The DOE website posts information about the agency and about
energy use as it relates to the U.S. -- energy prices, national
security, scientific research, etc. The Department's SciTech
Connect database contains DOE sponsored scientific and technical
reports, as well as citations and links to energy-related
journal articles. For questions or to get DOE materials, call
the DOE's Office of Public Inquiries (202-586-5575). For help
with hard-to-find materials, call the DOE's library
(212-586-4848). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: FERC
is an independent agency withing DOE. Among other things, FERC
regulates the transmission of electricity, oil and gas in the
U.S. It was created on October 1, 1977 to replace the former
Federal Power Commission (FPC). The FERC website posts
information about the agency, docket sheets for FERC cases, the
Federal laws that FERC implements and the regulations FERC has
created (www.ferc.gov). FERC decisions are available on Lexis
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