Small subunit of nitrite reductase (NirD) family, Rieske domain; composed of proteins similar to the Bacillus subtilis small subunit of assimilatory nitrite reductase containing a Rieske domain. The Rieske domain is a [2Fe-2S] cluster binding domain involved in electron transfer. Assimilatory nitrate and nitrite reductases convert nitrate through nitrite to ammonium.