§ 825e. — Complaints.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC825e]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12--FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER
SUBCHAPTER III--LICENSEES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES; PROCEDURAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 825e. Complaints
Any person, State, municipality, or State commission complaining of
anything done or omitted to be done by any licensee or public utility in
contravention of the provisions of this chapter may apply to the
Commission by petition which shall briefly state the facts, whereupon a
statement of the complaint thus made shall be forwarded by the
Commission to such licensee or public utility, who shall be called upon
to satisfy the complaint or to answer the same in writing within a
reasonable time to be specified by the Commission. If such licensee or
public utility shall not satisfy the complaint within the time specified
or there shall appear to be any reasonable ground for investigating such
complaint, it shall be the duty of the Commission to investigate the
matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall find
proper.
(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, Sec. 306, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch.
687, title II, Sec. 213, 49 Stat. 856.)
Transfer of Functions
Federal Power Commission terminated and its 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), 7291, and 7293 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
Executive and administrative functions of Federal Power Commission,
with certain reservations, transferred to Chairman of such Commission,
with authority vested in him to authorize their performance by any
officer, employee, or administrative unit under his jurisdiction, by
Reorg. Plan No. 9 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175,
64 Stat. 1265, set out as a note under section 792 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 42 section 7172.
