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§787 Project Independence Evaluation System documentation; access to model by Congress and public

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 16B— - FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION › § 787

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Send Congress complete documentation for the Project Independence Evaluation System model by Sept 1, 1976, and operating documentation by Jan 1, 1977. Give congressional committee representatives prompt access and let the public use the model on FEA computers under rules that may include a fair fee.

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Title 15, §787

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The Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration shall—
(1)submit to the Congress, not later than September 1, 1976, full and complete structural and parametric documentation, and not later than January 1, 1977, operating documentation, of the Project Independence Evaluation System computer model;
(2)provide access to such model to representatives of committees of the Congress in an expeditious manner; and
(3)permit the use of such model on the computer system maintained by the Federal Energy Administration by any member of the public upon such reasonable terms and conditions as the Administrator shall, by rule, prescribe. Such rules shall provide that any member of the public who uses such model may be charged a fair and reasonable fee, as determined by the Administrator, for using such model.

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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 section 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

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15 U.S.C. § 787

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73