The Committee shall have, among others, the following duties;

To select from among its membership such officers and adopt such rules or by-laws for the conduct of its meetings as it deems necessary;

To appoint such employees as it may deem necessary, and to determine the compensation and to define the duties of each employee;

To appoint such subcommittees and consultants as it may deem necessary;

To keep minutes, books, and records which will reflect all of the acts and transactions of the Committee and which shall be subject to examination by the Secretary;

To prepare periodic statements of the financial operations of the Committee and to make copies of each such statement available to producers and handlers for examination at the office of the Committee;

To cause the books of the Committee to be audited by a certified public accountant at such times as the Committee may deem necessary, or as the Secretary may request, to submit copies of each audit report to the Secretary, and to make available a copy which does not contain confidential data for inspection at the offices of the committee by producers and handlers;

To act as intermediary between the Secretary and any producer or handler;

To investigate and assemble data on the growing, handling, and marketing conditions with respect to oil;

To submit to the Secretary such available information as may be requested or that the Committee may deem desirable and pertinent;

To notify producers and handlers of all meetings of the Committee to consider recommendations for regulations and of all regulatory actions taken affecting producers and handlers;

To give the Secretary the same notice of meetings of the Committee and its subcommittees as is given to its members;

To investigate compliance and use means available to prevent violations of the provisions of this part;

With the approval of the Secretary, to redefine the districts into which the production area is divided and to reapportion the representation of any district on the Committee: Provided, That such changes shall reflect insofar as practical, shifts in oil production within the production area and numbers of producers; and

To establish with the approval of the Secretary such rules and regulations as are necessary or incidental to administration of this subpart, as are consistent with its provisions, and as would tend to accomplish the purposes of this subpart and the act.