§ 782. — Petrochemical report to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC782]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 16B--FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 782. Petrochemical report to Congress
(a) Scope of report
Within ninety days after he has entered upon the office of
Administrator or has been designated by the President to act in such
office, the Administrator, or acting Administrator, as the case may be,
with the assistance of the Department of Commerce, the Cost of Living
Council, and the United States International Trade Commission shall, by
written report, inform the Congress as to the--
(1) effect of current petrochemical prices upon the current
level of petrochemical exports, and export levels expected for 1975;
(2) effect of current and expected 1975 petrochemical export
levels upon domestic petrochemical raw materials and products
available to petrochemical producers, converters, and fabricators
currently and in 1975;
(3) current contribution of petrochemical imports to domestic
supplies and the expected contributions in 1975;
(4) anticipated economic effects of current and expected 1975
levels of domestic supplies of petrochemicals upon domestic
producers, converters, and fabricators of petrochemical raw
materials and products; and
(5) exact nature, extent, and sources of data and other
information available to the Federal Government regarding the
matters set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection,
including the exact nature, extent, and sources of such data and
information utilized in connection with the report required by this
subsection.
(b) ``Petrochemical'' defined
As used in this section, the term ``petrochemical'' includes organic
chemicals, cyclic intermediates, plastics and resins, synthetic fibers,
elastomers, organic dyes, organic pigments, detergents, surface active
agents, carbon black and ammonia.
(Pub. L. 93-275, Sec. 23, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 113; Pub. L. 93-618,
title I, Sec. 171(b), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2009.)
Amendments
1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-618 substituted ``United States
International Trade Commission'' for ``United States Tariff
Commission''.
Transfer of Functions
Federal Energy Administration terminated and functions vested by law
in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless
otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Abolition of Cost of Living Council
Cost of Living Council abolished July 1, 1974, by Ex. Ord. No.
11788, Sec. 1, June 18, 1974, 39 FR 22113.
