S4-DEL-TT1-2021-2, Redelegation to the Director, Office of Technology Transitions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REDELEGATION ORDER NO. S4-DEL-TT1-2021-2 TO THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS 1. DELEGATION. Under the authority vested in me as Under Secretary for Science (and Energy) and pursuant to section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91, 42 U.S.C. § 7252), I delegate to the Director, Office of Technology Transitions authority to take the following actions: 1.1 Under section 643 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. § 7253), establish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue such second tier or below organizational units or components within the Director, Office of Technology Transitions’ assigned programs and organizational elements as the Director, Office of Technology Transitions may deem to be necessary or appropriate. A. In exercising this authority, or as redelegated pursuant thereto, the Director, Office of Technology Transitions will be limited by approved budgets, staffing level allocations, and Senior Executive Service and other executive resource position allocations. Organizational changes shall not be announced or implemented until appropriate union coordination and other pre-release clearances have been obtained. B. This authority does not include approval of additions, deletions, or transfers of mission and functions of or between Departmental Headquarters or Field Elements, which authority is reserved to the Secretary. C. The authority to alter or consolidate second tier or below organizational elements may be redelegated, in whole or in part, consistent with the terms of the Department of Energy Organization Act, to an official or officials one level below the Head of the Departmental Element. D. The authority to establish or discontinue organizational elements at the second tier or below may not be redelegated. 1.2 Under section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005: A. Approve requests for reduction or elimination of the cost sharing requirement for a research and development activity of an applied nature in accordance with section 988(b)(3); B. Approve requests for reduction of the cost sharing requirement for the non-federal share of demonstration and commercial application activities in accordance with section 988(c)(2); and 2 C. Exclude research and development of a basic or fundamental nature from the cost sharing requirements, as described in section 988(b)(2). OTT will ensure relevant funding programs are supportive before implementing an adjustment to cost share for any TCF award, and will provide a notification to the funding office when a cost share waiver is issued. These authorities may not be redelegated further and may be exercised only after providing notification to the Office of the Secretary. Furthermore, the approval Authorities delegated in subparagraphs A and B can be exercised only in coordination with the Secretarial Policy Statement entitled, “Application and Reduction or Elimination of Cost Share Requirements Under Section 988 of EPACT 2005, Public Law 109- 58.” 1.3 Exercise all authorities vested in the Secretary of Energy under the Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-480), as amended by section 105(a) of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-358) and section 401(b) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (Pub. L. No. 114-329), as set forth in 15 U.S.C. § 3719.

2. RESCISSION. DOE Redelegation Order No. S4-DEL-TT1-2021 is hereby rescinded. 3. LIMITATION. 3.1 In exercising the authority delegated in this Order, a delegate shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary or delegate(s). 3.2 Nothing in this Order precludes the Secretary or the Under Secretary for Science (and Energy) from exercising any of the authority delegated by this Order. 3.3 Nothing in this Order shall be construed to supersede or otherwise interfere with the authorities provided to the Administrator for Nuclear Security by law or by delegation. Furthermore, nothing herein constitutes authority to exercise authority, direction, or control of an employee of the National Nuclear Security Administration or its contractors. 3.4 Any amendments to this Order shall be made in consultation with the Department of Energy General Counsel. 3 4. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. 4.1 Except as expressly prohibited by law, regulation, or this Order, the Director, Office of Technology Transitions may delegate this authority further, in whole or in part. 4.2 Copies of redelegations and any subsequent redelegations 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 _______________. ____________________ Kathleen Hogan Acting Under Secretary for Science (and Energy) September 9, 2021