0204-140, Delegation Order No. 0204-140 to the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs

[RESCINDED][RESCINDED] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-140 TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS 1. DELEGATION. Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”), by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. section 2011, et seq.), section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (P.L. No. 95-91), and Executive Order 12356 “National Security Information,” there is hereby delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs the authority to: a. Approve access to classified weapons information. [Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Chap. 12 (42 U.S.C. sections 2161-2168).] b. Create special access programs for Defense Programs. [Executive Order 12356, “National Security Information” section 4.2(a).] 2. LIMITATION. a. In exercising the authorities delegated by this Order or as redelegated pursuant thereto, the delegate(s) shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the DOE and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary and his or her delegates. b. Nothing in this Order shall preclude the Secretary from exercising any of the authorities so delegated whenever in his or her judgment exercise of such authority is necessary or appropriate. 3. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. The authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs may be further delegated, consistent with the terms of the Department of Energy Organization Act, in whole or in part, to any other official of the Department. 4. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. a. 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hereby confirmed and ratified, and shall remain in full force and effect as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended, or superseded. b. This Order is effective December 20, 1991. /s/ James D. Watkins Secretary of Energy