42 USC 9007 - Technical Panel of Energy Research Advisory Board

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 9007.

Technical Panel of Energy Research Advisory Board

(a)

Establishment

(b)

Membership

(1)

The Technical Panel shall be comprised of such representatives from domestic industry, universities, Government laboratories, financial, environmental and other organizations as the Chairman of the Energy Research Advisory Board deems appropriate based on his assessment of the technical and other qualifications of such representative.

(2)

Members of the Technical Panel need not be members of the full Energy Research Advisory Board.

(c)

Compliance with laws and regulations

(d)

Review and recommendations

The Technical Panel shall review and may make recommendations on the following items, among others:

(1)

implementation and conduct of the programs established by this chapter;

(2)

definition of ocean thermal energy conversion system performance requirements for various user applications; and

(3)

economic, technological, and environmental consequences of the deployment of ocean thermal energy conversion systems.

(e)

Report

The Technical Panel shall submit to the Energy Research Advisory Board on at least an annual basis a written report of its findings and recommendations with regard to the program. Such report, shall include at a minimum—

(1)

a summary of the Panel’s activities for the preceding year;

(2)

an assessment and evaluation of the status of the programs mandated by this chapter; and

(3)

comments on and recommendations for improvements in the comprehensive program management plan required under section 9002 of this title.

(f)

Submittal of report to Secretary of Energy

(g)

Cooperation by agency heads

(h)

Staff, funds, and other support from Secretary of Energy

(Pub. L. 96–310, § 8, July 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 945.)

cite as: 42 USC 9007