0204-96, Delegation Order No. 0204-96 to the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Energy

[RESCINDED][RESCINDED] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-96 TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSERVATION AND SOLAR ENERGY Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”) and by Section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), there is hereby delegated on a nonexclusive basis to the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Energy all authorities vested in me pursuant to Title III, Parts 1 and 2 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) (Public Law 95-619) except the authority to suspend grants pursuant to Sections 395(e) and 400(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. This Order supersedes Delegation Order No. 0204-65. The authority hereby delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Energy may be further delegated, in whole or in part, as may be appropriate, except that: (i) the authority to approve or disapprove State Plans which may not be further delegated; and (ii) the authority to approve or disapprove amendments to approved State Plans may be delegated only to the Operations Office Managers. This authority may not be redelegated by the Operations Office Managers. 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 any 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hereby confirmed and ratified, and shall remain in full force and effect as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded.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 delegation by the Secretary 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 January 8, 1982. /s/ James B. Edwards