0204-71, Delegation Order No. 0204-71 to the Assistant Secretary for Resource Applications

[RESCINDED][RESCINDED] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-71 TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR RESOURCE APPLICATIONS Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”) and by Section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91) there is hereby delegated on a nonexclusive basis to the Assistant Secretary for Resource Applications the authority to: 1. Make feasibility study loans and licensing loans, and cancel the unpaid balance and any accrued interest on such loans, pursuant to the Small Hydroelectric Power Projects Program authorized in Title IV of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-617) (“PURPA”) and otherwise administer such Program; 2. Promulgate such rules and regulations as necessary and appropriate for the Assistant Secretary to perform his or her functions under Title IV of PURPA; 3. Sign documents, for publication in the Federal Register, that are necessary for the Assistant Secretary to perform his or her functions under Title IV of PURPA; 4. Take such other action as the Secretary or the Secretary’s authorized delegates may, from time to time, direct or authorize. a. The authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Resource Applications may be further delegated, in whole or in part. b. In exercising the authority hereby delegated or as redelegated pursuant to this section, the delegate(s) shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary’s delegate. c. Nothing in this delegation by the Secretary shall preclude the Secretary from exercising any of the authority so delegated whenever, in the Secretary’s judgment, the Secretary’s exercise of such authority is necessary or appropriate to administer the functions vested in the Secretary. This Order is effective January 17, 1980. /s/ James R. Schlesinger Secretary