Executive Order 11927 July 22, 1976 Amending Executive Order No. 11861,1 as Amended, Placing Certain Positions In Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 5317 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11861 of May 21, 1975, as amended, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by deleting “Assistant" in subsection (10) and by inserting “Counselor" in lieu thereof. SEC. 2. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11861 of May 21, 1975, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by adding thereto "(9) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development.". Harold Council, a member of the Mississippi River Commission, will become subject to mandatory retirement for age as of July 31, 1976, under the provisions of section 8335 of title 5 of the United States Code, unless exempted by Executive order. In my judgment, the public interest requires that Harold Council be exempted from such mandatory retirement. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (c) of section 8335 of title 5 of the United States Code, I hereby exempt Harold Council from mandatory retirement until July 31, 1977. THE WHITE HOUSE, GERALD R. FORD Executive Order 11929 July 26, 1976 Incentive Pay for Enlisted Members of the Uniformed Services Who Are Involuntarily Removed From Aerial Flight Duties By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 301(a) and (f) of title 37 of the United States Code, section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the armed forces, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended by adding the following section: "Sec. 114. Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe with respect to enlisted members within their respective jurisdictions, any enlisted member who has been required by competent orders to perform duty as a crew member involving frequent and regular participation in aerial flight shall, if he is involuntarily removed from the performance of that duty, under circumstances prescribed by such regulations with less than 120 days' advance notice, be deemed to have fulfilled all of the requirements for payment of incentive pay under section 301(a)(1) or (f) of title 37 of the United States Code, for that duty for up to 120 days after the date on which he was notified of such removal.". SEC. 2. Section 105 of Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended by deleting "section 110" and inserting in lieu thereof "sections 110 and 114". THE WHITE HOUSE, GERALD R. FORD Executive Order 11930 July 30, 1976 Performance by the Federal Energy Office of Energy Functions of the Federal Energy Administration By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (89 Stat. 871, 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, as amended (15 U.S.C. 751 et seq.), the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 246, 15 U.S.C. 791 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1233, 42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.), Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c), Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), Section 301 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and section 3301 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and consistent with the provisions of 5 CFR 351.301, and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby established in the Executive Office of the President a Federal Energy Office, which shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of an Administrator of the Federal Energy Office, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President. The Administrator shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for level II of the Executive Schedule. funds functi SEC. 2. Within the framework of the Energy Resources Council, the Administrator shall advise the President with respect to the establishment and integration of domestic and foreign policies relating to the production, conservation, use, control, distribution, and allocation of energy and with respect to all other energy matters, and shall perform such other functions as may be delegated to him pursuant to law. SEC. 3. There shall be in the Federal Energy Office the following officers each of whom shall be appointed by the President and each of whom shall receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for that level of the Executive Schedule indicated: Two deputy administrators (level III); six assistant administrators (level IV); a general counsel (level IV); and a director of intergovernmental, regional and special relations (level V). transf SEC. 4. The Administrator is hereby designated, pursuant to section 14 of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974, as the Federal Energy Administrator for purposes of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974, and section 119 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857). SEC. 5. The Federal Energy Office established by this order is designated the agency to carry out all functions vested in the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. under eight DOW O SEC. 6. There is hereby delegated to the Administrator all the authority that was delegated to the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration pursuant to Executive Order No. 11790 of June 25, 1974 and Executive Order No. 11912 of April 13, 1976. servin tration Energ appoi SEC. 7. The Administrator is designated a member of the Energy Resources Council established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and Executive Order No. 11814 of October 11, 1974, as amended, and shall perform the functions assigned by the President and by the Chairman of the Council, who is the Secretary of Commerce, to the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration. of this SEC. 8. The Administrator shall exercise the functions of the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration under Proclamation No. 3279, as amended. ad 1 ments Comm by th those Ener to al 17 an resped stent or the st se te Ad SEC. 9. (a) All orders, rules, regulations, rulings, interpretations, or other directives issued or pending, all rule making, judicial or administrative proceedings commenced or pending, all voluntary agreements, plans of action, and all other actions commenced or taken by, under the authority of or