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42 U.S.C. § 7137 — Economic Regulatory Administration; appointment of Administrator; compensation; qualifications; functions

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42 U.S.C. § 7137 — Economic Regulatory Administration; appointment of Administrator; compensation; qualifications; functions

**(a)** There shall be within the Department an Economic Regulatory Administration to be headed by an Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at a rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under [section 5315 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5315&num=0&edition=prelim). Such Administrator shall be, by demonstrated ability, background, training, or experience, an individual who is specially qualified to assess fairly the needs and concerns of all interests affected by Federal energy policy. The Secretary shall by rule provide for a separation of regulatory and enforcement functions assigned to, or vested in, the Administration. **(b)** Consistent with the provisions of subchapter IV, the Secretary shall utilize the Economic Regulatory Administration to administer such functions as he may consider appropriate.

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5 U.S.C. § 5315 — Positions at level IV

Level IV of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):

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15 U.S.C. § 771 — Comptroller General, powers and duties

**(a) Scope of activities; monitoring activity; data to Comptroller General from Administration; reports and recommendations to Congress** For the duration of this chapter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall monitor and evaluate the operations of the Administration including its reporting activities. The Comptroller General shall (1) conduct studies of existing statutes and regulations governing the Administration’s programs; (2) review the policies and practices of the Administration; (3) review and evaluate the procedures followed by the Administrator in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting energy statistics, data, and information related to the management and conservation of energy, including but not limited to data related to energy costs, supply, demand, industry structure, and environmental impacts; and (4) evaluate particular projects or programs. The Comptroller General shall have access to such data within the possession or control of the Administration from any public or private source whatever, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, as are necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this chapter and shall report to the Congress at such times as he deems appropriate with respect to the Administration’s programs, including his recommendations for modifications in existing laws, regulations, procedures, and practices. **(b) Access to material and written energy information from owners or operators of facilities or business premises engaged in energy matters; scope of information** The Comptroller General or any of his authorized representatives in carrying out his responsibilities under this section may request access to any books, documents, papers, statistics, data, records, and information of any person owning or operating f

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42 U.S.C. § 7137 — Functions of Comptroller General

Page 7056 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 7135a 1 See References in Text note below. § 7135a. Delegation by Secretary of Energy of en- ergy research, etc., functions to Adminis- trator of Energy Information Administration; prohibition against required delegation; uti- lization of capabilities by Secretary Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not be required to delegate to the Administrator of the Energy In- formation Administration any energy research, development, and demonstration function vested in the Secretary, pursuant to the Atomic En- ergy Act [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act [42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.], the Geothermal Re- search, Development and Demonstration Act,1 the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, De- velopment and Demonstration Act [15 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.], the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act [42 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.], the Solar Energy Research, Development and Dem- onstration Act,1 and the Energy Reorganization Act [42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.]. Additionally, the Secretary may utilize the capabilities of the En- ergy Information Administration as he deems appropriate for the conduct of such programs. (Pub. L. 95–238, title I, § 104(b), Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 53.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Atomic Energy Act, referred to in text, probably means the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables. The Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Devel- o

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