81 FR 96329 - Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor

Executive Office of the President

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 251 (December 30, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-31792

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 96329-96330]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31792]




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Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2016 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 13755 of December 23, 2016

                
Providing an Order of Succession Within the 
                Department of Labor

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
                1998, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq. (the ``Act''), 
                it is hereby ordered that:

                Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the 
                provisions of section 2 of this order, and to the 
                limitations set forth in the Act, the following 
                officials of the Department of Labor, in the order 
                listed, shall act as and perform the functions and 
                duties of the office of Secretary of Labor (Secretary) 
                during any period in which both the Secretary and the 
                Deputy Secretary of Labor have died, resigned, or 
                otherwise become unable to perform the functions and 
                duties of the office of Secretary:

                    (a) Solicitor of Labor;
                    (b) Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
                Management;
                    (c) Assistant Secretary for Policy;
                    (d) Assistant Secretary for Congressional and 
                Intergovernmental Affairs;
                    (e) Assistant Secretary for Employment and 
                Training;
                    (f) Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits 
                Security;
                    (g) Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and 
                Health;
                    (h) Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health;
                    (i) Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs;
                    (j) Chief Financial Officer;
                    (k) Administrator, Wage and Hour Division;
                    (l) Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment 
                and Training;
                    (m) Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment 
                Policy;
                    (n) First assistants, pursuant to the Act, to the 
                officials in the order listed in (a) and (c)-(h);
                    (o) Regional Solicitor--Dallas; and
                    (p) Regional Administrator for the Office of the 
                Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management--
                Region VI/Dallas.

                Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in 
                an office listed in section 1(a)-(p) of this order in 
                an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act 
                as Secretary pursuant to this order.

                    (b) No individual listed in section 1(a)-(p) of 
                this order shall act as Secretary unless that 
                individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the 
                Act.
                    (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, 
                the President retains discretion, to the extent 
                permitted by law, to depart from this order in 
                designating an acting Secretary.

                Sec. 3. Revocation. Executive Order 13245 of December 
                18, 2001 (Providing An Order of Succession Within the 
                Department of Labor), is hereby revoked.

[[Page 96330]]

                Sec. 4. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to, 
                and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive 
                or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any 
                party against the United States, its departments, 
                agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or 
                agents, or any other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     December 23, 2016.

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$96329 Federal Register Presidential Documents Vol. 81, No. 251 Friday, December 30, 2016 Title 3— Executive Order 13755 of December 23, 2016 The President Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq. (the ‘‘Act’’), it is hereby ordered that: Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2 of this order, and to the limitations set forth in the Act, the following officials of the Department of Labor, in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary of Labor (Secretary) during any period in which both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Labor have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary: (a) Solicitor of Labor; (b) Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management; (c) Assistant Secretary for Policy; (d) Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs; (e) Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training; (f) Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security; (g) Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health; (h) Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health; (i) Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs; (j) Chief Financial Officer; (k) Administrator, Wage and Hour Division; (l) Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training; (m) Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy; (n) First assistants, pursuant to the Act, to the officials in the order listed in (a) and (c)–(h); (o) Regional Solicitor—Dallas; and (p) Regional Administrator for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management—Region VI/Dallas. Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1(a)–(p) of this order in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order. Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with PRESIDENTIAL DOCS (b) No individual listed in section 1(a)–(p) of this order shall act as Secretary unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the Act. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this order in designating an acting Secretary. Sec. 3. Revocation. Executive Order 13245 of December 18, 2001 (Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor), is hereby revoked. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:35 Dec 29, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4705 Sfmt 4790 E:\FR\FM\30DEE0.SGM 30DEE0$

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Presidential Documents
FR Citation		81 FR 96329