Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/610

 91 STAT. 576

Report to Secretary of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Congress.

Additional investigations and reports.

Additional authority.

PUBLIC LAW 9 5 - 9 1 — A U G. 4, 1977 (5) to seek to coordinate his actions with the actions of the Comptroller General of the United States with a view to avoiding duplication. (c) The Inspector General shall, not later than March 31 of each year, submit a report to the Secretary, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and to the Congress summarizing the activities of the Office during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to— (1) an identification and description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the Department disclosed by such activities; (2) a description of recommendations for corrective action made by the Office with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified and described under paragraph (1); (3) an evaluation of progress made in implementing recommendations descril>ed in the report or, where appropriate, in previous reports; and (4) a summary of matters referred to prosecutive authorities and the extent to which prosecutions and convictions have resulted. (d) The Inspector General shall report immediately to the Secretary, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as appropriate, and, within thirty days thereafter, to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress whenever the Office becomes aware of particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the Department. The Deputy and Assistant Inspectors General shall have particular responsibility for informing the Inspector General of such problems, abuses, or deficiencies. (e) The Inspector General (1) may make such additional investigations and reports relating to the administration of the programs and operations of the Department as are, in the judgment of the Inspector General, necessary or desirable, and (2) shall provide such additional information or documents as may be requested by either House of Congress or, with respect to matters within their jurisdiction, by any committee or subcommittee thereof. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the reports, information, or documents required by or mider this section shall be transmitted to the Secretary, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, if applicable, and to the Congress, or committees or subcommittees thereof, by the Inspector General without further clearance or approval. The Inspector General shall, insofar as feasible, provide copies of the reports required under subsection (c) to the Secretary and the Commission, if applicable, sufficiently in advance of the due date for the submission to Congress to provide a reasonable opportunity for comments of the Secretary and the Commission to be appended to the reports when submitted to Congress. (g) I n addition to the authority otherwise provided by this section, the Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this section, is authorized— (1) to have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, and other material available to the Department which relate to programs and operations with respect to which the Inspector General has responsibilities under this section;

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