advertising. and symbol in bank Other functions and activities performed by FDIC in relation to insured State banks which are not members of the Federal Reserve System, except banks in the District of Columbia are to: Examine such banks periodically to determine their condition for insurance purposes; Pass upon conversions, mergers, or consolidations and assumption of deposit liability transactions between insured banks and noninsured banks or institutions; approve or disapprove mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, and assumption transactions between insured banks where the resulting bank is to be an insured nonmember State bank; and furnish a report on the competitive factor in similar applications which come before the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Comptroller of the Currency; Approve or disapprove a proposal to reduce or retire the capital of a bank; Approve or disapprove a proposal by a bank to establish and operate a new branch, or move its main office or any branch from one location to another; Issue cease-and-desist orders to a bank with respect to specific violations or practices or, in situations involving personal dishonesty, suspend or remove bank personnel responsible for such actions, when corrective action is not obtainable by the State supervisory authority; Administer the regulations and reporting provisions of the Securities. Exchange Act with respect to securities issued by banks which are subject to provisions of that act; Require reports of changes in the ownership of outstanding voting stock of a bank which will result in a change in control of the bank, and reports of any loan secured by 25 percent or more of the stock; Require reports of condition, income, and other data of banks; Require of banks insurance protection against burglary, defalcation, and other similar insurable losses; Regulate the payment of deposits and interest and advertising thereof by banks; Require banks to install, maintain, and operate a level of security designed to discourage robberies, burglaries, and larcenies and to assist in the identification and apprehension of persons who commit such acts; Require compliance of banks with the Federal Reserve Regulations pertaining to truth in lending, cost disclosure on consumer credit, and related areas. Sources of Information Inquiries for information on the following subjects may be directed to the specified office, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20429. BANK DEPOSITORS AND CUSTOMERS It is easiest for bank depositors and customers to obtain information about deposit insurance at any insured bank, where explanatory material is available. This is also true with respect to certain aspects of the truth-in-lending legislation which the Corporation administers in part. The Congress has now required, however, that each bank regulatory agency establish a division of consumer affairs to deal with questions of interest to bank depositors and customers. In this connection, inquiries may be directed to the Director, Office of Bank Customer Affairs. PUBLIC INFORMATION Queries regarding types of records available to the public should be directed to one of the 14 regional offices listed above or to the Office of the Executive Secretary. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT Individuals seeking to do business with the Corporation may obtain detailed The Federal Election Commission was established by the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 (88 Stat. 1280; 2 U.S.C. 437c), as amended by the act approved May 11, 1976 (90 Stat. 475; 2 U.S.C. 431 note). The Commission administers, seeks to obtain compliance with, and formulates policy with respect to the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments, including the Federal campaign disclosure requirements, contribution and expenditure limitations, and public financing of Presidential nominating conventions and elections. The Commission receives campaign reports, makes rules and regulations (subject to review by Congress), maintains indexes of reports filed and not filed, makes special and regular reports to Congress and the President, and serves as a national clearinghouse for information on the administration of elections. The Commission has the power to issue advisory opinions, conduct audits and investigations, subpoena witnesses and informations, and initiate civil proceedings. The Commission reports to the President and to each House of Congress no later than March 31 of each year. Each report contains a detailed statement of the activities of the Commission, together with recommendations for legislative or other actions that it considers appropriate. Assistant Administrator for International Energy Af- Associate Assistant Administrator for International Associate Assistant Administrator for Planning and Associate Assistant Administrator for Facility Construc- Associate Assistant Administrator for Operations___. Associate Assistant Administrator for Program Management and Review___ JAMES A. WEST. CARLYLE E. HYSTAD. SONNY A. CAPUTO. FREDRIC E. JOHNSON. MICHAEL CAROsella, Acting. CHARLES W. EBBECKE, Acting. Director, Office of Communications and Public Affairs--- JAMES D. P. BISHOP, JR. Director, Office of Private Grievances and Redress___. Director, Office of Congressional Affairs___. Deputy Director___ Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations and Spe cial Programs__ Deputy Director___ Director, Consumer Affairs and Special Impact_‒‒‒ Director, Intergovernmental Relations__ THOMAS S. Sedlar. PAUL CYR. MELVIN GOLDSTEIN. STANLEY P. HIDALGO. (VACANCY). WILLIAM J. Brennan, Acting. JERRY ANN PENNO. FLOYD J. COLLINS. THOMAS J. Dennis. The purpose of the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) is to ensure that the supply of energy available to the United States will continue to be sufficient to meet our total energy demand. FEA also assures that in the case of energy shortages, priority needs for energy are met and the burden of the shortages is borne with equity. The Federal Energy Administration was established by the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 96), effective June 28, 1974. The Federal Energy Office, which was established by Executive Order 11748 of December 4, 1973, was abolished and its functions transferred to the Federal Energy Administration by Executive Order 11790 of June 25, 1974. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (89 Stat. 871; 42 U.S.C. 6201 note), effective December 1975, assigned many additional responsibilities to the FEA. Principal among them are the reevaluation of all existing allocation and pricing regulations; the development of conservation and rationing contingency plans; the development of product allocation and price decontrol plans; the administration of a petroleum storage program and a coal loan guarantee program; and the implementation of an appliance labeling program. In addition, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act prescribed that the FEA must identify major energy-conserving industries and establish industrial energy efficiency targets. The Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 246; 15 U.S.C. 791), effective June 22, 1974, empowered FEA to order electric generating utilities and major industrial fuel-burning installations to convert their fuel sources from oil and gas to coal; to issue "construction orders" requiring utilities to install coal-burning capability in all 1 |