FERC Chairman Willie Phillips named Nicole Sitaraman as Acting Director of the Office of Public Participation. FERC’s press release noted that Sitaraman brings experience in environmental justice and stakeholder engagement, and also sits on the DC Commission on Climate Change and Resilience and the advisory board to the Yale Center for Business and Environment. She received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A. in English from Yale University. On June 24, 2021, FERC announced the creation of OPP. A full report on the creation of the Office of Public Participation is available.