10 CFR § 706.2 - Basis and scope.

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title: "10 CFR § 706.2 - Basis and scope."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "706.2"
section_name: "Basis and scope."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "706"
part_name: "SECURITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 2201."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 56776, Dec. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 706.2 Basis and scope.

The specific policies contained in this part are worked out within the framework of DOE's general objectives for labor-management relations in the DOE program, namely:

(a) Wholehearted acceptance by contractors and by labor and its representatives of the moral responsibility inherent in participation in the DOE program;

(b) Development of procedures to assure (1) that all participants in the program are loyal to the United States including those whose participation involves the exercise of negotiating and disciplinary authority over bargaining units, and (2) that determination of unit, jurisdiction, and similar questions will not breach security;

(c) Continuity of production at vital DOE installations;

(d) Consistent with DOE's responsibility under the law, the least possible governmental interference with the efficient management expected from DOE contractors;

(e) Minimum interference with the traditional rights and privileges of American labor.