ratified by the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration prior to the effective date of this order that would be valid under the authority delegated or transferred by this order, are hereby continued, confirmed, ratified and made effective under this order and shall remain in full force and effect, unless or until altered, amended, or revoked by the Administrator or by such competent authority as he may specify. (b) All personnel, property, records, contracts, obligations, cooperative agreements, rights, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other he funds employed, used, held, available, or to be made available, in connection with functions of the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration are hereby transferred to the Federal Energy Office. and as the (c) The Administrator is authorized to exercise the authority of the President under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, to establish not more than eight positions and to appoint individuals to such positions compensated at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for level V of the Executive Schedule. (d) All individuals who, immediately prior to the effective date of this order, are serving in or have been nominated to positions under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, which correspond to the positions established in the Federal Energy Office by sections 1 and 3 of this order are, on the effective date of this order, appointed to the positions established in the Federal Energy Office by sections 1 and 3 of this order. (e) All individuals appointed to and serving in positions in grades GS-16, 17 and 18 pursuant to the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, which appointments have been approved as to classification and qualifications by the Civil Service Commission, shall be continued in such grade unless any such position is determined by the Civil Service Commission to involve responsibilities substantially less than those responsibilities involved when originally established pursuant to the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974. Continuation in such grades shall also be subject to allotment by the Civil Service Commission of available positions in grades GS-16, 17 and 18. The Civil Service Commission shall discharge its responsibilities with respect to the allotment of positions in grades GS-16, 17 and 18 by providing, consistent with law, the efficiency of the Civil Service, and the provisions of this order, for the allotment of sufficient positions in grades GS-16, 17 and 18 to carry out the first sentence of this subsection (e) and to provide for such additional positions as the Administrator and the Civil Service Commission deem necessary. (f) Nothing in the order shall affect rights to reemployment under the provisions of section 5(a) (1) (B) of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, as amended, or section 212(g) of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended. Any employee transferred pursuant to subsection (b) of this section having a right to reemployment under the provisions of section 28 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 shall retain that right during the period of his employment with the Federal Energy Office established by this order. Any employee of the Federal government appointed, without a break in service of one or more work days, to any position in the Federal Energy Office established by this order shall have the rights of reemployment provided by subpart B of Part 352 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. SEC. 10. The Administrator shall, before promulgating proposed rules, regulations, or policies affecting the quality of the environment, provide a period of not less than five working days from receipt of notice of the proposed action during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may provide written comments concerning the impact of such rules, regulations, or policies on the quality of the environment. Such comments shall be published along with public notice of the proposed action. The review required by this section may be waived for a period of 14 days if there is an emergency situation which, in the judgment of the Administrator, requires immediate action. SEC. 11. The Administrator of General Services shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support as may be needed by the Federal Energy Office. All departments and agencies of the Executive branch shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide assistance and information to the Administrator of the Federal Energy Office. SEC. 12. This order shall become effective on July 31, 1976. GERALD R. FORD THE WHITE HOUSE, July 30, 1976. EDITORIAL NOTE: The President's statement of July 30, 1976, on signing Executive Order 11930, is printed in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 12, p. 1232). Executive Order 11931 August 3, 1976 Extending Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities to Permanent Observers to the Organization of American States and to Members of Their Diplomatic Staffs By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Act of November 7, 1973 (87 Stat. 560; 22 U.S.C. 288g), and as President of the United States of America, I extend to Permanent Observers to the Organization of American States, and to the members of the diplomatic staffs of such Permanent Observers, the same privileges and immunities, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations, as are enjoyed by diplomatic envoys accredited to the United States. This Executive order shall be effective as of November 7, 1973. The enjoyment of privileges and immunities extended hereunder shall be subject to any Agreements entered into between the Government of the United States and the Organization of American States after that date. THE WHITE HOUSE, GERALD R. FORD Executive Order 11932 August 4, 1976 Classification of Certain Information and Material Obtained From Advisory The United States has entered into the Agreement on an International Energy Program of November 18, 1974, which created the International Energy Agency. This program is a substantial factor in the conduct of our foreign relations and an important element of our national security. The effectiveness of the Agreement depends signifi |