[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2008]
[Pages 209-217]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585

Phone, 202-586-5000. Internet, www.energy.gov.
SECRETARY OF ENERGY                               Samuel W. Bodman
Deputy Secretary                                  Jeffrey F. Kupfer, 
                                                          Acting
    Under Secretary for Science                   Raymond L. Orbach
    Under Secretary of Energy                     Clarence H. Albright, 
                                                          Jr.
        Assistant Secretary, Fossil               (vacancy)
                Energy
        Assistant Secretary, Energy               Alexander A. Karsner
                Efficiency and Renewable 
                Energy
        Assistant Secretary, Nuclear              Dennis R. Spurgeon
                Energy
        Administrator, Energy                     Guy F. Caruso
                Information 
                Administration
        Director of Science                       Raymond L. Orbach
        Assistant Secretary,                      James A. Rispoli
                Environmental Management
        Director of Civilian Radioactive          Edward F. Sproat III
                Waste Management
    Under Secretary for Nuclear Security          Thomas P. D'Agostino
            and Administrator for 
            National Nuclear Security 
            Administration
        Deputy Administrator for Defense          Robert Smolen
                Programs
        Deputy Administrator for Defense          William H. Tobey
                Nuclear Nonproliferation
        Deputy Administrator for Naval            Adm. Kirkland H. 
                Reactors                                  Donald, USN
        Deputy Under Secretary for                Steven Aoki
                Counterterrorism
    Chief Financial Officer                       Steven J. Isakowitz
    Chief Human Capital Officer                   Jeff T.H. Pon
    Chief Information Officer                     Thomas N. Pyke
    General Counsel                               David R. Hill
    Inspector General                             Gregory H. Friedman
    Assistant Secretary, Congressional            Lisa E. Epifani
            and Intergovernmental 
            Affairs
    Assistant Secretary, Policy and               Katharine Fredriksen, 
            International Affairs                         Acting
    Director, Public Affairs                      Andrew C. Beck
    Director of Economic Impact and               Theresa Alvillar 
            Diversity                                     Speake
    Director of Hearings and Appeals              Poli A. Marmolejos
    Director of Human Capital Management          Sarah J. Bonilla
    Director of Intelligence and                  Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
            Counterintelligence
    Director of Management                        Ingrid A. C. Kolb
    Director of Health, Safety, and               Glenn S. Podonsky
            Security
    Director of Legacy Management                 Michael W. Owen
    Assistant Secretary, Electricity              Kevin M. Kolevar
            Delivery and Energy 
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426

Phone, 202-502-8055. Internet, www.ferc.gov.
Chairman                                          Joseph T. Kelliher
Commissioners                                     Suedeen G. Kelly, 
                                                          Philip D. 
                                                          Moeller, Marc 
                                                          L. Spitzer, 
                                                          Jon 
                                                          Wellinghoff

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The Department of Energy's mission is to foster a secure and reliable 
energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable; to 
be a responsible steward of the Nation's nuclear weapons; to clean up 
the Department's facilities; to lead in the physical sciences and 
advance the biological, environmental, and computational sciences; and 
to provide premier scientific instruments for the Nation's research 
enterprise.
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.

Intelligence and Counterintelligence  The Office of Intelligence and 
Counterintelligence ensures that all 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 develops and implements programs 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 ensures effective use of the U.S. 
Government's intelligence apparatus in support of DOE's need for 
information on foreign energy situations and hostile threats, 
information on global nuclear weapons development, nonproliferation, and 
foreign hydrocarbon, nuclear, and other energy production and 
consumption. The Office formulates all DOE intelligence and 
counterintelligence policy and coordinates all investigative matters 
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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

Health, Safety, and Security  The Office of Health, Safety, and Security 
develops policies to protect national security and other critical assets 
entrusted to the Department of Energy. It also manages security 
operations for departmental facilities in the national capital area.

For further information, contact the Office of Health, Safety, and 
Security. Phone, 301-903-3777.

