Federal Power Commission
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The Federal Power Commission was an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for overseeing interstate electricity and natural gas markets before its functions were eventually transferred to successor agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Power Commission canonical | 9 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 1 |
| Federal Power Commission (energy-related functions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T106620 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Federal Power Commission Context triple: [U.S. Department of Energy, precededBy, Federal Power Commission]
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A.
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
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B.
Federal Energy Administration
The Federal Energy Administration was a short-lived U.S. government agency created in the 1970s to manage national energy policy and respond to energy crises before its functions were absorbed into the Department of Energy.
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C.
United States Fuel Administration
The United States Fuel Administration was a World War I-era federal agency responsible for managing and conserving the nation’s fuel resources to support the American war effort.
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D.
Rural Electrification Administration
The Rural Electrification Administration was a New Deal-era U.S. government agency that financed and promoted the extension of electric power to rural and farm areas across the country.
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E.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Federal Power Commission Target entity description: The Federal Power Commission was an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for overseeing interstate electricity and natural gas markets before its functions were eventually transferred to successor agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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A.
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
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B.
Federal Energy Administration
The Federal Energy Administration was a short-lived U.S. government agency created in the 1970s to manage national energy policy and respond to energy crises before its functions were absorbed into the Department of Energy.
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C.
United States Fuel Administration
The United States Fuel Administration was a World War I-era federal agency responsible for managing and conserving the nation’s fuel resources to support the American war effort.
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D.
Rural Electrification Administration
The Rural Electrification Administration was a New Deal-era U.S. government agency that financed and promoted the extension of electric power to rural and farm areas across the country.
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E.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct federal agency of the United States
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independent regulatory agency ⓘ |
| areaServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| basedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| characteristic | independent of direct presidential control in its regulatory decisions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolvedInto |
U.S. Department of Energy
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surface form:
Department of Energy
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure reasonable and non-discriminatory energy rates in interstate commerce
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promote orderly development of hydropower resources ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryAuthorityOver |
interstate natural gas companies
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public utilities engaged in interstate energy transmission ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
U.S. Department of Energy
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surface form:
Department of Energy
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| industry |
electric power
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energy ⓘ natural gas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal government of the United States ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal commission ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
functions later integrated into the Department of Energy
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predecessor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| oversightArea |
electric power transmission
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hydropower licensing ⓘ natural gas pipelines ⓘ wholesale energy pricing ⓘ |
| partOf | federal regulatory framework of the United States ⓘ |
| regulates |
hydroelectric power projects
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interstate electricity markets ⓘ interstate natural gas markets ⓘ interstate transmission of electric energy ⓘ interstate transportation of natural gas ⓘ wholesale sales of electric energy in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope | interstate commerce in energy ⓘ |
| regulatoryType | economic regulation ⓘ |
| role |
licensing of hydroelectric projects
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oversight of interstate energy markets ⓘ rate regulation of interstate energy sales ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States administrative law
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Federal Power Act ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal energy law
|
| successorAgencyFunction |
transferred to Department of Energy
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transferred to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
licensing and certification
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market oversight ⓘ rate regulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Federal Power Commission Description of subject: The Federal Power Commission was an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for overseeing interstate electricity and natural gas markets before its functions were eventually transferred to successor agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.