42 U.S.C. § 7277 : US Code - Section 7277: Report concerning review of United States coal imports

Search 42 U.S.C. § 7277 : US Code - Section 7277: Report concerning review of United States coal imports

(a) In general
The Energy Information Administration shall issue a report
quarterly, and provide an annual summary of the quarterly reports
to the Congress, on the status of United States coal imports. Such
quarterly reports may be published as a part of the Quarterly Coal
Report published by the Energy Information Administration.
(b) Contents
Each report required by this section shall -
(1) include current and previous year data on the quantity,
quality (including heating value, sulfur content, and ash
content), and delivered price of all coals imported by domestic
electric utility plants that imported more than 10,000 tons
during the previous calendar year into the United States;
(2) identify the foreign nations exporting the coal, the
domestic electric utility plants receiving coal from each
exporting nation, the domestically produced coal supplied to such
plants, and the domestic coal production, by State, displaced by
the imported coal;
(3) identify (to the extent allowed under disclosure policy),
at regional and State levels of aggregation, transportation modes
and costs for delivery of imported coal from the exporting
country port of origin to the point of consumption in the United
States; and
(4) specifically highlight and analyze any significant trends
of unusual variations in coal imports.
(c) Date of reports
The first report required by this section shall be submitted to
Congress in March 1986. Subsequent reports shall be submitted
within 90 days after the end of each quarter.
(d) Limitation
Information and data required for the purpose of this section
shall be subject to the law regarding the collection and disclosure
of such data.