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Name: Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Position: No Position Found to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"
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Organization  
  A. Description:

"The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy."

  B. Mission:

"We provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment."

  C. Structure:

Government, independent agency.
"The Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91) allows EIA's processes and products to be independent from review by Executive Branch officials. The Paperwork Reduction Act, does require that any data collection proposed by a Federal agency be approved by the Office of Management and Budget. However, the Administrator does not need to get the review and approval of anyone before he publishes any energy report."

  D. Members:

370 staff members

  E. Annual Budget:

Fiscal Year 2006: $85 million

  F. Sr. Executive: Guy Caruso
  G. Title: Energy Information Administration’s Administrator
  H. Contact Info:
Phone: (202) 586-8800     Fax: (212) 434-9800
E-Mail:  InfoCtr@eia.doe.gov
Web Site: www.eia.doe.gov

Relevant Affiliations:
Publications:

Monthly Energy Review (MER)

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