0204-153, Delegation Order No. 0204-153 to the Heads of Departmental Headquarters and Field Elements
Rescinded By:
002.01, Redelegation Order No. 00-002.01 to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on Jan 08, 2002
002.03, Redelegation Order No. 00-002.03 to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management on Jan 08, 2002
002.04, Redelegation Order No. 00-002.04 to the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy on Jan 08, 2002
002.05, Science and Technology on Jan 08, 2002
002.06, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management on Jan 08, 2002
002.08, Redelegation Order No. 00-002.08 to the Director of the Office of Worker and Community Transition on Jan 08, 2002
002.09, Safety and Health on Jan 08, 2002
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Section 1
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-153
TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTAL HEADQUARTERS AND FIELD ELEMENTS
1. DELEGATION. Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy
(“Secretary”), by section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (P. L. 95-
91), there is hereby delegated to the Heads of Departmental Headquarters and Field
Elements the authority to establish, alter, consolidate or discontinue such organizational
units or components within their assigned organizational element as she/he may deem to
be necessary or appropriate. [Public Law 95-91, section 643.]
2. RESCISSION. Delegation Order No. 0204-98145, Paragraph 71g.
3. 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 judgement exercise of such
authority is necessary or appropriated.
c. The authorities delegated by this order do not include approval of addition,
deletion, or transfer of mission and functions of or between Departmental
Headquarters or Field Elements, which authority is reserved to the Secretary.
d. In exercising the authorities delegated by this Order or as redelegated pursuant
thereto, the delegate(s) will be limited by approved budgets, staffing level
allocations, and Senior Executive Service and other executive resource position
allocations.
4. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. The authority delegated to the Heads of
Departmental Headquarters or Field Elements may be, in part, further delegated,
consistent with the terms of the Department of Energy Organization Act, to an official(s)
one level below the Head of the Departmental Headquarters or Field element. The
authority to establish or discontinue organizational elements at the first or second level
below the Head of the Headquarters or Field element may not be redelegated.
5. 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
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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. Organization changes shall not be announced or implemented until appropriate
union coordination and other pre-release clearances have been obtained.
c. This Order is effective December 7, 1995.
/s/
Hazel R. O'Leary
Secretary of Energy
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