    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2000]
    [Pages 215-221]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

    888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426

    Phone, 202-208-0055. Internet, www.ferc.fed.us.
    Chair                                             James J. Hoecker

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    The Department of Energy, in partnership with its customers, is
    entrusted to contribute to the welfare of the Nation by providing the
    technical information and the scientific and educational foundation for
    the technology, policy, and institutional leadership necessary to
    achieve efficiency in energy use, diversity in energy sources, a more
    productive and competitive economy, improved environmental quality, and
    a secure national defense.

    The Department of Energy (DOE) was established by the Department of
    Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7131), effective October 1, 1977,
    pursuant to Executive Order 12009 of September 13, 1977. The act
    consolidated the major Federal energy functions into one Cabinet-level
    Department.
    Secretary  The Secretary decides major energy policy and planning
    issues; acts as the principal spokesperson for the Department; and
    ensures the effective communication and working relationships with
    Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and the public. The
    Secretary is the principal adviser to the President on energy policies,
    plans, and programs.
    Counterintelligence  The Office of Counterintelligence develops and
    implements an effective counterintelligence program to identify,
    neutralize, and deter foreign government or industrial intelligence
    activities directed at or involving Department programs, personnel,
    facilities, technologies, classified information, and sensitive
    information. The Office approves, conducts, and coordinates all policy
    and investigative matters with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    For further information, contact the Office of Counterintelligence.
    Phone, 202-586-5901.

    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Liaison  The Office of the
    Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board (DNFSB) manages the Department's interaction with DNFSB as
    mandated by law, including achievement of the mutual goal of ensuring
    protection of public and employee health and safety and the environment
    by appropriate and timely resolution of DNFSB recommendations and
    concerns.

    For further information, contact the Departmental Representative to the
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Phone, 202-586-3887.

    Intelligence  The Office of Intelligence ensures that departmental
    intelligence information requirements are met and that the Department's
    technical, analytical, and research expertise is made available to
    support U.S. intelligence efforts. The Office ensures effective use of
    the U.S. Government's intelligence apparatus in support of the
    Department of Energy's needs for information on global nuclear weapons
    development, nonproliferation, and foreign hydrocarbon, nuclear, and
    other energy production and consumption.

    For further information, contact the Office of Intelligence. Phone, 202-
    586-2610.

    Security and Emergency Operations  The Office of Security and Emergency
    Operations develops and promulgates all safeguards and security policy
    and is responsible for cybersecurity and

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    emergency operations throughout the Department.

    For more information, contact the Director of Resource Management. Phone
    202-586-6378.

    Energy Programs

    Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy  The Office of the Assistant
    Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is responsible for
    formulating and directing programs designed to increase the production
    and utilization of renewable energy (solar, biomass, wind, geothermal,
    alcohol fuels, etc.) and improving the energy efficiency of the
    transportation, buildings, industrial, and utility sectors through
    support of long-term, high-risk research and development and technology
    transfer activities. It also has responsibility for administering
    programs that provide financial assistance for State energy planning;
    weatherization of housing owned by the poor and disadvantaged; the
    implementation of energy conservation measures by schools and hospitals,
    local units of government, and public care institutions; and the
    promotion of energy efficient construction and renovation of Federal
    facilities.

    For further information, contact the Director of Management and
    Operations. Phone, 202-586-6768.

    Fossil Energy  The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
    is responsible for research and development of programs involving fossil
    fuels. The fossil energy program involves applied research, exploratory
    development, and limited proof-of-concept testing targeted to high-risk
    and high-payoff endeavors. The objective of the program is to provide
    the general technology and knowledge base that the private sector can
    use to complete development and initiate commercialization of advanced
    processes and energy systems. The program is principally executed
    through the National Energy Technology Laboratory. The Office also
    manages the clean coal technology program, the strategic petroleum
    reserve, and the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves.

    For further information, contact the Office of Communications. Phone,
    202-586-6503.

    Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology  The Office of Nuclear Energy,
    Science, and Technology manages the Department's research and
    development programs associated with fission and fusion energy. This
    includes programs relating to naval and civilian nuclear reactor
    development, nuclear fuel cycle, and space nuclear applications. The
    Office manages a program to provide radioactive and stable isotope
    products to various domestic and international markets for medical
    research, health care, and industrial research. The Office also conducts
    technical analyses concerning nonproliferation; assesses alternative
    nuclear systems and new reactor and fuel cycle concepts; manages
    depleted uranium hexafluoride activities, highly enriched uranium
    downblend, natural uranium sales, and uranium enrichment legacy
    activities; and evaluates proposed advanced nuclear fission energy
    concepts and technical improvements for possible application to nuclear
    powerplant systems.

    For further information, contact the Director of Management, Planning
    and Analysis. Phone, 301-903-3796.

