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 89 STAT. 960

Subpena compliance.

PUBLIC LAW 94-163—DEC. 22, 1975 penalty for violation of any general or special order may be brought only in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. I n any action brought under subsection (a) to collect a civil penalty, process may be served in any judicial district of the United States. (c) Upon petition by the Comptroller General through any attorney employed by the General Accounting Office or designated by the Comptroller General, or, upon request of the Comptroller General, the Attorney General, any United States district court within the jurisdiction of which any inquiry under this part is carried on may, in the case of refusal to obey a subpena of the Comptroller General issued under this part, issue an order requiring compliance therewith; and any failure to obey the order of the court may be treated by the court as a contempt thereof. AMENDMENT TO ENERGY SUPPLY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION ACT OF 1974

SEC. 505. (a) Section 11(c) of The Energy Supply and Environ15 USC 796. mental Coordination Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(3) In order to carry out his responsibilities under subsection (a) of this section, the Federal Energy Administrator shall require, pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section, that persons engaged, in whole or in part, in the production of crude oil or natural gas— "(A) keep energy information in accordance with the accounting practices developed pursuant to section 503 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and "(B) submit reports with respect to energy information kept in accordance with such practices. The Administrator shall file quarterly reports with the President and the Congress compiled from accounts kept in accordance with such section 503 and submitted to the Administrator in accordance with this paragraph. Such reports shall present energy information in the categories specified in subsection (c) of such section 503 to the extent that such information may be compiled from such accounts. Such energy information shall be collected and such quarterly reports made for each calendar quarter which begins 6 months after the date on which the accounting practices developed pursuant to such section 503 are made effective.". Effective date. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) to section 11(c) of the 15 USC 796 note. Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 shall take effect on the first day of the first accounting quarter to which such practices apply. EXTENSION

OF ENERGY INFORMATION

GATHERING

AUTHORITY

SEC. 506. Section 11(g)(2) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 is amended by striking out "June 30, 1975" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1979". PART B—GENERAL PROVISIONS PROHIBITION O N CERTAIN ACTIONS

42 USC 6391.

SEC. 521. (a) Action taken under the authorities to which this section applies, resulting in the allocation of petroleum products or electrical energy among classes of users or resulting in restrictions on use of

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