Research Guides: Federal Administrative Decisions and Resources: Energy

Mission Statement

The U.S. Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex. The Department's strategic goals to achieve the mission are designed to deliver results along five strategic themes:

Energy Security: Promoting America’s energy security through reliable, clean, and affordable energy
Nuclear Security: Ensuring America’s nuclear security
Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Strengthening U.S. scientific discovery, economic competitiveness, and improving quality of life through innovations in science and technology
Environmental Responsibility: Protecting the environment by providing a responsible resolution to the environmental legacy of nuclear weapons production
Management Excellence: Enabling the mission through sound management

Within these themes there are sixteen strategic goals which are designed to help DOE successfully achieve its mission and vision.

Dept. of Energy

DOE Directives, Guidance, and Delegations
Centralized library of directives that are in effect or pending approval, grouped by series and subject, and a collection of archived historical directives. All Directives listed in the Current Directives section of the portal are in effect regardless of the expiration date.
Current Directives List
DOE Office of Hearings and Appeals
Decisions, regulations, whistleblower protection, and daily decision lists.

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is the quasi-judicial arm of the Department of Energy that conducts hearings and issues initial Departmental decisions with respect to a wide range of legal issues and programs delegated to the Office by the Secretary of Energy.
The Office is primarily responsible for conducting hearings and issuing decisions involving personnel security clearance cases, and contractor employee whistleblower cases. The Office has jurisdiction for deciding Freedom of Information and Privacy Act appeals, as well as other appeals involving administrative determinations reached by Department officials under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.

OHA also provides an adjudicatory forum in matters involving contested issues of fact or law. In addition, OHA is responsible for deciding Applications for Exception from generally applicable requirements of a rule, regulation or order of the Department of Energy, and for hearing Petitions for Special Redress seeking "extraordinary relief" -- apart from or in addition to -- any other remedy provided in the Department’s enabling statutes.
DOE Facilities
Map with downloadable data.
DOE Offices

Energy Information Administration Publications

FERC
Independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, and electricity. FERC also regulates natural gas and hydropower projects.
Documents and Filings
Includes CIPS (orders, notices, rulemaking and decisions from 11/14/1994); RIMS (index to documents from 11/16/1981, images from 11/13/1994, and electronic documents from 11/2000), docket sheets and more.
Legal Resources
Statutes, orders and regulations, administrative litigation, court cases, staff reports, and memoranda of understanding (MOU). You also will find links to filing FOIA and CEII requests and information about the No FEAR Act.
Press Room
Includes daily announcements, news, and press releases on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission website.

Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Fulfills agency-wide responsibilities to collect, preserve, and disseminate both unclassified and classified scientific and technical information (STI) emanating from DOE-funded research and development (R&D) activities at DOE national laboratories and facilities and at universities and other institutions nationwide.