    Energy Information  The Energy Information Administration is responsible
    for collecting, processing, publishing, and distributing data in the
    areas of energy resource reserves, energy production, demand,
    consumption, distribution, and technology. It performs analyses of
    energy data to assist government and nongovernment users in
    understanding energy trends.

    For further information, contact the Director, National Energy
    Information Center. Phone, 202-586-6537.

    Nuclear Security Programs

    Defense Activities  The Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense
    Programs directs the Nation's nuclear weapons research, development,
    testing,

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    production, and surveillance program. It is also responsible for the
    production of the special nuclear materials used by the weapons program
    within the Department and the management of defense nuclear waste and
    byproducts. The Office ensures the technology base for the surety,
    reliability, military effectiveness, and credibility of the nuclear
    weapon stockpile. It also manages research in inertial confinement
    fusion.

    For further information, contact the Assistant Deputy Administrator for
    Program Support. Phone, 301-903-4016.

    Naval Reactors  The Office of the Deputy Administrator for Naval
    Reactors manages and performs research, development, design,
    acquisition, specification, construction, inspection, installation,
    certification, testing overhaul, refueling, operations procedures,
    maintenance, supply support, and ultimate disposition of naval nuclear
    propulsion plants.

    For further information, contact the Deputy Administrator for Naval
    Reactors. Phone, 703-603-5502.

    Nuclear Nonproliferation  The Office of the Deputy Administrator for
    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation directs the development of the
    Department's policy, plans, procedures, and research and development
    activities relating to arms control, nonproliferation, export controls,
    international nuclear safety and safeguard, and surplus fissile
    materials inventories elimination activities.

    For further information, contact the Assistant Deputy Administrator for
    Resource Management. Phone, 202-586-4544.

    Environmental Quality Programs

    Civilian Radioactive Waste Management  The Office of Civilian
    Radioactive Waste Management has responsibility for the nuclear waste
    fund and for the management of Federal programs for recommending,
    constructing, and operating repositories for disposal of high-level
    radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; interim storage of spent
    nuclear fuel; monitored retrievable storage; and research, development,
    and demonstration of disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent
    nuclear fuel.

    For further information, contact the Director for Human Resources.
    Phone, 202-586-5975.

    Environmental Management  The Office of the Assistant Secretary for
    Environmental Management manages the assessment and cleanup of inactive
    waste sites and facilities, directs a program in safe and effective
    waste management operations, and develops and implements an aggressive
    applied waste research and development program to provide innovative
    environmental technologies that yield permanent disposal solutions at
    reduced costs.

    For further information, contact the Director of Resource Management.
    Phone, 202-586-2661.

    Science Program

    The Office of Science manages the Department's program of basic and
    applied physical and energy research and development and provides
    financial assistance and budgetary priorities for these activities. The
    Office monitors Department research and development programs for
    deficiencies or duplications and monitors the international exchange of
    scientific and technical personnel.

    For further information, contact the Associate Director of Resource
    Management. Phone, 301-903-4944.

    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    An independent five-member commission within the Department of Energy,
    the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sets interstate commerce rates
    for the transportation and sale for resale of natural gas, and for the
    transmission and sale at wholesale of electricity. It also licenses
    hydroelectric power projects. In addition, the Commission establishes
    rates for the interstate transportation of oil by pipeline.

    For further information, contact the Office of External Affairs, Federal
    Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Phone, 202-208-0055. Internet, www.ferc.fed.us.

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    Operations and Field Offices

    The vast majority of the Department's energy and physical research and
    development, nuclear weapons research and development, testing and
    production, environmental restoration, and waste management activities
    are carried out by contractors who operate Government-owned facilities.
    Management and administration of Government-owned, contractor-operated
    facility contracts are the major responsibility of the Department's
    eight operations offices and two special purpose field offices.
        Department operations offices provide a formal link between
    Department headquarters and the field laboratories and other operating
    facilities. They also manage programs and projects as assigned from lead
    headquarters program offices. Routine management guidance, coordination,
    and oversight of the operations and field offices is provided by the
    Office of Field Integration. Daily specific program direction for the
    operations offices is provided by the cognizant Assistant Secretary,
    Office Director, or program officer.

               Operations and Field Offices--Department of Energy
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                         Office/Address                         Telephone
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                               Operations Offices
    Albuquerque, NM (P.O. Box 5400, 87185-5400)............     505-845-6050
    Chicago, IL (9800 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439-4802)     630-252-2110
    Idaho Falls, ID (850 Energy Dr., 83401-1563)...........     208-526-5665
    Las Vegas, NV (P.O. Box 98518, 89193-8518).............     702-295-3211
    Oak Ridge, TN (P.O. Box 2001, 37831-8763)..............     423-576-4444
    Oakland, CA (Rm. 700N, 1301 Clay St., 94612-5208)......     510-637-1800
    Richland, WA (P.O. Box 550, 825 Jadwin Ave., 99352-         509-376-7395
     0550).................................................
    Savannah River, SC (P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802-0900)..     803-725-2405

