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(i.e., CP15–514, CP15–539), and follow 

the instructions. For assistance with 

access to eLibrary, the helpline can be 

reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 

502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC 

Web site also provides access to the 

texts of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rule makings. 

Dated: February 10, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03324 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program— 

Eastern Division 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of transfer of functional 

control of eligible Western-Upper Great 

Plains Region transmission facilities to 

Southwest Power Pool, Inc. on October 

1, 2015, and Rate Schedules WAUGP– 

ATRR, WAUGP–AS1, WAUW–AS3, 

WAUW–AS4, WAUW–AS5, WAUW– 

AS6 and WAUW–AS7 made effective on 

that date. 

SUMMARY: Western Area Power 

Administration (Western) transferred 

functional control of eligible WesternUpper Great Plains Region (WesternUGP) transmission facilities to 

Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) on 

October 1, 2015. Transmission service is 

being provided over Western-UGP’s 

eligible facilities under SPP’s Open 

Access Transmission Tariff. WesternUGP costs are included in Western-UGP 

Formula rates for Transmission and 

Ancillary Services under Rate 

Schedules WAUGP–ATRR, WAUGP– 

AS1, WAUW–AS3, WAUW–AS4, 

WAUW–AS5, WAUW–AS6 and 

WAUW–AS7, which became effective 

on October 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Lloyd Linke, Vice President of 

Operations for Upper Great Plains 

Region, Upper Great Plains Region, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

1330 41st Street, Watertown, SD, 57201; 

telephone: (605) 882–7500; email: 

Lloyd@wapa.gov; or Ms. Linda CadyHoffman, Rates Manager, Upper Great 

Plains Region, Western Area Power 

Administration, 2900 4th Avenue North, 

Billings, MT 59101–1266; telephone: 

(406) 255–2920; email: cady@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

27, 2015, Western published a Federal 

Register Notice (80 FR 44339) providing 

a Notice of Final Transmission and 

Ancillary Services Formula Rates for 

Western’s Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 

Program-Eastern Division (P–SMBP— 

ED). Western explained that WesternUGP intended to transfer functional 

control of Western-UGP’s P–SMBP—ED 

eligible transmission facilities located in 

the Upper Missouri Zone (UMZ or Zone 

19) to SPP on October 1, 2015. Western 

announced the final transmission and 

ancillary services formula rates and the 

P–SMBP—ED transmission and 

ancillary services formula rates would 

go into effect when functional control 

was transferred to SPP. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

announce that Western-UGP 

successfully transferred functional 

control of eligible transmission facilities 

on October 1, 2015, and Rate Schedules 

WAUGP–ATRR, WAUGP–AS1, 

WAUW–AS3, WAUW–AS4, WAUW– 

AS5, WAUW–AS6 and WAUW–AS7 

were made effective on that date. 

Availability of Information 

Information regarding the public 

process for Western-UGP’s formula rate 

adjustment process and annual 

recalculation is available on Western’s 

Web site and Western-UGP’s Open 

Access Same-Time Information System 

(OASIS) home page, which are located 

respectively at the following locations: 

https://www.wapa.gov/regions/UGP/

rates/Pages/rates.aspx 

http://www.oatioasis.com/wapa/

index.html 

Dated: February 8, 2016. 

Mark A. Gabriel, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03362 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9942–51–OECA] 

National Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for Nominations to the 

National Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council (NEJAC). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations from a diverse range of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment to its National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council 

(NEJAC). The NEJAC was chartered to 

provide advice regarding broad, crosscutting issues related to environmental 

justice. This notice solicits nominations 

to fill approximately six (6) new 

vacancies for terms through September 

2019. To maintain the representation 

outlined by the charter, nominees will 

be selected to represent: grassroots 

community-based organizations (2 

vacancies); non-governmental/

environmental organizations (2 

vacancies); State government agencies (1 

vacancy); and business and industry (1 

vacancy). Vacancies are anticipated to 

be filled by July 2016. Sources in 

addition to this Federal Register Notice 

also may be utilized in the solicitation 

of nominees. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

Friday, April 15, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations 

electronically with the subject line 

NEJAC Membership 2016 to 

martin.karenl.@epa.gov. You also may 

submit nominations by mail to: Karen L. 

Martin, NEJAC Project Manager, Office 

of Environmental Justice, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., (MC 

2201A), Washington, DC 20460. Nonelectronic submissions must follow the 

same format and contain the same 

information. The Office of 

Environmental Justice will acknowledge 

receipt of nominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Tejada, Designated Federal 

Officer for the NEJAC, U.S. EPA; 

telephone (202) 564–8047; fax: (202) 

564–1624. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NEJAC is a federal advisory committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92– 

463. EPA established the NEJAC in 1993 

to provide independent consensus 

advice to the EPA Administrator about 

a broad range of environmental issues 

related to environmental justice. The 

NEJAC conducts business in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and 

related regulations. 

