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PUBLIC LAW 93-153-NOV. 16, 1973

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STAT.

CIVIL R I G H T S

R u l e s and regulations.

78 Stat. 252. 42 USC 2000d.

SEC. 403. The Secretary of the Interior shall take such affirmative action as he deems necessary to assure that no person shall, on the •grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex, be excluded from receiving, or paiticipating in any activity conducted under, any permit, right-of-way, public land order, or other Federal authorization granted or issued under title II. The Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate such rules as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection and may enforce this subsection, and any rules promulgated under this subsection, through agency and department provisions and rules which shall be similar to those established and in effect under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. C O N F I R M A T I O N O r THE DIRECTOR OF THE E N E R G Y r O L I C Y OFFICE

SEC. 404. The Director of the Energy Policy Office in the Executive Office of the President shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice-and consent of the Senate: Provided., That if any individual who is serving in this office on the date of enactment of this Act is nominated for such position, he may continue to act unless and until such nomination shall be disapproved by the Senate. C O N F I R M A T I O N OF THE H E A D OF THE M I N I N G ENFORCEMENT A N D SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

5 USC app. II.

SEC. 40.J. The head of the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration established pursuant to Order Numbered 2953 of the Secretary of the Interior issued in accordance with the authority provided by section 2 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: Provided., That if any individual who is serving in this office on the date of enactment of this Act is nominated for such position, he may continue to act unless and until such nomination shall be disapproved by the Senat-e. E X E M P T I O N OF F I R S T SALE OF CRUDE OIL AND N A T t ' R A L GAS OF CERTAIN LEASES FROM PRICE RESTRAINTS A N D ALLOCATION PROGRAMS

84 Stat. 796. 12 USC 1904 note. L e a s e exemption qualification. Agency i n s p e c 'tions. Regulations,

SEC. 406. (a) The first sale of crude oil and natural gas liquids protluced from any lease Avhose average daily production of such substances for the preceding calendar month does not exceed ten barrels per well shall not be subject to price restraints established pursuant to the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended, or to any allocation program for fuels or petroleum established pursuant to that Act or to any Federal law for the allocation of fuels or petroleum. (b) To qualify for the exemption under this section, a lease must be operating at the maximum feasible rate of production and in accord with recognized conservation practices. (c) The agency designated by the President or by law to implement any such fuels or petroleum allocation program'is authorized to conduct inspections to insure compliance with this section and shall promulgate and cause to be published regulations implementing the provisions of this section.

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