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15 U.S.C. § 780 — Office of Private Grievances and Redress

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15 U.S.C. § 780 — Office of Private Grievances and Redress

**(a) Establishment; director; statement of purpose** The Administrator shall establish and maintain an Office of Private Grievances and Redress, headed by a director, to receive and evaluate petitions filed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, and to make recommendations to the Administrator for appropriate action. **(b) Petition for special redress, relief, or other extraordinary assistance; nature of remedy** Any person, adversely affected by any order, rule, or regulation issued by the Administrator in carrying out the functions assigned to him under this chapter, may petition the Administrator for special redress, relief, or other extraordinary assistance, apart from, or in addition to, any right or privilege to seek redress of grievances provided in [section 766 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section766&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Statement for annual report; recommendations to Congress** The Administrator shall submit to the Secretary for inclusion in the annual report required by [section 7267 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7267&num=0&edition=prelim) a statement on the nature and number of the grievances which have been filed, and the action taken and relief provided, pursuant to this section; and he shall make recommendations to the Congress from time to time concerning legislative or administrative actions which may be taken to better assist persons adversely affected by the energy shortages and to distribute more equitably the burdens resulting from any measures adopted, or actions taken, by him.

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**(a) Establishment; director; statement of purpose** The Administrator shall establish and maintain an Office of Private Grievances and Redress, headed by a director, to receive and evaluate petitions filed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, and to make recommendations to the Administrator for appropriate action. **(b) Petition for special redress, relief, or other extraordinary assistance; nature of remedy** Any person, adversely affected by any order, rule, or regulation issued by the Administrator in carrying out the functions assigned to him under this chapter, may petition the Administrator for special redress, relief, or other extraordinary assistance, apart from, or in addition to, any right or privilege to seek redress of grievances provided in [section 766 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section766&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Statement for annual report; recommendations to Congress** The Administrator shall submit to the Secretary for inclusion in the annual report required by [section 7267 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7267&num=0&edition=prelim) a statement on the nature and number of the grievances which have been filed, and the action taken and relief provided, pursuant to this section; and he shall make recommendations to the Congress from time to time concerning legislative or administrative actions which may be taken to better assist persons adversely affected by the energy shortages and to distribute more equitably the burdens resulting from any measures adopted, or actions taken, by him.

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42 U.S.C. § 7267 — Designation of conservation officers

The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the United States Postal Service, and the Administrator of General Services shall each designate one Assistant Secretary or Assistant Administrator, as the case may be, as the principal conservation officer of such Department or of the Administration. Such designated principal conservation officer shall be principally responsible for planning and implementation of energy conservation programs by such Department or Administration and principally responsible for coordination with the Department of Energy with respect to energy matters. Each agency, Department or Administration required to designate a principal conservation officer pursuant to this section shall periodically inform the Secretary of the identity of such conservation officer, and the Secretary shall periodically publish a list identifying such officers.

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15 U.S.C. § 766 — Administrative provisions

**(a) Rules, regulations, and procedures; Environmental Protection Agency, notification; quality of environment, publication of comments; emergency preclusion of review by Environmental Protection Agency** The Administrator may promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the functions vested in him: Provided, That: (1) The Administrator shall, before promulgating proposed rules, regulations, or policies affecting the quality of the environment, provide a period of not less than five working days during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may provide written comments concerning the impact of such rules, regulations, or policies on the quality of the environment. Such comments shall be published together with publication of notice of the proposed action. (2) The review required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be waived for a period of fourteen days if there is an emergency situation which, in the judgment of the Administrator, requires making effective the action proposed to be taken at a date earlier than would permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the five working days opportunity for prior comment required by paragraph (1). Notice of any such waiver shall be given to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and filed with the Federal Register with the publication of notice of proposed or final agency action and shall include an explanation of the reasons for such waiver, together with supporting data and a description of the factual situation in such detail as the Administrator determines will apprise such agency and the public of the reasons for such waiver. The review required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection may be waived for a period of

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15 U.S.C. § 780 — Office of Private Grievances and Redress

Page 1244 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 780 ten comments if such rules, regulations, poli- cies, or programs substantially affect the au- thority or responsibility of such State govern- ments; (3) provide, in accordance with the provi- sions of this chapter, upon request, to State governments all relevant information he pos- sesses concerning the status and impact of en- ergy shortages, the extent and location of available supplies and shortages of crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, and coal, within the distribution area serving that par- ticular State government; and (4) provide for a central clearinghouse for Federal agencies and State governments seek- ing energy information and assistance from the Federal Government. (b) Technical assistance; task forces; con- ferences: expenses of participation; model legislation; uniform criteria, procedures, and forms for grant or contract applications for State government energy proposals Pursuant to his responsibility under this sec- tion, the Administrator shall— (1) provide technical assistance—including advice and consultation relating to State pro- grams, and, where necessary, the use of task forces of public officials and private persons assigned to work with State governments—to assist State governments in dealing with en- ergy problems and shortages and their impact and in the development of plans, programs, and policies to meet the problems and short- ages so identified; (2) convene conferences of State and Federal officials, and such other persons as the Admin- istrator designates, to promote the purposes of this chapter, and the Administrator is author- ized to pay reasonable expenses incurred in the participation of individuals in such con- ferences; (3) draft and make available

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