Agency. The inventory has been 

developed in accordance with guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy (OFPP), Service Contract 

Inventories (December 19, 2011). The 

Environmental Protection Agency has 

posted its inventory and a summary of 

the inventory on the EPA’s homepage at 

the following link: http://www.epa.gov/ 

oam/inventory/inventory.htm 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the service contract 

inventory should be directed to Linear 

Cherry in the Office of Acquisition 

Management, Policy, Training, and 

Oversight Division (3802R), Financial 

Analysis and Oversight Service Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 


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* Session Closed—Exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

Section 552b(c)(8) and (9). 

564–4403; email address: cherry.linear@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Information 

How can I get copies of this docket and 

other related information? 

1. The EPA has established a docket 

for this action under Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OARM–2016–0214. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the FY 2015 Service Contract Inventory 

Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/ 

DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the FY 2015 Service 

Contract Inventory Docket is (202) 566– 

1752. 

2. Electronic Access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 

Dated: April 12, 2016. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

[FR Doc. 2016–10756 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] 

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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Farm Credit Administration Board; 

Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of 

the Farm Credit Administration Board 

(Board). 

DATES: The regular meeting of the Board 

will be held at the offices of the Farm 

Credit Administration in McLean, 

Virginia, on May 12, 2016, from 9:00 

a.m. until such time as the Board 

concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883– 

4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. Submit 

attendance requests via email to 

VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further 

information about attendance requests. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of 

this meeting of the Board will be open 

to the public (limited space available), 

and parts will be closed to the public. 

Please send an email to VisitorRequest@

FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the 

meeting. In your email include: Name, 

postal address, entity you are 

representing (if applicable), and 

telephone number. You will receive an 

email confirmation from us. Please be 

prepared to show a photo identification 

when you arrive. If you need assistance 

for accessibility reasons, or if you have 

any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman, 

Secretary to the Farm Credit 

Administration Board, at (703) 883– 

4009. The matters to be considered at 

the meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• April 14, 2016 

B. Reports 

• Update on Farmland Values 

• Economic Conditions in the Almond 

Industry 

Closed Session* 

• Office of Secondary Market Oversight 

Quarterly Report 

Dated: May 3, 2016. 

Dale L. Aultman, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 2016–10839 Filed 5–4–16; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0804] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or the Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before July 5, 2016. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0804. 

Title: Universal Service—Rural Health 

Care Program. 

Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461, 

462, 463, 465, 466, and 467. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; federal 

government; and state, local, or Tribal 

governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 18,534 respondents; 134,912 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–40 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

one-time, annual, quarterly, and 

monthly reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 1, 

4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254, and 403 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205, 

218–220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405. 

Total Annual Burden: 287,817 hours. 


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