PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4, 1977 



91 STAT. 573 



(g) Information collected by the Energy Information Administra- 

 tion shall be cataloged and, upon request, any such information shall 

 be promptlv made available to the public in a form and manner easily 

 adaptable for public use, except that this subsection shall not require 

 disclosure of matters exempted from mandatory disclosure by section 

 .")")'2(1>) of titli> ."). I'nited States Code. Tlie i)rovisioiis of section 11(d) 

 of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974, 

 and section 17 of tlie Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Devel- 

 opment Act of 1974, shall continue to apply to any information 

 obtained by the Administrator under such provisions. 



(h)(1)(A) In addition to the acquisition, collection, analysis, and 

 dissemination of energy information pursuant to this section, the 

 Administrator shall identify and designate "major energy-producing 

 companies" which alone or with their affiliates are involved in one or 

 more lines of commerce in the energy industry so that the energy 

 information collected from such major energy-producing companies 

 shall provide a statistically accurate profile of each line of commerce 

 in the energy industry in the United States. 



(B) In fulfilling the requirements of this subsection the Adminis- 

 trator shall — 



(i) utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with 

 the faithful execution of his responsibilities under this Act, 

 reliable statistical sampling techniques; and 



(ii) otherwise give priority to the minimization of the report- 

 ing of energy information by small business. 



(2) The Administrator shall develop and make effective for use 

 during the second full calendar year following the date of enactment 

 of this Act the format for an energy-producing company financial 

 leport. Such report shall be designed to allow comparison on a uni- 

 form and standardized basis among energy-producing companies and 

 shall permit for the energy-related activities of such companies — 



(A) an evaluation of company revenues, profits, cash flow, and 

 investments in total, for the energy-related lines of commerce in 

 which such company is engaged and for all significant energy- 

 related functions within such company ; 



(B) an analysis of the competitive structure of sectors and 

 functional gioupings within the energy industry; 



(C) the segregation of energy information, including financial 

 information, describing company operations by energy source and 

 geographic area; 



(D) the determination of costs associated with exploration, 

 development, production, processing, transportation, and market- 

 ing and other significant energy-related fimctions within such 

 company; and 



(E) such other analyses or evaluations as the Administrator 

 finds is necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act. 



(3) The Administrator shall consult with the Chairman of the Secu- 

 rities and Exchange Commission with respect to the development of 

 accounting practices required by the Energy Policy and Conservation 

 Act to be followed by persons engaged in whole or in part in the 

 production of crude oil and natural gas and shall endeavor to assure 

 that the energy-producing company financial report described in para- 

 graph (2) of this subsection, to the extent practicable and consistent 

 \\ 'th the purposes and provisions of this Act, is consistent with such 

 accounting practices where applicable. 



(4) The Administrator shall require each major energy-producing 

 company to file with the Administrator an energy-producing company 



Information, 

 availability to 

 public. 



15 use 796. 



42 use 5916. 



Major energy- 

 producing 

 companies, 

 identification and 

 designation. 



Financial report, 

 format. 



Accounting 

 practices, 

 development. 

 42 use 6201 

 note. 



Annual financial 

 report. 



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