The Council consists of 28 members 

(including a Chairperson) appointed by 

EPA’s Administrator. Members serve as 

non-federal stakeholders representing: 

six (6) from academia, two (2) from 

business and industry; six (6) from 

community based organizations; seven 

(7) from non-governmental/

environmental organizations; four (4) 

from state and local governments; and 

three (3) from tribal governments and 

indigenous organizations, of which one 

member serves as a liaison to the 

National Tribal Caucus. Members are 

appointed for three (3)-year terms with 

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the possibility of reappointment to a 

second term. 

The NEJAC usually meets face-to-face 

twice a year, generally in the Spring and 

the Fall. Additionally, members may be 

asked to participate in teleconference 

meetings or serve on work groups to 

develop recommendations, advice 

letters, and reports to address specific 

policy issues. The average workload for 

members is approximately 5 to 8 hours 

per month. EPA provides 

reimbursement for travel and other 

incidental expenses associated with 

official government business. 

Nominations: Any interested person 

and/or organization may nominate 

qualified individuals for membership. 

The EPA values and welcomes 

diversity. In an effort to obtain 

nominations of diverse candidates, the 

agency encourages nominations of 

women and men of all racial and ethnic 

groups. All nominations will be fully 

considered, but applicants need to be 

aware of the specific representation 

sought as outlined in the Summary 

above. In addition, EPA is seeking 

nominees with knowledge in 

community sustainability, public health 

and health disparities, climate change 

adaptation, land use and equitable 

development, environmental sociology 

and social science, and environmental 

financing. 

Other criteria used to evaluate 

nominees will include: 

• The background and experience 

that would help members contribute to 

the diversity of perspectives on the 

committee (e.g., geographic, economic, 

social, cultural, educational 

background, professional affiliations, 

and other considerations; 

• demonstrated experience with 

environmental justice and community 

sustainability issues at the national, 

state, or local level; 

• excellent interpersonal and 

consensus-building skills; 

• ability to volunteer time to attend 

meetings 2–3 times a year, participate in 

teleconference meetings, attend 

listening sessions with the 

Administrator or other senior-level 

officials, develop policy 

recommendations to the Administrator, 

and prepare reports and advice letters; 

and 

• willingness to commit time to the 

committee and demonstrated ability to 

work constructively and effectively on 

committees. 

How To Submit Nominations: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to this 

advisory committee. Individuals are 

encouraged to self-nominate. 

Nominations can be submitted in 

electronic format (preferred) following 

the template available at http://www3.

epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/

index.html#membership. To be 

considered, all nominations should 

include: 

• Current contact information for the 

nominee, including the nominee’s 

name, organization (and position within 

that organization), current business 

address, email address, and daytime 

telephone number. 

• Brief Statement describing the 

nominees interest in serving on the 

NEJAC 

• Re ́sume ́ and a short biography (no 

more than 2 paragraphs) describing the 

professional and educational 

qualifications of the nominee, including 

a list of relevant activities, and any 

current or previous service on advisory 

committees 

• Letter[s] of recommendation from a 

third party supporting the nomination. 

Letter[s] should describe how the 

nominee’s experience and knowledge 

will bring value to the work of the 

NEJAC. 

Other sources, in addition to this 

Federal Register notice, may also be 

utilized in the solicitation of nominees. 

To help the EPA in evaluating the 

effectiveness of its outreach efforts, 

please tell us how you learned of this 

opportunity. 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Matthew Tejada, 

Designated Federal Officer, National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03405 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

February 17, 2016. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on the subjects listed below on 

Thursday, February 18, 2016, which is 

scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in 

Room TW–C305, at 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on the subjects listed below on 

Thursday, February 18, 2016, which is 

scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in 

Room TW–C305, at 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC. 

Item No. Bureau Subject 

1 ............... MEDIA ........................................................ TITLE: Promoting the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video Programming. 

SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Inquiry that seeks comment on 

the current state of programming diversity and the principal obstacles that independent programmers face in obtaining carriage on video distribution platforms. 

2 ............... MEDIA ........................................................ TITLE: Expanding Consumers’ Video Navigation Choices; Commercial Availability of 

Navigation Devices (CS Docket No. 97–80). 

SUMMARY: The Commission plans to discuss a document that seeks comment on a 

framework for providing innovators, device manufacturers and app developers the 

information they need to develop new technologies to access video content. 

3 ............... CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.TITLE: Closed Captioning of Video Programming (CG Docket No. 05–231); Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order that allocates 

responsibilities for the delivery of closed captions on video programming and the 

handling of captioning complaints. 

* * * * * Consent Agenda 

The Commission will consider the 

following subjects listed below as a 

consent agenda and these items will not 

be presented individually: 

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