15 U.S.C. § 717o : US Code - Section 717O: Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders

Search 15 U.S.C. § 717o : US Code - Section 717O: Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders

The Commission shall have power to perform any and all acts, and
to prescribe, issue, make, amend, and rescind such orders, rules,
and regulations as it may find necessary or appropriate to carry
out the provisions of this chapter. Among other things, such rules
and regulations may define accounting, technical, and trade terms
used in this chapter; and may prescribe the form or forms of all
statements, declarations, applications, and reports to be filed
with the Commission, the information which they shall contain, and
the time within which they shall be filed. Unless a different date
is specified therein, rules and regulations of the Commission shall
be effective thirty days after publication in the manner which the
Commission shall prescribe. Orders of the Commission shall be
effective on the date and in the manner which the Commission shall
prescribe. For the purposes of its rules and regulations, the
Commission may classify persons and matters within its jurisdiction
and prescribe different requirements for different classes of
persons or matters. All rules and regulations of the Commission
shall be filed with its secretary and shall be kept open in
convenient form for public inspection and examination during
reasonable business hours.