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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 719d. Federal and State officer or agency and other interested persons' reports
(a) Federal officer or agency comments; submittal to President;
public availability
Not later than July 1, 1977, any Federal officer or agency may
submit written comments to the President with respect to the
recommendation and report of the Commission and alternative methods
for transportation of Alaska natural gas for delivery to the
contiguous States. Such comments shall be made available to the
public by the President when submitted to him, unless expressly
exempted from this requirement in whole or in part by the
President, under section 552(b)(1) of title 5. Any such written
comment shall include information within the competence of such
Federal officer or agency with respect to -
(1) environmental considerations, including air and water
quality and noise impacts;
(2) the safety of the transportation systems;
(3) international relations, including the status and time
schedule for any necessary Canadian approvals and plans;
(4) national security, particularly security of supply;
(5) sources of financing for capital costs;
(6) the impact upon competition;
(7) impact on the national economy, including regional natural
gas requirements; and
(8) relationship of the proposed transportation system to other
aspects of national energy policy.
(b) State officer or agency and other interested persons' comments;
submittal to President
Not later than July 1, 1977, the Governor of any State, any
municipality, State utility commission, and any other interested
person may submit to the President such written comments with
respect to the recommendation and report of the Commission and
alternative systems for delivering Alaska natural gas to the
contiguous States as they determine to be appropriate.
(c) Report of Federal officer or agency to the President
Not later than July 1, 1977, each Federal officer or agency shall
report to the President with respect to actions to be taken by such
officer or agency under section 719g(a) of this title relative to
each transportation system reported on by the Commission under
section 719c(c) of this title and shall include such officer's or
agency's recommendations with respect to any provision of law to be
waived pursuant to section 719f(g) of this title in conjunction
with any decision of the President which designates a system for
approval.
(d) Report of Council on Environmental Quality to the President
Following receipt by the President of the Commission's
recommendations, the Council on Environmental Quality shall afford
interested persons an opportunity to present oral and written data,
views, and arguments respecting the environmental impact statements
submitted by the Commission under section 719c(e) of this title.
Not later than July 1, 1977, the Council on Environmental Quality
shall submit to the President a report, which shall be
contemporaneously made available by the Council to the public,
summarizing any data, views, and arguments received and setting
forth the Council's views concerning the legal and factual
sufficiency of each such environmental impact statement and other
matters related to environmental impact as the Council considers to
be relevant.
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