014.00, Office of Loan Programs

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 00-014.00 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF LOAN PROGRAMS 1. DELEGATION. Under the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy and pursuant to section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91,42 U.S.C. 7252), I delegate to the Executive Director, Office of Loan Programs authority to take the following actions: 1.1 Serve as the Contracting Officer to enter into, administer, and terminate (a) loan guarantee agreements and all related nonprocurement documents ("Loan Guarantee Agreements") issued pursuant to Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of2005, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 16511-16514; (b) loan agreements and related nonprocurement documents ("A TVM Loan Agreements") for loans issued pursuant to section 136(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 17013(d); and (c) conditional commitments related to Loan Guarantee Agreements and ATVM Loan Agreements (the "Conditional Commitments"); provided that the authority to administer the Loan Guarantee Agreements, A TVM Loan Agreements and Conditional Commitments shall include, without limitation, the authority to (i) extend the expiration date of a Conditional Commitment (for a period not to exceed six months from the original expiration date) and (ii) enter into amendments to Loan Guarantee Agreements, A TVM Loan Agreements, and Conditional Commitments that do not result in a material change to the credit terms approved by the Credit Review Board and the Secretary. This authority shall not include the right to terminate a Conditional Commitment pursuant to the authority that is expressly reserved to the Secretary under 10 CFR Part 609 (the "Rule"), but shall include the right otherwise to terminate Conditional Commitments in accordance with their terms. The foregoing authority shall be exercised only after the Secretary or his delegate has (1) with respect to a Loan Guarantee Agreement or A TVM Loan Agreement, granted final approval of such agreement or (2) with respect to a Conditional Commitment, granted approval of such Conditional Commitment. This authority may be redelegated; however, such redelegation shall not be below the level of the Director, Loan Guarantee Program or the Director, Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program. 2. RESCISSION. None. 3. LIMITATION. 3.1 In exercising the authority delegated in this Order, a delegate shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary. Rescinded by 00-014.00A, as of August 25, 2011 2 3.2 Nothing in this Order precludes the Secretary from exercising any of the authority delegated by this Order. 3.3 Any amendments to this Order shall be in consultation with the Department of Energy General Counsel. 4. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. 4.1 The Executive Director may not further delegate this authority below the Director of the Office of Loan Guarantee Programs or the Director of the Office of Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing, in whole or in part. 4.2 Copies of redelegations shall be provided to the Office of Management, which manages the Secretarial Delegations of Authority system. 5. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. 5.1 All actions pursuant to any authority delegated prior to this Order or pursuant to any authority delegated by this Order taken prior to and in effect on the date of this Order are ratified and remain in force as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. 5.2 This Order is effective JUN 1 B 2010 Steven Chu Secretary of Energy 2 Rescinded by 00-014.00A, as of August 25, 2011