Sec. 1102. Statement of energy effects
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An agency shall prepare and submit a Statement of Energy Effects to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget, for each proposed significant energy action. A Statement of Energy Effects shall consist of a detailed statement by the agency responsible for the significant energy action relating to— any adverse effects on energy supply, distribution, or use (including a shortfall in supply, price increases, and increased use of foreign supplies) should the proposal be implemented; and reasonable alternatives to the action with adverse energy effects, and the expected effects of such alternatives on energy supply, distribution, and use.
The Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall provide guidance to the agencies on the implementation of this section and shall consult with other agencies as appropriate in the implementation of this section. Agencies shall publish their Statements of Energy Effects, or a summary thereof, in each related notice of proposed rulemaking and in any resulting final rule. For purposes of this section— the term agency has the meaning given that term in paragraph
(1)of section 3502 of title 44, United States Code, except that the term does not include an independent regulatory agency, as defined in paragraph
(5)of that section; and the term significant energy action means any action by an agency that is expected to lead to promulgation of a final regulation and that— is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy; or is designated by the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a significant energy action.