§ 719d. — Federal and State officer or agency and other interested persons' reports.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC719d]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 15C--ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 719d. Federal and State officer or agency and other
interested persons' reports
(a) Federal officer or agency comments; submittal to President; public
availability
Not later than July 1, 1977, any Federal officer or agency may
submit written comments to the President with respect to the
recommendation and report of the Commission and alternative methods for
transportation of Alaska natural gas for delivery to the contiguous
States. Such comments shall be made available to the public by the
President when submitted to him, unless expressly exempted from this
requirement in whole or in part by the President, under section
552(b)(1) of title 5. Any such written comment shall include information
within the competence of such Federal officer or agency with respect
to--
(1) environmental considerations, including air and water
quality and noise impacts;
(2) the safety of the transportation systems;
(3) international relations, including the status and time
schedule for any necessary Canadian approvals and plans;
(4) national security, particularly security of supply;
(5) sources of financing for capital costs;
(6) the impact upon competition;
(7) impact on the national economy, including regional natural
gas requirements; and
(8) relationship of the proposed transportation system to other
aspects of national energy policy.
(b) State officer or agency and other interested persons' comments;
submittal to President
Not later than July 1, 1977, the Governor of any State, any
municipality, State utility commission, and any other interested person
may submit to the President such written comments with respect to the
recommendation and report of the Commission and alternative systems for
delivering Alaska natural gas to the contiguous States as they determine
to be appropriate.
(c) Report of Federal officer or agency to the President
Not later than July 1, 1977, each Federal officer or agency shall
report to the President with respect to actions to be taken by such
officer or agency under section 719g(a) of this title relative to each
transportation system reported on by the Commission under section
719c(c) of this title and shall include such officer's or agency's
recommendations with respect to any provision of law to be waived
pursuant to section 719f(g) of this title in conjunction with any
decision of the President which designates a system for approval.
(d) Report of Council on Environmental Quality to the President
Following receipt by the President of the Commission's
recommendations, the Council on Environmental Quality shall afford
interested persons an opportunity to present oral and written data,
views, and arguments respecting the environmental impact statements
submitted by the Commission under section 719c(e) of this title. Not
later than July 1, 1977, the Council on Environmental Quality shall
submit to the President a report, which shall be contemporaneously made
available by the Council to the public, summarizing any data, views, and
arguments received and setting forth the Council's views concerning the
legal and factual sufficiency of each such environmental impact
statement and other matters related to environmental impact as the
Council considers to be relevant.
(Pub. L. 94-586, Sec. 6, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2906.)
Transfer of Functions
Enforcement functions authorized by, and supplemental enforcement
authority created by this chapter with respect to pre-construction,
construction, and initial operation of transportation system for
Canadian and Alaskan natural gas transferred to Federal Inspector,
Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
System, until first anniversary of date of initial operation of Alaska
Natural Gas Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979,
Secs. 102(h)(1), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376,
effective July 1, 1979, set out under section 719e of this title. Office
of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System
abolished and functions and authority vested in Inspector transferred to
Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102-486, set out as an
Abolition of Office of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of this
title.
Federal Power Commission terminated and functions, personnel,
property, funds, etc., transferred to Secretary of Energy (except for
certain functions transferred to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
by sections 7151(b), 7171(a), 7172(a)(1), 7291, and 7293 of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 719e of this title.
