[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62544-62545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23947]



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Department of Labor





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Office of the Secretary



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Memorandum of Succession for Executive Continuity; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Memorandum of Succession for Executive Continuity

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On October 14, 2004, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, 
pursuant to Secretary's Order 4-2003 (68 FR 41048, July 9, 2003), and 
the authorities cited therein, issued a ``Memorandum For Department of 
Labor Executive Staff'' to provide lines of succession in case of 
absence, sickness, resignation, or death of agency heads and during 
periods of national emergency declared by the President and to provide 
for ongoing operational management of agency programs and personnel. 
The Secretary has directed that this Memorandum be published in the 
Federal Register, and a copy of the Memorandum is annexed hereto as an 
Appendix.

DATES: This notice is effective October 26, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Edward C. Hugler, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Operations, tel. (202) 693-4040.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of October, 2004.
Patrick Pizzella,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management.

Memorandum for Department of Labor Executive Staff

From: Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor.
Subject: To Provide for the Order of Succession for Executive 
Continuity.

October 14, 2004.
    This memorandum is issued pursuant to Secretary's Order 4-2003 and 
the authorities cited therein, in order to provide lines of succession 
in case of absence, sickness, resignation, or death of agency heads and 
during periods of national emergency declared by the President and to 
provide for ongoing operational management of agency programs and 
personnel.
    Functions and duties and ongoing operational management 
responsibilities of the officers of the Department whose appointment to 
office is required to be made by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate (PAS), will be performed in an acting 
capacity by the below designated ``first assistants,'' unless and until 
the President makes an alternative designation under the Federal 
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (FVRA).\1\ Functions and duties are those 
non-delegable responsibilities established by law (statute or 
regulation) and required to be performed by, and only by, the PAS.
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    \1\ The first assistants are designated in the list that follows 
as the position designated immediately below the PAS or non-PAS 
agency head position title.
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    In the event that the first assistant does not serve or is barred 
from serving, unless and until the President makes an alternative 
designation under the FVRA, the person whose designation closest 
follows that of the first assistant shall perform the operational 
management of the agency. However, the functions and duties of the PAS 
may not be performed by any person other than the person serving in an 
acting capacity, in accord with FVRA (or, in the absence of an acting 
officer, by the Secretary pursuant to the FVRA).
    The Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs, which are not covered by the statute, 
(because they are not headed by PAS positions) are included in this 
memorandum for the purpose of consolidating the presentation of the 
Department's program for establishing orderly internal succession in 
the event of vacancies.
    This memorandum supersedes all prior inconsistent agency 
delegations. Agency Heads shall assure that agency delegations, 
position descriptions, and other pertinent documents are maintained 
consistently with the designations provided below. Any modifications to 
the Order of Succession specified in this memorandum are solely 
reserved to the Secretary.
    This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register and 
codified in the Department of Labor Manual Series. This memorandum is 
subject to periodic revision by the Secretary, as necessary, and is 
effective on the date indicated above.

Designation of Agency First Assistant \1\ and Order of Succession

A. PAS Positions Under the Secretary of Labor

Deputy Secretary of Labor

    Designation to be made by Presidential direction, as provided in 5 
U.S.C. 3345.

Solicitor of Labor

Deputy Solicitor
Deputy Solicitor for National Operations
Deputy Solicitor for Regional Operations

Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Performance Planning
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security and Emergency Management

Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration 
\2\

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations

Assistant Secretary for the Employment Standards Administration

Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training \3\
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training \4\

Assistant Secretary for the Mine Safety and Health Administration

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health \5\
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health \6\

Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration

Deputy Assistant Secretary \7\
Deputy Assistant Secretary

Assistant Secretary for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy

Deputy Assistant Secretary \8\
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (Operations and Analysis)

Assistant Secretary for the Office of Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs

Assistant Secretary for the Office of Disability Employment Policy

Deputy Assistant Secretary
Director, Office of Operations

Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Affairs

Deputy Assistant Secretary \9\
Deputy Assistant Secretary \10\

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Deputy Assistant Secretary \11\

Assistant Secretary for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service

Deputy Assistant Secretary
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management
Director of Operations and Programs

Director of the Women's Bureau

Deputy Director \12\
Regional Office Coordinator

Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division

Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator

Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Deputy Commissioner

Chief Financial Officer

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Inspector General

Deputy Inspector General

B. Non-PAS Agency Head Positions

Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs of the Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs

Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy
Associate Deputy Under Secretary and Director of International Economic 
Affairs

Chief Information Officer

Deputy Chief Information Officer
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    \1\ The first assistants are designated in italic font 
immediately below the PAS or Non-PAS position title.
    \2\ Described as Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the 
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration in Executive Order 
13245. This agency was renamed Employee Benefits Security 
Administration in Secretary's Order 1-2003.
    \3\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary position is responsible for 
the formulation of policies and development of multi-year goals, 
objectives and strategies, among other responsibilities. 
Organizationally, the position is known as the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for the Workforce Investment System.
    \4\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary position is responsible for 
providing leadership and direction to ETA operations with specific 
direction provided to administrative and management systems and 
activities. Organizationally, this position is known as the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Performance and Administration.
    \5\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary is responsible for the 
formulation of policies and development of multi-year goals, 
objectives, and strategies, among other responsibilities. 
Organizationally, the position is known as the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy.
    \6\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary is responsible for the day-
to-day management of internal operations, among other 
responsibilities. Organizationally, the position is known as the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations.
    \7\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary position is responsible for 
Congressional and Intergovernmental liaison activity, among other 
responsibilities.
    \8\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary serves as liaison to the 
Executive Office of the President to assure Departmental policies, 
goals, objectives and strategies reflect the Administration's 
positions.
    \9\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary serves as the primary 
adviser to the Assistant Secretary and other DOL officials on public 
affairs aspects of policy and program development, among other 
responsibilities.
    \10\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary develops marketing and 
public outreach campaigns for programs or issues and serves as the 
primary spokesperson for the Secretary and the Department, among 
other responsibilities.
    \11\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary serves as the principal 
career public affairs consultant to the Assistant Secretary and 
manages and directs the office's day-to-day public affairs 
activities, among other responsibilities.
    \12\ This position is first assistant, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 14.

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