[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR218.40]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 218_STANDBY MANDATORY INTERNATIONAL OIL ALLOCATION--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart E_Investigations, Violations, Sanctions and Judicial Actions
 
Sec. 218.40  Investigations.


    (a) The DOE may initiate and conduct investigations relating to the 
scope, nature and extent of compliance by any person with the rules, 
regulations or statutes of the DOE or any order promulgated by the DOE 
under the authority of section 251 of EPCA, or any court decree.
    (b) Any duly designated and authorized representative of DOE has the 
authority to conduct an investigation and to take such action as he 
deems necessary and appropriate to the conduct of the investigation 
including any action pursuant to Sec. 205.8.
    (c) There are no parties, as that term is used in adjudicative 
proceedings, in an investigation under this subpart, and no person may 
intervene or participate as a matter of right in any investigation under 
this subpart.

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    (d) Any person may request the DOE to initiate an investigation 
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section. A request for an 
investigation shall set forth the subject matter to be investigated as 
fully as possible and include supporting documentation and information. 
No particular forms or procedures are required.
    (e) Any person who is requested to furnish documentary evidence or 
testimony in an investigation, upon written request, shall be informed 
of the general purpose of the investigation.
    (f) DOE shall not disclose information or documents that are 
obtained during any investigation unless (1) DOE directs or authorizes 
the public disclosure of the investigation; (2) the information or 
documents are a matter of public record; or (3) disclosure is not 
precluded by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 and 10 CFR 
part 1004.
    (g) During the course of an investigation any person may submit at 
any time any document, statement of facts or memorandum of law for the 
purpose of explaining the person's position or furnish evidence which 
the person considers relevant to a matter under investigation.
    (h) If facts disclosed by an investigation indicate that further 
action is unnecessary or unwarranted, the investigative file may be 
closed without prejudice to further investigation by the DOE at any time 
that circumstances so warrant.