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42 U.S.C. § 8421 — Information

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42 U.S.C. § 8421 — Information

**(a) Authority of Secretary** For purposes of carrying out his responsibilities under this chapter, the Secretary may require, under the authority of this chapter or any other authority administered by him, any person owning, operating or controlling any electric powerplant, or any other person otherwise subject to this chapter to submit such information and reports of any kind or nature directly to the Secretary necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, and insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and any rule or order thereunder. The provisions of [section 796(d) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section796/d&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply with respect to information obtained under this section to the same extent and in the same manner as it applies with respect to energy information obtained under [section 796 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section796&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Authority of President and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** In the case of responsibilities expressly given by this chapter to the President or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, subsection (a) shall be applied as if the references to the Secretary were references to the President or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as the case may be. **(c) Natural gas usage by electric utilities** (1) For purposes of [section 8374(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8374/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and other emergency authorities, the Secretary shall obtain data necessary to determine— (A) within 6 months after August 13, 1981, the total quantities of natural gas used as a primary energy source by

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42 U.S.C. § 8482 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1051(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 716

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 95–620, title VIII, § 806, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3348, directed Secretary of Energy to submit annual report to Congress on actions already taken and actions to be taken under this chapter and under [section 792 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section792&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 8301 — Findings; statement of purposes

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that— (1) the protection of public health and welfare, the preservation of national security, and the regulation of interstate commerce require the establishment of a program for the expended 11 So in original. Probably should be “expanded”. use, consistent with applicable environmental requirements, of coal and other alternate fuels as primary energy sources for existing and new electric powerplants; and (2) the purposes of this chapter are furthered in cases in which coal or other alternate fuels are used by electric powerplants, consistent with applicable environmental requirements, as primary energy sources in lieu of natural gas or petroleum. **(b) Statement of purposes** The purpose 22 So in original. Probably should be “purposes”. of this chapter, which shall be carried out in a manner consistent with applicable environmental requirements, are— (1) to reduce the importation of petroleum and increase the Nation’s capability to use indigenous energy resources of the United States to the extent such reduction and use further the goal of national energy self-sufficiency and otherwise are in the best interests of the United States; (2) to encourage and foster the greater use of coal and other alternate fuels, in lieu of natural gas and petroleum, as a primary energy source; (3) to the extent permitted by this chapter, to encourage the use of synthetic gas derived from coal or other alternate fuels; (4) to encourage the rehabilitation and upgrading of railroad service and equipment necessary to transport coal to regions or States which can use coal in greater quantities; (5) to encourage the modernization or replacement of existing and new electric powerplants which utilize natural gas or petroleum as a primary energy source

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42 U.S.C. § 6240 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(8)–(11), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2030

### Statutory Notes Section 6235, Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 155, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 884; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288, related to the Early Storage Reserve. Section 6236, Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 156, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 885; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288, related to the Industrial Petroleum Reserve. Section 6237, Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 157, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 885; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288; Pub. L. 102–486, title XIV, § 1405, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2995, related to the Regional Petroleum Reserve. Section 6238, Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 158, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288, related to a report on the establishment of Utility Reserves, Coal Reserves, Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves.

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15 U.S.C. § 796 — Reporting of energy information

**(a) Authority of Federal Energy Administrator to request, acquire, and collect energy information; rules and regulations** For the purpose of assuring that the Federal Energy Administrator, the Congress, the States, and the public have access to and are able to obtain reliable energy information, the Federal Energy Administrator shall request, acquire, and collect such energy information as he determines to be necessary to assist in the formulation of energy policy or to carry out the purposes of this chapter or the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 [[15 U.S.C. 751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section751&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].11 See References in Text note below. The Federal Energy Administrator shall promptly promulgate rules pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section requiring reports of such information to be submitted to the Federal Energy Administrator at least every ninety calendar days. **(b) Powers of Federal Energy Administrator in obtaining energy information; verification of accuracy; compliance orders** (1) In order to obtain energy information for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (a), the Federal Energy Administrator is authorized— (A) to require, by rule, any person who is engaged in the production, processing, refining, transportation by pipeline, or distribution (at other than the retail level) of energy resources to submit reports; (B) to sign and issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, papers, and other documents; (C) to require any person, by general or special order, to submit answers in writing to interrogatories, requests for reports or for other information; and such answers or other submi

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42 U.S.C. § 8421 — Information

Page 7607 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8422 (c) Judicial review (1) Any person aggrieved by any final rule or order referred to in subsection (a) or in section 8374 of this title, or by the denial of a petition for an order granting an exemption (or permit) referred to in subsection (b), may at any time before the 60th day after the date such rule, order, or denial is published under subsection (a) or (b), file a petition with the United States court of appeals for the circuit wherein such person resides, or has his principal place of busi- ness, for judicial review thereof. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Secretary. The Sec- retary thereupon shall file in the court the writ- ten submissions to, and transcript of, the writ- ten or oral proceedings on which the rule or order was based as provided in section 2112 of title 28. (2) Upon the filing of the petition referred to in paragraph (1), the court shall have jurisdic- tion to review the rule, order, or denial in ac- cordance with chapter 7 of title 5, and to grant appropriate relief as provided in such chapter. No rule or order (or denial thereof) may be af- firmed unless supported by substantial evidence. (3) The judgment of the court affirming or set- ting aside, in whole or in part, any such rule, order, or denial shall be final, subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28. (4) Subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General, as provided in section 519 of title 28, attorneys appointed by the Secretary may appear for and represent the Secretary in any proceeding instituted under this section in accordance with section 7192

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