PUBLIC LAW 95-91—AUG. 4, 1977 (g) Information collected by the Energy Information Administration shall be cataloged and, upon request, any such information shall be promptly 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 r)r)'2(b) of title;•). United States Code. The provisions of section 11(d)' of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974, and section 17 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development 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" wJiicli 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 Administrator 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 reporting 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 report. Such report shall be designed to allow comparison on a uniform 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 energyrelated functions within such company; (B) an analysis of the competitive structure of sectors and functional groupings 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 marketing and other significant energy-related functions 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 Securities 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 paragraph (2) of this subsection, to the extent practicable and consistent with 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
91 STAT. 573 Information, availability to public.
15 USC 796. 42 USC 5916. Major energyproducing companies, identification and designation.
Financial report, format.
Accounting practices, development. 42 USC 6201 note.
Annual financial report.
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