§6273 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Allows the Secretary to set up advisory committees to help run the international energy program for sharing petroleum products and related information. These committees must follow section 17 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 776), even if that Act or parts of it end before June 30, 1985. Each committee must be led by a full-time federal employee, include public representatives, and hold meetings open to the public. The Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission must get advance notice and may send a representative to join meetings. A word-for-word record of meetings must be kept and given to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. That record must be available under section 552 of title 5, but may be withheld only under section 552(b)(1), 552(b)(3), or the part of 552(b)(4) about trade secrets, or if the President suspends those rules. After consulting the Secretary of State, the Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General, and the Secretary, the President may suspend sections 1009 and 1010 of title 5; subsections (b) and (c) of section 17 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974; the rule that meetings be open to the public; and the second sentence of the record rule in subsection (b).

Title 42, §6273

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)To achieve the purposes of the international energy program with respect to international allocation of petroleum products and the information system provided in such program, the Secretary may provide for the establishment of such advisory committees as he determines are necessary. In addition to the requirements specified in this section, such advisory committees shall be subject to the provisions of section 17 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 [15 U.S.C. 776] (whether or not such Act [15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.] or any of its provisions expire or terminate before June 30, 1985); shall be chaired by a regular full-time Federal employee; and shall include representatives of the public. The meetings of such committees shall be open to the public. The Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission shall have adequate advance notice of any meeting and may have an official representative attend and participate in any such meeting.

(b)A verbatim transcript shall be kept of such advisory committee meetings, and shall be deposited with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. Such transcript shall be made available for public inspection and copying in accordance with section 552 of title 5, except that matter may not be withheld from disclosure under section 552(b) of such title on grounds other than the grounds specified in section 552(b)(1), (b)(3), and so much of (b)(4) as relates to trade secrets, or pursuant to a determination under subsection (c).

(c)The President, after consultation with the Secretary of State, the Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General, and the Secretary, may suspend the application of—

(1)section 1009 and 1010 of title 5,

(2)subsections (b) and (c) of section 17 11 See References in Text note below. of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,

(3)the requirement under subsection (a) of this section that meetings be open to the public, and

(4)the second sentence of subsection (b);

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 93–275, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 96, which is classified generally to chapter 16B (§ 761 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 761 of Title 15 and Tables. section 17 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was classified to section 776 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–28, § 2(b)(2), July 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 245.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “section 1009 and 1010 of title 5,” for “section 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,”. 1978—Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 95–619 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommitteesAdvisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment unless in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the end of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Executive Documents

Classification of Certain Information and MaterialFor provisions relating to the classification of certain information and material obtained from advisory bodies created to implement the International Energy Program, see Ex. Ord. No. 11932, eff. Aug. 4, 1976, 41 F.R. 32691, set out as a note under section 3161 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

§6273 Advisory committees