0204-113, Delegation Order No. 0204-113 to the General Counsel

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-113 TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”) and by the Equal Access to Justice Act (Pub. L. No. 96-481) and Section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91), there is hereby delegated to the General Counsel, on a nonexclusive basis, the authority to determine which administrative proceedings fall within the Equal Access to Justice Act. The authority delegated to the General Counsel by this Order may be delegated, in whole or in part. In exercising the authority delegated by this Order, or as redelegated pursuant thereto, the delegate(s) shall be governed by the rules and regulations of DOE and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate(s). 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 hereby confirmed and ratified, and shall remain in full force and effect as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. Nothing in this Order shall preclude the Secretary from exercising any of the authority so delegated whenever in his judgment his exercise of such authority is necessary or appropriate to administer the functions vested in him. This Order is effective June 20, 1984. /s/ Donald Paul Hodel Secretary of Energy Print: