8196 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices 

Accession Number: 20160211–5191. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/16. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: February 11, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03321 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review of the Leach Xpress and Rayne 

Xpress Expansion Projects 

Docket No. 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.CP15–514–000 

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC.CP15–539–000 

On June 8, 2015, Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas) filed 

an application in Docket No. CP15–514– 

000 requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Section 7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas 

Act to construct, operate, abandon inplace, and maintain certain natural gas 

pipeline facilities. The proposed Leach 

XPress Project, located in West Virginia, 

Ohio, and Pennsylvania, would provide 

about 1.5 million dekatherms of natural 

gas per day of firm transportation 

service to natural gas consumers served 

by the Columbia Gas pipeline systems. 

Additionally, on July 29, 2015, 

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC 

(Columbia Gulf) filed an application in 

Docket No. CP15–539–000 requesting a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 

Natural Gas Act to construct, own, and 

operate the proposed Rayne XPress 

Expansion Project. The Rayne Express 

Expansion Project, located in Kentucky, 

would add new compression and 

provide about 621,000 dekatherms per 

day of firm transportation on Columbia 

Gulf’s system. Together, these proposals 

are referred to in this notice as ‘‘the 

Projects.’’ 

On June 22 and August 11, 2015, 

respectively, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) issued its Notice of 

Application for the Leach XPress Project 

and Rayne XPress Expansion Project. 

Among other things, these notices 

alerted other agencies issuing federal 

authorizations of the requirement to 

complete all necessary reviews and to 

reach a final decision on the request for 

a federal authorization within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s final Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the Projects. This 

instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s 

planned schedule for completion of the 

final EIS for the Projects. 

SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

REVIEW

Issuance of Notice of 

Availability of the 

final EIS.

September 1, 2016. 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline.

November 30, 2016. 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, an additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

Columbia Gas plans to construct 

approximately 160 miles of new natural 

gas pipeline in West Virginia (Marshall 

County), Ohio (Fairfield, Hocking, 

Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, 

Perry and Vinton Counties) and 

Pennsylvania (Greene County), two new 

compressor stations in Ohio (Noble and 

Jackson Counties), one new compressor 

station in West Virginia (Marshall 

County), and modify two existing 

compressor stations in West Virginia 

and Ohio. 

Columbia Gulf plans to construct and 

operate 51,800 horsepower of new 

compression in two new compressor 

stations located in Carter, Menifee and 

Montgomery Counties, Kentucky, and 

modify the existing Means Measurement 

and Regulation Station in Means and 

Montgomery County, Kentucky. 

Background 

On October 9, 2014, the Commission 

staff granted Columbia Gas’s request to 

use the FERC’s Pre-filing environmental 

review process and assigned the Leach 

XPress Project Docket No. PF14–23–000. 

On January 13, 2015, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Planned Leach XPress Project, Request 

for Comments on Environmental Issues, 

and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings 

(NOI). Additionally, on September 4, 

2015, the Commission issued a Notice of 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Rayne XPress 

Expansion Project and Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues. 

Both NOIs were sent to federal, state, 

and local government agencies; elected 

officials; affected landowners; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes and 

regional organizations; commentors and 

other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. The primary 

issues raised by the commentors 

included federally listed bats, forested 

plant and animal habitat, freshwater 

mussel habitat, salamander habitat, 

potential future subsidence of mining 

land, and effects on public health and 

safety. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ohio 

Environmental Protection Agency, the 

West Virginia Department of 

Environmental Protection, the West 

Virginia Department of Natural 

Resources, and the Kentucky 

Department for Environmental 

Protection are cooperating agencies in 

the preparation of the EIS. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EIS and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

can reduce the amount of time you 

spend researching proceedings by 

automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. 

Additional information about the 

Projects is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web 

site (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ for the project you wish to 

access excluding the last three digits 

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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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