[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32012-32013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11331]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Designation of Commission Staff as Non-Decisional

    Under Section 319 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825q-1, the 
primary mission of the Commission's Office of Public Participation 
(``OPP'') is to coordinate assistance to the public with respect to 
authorities exercised by the Commission. The Director shall also 
coordinate assistance available to persons intervening or participating 
or proposing to intervene or participate in proceedings before the 
Commission.
    In furtherance of this mission, each employee of the Office of 
Public Participation (OPP) is being designated as a non-decisional 
employee of the

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Commission effective on the day of this notice. As such, pursuant to 18 
CFR 385.2202 (2021), no OPP employee shall participate or advise as to 
the findings, conclusion or decision of the Commission in a proceeding 
covered by such rule. OPP staff will not be involved in such Commission 
decisional processes and will not advocate positions or conduct 
investigations for the Commission.
    Given the non-decisional status of each OPP employee as stated 
herein, communications between employees of OPP and parties or members 
of the public as to the merits of a contested on-the-record proceeding 
will not constitute ex parte communications, 18 CFR 385.2201 (2021). 
However, no OPP employee may share the contents of such communications 
with any decisional employee of the Commission, unless an established 
regulatory exception applies.
    This designation will remain in effect until withdrawn or modified 
by a subsequent notice.

    Dated: May 20, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-11331 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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