[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20333-20334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3799]



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Part VII





The President





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Memorandum of April 17, 2006--Designation of Officers of the Social 
Security Administration
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                Memorandum of April 17, 2006

                
Designation of Officers of the Social Security 
                Administration

                Memorandum for the Commissioner of Social Security

                By the authority vested in me as President under the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
                1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order that:

                Section 1. Order of Succession.

                During any period when both the Commissioner of Social 
                Security (Commissioner) and the Deputy Commissioner of 
                Social Security (Deputy Commissioner) have died, 
                resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the 
                functions and duties of the office of Commissioner, the 
                following officers of the Social Security 
                Administration, in the order listed, shall perform the 
                functions and duties of the office of Commissioner, if 
                they are eligible to act as Commissioner under the 
                provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 
                until such time as the Commissioner or Deputy 
                Commissioner is able to perform the functions and 
                duties of the office of Commissioner:

                    Chief of Staff;
                    Deputy Commissioner for Operations;
                    Regional Commissioner, Philadelphia; and
                    Regional Commissioner, Dallas.

                Sec. 2. Exceptions.

(a)

 No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1 in an acting 
capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Commissioner pursuant to 
this memorandum.

(b)

 Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President retains 
discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., to depart from this memorandum in designating 
an acting Commissioner.

                Sec. 3. Prior Memorandum Superseded.

                This memorandum supersedes the Presidential Memorandum 
                of May 9, 2002, entitled ``Designation of Officers of 
                the Social Security Administration.''

                Sec. 4. Publication.

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                You are authorized and directed to publish this 
                memorandum in the Federal Register.

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                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, April 17, 2006.

[FR Doc. 06-3799
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