§790g — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director, working for the Administrator, may get energy information from any federal agency. Two exceptions apply: if a law clearly forbids sharing the information, or if the agency says sharing it would seriously hurt its ability to do its legal duties. If information is denied for those two reasons but is needed to carry out this law, the Administrator or the Director must use their legal authority to obtain it from the original source or a suitable alternate. The source must be told why the information is being requested.

Title 15, §790g

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(a)In furtherance and not in limitation of any other 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 chapter is denied the Director or the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator, or the Director, on behalf of the Administrator, shall take appropriate action, pursuant to authority granted by law, to obtain said information from the original sources or a suitable alternate source. Such source shall be notified of the reason for this request for information.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 section 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42.

§790g Access by Director to Energy Information