Authority of Secretary to establish; applicability of section 17 of Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974; chairman; inclusion of representatives of public; public meetings; notice of meeting to Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission; attendance and participation of their representatives
15 U.S.C. 77615 U.S.C. 761To 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 [] (whether or not such Act [ et seq.] or any of its provisions expire or terminate before ); 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.
Transcript of meetings
section 552 of title 5A 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 , 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).
Suspension of application of certain requirements by President
Pub. L. 94–163, title II, § 25389 Stat. 898Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2)92 Stat. 3288Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(265)136 Stat. 4335(, , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 93–27588 Stat. 96section 761 of Title 15The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , 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 and Tables.
section 776 of Title 15Pub. L. 105–28, § 2(b)(2)111 Stat. 245Section 17 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was classified to , Commerce and Trade, prior to repeal by , , .
Amendments
Pub. L. 117–2862022—Subsec. (c)(1). substituted “sections 1009 and 1010 of title 5,” for “sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,”.
Pub. L. 95–6191978—Subsecs. (a), (c). substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Advisory Committees
section 1013 of Title 5Advisory committees established after , 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 , Government Organization and Employees.
Executive Documents
Classification of Certain Information and Material
section 3161 of Title 50For 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. , 41 F.R. 32691, set out as a note under , War and National Defense.