§ 790b. — Administrative provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC790b]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 16B--FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ENERGY INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS
Sec. 790b. Administrative provisions
(a) Compensation of Director
The Director of the Office shall receive compensation at the rate
now or hereafter prescribed for offices and positions at level IV of the
Executive Schedule as specified in section 5315 of title 5.
(b) Authorization of Director to appoint and fix compensation of
employees
To carry out the functions of the Office, the Director, on behalf of
the Administrator, is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of
such professionally qualified employees as he deems necessary, including
up to ten of the employees in grade GS-16, GS-17, or GS-18 authorized by
section 766 of this title.
(c) Delegation of functions by the Director
The functions and powers of the Office shall be vested in or
delegated to the Director, who may from time to time, and to the extent
permitted by law, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, delegate
such of his functions as he deems appropriate. Such delegation may be
made, upon request, to any officer or agency of the Federal Government.
(d) Access to Director by Congress; requests for appropriations
(1) The Director shall be available to the Congress to provide
testimony on such subjects under his authority and responsibility as the
Congress may request, including but not limited to energy information
and analyses thereof.
(2) Any request for appropriations for the Federal Energy
Administration submitted to the Congress shall identify the portion of
such request intended for the support of the Office, and a statement of
the differences, if any, between the amounts requested and the
Director's assessment of the budgetary needs of the Office.
(Pub. L. 93-275, Sec. 53, as added Pub. L. 94-385, title I, Sec. 142,
Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1136.)
Effective Date
Section effective 150 days after 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 Information 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 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.
References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 42 section 7135.
