NA-2023-DEL-NA1-NAESH-01, Delegation to the Associate Administrator for Environment, Safety, and Health

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DELEGATION ORDER NO. NA-2023-DEL-NAl-NAESH-01 1. DELEGATION. Pursuant to the authority vested in me under Sections 3212 and 3261 of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 2402, 2461), I delegate the NNSA Certifying Official (CO) authority and responsibilities to Ahmad Al-Daouk, the Associate Administrator for Environment, Safety, and Health. The NNSA CO authority and responsibilities are delineated in Department of Energy (DOE) Order (0) 460.lD, Hazardous Materials Packaging and Transportation Safety, and DOE O 461 .1 C, Packaging and Transportation for Offsite Shipment of Materials of National Security Interest. 2. RESCISSION. Designation Order No. NA-001.01, issued to Ahmad Al-Daouk as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Enterprise Stewardship (NA-53), is hereby rescinded. 3. LIMITATION. 3 .1. This Delegation Order covers only NNSA packaging and transportation matters. 3.2. In exercising the authority and responsibilities delegated in this Delegation Order, the delegate shall be governed by the rules and regulations of DOE, NNSA, and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary and Under Secretary for Nuclear Security/ Administrator. 3.3. Nothing in this Delegation Order precludes the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security/ Administrator from exercising any of the authority delegated by this Delegation Order. 3.4. Nothing in this Delegation Order shall be construed to supersede or otherwise interfere with the authorities provided to the NNSA Administrator by law or delegation. 3.5. Any amendments to this Delegation Order shall be made in consultation with the NNSA General Counsel. 4. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. 4.1. Except as expressly prohibited by law, regulation, or this Delegation Order, the NNSA CO may redelegate the NNSA CO authority and responsibilities further, in whole or in part, to the Deputy Associate Administrator for Enterprise Stewardship (NA-ESH-10) and/or the Division Director for the NNSA Packaging and Transportation Division (NA-ESH-11). 4.2. The NNSA CO authority and responsibilities may not be delegated further than the NA-ESH-11 Division Director. 4.3 . The Deputy Associate Administrator for NA-ESH-10 or the Division Director for NA-ESH-11 do not have the authority to delegate any of the NNSA CO authority or responsibilities. 5. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. 5 .1. All actions pursuant to any authority delegated prior to this Delegation Order or any authority delegated by this Delegation Order taken prior to and in effect on the date of this Delegation Order are ratified and remain in force as if taken under this Delegation Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. 5.2. A copy of this Delegation Order shall be provided to NNSA Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, NNSA Directives Team. 5.3 . This Delegation Order is effective on the date of signature, below. \ )vLl\~ Jiitifruby Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Administrator, NNSA 2