Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency Officials Ordered into Line of Succession
What it does
The order directs designated Environmental Protection Agency officials to serve as Acting Administrator in the listed order if the Administrator and Deputy are unable to serve.
Real-world impact
- Provides clear temporary leadership when the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and Deputy are unavailable.
- Blocks officials serving only in an acting role from becoming Acting Administrator.
- Revokes prior Environmental Protection Agency succession orders, changing who may assume agency leadership.
Topics
Summary
This order establishes the sequence of officials who will temporarily lead the Environmental Protection Agency if both the Administrator and Deputy Administrator die, resign, or cannot perform their duties.
It names specific Environmental Protection Agency officials, including the General Counsel, several Assistant Administrators, the Chief Financial Officer, and certain regional leaders. The order bars people who are serving only in acting roles from serving under this list and requires that anyone acting be eligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
It also revokes two earlier succession orders and aims to keep agency leadership continuous during unexpected gaps.
Questions, answered
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- “What agencies are affected by this order?”
- “How does this order change existing policy?”
- “What are the practical implications of this order?”