014.03A, Redelegation Order No. 014.03A to Chief Operating Officer, Loan Program Office

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REDELEGATION ORDER NO. OO-OI4.03A TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, LOAN PROGRAMS OFFICE 1. DELEGATION. Under the authority vested in me as Executive Director, Office of Loan Programs, and pursuant to section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-9I, 42 U.S.C. 7252) and Delegation Order No. 00-0I4.00A, I delegate to the Chief Operating Officer, Loan Programs Office, authority to take the following actions: I. I Serve as the Contracting Officer to enter into, administer, and terminate: (a) loan guarantees and 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. I651 l-I65I4; (b) loan agreements and related nonprocurement documents ("ATVM Loan Agreements") for loans issued pursuant to section 136(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act, 42 U.S.C. I7013(d); and ( c) conditional commitments related to Loan Guarantee Agreements and A TVM Loan Agreements ("Conditional Commitments"). The authority to administer Loan Guarantee Agreements, A TVM Loan Agreements and Conditional Commitments shall include, without limitation, the authority to: (i) extend the date by which an offer of a Conditional Commitment must be accepted; (ii) extend the expiration date of a Conditional Commitment; and (iii) enter into amendments to, and/or waivers and consents respecting the provisions of, Loan Guarantee Agreements, ATVM Loan Agreements and Conditional Commitments, including in connection with a work-out or restructuring plan or write-off approved by the Executive Director, Office of Loan Programs, after consultation with the Secretary. This authority shall not include the right to terminate a Conditional Co1nn1itment pursuant to the authority that is expressly reserved to the Secretary under I 0 CFR Part 609, 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: (I) with respect to a Loan Guarantee Agreement or ATVM Loan Agreement, granted final approval of such agreement; or 1 (2) with respect to a Conditional Commitment, granted approval of such Conditional Commitment. 2. LIMITATION. 2.1 In exercising the authority delegated in this Order, a delegate shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Depatiment of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary or delegate(s). 2.2 Nothing in this Order precludes the Executive Director, Office of Loan Programs from exercising any of the authority delegated in this Order. 2.3 Nothing in this Order shall be construed to supersede or otherwise interfere with the authorities provided to the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security by law or by delegation. Furthermore, nothing in this Order constitutes authority to exercise any authority, direction, or control of an employee of the National Nuclear Security Administration or its contractors. 2.4 Any amendments to this Order shall be made in consultation with the Depatiment of Energy General Counsel. 3. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. 3 .1 These authorities may not be redelegated. 4. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. 4.1 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. 4.2 All copies of redelegations and any subsequent redelegations shall be provided to the Office of Management, which manages the Secretarial Delegations of Authority system. 4.3 This Order is effective January 7, 2014. 2 \ Peter Davidson Executive Director Office of Loan Programs