U.S. Government-owned lands. matter in question, or to produce any matter described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. (f) The Administrator shall collect from departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the Government (including independent agencies), and each such department, agency, and instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish, upon his request, information concerning energy resources on lands owned by the Government of the United States. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, quantities of reserves, current or proposed leasing agreements, environmental considerations, and economic impact analyses. 15 USC 773. 81 Stat. 54. 62 Stat. 791. 48 Stat. 894. 78 Stat. 574. 15 USC 78m, 780. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION SEC. 14. (a) The Administrator shall make public, on a continuing basis, any statistical and economic analyses, data, information, and whatever reports and summaries are necessary to keep the public fully and currently informed as to the nature, extent, and projected duration of shortages of energy supplies, the impact of such shortages, and the steps being taken to minimize such impacts. (b) Subject to the provisions of this Act, section 552 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to public disclosure of information by the Administrator: Provided, That notwithstanding said section, the provisions of section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, or any other provision of law, (1) all matters reported to, or otherwise obtained by, any person exercising authority under this Act containing trade secrets or other matter referred to in section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, may be disclosed to other persons authorized to perform functions under this Act solely to carry out the purpose of the Act, or when relevant in any proceeding under this Act; and (2) the Administrator shall disclose to the public, at a reasonable cost, and upon a request which reasonably describes the matter sought, any matter of the type which could not be excluded from public annual reports to the Securities and Exchanged Commission pursuant to section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by a business enterprise exclusively engaged in the manufacture or sale or a single product, unless such matter concerns or relates to the trade secrets, processes, operations, style, of work, or apparatus of a business enterprise. (c) To protect and assure privacy of individuals and Guidelines. confidentiality of personel information, the Administrator is directed to establish guidelines and procedures for handling any information which the Administration obtains pertaining to individuals. He shall provide, to the extent practicable, in such guidelines and procedures a method for allowing any such individual to gain access to such information pertaining to himself. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Congress. Sec. 15. (a) Six months before the expiration of this Report to Act, the President shall transmit to Congress a full report 15 USC 774. together with this recommendations for (1) disposition of the functions of the Administration upon its termination; (2) continuation of the Administration with its present functions; or (3) reorganization of the Administration; and (4) organization of the Federal Government for the management of energy and natural resources policies and programs. ident and Con gress. (b) Not later than one year after the effective date of Report to Presthis Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to the President and Congress which will provide a complete and independent analysis of actual oil and gas reserves and resources in the United States and its Outer Continental Shelf, as well as of the existing productive capacity and the extent to which such capacity could be increased for crude oil and each major petroleum product each year for the next ten years through full utilization of available technology and capacity. The report shall also contain the Administration's recommendations for improving the utilization and effectiveness of Federal energy data and its manner of collection. The data collection and analysis portion of this report shall be prepared by the Federal Trade Commission for the Administration. Unless specifically prohibited by law, all Federal agencies shall make available estimates, statistics, data Report to and Congress. Citizen fuel use, summer guidelines. Interim reports to Congress. and other information in their files which, in the judgment of the Commission or Administration, are necessary for the purposes of this subsection. (c) The Administrator shall prepare and submit directly to the Congress and the President every year after the date of enactment of this Act a report which shall include (1) a review and analysis of the major actions taken by the Administrator; (2) an analysis of the impact these actions have had on the Nation's civilian requirements for energy supplies for materials and commodities; (3) a projection of the energy supply for the midterm and long term for each of the major types of fuel and the potential size and impact of any anticipated shortages, including recommendations for measures to (A) minimize deficiencies of energy supplies in relation to needs; (B) maintain the health and safety of citizens; (C) maintain production and employment at the highest feasible level; (D) equitably share the burden of shortages among individuals and business firms; and (E) minimize any distortion of voluntary choices of individuals and firms; (4) a summary listing of all recipients of funds and the amount thereof within the preceding period; and (5) a summary listing of information-gathering activities conducted under section 13 of this Act. (d) Not later than thirty days after the effective date of this Act, the Administrator shall issue preliminary summer guidelines for citizen fuel use. (e) The Administrator shall provide interim reports to the Congress from time to time and when requested by committees of Congress. 15 USC 783. SEC. 24. Within ninety days of the effective date of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army, shall— (1) transmit to the Congress Lists, transmittal to (A) a list of hydroelectric generating facilities Congress. and electric power transmission facilities which have been authorized for construction by the Congress and which are not yet completed, and (B) a list of opportunities to increase the capacity of existing hydroelectric generating facilities, and (2) provide, for each such facility which is listed (A) a construction schedule and cost estimates for an expedited construction program which would make the facility available for service at the earliest practicable date, and (B) a statement of the accomplishments which could be provided by the expedited completion of each facility and a statement of any funds which have been appropriated but not yet obligated. ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1974 [Extract from] [Public Law No. 93-438, 93rd Congress] [H.R. 11510] An Act to reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Federal Government in a new Energy Research and Development Administration and in a new Nuclear Regulatory Commission in order to promote more efficient management of such functions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Energy Reorga of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 1974. SHORT TITLE nization Act of SEC. 1. This Act may be cited as the "Energy Reor- 42 USC 5801 ganization Act of 1974". TITLE I-ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP MENT ADMINISTRATION ESTABLISHMENT note. SEC. 101. There is hereby established an independent 42 USC 5811. executive agency to be known as the Energy Research and Development Administration (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Administration"). * 42 USC 5813. 88 STAT. 1235 88 STAT. 1236 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR SEC. 103. The responsibilities of the Administrator shall include, but not be limited to— (1) exercising central responsibility for policy planning, coordination, support, and management of research and development programs respecting all energy sources, including assessing the requirements for research and development in regard to various energy sources in relation to near-term and long-range needs, policy planning in regard to meeting those requirements, undertaking programs for the optimal development of the various forms of energy sources, managing such programs, and disseminating information resulting therefrom; (2) encouraging and conducting research and development, including demonstration of commercial feasibility and practical applications of the extraction, conversion, storage, transmission, and utilization phases related to the development and use of energy from fossil, nuclear, solar, geothermal, and other energy sources; (3) engaging in and supporting environmental, biomedical, physical, and safety research related to the development of energy sources and utilization technologies; (4) taking into account the existence, progress, and results of other public and private research and development activities, including those activities of the Federal Energy Administration relating to the development of energy resources using currently available technology in promoting increased utilization of energy resources, relevant to the Administration's mission in formulating its own research and development programs; (5) participating in and supporting cooperative research and development projects which may involve contributions by public or private persons or agen ム |