                                  Field Offices
    Miamisburg, OH (P.O. Box 3020, 45343-3020).............     937-865-3977
    Rocky Flats, CO (P.O. Box 928, Golden, CO 80402-0928)..     303-966-2025
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    Power Administrations

    The marketing and transmission of electric power produced at Federal
    hydroelectric projects and reservoirs is carried out by the Department's
    four Power Administrations. Management oversight of the Power
    Administrations is the responsibility of the Deputy Secretary.
    Bonneville Power Administration  The Administration markets power
    produced by the Federal Columbia River Power System at the lowest rates,
    consistent with sound business practices, and gives preference to public
    entities.
        In addition, the Administration is responsible for energy
    conservation, renewable resource development, and fish and wildlife
    enhancement under the provisions of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power
    Planning and Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 839 note).

    For further information, contact the Bonneville Power Administration,
    905 NE. Eleventh Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4169. Phone, 503-230-5101.

    Southeastern Power Administration  The Administration is responsible for
    the transmission and disposition of surplus electric power and energy
    generated at reservoir projects in the States of West Virginia,
    Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
    Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
        The Administration sets the lowest possible rates to consumers,
    consistent with sound business principles, and gives preference in the
    sale of such power and energy to public bodies and cooperatives.

    For further information, contact the Southeastern Power Administration,
    Samuel Elbert Building, 2 Public Square, Elberton, GA 30635-1850. Phone,
    706-213-3805.

    Southwestern Power Administration  The Administration is responsible for
    the sale and disposition of electric power and energy in the States of
    Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
        The Southwestern Power Administration transmits and disposes of

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    the electric power and energy generated at Federal reservoir projects,
    supplemented by power purchased from public and private utilities, in
    such a manner as to encourage the most widespread and economical use.
    The Administration sets the lowest possible rates to consumers,
    consistent with sound business principles, and gives preference in the
    sale of power and energy to public bodies and cooperatives.
        The Administration also conducts and participates in the
    comprehensive planning of water resource development in the Southwest.

    For further information, contact the Southwestern Power Administration,
    Suite 1600, Williams Center Tower One, One West Third Street, Tulsa, OK
    74103-3532. Phone, 918-595-6601.

    Western Area Power Administration  The Administration is responsible for
    the Federal electric power-marketing and transmission functions in 15
    central and western States, encompassing a geographic area of 1.3
    million square miles. The Administration sells power to cooperatives,
    municipalities, public utility districts, private utilities, Federal and
    State agencies, and irrigation districts. The wholesale power customers,
    in turn, provide service to millions of retail consumers in the States
    of Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana,
    Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
    and Wyoming.
        The Administration is responsible for the operation and maintenance
    of transmission lines, substations, and various auxiliary power
    facilities in the aforementioned geographic area and also for planning,
    construction, and operation and maintenance of additional Federal
    transmission facilities that may be authorized in the future.

    For further information, contact the Western Area Power Administration,
    12155 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228-2802. Phone 702-962-7707.

    Sources of
    Information

    Consumer Information  For information on the consumer impact of
    Department policies and operations and for other DOE consumer
    information, call 202-586-1908.
    Contracts and Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Activities
    Information on business opportunities with the Department and its
    contractors is available electronically through the Internet, at
    www.pr.doe.gov/prbus.html. For assistance, call 202-634-4511. For
    information on existing DOE awards, call 202-586-9051.
    Electronic Access  Information concerning the Department is available
    through the Internet, at www.doe.gov.
    Employment  Most jobs in the Department are in the competitive service.
    Positions are filled through hiring individuals with Federal civil
    service status, but may also be filled using lists of competitive
    eligibles from the Office of Personnel Management or the Department's
    special examining units. Contact the Office of Personnel. Phone, 202-
    586-1234.
    Freedom of Information Act  To obtain administrative and technical
    support in matters involving the Freedom of Information, Privacy, and
    Computer Matching Acts, call 202-586-5955.
    Inspector General Hotline  Persons who wish to raise issues of concern
    regarding departmental operations, processes, or practices or who may be
    aware of or suspect illegal acts or noncriminal violations should
    contact the hotline. Phone, 202-586-4073.
    Public Information Issuances, Press Releases, and Publications  For
    media contacts, call 202-586-5575.
    Public Reading Room  For information materials on DOE and public access
    to DOE records, call 202-586-3142.
    Scientific and Technical Information  The Office manages a system for
    the centralized collection, announcement,

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    and dissemination of and historical reference to the Department's
    scientific and technical information and worldwide energy information.
    Contact the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, 175 Oak
    Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7255. Phone, 423-576-1188.
    Whistleblower Assistance  Federal or DOE contractor employees wishing to
    make complaints of alleged wrongdoing against the Department or its
    contractors should call 202-586-8289.

    For further information concerning the Department of Energy, contact the
    Office of Public Affairs, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
    SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone, 202-586-4940. Internet, www.doe.gov.