Energy Programs

Renewable Energy  The Office of 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 hydrogen, and 
improving the energy efficiency of the transportation, buildings, 
industrial, and utility sectors through support of research and 
development and technology transfer activities. It also has 
responsibility for administering programs that provide
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financial assistance for State energy planning; the weatherization of 
housing owned by the poor and disadvantaged; implementing State and 
local energy conservation programs; 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 Fossil Energy is responsible for research 
and development of programs involving coal, petroleum, and natural gas. 
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 strategic petroleum reserve, the northeast home heating oil 
reserve, and the naval petroleum shale reserves.

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

Nuclear Energy  The Office of Nuclear Energy 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.

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability  The Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability leads a national effort to modernize and 
expand America's electricity delivery system. The Office is responsible 
for the enhanced security and reliability of the energy infrastructure 
and facilitates the recovery from disruptions to energy supply.

For further information, contact the Office of the Director. Phone, 202-
586-1411.

Nuclear Security Programs

Nuclear Security   The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 
was created by Congress through the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 512) to bring focus to the management of 
the Nation's defense nuclear security programs. Three existing 
organizations within the Department of Energy--Defense Programs, Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Naval Reactors--were combined into a new, 
separately organized and managed agency within DOE, headed by an 
Administrator who reports to the Secretary. NNSA is responsible for 
strengthening United States security through military application of 
nuclear energy and by

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reducing the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass 
destruction.
    NNSA's service center and eight site offices provide operations 
oversight and contract administration for NNSA site activities, acting 
as the agency's risk acceptance for the site. The site offices are 
responsible for the following functions: the safe and secure operation 
of facilities under the purview of NNSA; supporting NNSA programs to 
ensure their success in accordance with their expectations; and ensuring 
the long-term viability of the site to support NNSA programs and 
projects.

For further information, contact the Associate Administrator for 
Management and Administration. Phone, 202-586-8454.

             Site Offices--National Nuclear Security Agency
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                     Office/Address                         Telephone
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NNSA Service Center (P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM         505-845-6050
 87185)................................................

                              Site Offices
Kansas City, MO (P.O. Box 41020, 64141)................     816-997-3341
Nevada (P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193)...........     702-295-3211
Livermore, CA (Rm. 700N, 1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA         510-637-1800
 94612)................................................
Los Alamos, NM (528 35th St., 87544)...................     505-667-5491
Pantex, TX (P.O. Box 30030, Amarillo, TX 79120)........     806-477-3000
Savannah River, SC (Attn: S. Green, HRMⅅ, P.O. Box A,     803-725-2405
 Aiken, SC 29802)......................................
Y-12 (P.O. Box 2050, Oak Ridge, TN 37831)..............     423-576-4444
Sandia, NM (P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185)......     505-845-6036
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Defense Activities  The Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense 
Programs directs the Nation's nuclear weapons research, development, 
testing, 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 Associate Administrator for 
Management and Administration. Phone, 301-586-8454.

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 Associate Administrator for 
Management and Administration. Phone, 202-586-8454.

Environmental Quality Programs

Civilian Radioactive Waste Management  The Office of Civilian 
Radioactive Waste Management is responsible for implementation of the 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), 
which provides for the development of a permanent, safe geologic 
repository for disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste.

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 safe cleanup and closure of sites and 
facilities; directs a safe and effective waste management program, 
including storage and disposal of transuranic and

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mixed low- and high-level waste; and develops and implements an applied 
research program to provide innovative technologies that yield permanent 
cleanup solutions at reduced costs.

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

Legacy Management  The Office of Legacy Management manages the 
Department's post-closure responsibilities and ensures the future 
protection of human health and the environment. The Office has control 
and custody of legacy land, structures, and facilities and is 
responsible for maintaining them at levels suitable for long-term use.

For further information, contact the Director of Property Management and 
Community Assistance. Phone, 202-586-3751.

