15 U.S.C. § 790f — Reports by Director

Page 1250 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 790d Administrator of the Energy Information Administra- tion within Department of Energy by section 7135(c) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. 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. § 790d. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1051(k), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 717 Section, Pub. L. 93–275, § 55, as added Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 142, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1137; amended Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 709(a)(4), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 608, related to annual performance audit review of Office of Energy Information and Analysis procedures and meth- odology by Professional Audit Review Team. § 790e. Coordination by Director of energy infor- mation gathering activities of Federal agen- cies (a) Review In carrying out the purposes of this chapter the Director shall, as he deems appropriate, re- view the energy information gathering activi- ties of Federal agencies with a view toward avoiding duplication of effort and minimizing the compliance burden on business enterprises and other persons. (b) Policy recommendations In exercising his responsibilities under sub- section (a) of this section, the Director shall rec- ommend policies which, to the greatest extent practicable— (1) provide adequately for the energy infor- mation needs of the various departments and agencies of the Federal Government, the Con- gress, and the public; (2) minimize the burden of reporting energy information on businesses, other persons, and especially small businesses; (3) reduce the cost to Government of obtain- ing information; and (4) utilize files of information and existing facilities of established Federal agencies. (c) Report to Administrator by other Federal agencies involved in collection of energy in- formation; cooperation of other Federal agencies; report by Administrator to Presi- dent, Congress, and Energy Resources Coun- cil (1) At the earliest practicable date after Au- gust 14, 1976, each Federal agency which is en- gaged in the gathering of energy information as a part of an established program, function, or other activity shall promptly provide the Ad- ministrator with a report on energy information which— (A) identifies the statutory authority upon which the energy information collection ac- tivities of such agency is based; (B) lists and describes the energy informa- tion needs and requirements of such agency; and (C) lists and describes the categories, defini- tions, levels of detail, and frequency of collec- tion of the energy information collected by such agency. Such agencies shall cooperate with the Adminis- trator and provide such other descriptive infor- mation with respect to energy information ac- tivities as the Administrator may request. The Administrator shall prepare a report on his ac- tivities under this subsection, which report shall include recommendations with respect to the co- ordination of energy information activities of the Federal Government. Such report shall be available to the Congress and shall be trans- mitted to the President and to the Energy Re- sources Council for use in preparation of the plan required under subsection (c) of section 5818 of title 42. (Pub. L. 93–275, § 56, as added Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 142, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1138.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 5818 of title 42, referred to in subsec. (c), was repealed by Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 709(b), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 608. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 150 days after Aug. 14, 1976, except that subsec. (c) of this section effective Aug. 14, 1976, see section 143 of Pub. L. 94–385, set out as a note under section 790 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions assigned to Director of Office of Energy In- formation and Analysis under this subchapter vested in Administrator of Energy Information Administration within Department of Energy by section 7135(c) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. 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. § 790f. Reports by Director (a) Periodic and special reports by Director to Congress and public; contents The Director shall make periodic reports and may make special reports to the Congress and the public, including but not limited to— (1) such reports as the Director determines are necessary to provide a comprehensive pic- ture of the quarterly, monthly, and, as appro- priate, weekly supply and consumption of the various nonmineral energy resources, mineral fuels, and electricity in the United States; the information reported may be organized by company, by States, by regions, or by such other producing and consuming sectors, or combinations thereof, and shall be accom- panied by an appropriate discussion of the evo- lution of the energy supply and consumption situation and such national and international trends and their effects as the Director may find to be significant; and (2) an annual report which includes, but is not limited to, a description of the activities of the Office and the National Energy Informa- tion System during the preceding year; a sum- mary of all special reports published during the preceding year; a summary of statistical information collected during the preceding year; short-, medium-, and long-term energy consumption and supply trends and forecasts under various assumptions; and, to the max- imum extent practicable, a summary or sched- Page 1251 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 790h ule of the amounts of mineral fuel resources, nonmineral energy resources, and mineral fuels that can be brought to market at various prices and technologies and their relationship to forecasted demands. (b) Duty of Director to insure adequate docu- mentation of forecasts and reports; periodic audit and validation of analytical methodolo- gies; availability of information to public (1) The Director, on behalf of the Adminis- trator, shall insure that adequate documenta- tion for all statistical and forecast reports pre- pared by the Director is made available to the public at the time of publication of such reports. The Director shall periodically audit and vali- date analytical methodologies employed in the preparation of periodic statistical and forecast reports. (2) The Director shall, on a regular basis, make available to the public information which contains validation and audits of periodic statis- tical and forecast reports. (c) Approval prior to publication of forecasts and reports Prior to publication, the Director may not be required to obtain the approval of any other of- ficer or employee of the United States with re- spect to the substance of any statistical or fore- casting technical reports which he has prepared in accordance with law. (Pub. L. 93–275, § 57, as added Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 142, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1139.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 150 days after Aug. 14, 1976, see sec- tion 143 of Pub. L. 94–385, set out as a note under sec- tion 790 of this title. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (a)(2) of this section relating to an annual re- port to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 90 of House Document No. 103–7. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions assigned to Director of Office of Energy In- formation and Analysis under this subchapter vested in Administrator of Energy Information Administration within Department of Energy by section 7135(c) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. 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. § 790g. Access by Director to energy information (a) Access by Director to energy information in possession of other Federal agencies; limita- tions In furtherance and not in limitation of any other authority, the Director, on behalf of the Administrator, shall have access to energy in- formation in the possession of any Federal agen- cy except information— (1) the disclosure of which to another Fed- eral agency is expressly prohibited by law; or (2) the disclosure of which the agency so re- quested determines would significantly impair the discharge of authorities and responsibil- ities which have been delegated to, or vested by law, in such agency. (b) Authority to obtain information from original or alternate sources In the event that energy information in the possession of another Federal agency which is required to achieve the purposes of this chapter is denied the Director or the Administrator pur- suant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of sub- section (a) of this section, the Administrator, or the Director, on behalf of the Administrator, shall take appropriate action, pursuant to au- thority granted by law, to obtain said informa- tion from the original sources or a suitable al- ternate source. Such source shall be notified of the reason for this request for information. (Pub. L. 93–275, § 58, as added Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 142, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1139.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 150 days after Aug. 14, 1976, see sec- tion 143 of Pub. L. 94–385, set out as a note under sec- tion 790 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions assigned to Director of Office of Energy In- formation and Analysis under this subchapter vested in Administrator of Energy Information Administration within Department of Energy by section 7135(c) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. 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. § 790h. Congressional access to energy informa- tion; disclosure by Congress The Director shall promptly provide upon re- quest any energy information in the possession of the Office to any duly established committee of the Congress. Such information shall be deemed the property of such committee and may not be disclosed except in accordance with the rules of such committee and the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate and as permitted by law. (Pub. L. 93–275, § 59, as added Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 142, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1140.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 150 days after Aug. 14, 1976, see sec- tion 143 of Pub. L. 94–385, set out as a note under sec- tion 790 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions assigned to Director of Office of Energy In- formation and Analysis under this subchapter vested in Administrator of Energy Information Administration within Department of Energy by section 7135(c) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. CHAPTER 16C—ENERGY SUPPLY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION Sec. 791. Congressional declaration of purpose. 792. Coal conversion and allocation.