PUBLIC LAW 94-385—AUG. 14, 1976
90 STAT. 1139
u REPORTS
"SEC. 57. (a) The Director shall make periodic reports and may make Reports to special reports to the Congress and the public, including but not limited Congress. 15 USC 790f. to— "(1) such reports as the Director determines are necessary to provide a comprehensive picture of the quarterly, monthly, and, as appropriate, weekly supply and consumption of the various nonmineral energy resources, mineral fuels, and electricity in the United States; the information reported may be organized by company, by States, by regions, or by such other producing and consuming sectors, or combinations thereof, and shall be accompanied by an appropriate discussion of the evolution of the energy supply and consumption situation and such national and international trends and their effects as the Director may find to be significant; and "(2) an annual report which includes, but is not limited to, a description of the activities of the Office and the National Energy Information System during the preceding year; a summary of all special reports published during the preceding year; a summary of statistical information collected during the preceding year; short-, medium-, and long-term energy consumption and supply trends and forecasts under various assumptions; and, to the maximum extent practicable, a summary or schedule of the amounts of mineral fuel resources, nonmineral energy resources, and mineral fuels that can be brought to market at various prices and technologies and their relationship to forecasted demands. "(b)(1) The Director, on behalf of the Administrator, shall insure that adequate documentation for all statistical and forecast reports prepared by the Director is made available to the public at the time of publication of such reports. The Director shall periodically audit and validate analytical methodologies employed in the preparation of periodic statistical and forecast reports. "(2) The Director shall, on a regular basis, make available to the Information, public information which contains validation and audits of periodic availability to public. ^atisitical and forecast reports. " (c) Prior to publication, the Director may not be required to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the United States with respect to the substance of any statistical or forecasting technical reports which he has prepared in accordance with law. 'ENERGY INFORMATION I N POSSESSION OE OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
"SEC. 58. (a) In furtherance and not in limitation of any other 15 USC 790g. authority, the Director, on behalf of the Administrator, shall have access to energy information in the possession of any Federal agency except information— "(1) the disclosure of which to another Federal agency is expressly prohibited by law; or " (2) the disclosure of which the agency so requested determines would significantly impair the discharge of authorities and responsibilities which have been delegated to, or vested by law, in such agency. "(b) In the event that energy information in the possession of another Federal agency which is required to achieve the purposes of this Act is denied the Director or the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the
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