Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§6243 Records and Accounts
Title 42 › CHAPTER 77 — ENERGY CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER I — DOMESTIC SUPPLY AVAILABILITY › Part B — Strategic Petroleum Reserve › § 6243
Summary
Gives the Secretary the power to require people to make and keep records and accounts the Secretary decides are needed under the rules. The Secretary can audit how any petroleum storage facility is run. The Secretary can also access and inspect, at reasonable times, those records and any storage facilities that may be audited.
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Title 42, §6243
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(a)Preparation and maintenance
The Secretary may require any person to prepare and maintain such records or accounts as the Secretary, by rule, determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
(b)Audit of operations of storage facility
The Secretary may audit the operations of any storage facility in which any petroleum product is stored or required to be stored pursuant to the provisions of this part.
(c)Access to and inspection of records or accounts and storage facilities
The Secretary may require access to, and the right to inspect and examine, at reasonable times, (1) any records or accounts required to be prepared or maintained pursuant to subsection (a) and (2) any storage facilities subject to audit by the United States under the authority of this part.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1978—Pub. L. 95–619 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, wherever appearing.
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42 U.S.C. § 6243
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110