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[CITE: 42USC6273]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--STANDBY ENERGY AUTHORITIES
 
    Part B--Authorities With Respect to International Energy Program
 
Sec. 6273. Advisory committees


(a) Authority of Secretary to establish; applicability of section 17 of 
        Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974; chairman; inclusion 
        of representatives of public; public meetings; notice of meeting 
        to Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission; attendance and 
        participation of their representatives

    To achieve the purposes of the international energy program with 
respect to international allocation of petroleum products and the 
information system provided in such program, the Secretary may provide 
for the establishment of such advisory committees as he determines are 
necessary. In addition to the requirements specified in this section, 
such advisory committees shall be subject to the provisions of section 
17 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 [15 U.S.C. 776] 
(whether or not such Act [15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.] or any of its 
provisions expire or terminate before June 30, 1985); shall be chaired 
by a regular full-time Federal employee; and shall include 
representatives of the public. The meetings of such committees shall be 
open to the public. The Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission shall have adequate advance notice of any meeting and may 
have an official representative attend and participate in any such 
meeting.

(b) Transcript of meetings

    A verbatim transcript shall be kept of such advisory committee 
meetings, and shall be deposited with the Attorney General and the 
Federal Trade Commission. Such transcript shall be made available for 
public inspection and copying in accordance with section 552 of title 5, 
except that matter may not be withheld from disclosure under section 
552(b) of such title on grounds other than the grounds specified in 
section 552(b)(1), (b)(3), and so much of (b)(4) as relates to trade 
secrets, or pursuant to a determination under subsection (c) of this 
section.

(c) Suspension of application of certain requirements by President

    The President, after consultation with the Secretary of State, the 
Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General, and the Secretary, may 
suspend the application of--
        (1) sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
        (2) subsections (b) and (c) of section 17 \1\ of the Federal 
    Energy Administration Act of 1974,
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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        (3) the requirement under subsection (a) of this section that 
    meetings be open to the public, and
        (4) the second sentence of subsection (b) of this section;

if the President determines with respect to a particular meeting, (A) 
that such suspension is essential to the developing or carrying out of 
the international energy program, (B) that such suspension relates 
solely to the purpose of international allocation of petroleum products 
and the information system provided in such program, and (C) that the 
meeting deals with matters described in section 552(b)(1) of title 5. 
Such determination by the President shall be in writing, shall set forth 
a detailed explanation of reasons justifying the granting of such 
suspension, and shall be published in the Federal Register at a 
reasonable time prior to the effective date of any such suspension.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title II, Sec. 253, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 898; Pub. 
L. 95-619, title VI, Sec. 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, referred to in 
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 93-275, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 96, as amended, 
which is classified generally to chapter 16B (Sec. 761 et seq.) of Title 
15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 761 of Title 15 and 
Tables.
    Sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred 
to in subsec. (c)(1), are sections 10 and 11 of Pub. L. 92-463, which 
are set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.
    Section 17 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 
referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was classified to section 776 of Title 
15, Commerce and Trade, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-28, Sec. 2(b)(2), 
July 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 245.


                               Amendments

    1978--Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 95-619 substituted ``Secretary'' 
for ``Administrator'', meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy 
Administration.


           Classification of Certain Information and Material

    For provisions relating to the classification of certain information 
and material obtained from advisory bodies created to implement the 
International Energy Program, see Ex. Ord. No. 11932, eff. Aug. 4, 1976, 
41 F.R. 32691, set out as a note under section 435 of Title 50, War and 
National Defense.


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment unless in the case of a committee established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the end of such 2-year period, or 
in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 
1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6395 of this title.
