42 U.S.C. § 8421: Information

Summary

The Secretary can require anyone who owns, runs, or controls an electric power plant, or anyone else covered by this law, to send any reports or information directly to the Secretary. The information must be what the Secretary needs to carry out and enforce this law and any rules or orders under it. Information gathered under this rule is handled the same way as energy information under section 796(d) of title 15 and section 796 of title 15. When the President or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has duties under this law, the same power applies to them instead of the Secretary. For emergency planning, the Secretary must collect data to find two things: within 6 months after August 13, 1981, how much natural gas each electric utility used as its main energy source in calendar year 1977; and, every six months, how much natural gas each utility used in the prior six-month period.

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(a)Authority of Secretary

For purposes of carrying out his responsibilities under this chapter, the Secretary may require, under the authority of this chapter or any other authority administered by him, any person owning, operating or controlling any electric powerplant, or any other person otherwise subject to this chapter to submit such information and reports of any kind or nature directly to the Secretary necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, and insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and any rule or order thereunder. The provisions of section 796(d) of title 15 shall apply with respect to information obtained under this section to the same extent and in the same manner as it applies with respect to energy information obtained under section 796 of title 15.

(b)Authority of President and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

In the case of responsibilities expressly given by this chapter to the President or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, subsection (a) shall be applied as if the references to the Secretary were references to the President or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as the case may be.

(c)Natural gas usage by electric utilities

(1)For purposes of section 8374(b) of this title and other emergency authorities, the Secretary shall obtain data necessary to determine—

(A)within 6 months after August 13, 1981, the total quantities of natural gas used as a primary energy source by each electric utility during calendar year 1977, and

(B)on a semiannual basis, the total quantities of natural gas used as a primary energy source during the previous 6-month period by each electric utility.

(2)Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1051(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 716.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–620, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3289, known as the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 8301 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1995—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104–66 struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “The Secretary shall include in each annual report to the Congress under section 8482 of this title a summary of information received by the Secretary under this subsection.” 1987—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–42 struck out “or major fuel-burning installation” after “powerplant”. 1981—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–35 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1038 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 6240 of this title.

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