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[CITE: 42USC7177]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
           SUBCHAPTER IV--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
Sec. 7177. Access to information

    (a) The Secretary, each officer of the Department, and each Federal 
agency shall provide to the Commission, upon request, such existing 
information in the possession of the Department or other Federal agency 
as the Commission determines is necessary to carry out its 
responsibilities under this chapter.
    (b) The Secretary, in formulating the information to be requested in 
the reports or investigations under section 825c and section 825j of 
title 16 and section 717i and section 717j of title 15 shall include in 
such reports and investigations such specific information as requested 
by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and copies of all reports, 
information, results of investigations and data under said sections 
shall be furnished by the Secretary to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission.

(Pub. L. 95-91, title IV, Sec. 407, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 587.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 95-91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 565, as amended, 
known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified 
principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to 
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title 
and Tables.
