PUBLIC LAW 95-620—NOV. 9, 1978
92 STAT. 3329
(2) I n demanding payment of unpaid interest or principal by the obligor, the Secretary has all rights specified in the loan-related agreements with respect to any security which he held with respect to the loan, including the authority to complete, maintain, operate, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of any property acquired pursuant to such loan or related agreements. (3) I f there is a default under any loan, the Secretary shall notify Notification of the A t to r n e y General who shall take such action against the obligator Attorney or other parties liable thereunder as is, in his discretion, necessary to General. protect the interests of the United States. The holder of such loan shall make available to the United States all records and evidence necessary to prosecute any such suit. (g) DEPOSIT o r RECEIPTS.—Amounts received by the Secretary as
principal, interest, fees, proceeds from security acquired following default, or other amounts received by the Secretary in connection with loans made under this section shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, b u t not to exceed $400,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 and $400,000,000 for fiscal year 1980. Authority granted to the Secretary under subsection (a) may be exercised only to the extent as may be provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
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TITLE VII—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT Subtitle A—Procedures SEC. 701. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. (a) GENERAL RULE M A K I N G. — E x c e p t to the extent otherwise p r o -
42 USC 8411
vided in this section or other provisions of this Act, rules prescribed under this Act shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (b) NOTICES OF RULES AND ORDERS IMPOSING PROHIBITIONS.—Before
the Secretary prescribes any rule or issues any order imposing a prohibition under this Act (other than under section 402), he shall publish such proposed rule or order in the Federal Register, together with a statement of the reasons for such rule or order and, in the case of a rule, a detailed statement of any special circumstances o r characteristics required to be taken into account in prescribing such rule. A copy shall be transmitted to the person who operates any such powerplant or installation required to be specifically identified in such rule or order.
Publication in Federal Register.
(c) PETITIONS FOR E X E M P T I O N S. — (1) Any petition for an exemption
from any prohibition under this Act or for any permit under section 405, shall be filed a t such time and shall be in such form as the Secretary shall by rule prescribe. The Secretary, upon receipt of such petition, shall publish a notice thereof in the Federal Register together with a statement of the reasons set forth in such a petition for requesting such exemption or permit, and provide a period of public comment of a t least 45 days for written comments thereon. Rules required under t h i s paragraph shall be prescribed not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Publication in Federal Register. Public comment period.
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