Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation
Headline: Establishes Order of Succession for Department of Transportation Secretary
What it does: The order directs Department of Transportation officials to follow a specified line of succession to act as Secretary when senior officials are unavailable.
- Names which Department of Transportation officials will assume Secretary duties if top officials are unavailable.
- Prevents individuals serving only in acting roles from becoming Acting Secretary under this order.
- Requires officials to meet Federal Vacancies Reform Act eligibility before serving.
Summary
This order sets a clear line of who will act as Secretary of Transportation if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary for Policy, and other designated officials die, resign, or cannot perform their duties. It lists specific positions—administrators for highways, aviation, motor carrier, rail, transit, maritime, pipelines and safety, research, and two regional officials—who would serve next.
The order bars people serving only in acting roles from becoming Acting Secretary under it, requires eligibility under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, allows the President to deviate when lawful, and replaces a 2002 memorandum.
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