Institutional origins of the Department of Energy: the Federal Energy Administration

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6879576· OSTI ID:6879576

Anders, R M

The Federal Energy Administration was the successor of the Federal Energy Office, a short-term organization created to coordinate the government's response to the Arab oil embargo. In October 1977, it became part of the Department of Energy. A brief history of the period from 1974 to 1977 specifically concerning these agencies is presented. Discussed are: the Arab Oil Embargo, the Federal Energy Office, the Federal Energy Administration, the Autumn Crisis (1974), Zarb Rebuilds the Agency, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, the Energy Conservation and Production Act, Program Growth, and Energy Reorganization. Records of the Federal Energy Administration are briefly presented.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC. Historian's Office
• OSTI ID: 6879576
• Report Number(s): DOE/OSE-0005(Vol.1)(No.3)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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