10 CFR § 710.34 - Acting officials.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s710.34"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 710.34 - Acting officials."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "710.34"
section_name: "Acting officials."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "710"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED MATTER AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL OR ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD A SENSITIVE POSITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2165, 2201, 5815, 7101, 7383h-l; 50 U.S.C. 2401 E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963 comp., p. 398, as amended, 3 CFR Chap. IV; E.O. 13526, 3 CFR 2010 Comp., pp. 298-327 (or successor orders); E.O. 12968, 3 CFR 1995 Comp., p. 391; E.O. 13467, 3 CFR 2008 Comp., p. 196."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 71335, Oct. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "710"
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# 710.34 Acting officials.
Except for the Secretary, the responsibilities and authorities conferred in this part may be exercised by persons who have been designated in writing as acting for, or in the temporary capacity of, the following DOE positions: The Local Director of Security; the Manager; the Director, or the General Counsel. The responsibilities and authorities of the Deputy Director for Security, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security may be exercised by persons in senior security-related positions within the Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security who have been designated in writing as acting for, or in the temporary capacity of, the Deputy Director for Security, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, with the approval of the Director, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security.
[81 FR 71335, Oct. 17, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 41292, June 26, 2023]