§ 790. — Establishment of Office of Energy Information and Analysis.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC790]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 16B--FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ENERGY INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS
Sec. 790. Establishment of Office of Energy Information and
Analysis
(a) Director; appointment; qualifications
(1) There is established within the Federal Energy Administration an
Office of Energy Information and Analysis (hereinafter in this chapter
referred to as the ``Office'') which shall be headed by a Director who
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
(2) The Director shall be a person who, by reason of professional
background and experience, is specially qualified to manage an energy
information system.
(b) Delegation of authority by Administrator
The Administrator shall delegate (which delegation may be on a
nonexclusive basis as the Administrator may determine may be necessary
to assure the faithful execution of his authorities and responsibilities
under law) the authority vested in him under section 796 of this title
and section 772 of this title and the Director may act in the name of
the Administrator under section 797 of this title and section 772 of
this title for the purpose of obtaining enforcement of the authorities
delegated to him.
(c) ``Energy information'' defined
As used in this chapter the term ``energy information'' shall have
the meaning described in section 796 of this title.
(Pub. L. 93-275, Sec. 51, as added Pub. L. 94-385, title I, Sec. 142,
Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1135.)
Effective Date
Section 143 of Pub. L. 94-385 provided that: ``The amendments made
by this part C to the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
[enacting this subchapter] shall take effect 150 days after the date of
enactment of this Act [Aug. 14, 1976], except that section 56(c) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (as added by this part)
[section 790e(c) of this title] shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act [Aug. 14, 1976].''
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.
Functions assigned to Director of Office of Energy Information and
Analysis under this subchapter vested in Administrator of Energy
Information Administration within Department of Energy by section
7135(c) of Title 42.
Congressional Findings and Purpose
Section 141 of Pub. L. 94-385 provided that:
``(a) The Congress finds that the public interest requires that
decisionmaking, with respect to this Nation's energy requirements and
the sufficiency and availability of energy resources and supplies, be
based on adequate, accurate, comparable, coordinated, and credible
energy information.
``(b) The purpose of this title [see Short Title note set out under
section 761 of this title] is to establish within the Federal Energy
Administration an Office of Energy Information and Analysis and a
National Energy Information System to assure the availability of
adequate, comparable, accurate, and credible energy information to the
Federal Energy Administration, to other Government agencies responsible
for energy-related policy decisions, to the Congress, and to the
public.''
