Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/1017

 PUBLIC LAW 94-163—DEC. 22, 1975

89 STAT, 957

the energy information, or financial information, referred to in subsection (a). (2) The term "energy information" has the same meaning as such term has in section 11(e)(1) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974. 15 USC 7%. (3) The term "person" has the same meaning as such term has in section 11(e)(2) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974. (4) The term "vertically integrated petroleum company" means any person which itself, or through a person which is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with such person, is engaged in the production, refining, and marketing of petroleum products. POWERS OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL AND REPORTS

SEC. 502. (a) For the purpose of carrying out his authority under 42 USC 6382. section 501— (1) the Comptroller General may— (A) sign and issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, papers, and other documents; (B) require any person, by general or special order, to submit answers in writing to interrogatories, to submit books, records, papers, or other documents, or to submit any other information or reports, and such answers or other submissions shall be made within such reasonable period, and under oath or otherwise, as the Comptroller (Jenoral may determine; and (C) administer oaths. (2) the Comptroller General, or any officer or employee duly designated by the Comptroller General, upon presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice from the Comptroller General to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may— (A) enter, at reasonable times, any business premise or facility; and (B) inspect, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, any such premise or facility, inventory and sample any stock of energy resources therein, and examine and copy books, records, papers, or other documents, relating to any energy information, or any financial information in the case of a vertically integrated petroleum company. (b) The Comptroller General shall have access to any energy information within the possession of any Federal agency (other than the Internal Revenue Service) as is necessary to carry out his authority under this section. (c)(1) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), the Comp- eopies. troller General shall transmit a copy of the results of any verification examination conducted under section 501 to the Federal agency to which energy information which was subject to such examination was furnished. (2) Any report made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the Comptroller General's findings with respect to the accuracy, reliability, and adequacy of the energy information which was the subject of such examination. (d) If the verification examination was conducted at the request of Report to any committee of the Congress, the Comptroller General shall report congressional his findings as to the accuracy, reliability, or adequacy of the energy committee.

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