42 U.S.C. § 7176 : The Public Health And Welfare — Department Of Energy — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — Reorganization Date: 10 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF For the purposes of chapter 9 of title 5 the Commission shall be deemed to be an independent regulatory agency. (Pub. L. 95–91, title IV, § 406, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 586.)