Science Program

The Office of Science supports basic research that underpins DOE 
missions in national security, energy, and environment; constructs and 
operates large scientific facilities for the U.S. scientific community; 
and provides the infrastructure support for 10 national laboratories. In 
terms of basic research, the Office of Science provides over 40 percent 
of Federal support to the physical sciences (including 90 percent of 
Federal support for high energy and nuclear physics), the sole support 
to select sub-fields of national importance, such as nuclear medicine, 
heavy element chemistry, and magnetic fusion, and support for the 
research of scientists and graduate students located in universities 
throughout the Nation. Office of Science support for major scientific 
user facilities, including accelerators, synchrotron light sources, and 
neutron sources, means that more that 18,000 scientists per year are 
able to use these state-of-the-art facilities to conduct research in a 
wide range of fields, including biology, medicine, and materials.

For further information, contact the Director of Human Resources. Phone, 
301-903-5705.

                     Site Offices--Office of Science
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                     Office/Address                         Telephone
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                              Site Offices
Ames, IA (No. 311 TASF, Iowa State Univ., 50011).......     630-252-2096
Argonne, IL (9800 S. Cass Ave., 60439).................     630-252-2000
Berkeley, CA (1 Cyclotron Rd., MS90-1023, 94720).......     510-486-4353
Brookhaven, NY (53 Bell Ave., Bldg. 464, Upton, NY          631-344-3427
 11973)................................................
Fermi, IL (MS 118, P.O. Box 2000, Kirk Rd. and Pine         630-840-3000
 St., Batavia, IL 60510)...............................
Pacific Northwest (P.O. Box 350, MS K942, Richland, WA      509-372-4365
 99352)................................................
Princeton, NJ (US Rt. 1, Forrestal Campus C Site, Rm.       609-243-3700
 B290 LSB 08542).......................................
Stanford, CA (2575 Sand Hill Rd., B-41, MS 8-A, Menlo       6509926-3208
 Park, CA 94025).......................................
Thomas Jefferson (12000 Jefferson Ave., Newport News,       757-269-5095
 VA 23606).............................................

                             Support Centers
Chicago, IL (9800 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439).....     630-252-2110
Oak Ridge, TN (P.O. Box 2001, 37831)...................     423-576-4444
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency 
within the Department of Energy which regulates the interstate 
transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC has retained 
many of the functions of the Federal Power Commission, such as setting 
rates and charges for the transportation and sale of natural gas and the 
transportation of oilby pipelines, as well the valuation of such 
pipelines. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas 
terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing 
hydropower projects. FERC is composed of five members appointed by the 
President of the United States with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. FERC Commissioners serve 5-year terms and have an equal vote on 
regulatory matters. One member is designated by the President to serve 
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Chairman and FERC's administrative head.

For further information, contact the Office of External Affairs. Phone, 
202-502-8004 or 866-208-3372. Fax, 202-208-2106. Internet, www.ferc.gov.

Operations and Field Offices

The vast majority of the Department's energy and physical research and 
development, 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 five 
operations offices and three 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, 
oversight of the operations, field and site offices, and daily specific 
program direction for the operations offices is provided by the 
appropriate 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
Idaho Falls, ID (850 Energy Dr., 83401)................     208-526-5665
Richland, WA (P.O. Box 550, 825 Jadwin Ave., 99352)....     509-376-7395
Savannah River, SC (P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802).......     803-725-2405

                              Field Offices
Carlsbad, NM (P.O. Box 3090, 88221)....................     505-234-7330
Ohio (175 Tri-County Pkwy., Springdale, OH 45246)......     937-865-3977
Golden, CO (1617 Cole Blvd., 80401)....................     303-275-4700
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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, 503-230-3000.

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, 
1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635-4578. Phone, 706-213-3800.

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 the 
electric power and energy generated at Federal reservoir projects, 
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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, 918-595-6600.

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 80228-1213. Phone, 720-962-
7000.

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. For information on existing DOE awards, call 202-586-
9051.
Electronic Access  Information concerning the Department is available 
through the Internet at www.energy.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 Human Capital Management. 
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 or 800-541-1625.
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, and dissemination of and 
historical

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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 202-586-4034.

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.energy.gov.