HCM-DEL-EM1-2016, Redelegation to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management

1. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REDELEGATION ORDER NO. 00-040.03.-13 HCM-DEL-EM1-2016 TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DELEGATION, Pursuant to the authorities delegated to me .under Delegatlon Order 007040.00.and consistent with Section ll(C) of�he Executiv.e Resources Board (ERB) Charter, I delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management the authority to take the following actions within the Office of Environmental Management: 1.1 Merit Staffing functions: A, Approve appointment selections and ensure that-the lndlVidu als ·meet the quallflcations standards of ti and EK positions announc�d competitively; . B, Approve reassignments-without pay increases for Senior Executive-Service {SES), Senior Level (SL) a11d Scientific or Professional (ST); C. Approve reassignments and promotions with up to .a six percerit pay increase from current salary for EJ and El( positions; D. Approve details of up to 240 days, in Increments of 120 days, for DOE empioyees into SE�, SL, ST, EJ and El< positions; E. Approve tran:.fer� without pay lncreases."from other agencies Into SES, SL and - ST positions If the employees are ctirrently SE�, SL, or ST employees; F. Approve pay-'settlng for competitively announced EJ and EK positions with up to a six percent pay Increase from current salary; G. Approve details of SES, SL, ST, EJ and EK employees-ihto unclassified duties within Departmental element; and H. Approve SES, SL, ST, EJ, EK and Exceptionally Well Quallfled (EWQ} · recruitment, relocation and retention lncentiv.es. Diane Cross-Out 2. 3. 2 1.2 Position/ Allocation Management functions: A. Consistent with section ll{C){ii) of the ERB Charter, Position/Allocation Management, and its general executive level position management and allocation authority, approve the abolishment of unencumbered SES, SL, ST, EJ, EK and EWQ positions; and B. Consistent with section ll{C)(iii) of the ERB Charter, Position/Allocation Management, and its general executive level position management and allocation authority, approve backfill requests for SES, SL, ST, EJ, and EK positions vacant 365 days or less. 1.3 Performance Management functions: A. Approve performance-based pay increases and awards for EJ, EK and EWQ positions in accordance with the annual compensation guidance; and B. Approve proposals to grant non-performance based incentive awards of up to $7,500 for SES, SL, ST, EJ, EK and EWQ positions. RESCISSION. None. LIMITATION. 3.1 Any personnel action listed above requires concurrence from the Office of Corporate Executive Management {OCEM) in the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer prior to effectuating the action. 3.2 Nothing in this Order shall be construed to supersede or otherwise interfere with the authorities provided to the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator. Nothing herein constitutes authority to exercise authority, direction, or control of an employee of the National Nuclear Security Administration or its contractors. 3.3 The exercise ofthese authorities shall be governed by applicable rules and regulations and Departmental policies and procedures, including approvals or concurrences as may be required by such entities as ERB, the Deputy Secretary and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 3.4 Nothing in this delegation precludes the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, or the ERB from exercising any of the authority delegated by this memorandum.

3 3.5 Any amendments to this Delegation Order shall be made after consultation with the Department of Energy General Counsel. 4. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE 4.1 Except as expressly prohibited by law, regulation, other order, these authorities may be further delegated, in whole or in part, to the highest level official in this Department element reporting directly to the original delegant. This authority may not be re-delegated further. 4.2 Copies of any redelegation shall be provided to the Office of Management, which manages the Secretarial Delegations of Authority system. 5. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. 5.1 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 ratified and remain in force as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. 5.2 This Order is effective MAY 1 9 2016 ---------- Chair, Executive Resources Board