15 U.S.C. § 786 — Untitled legal text

Page 1246 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 784 § 784. Exports of coal and refined petroleum products (a) File concerning export transactions, sales, ex- changes or shipments: establishment and maintenance; scope of information The Administrator is authorized and directed to establish and maintain a file which shall con- tain information concerning every transaction, sale, exchange or shipment involving the export from the United States to a foreign nation of coal, crude oil, residual oil or any refined petro- leum product. Information to be included in the file shall be current and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the name of the exporter (in- cluding the name or names of the holders of any beneficial interests), the volume and type of product involved in the export transaction, the manner of shipment and identification of the vessel or carrier, the destination, the name of the purchaser if a sale, exchange or other trans- action is involved, and a statement of reasons justifying the export. (b) Information and report to committee of Con- gress or head of Federal agency from Admin- istrator; exception: disclosure detrimental to national security Upon request of any committee of Congress or the head of any Federal agency, the Adminis- trator shall promptly provide any information maintained in the file and a report thereon to such committee, or agency head, except where the President finds such disclosure to be detri- mental to national security. (c) Information to Administrator from Federal agency Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal agency which collects or has infor- mation relevant to the functions required by this section shall make such information avail- able to the Administrator. (d) Collection of independent information The Administrator shall not be required to collect independently information described in subsection (a) if he can secure the information described in subsection (a) from other Federal agencies and the information secured from such agencies is available to the Congress pursuant to a request under subsection (b). (Pub. L. 93–275, § 25, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 111, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1132.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1976—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–385 added subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Federal Energy Administration terminated and func- tions vested by law in Administrator thereof trans- ferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifi- cally provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 785. Foreign ownership; comprehensive review; sources of information; report to Congress; monitoring activity The Administrator shall conduct a comprehen- sive review of foreign ownership of, influence on, and control of domestic energy sources and sup- plies. Such review shall draw upon existing in- formation, where available, and any independent investigation necessary by the Administration. The Administrator shall, on or before the expi- ration of the one hundred and eighty day period following the effective date of this chapter, re- port to the Congress in sufficient detail so as to apprise the Congress as to the extent and forms of such foreign ownership of, influence on, and control of domestic energy sources and supplies, and shall thereafter continue to monitor such ownership, influence and control. (Pub. L. 93–275, § 26, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 115.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Federal Energy Administration terminated and func- tions vested by law in Administrator thereof trans- ferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifi- cally provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 786. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 709(a)(1), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 607 Section, Pub. L. 93–275, § 28, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 115, provided that upon termination of this chapter, any functions or personnel transferred by this chapter shall revert to the department, agency, or office from which they were transferred. § 787. Project Independence Evaluation System documentation; access to model by Congress and public The Administrator of the Federal Energy Ad- ministration shall— (1) submit to the Congress, not later than September 1, 1976, full and complete structural and parametric documentation, and not later than January 1, 1977, operating documenta- tion, of the Project Independence Evaluation System computer model; (2) provide access to such model to rep- resentatives of committees of the Congress in an expeditious manner; and (3) permit the use of such model on the com- puter system maintained by the Federal En- ergy Administration by any member of the public upon such reasonable terms and condi- tions as the Administrator shall, by rule, pre- scribe. Such rules shall provide that any mem- ber of the public who uses such model may be charged a fair and reasonable fee, as deter- mined by the Administrator, for using such model. (Pub. L. 93–275, § 31, as added Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 113, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1132.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Federal Energy Administration terminated and func- tions vested by law in Administrator thereof trans- ferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifi- cally provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 788. Use of commercial standards (a) General notice of proposed rulemaking If any proposed rule by the Administrator con- tains any commercial standards, or specifically