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PUBLIC LAW 93-275-MAY 7, 1974

[88 STAT.

assistance under this Act. This provision will be enforced through agency provisions and rules similar to those already established, with respect to racial and other discrimination, under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, this remedy is not exclusive and will not prejudice or remove any other legal remedies available to any individual alleging discrimination. ADVISORY COMMITTEE S

15 USC 776.

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5 USC app. I.

gj,(3^ i^^ ^a^^ Whenever the Administrator shall establish or utilize any board, task force, commission, committee, or similar group, not composed entirely of full-time Government employees, to advise with respect to, or to formulate or carry out, any agreement or plan of action affecting any industry or segment thereof, the Administrator shall endeavor to insure that each such group is reasonably representative of the various points of view and functions of the industry and users affected, including those of residential, commercial, and industrial consumers, and shall include, where appropriate, representation from both State and local governments, and from representatives of State regulatory utility commissions, selected after consultation with the respective national associations. ^jj^^ Each meeting of such board, task force, commission, committee, or similar group, shall be open to the public, and interested persons shall be permitted to attend, appear before, and file statements with, such group, except that the Administrator may determine that such meeting shall be closed in the interest of national security. Such determination shall be in writing, shall contain a detailed explanation of reasons in justification of the determination, and shall be made available to the public. ((3) j ^ \ \ records, I'eports, transcripts, memoranda, and other documents, which were prepared for or by such group, shall be available for public inspection and copying at a single location in the offices of the Administration. (d) Advisory committees established or utilized pursuant to this Act shall be governed in full by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), except as inconsistent with this section. ECONOMIC A N A L Y S I S OF PROPOSED ACTIONS

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gj,(._ 28. (a) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Administrator shall, to the greatest extent practicable, insure that the potential economic impacts of proposed regulatory and other actions are evaluated and considered, including but not limited to an analysis of the effect of such actions on— (1) the fiscal integrity of State and local governments; (2) vital industrial sectors of the economy; (3) employment, by industrial and trade sectors, as well as on a national, regional. State, and local basis; (4) the economic vitality of regional. State, and local areas; (5) the availability and price of consumer goods and services; (6) the gross national product; (7) low and middle income families as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (8) competition in all sectors of industry; and (9) small business. (b) The Administrator shall develop analyses of the economic impact of various conservation measures on States or significant sectors

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