[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 154 (Friday, August 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46524-46528]
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[FR Doc No: E8-18334]



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Order of Succession to the Secretary of Labor; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Secretary's Order 4-2008]


Order of Succession to the Secretary of Labor, Continuity of 
Executive Direction, Repositioning and Devolution of Departmental 
Governance, and Emergency Planning Under Circumstances of Extreme 
Disruption

    1. Purpose. To provide for succession to act as, or on behalf of, 
the Secretary of Labor in case of death or resignation of the 
Secretary, or if the Secretary is otherwise unable to perform the 
functions and duties of the office, including in case of absence or 
sickness; to provide lines of succession for executive continuity 
within the Department and its Agencies during vacancies arising in a 
period of national emergency or in the course of business; to provide 
for the repositioning and devolution of Departmental governance under 
circumstances of extreme disruption; and to identify the first 
assistant to those officers of the Department whose appointment to 
office is required to be made by the President, including those whose 
appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
    2. Authority and Directives Affected.
    A. This Order is issued pursuant to Executive Order 13245; the 
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (the FVRA) (codified generally at 
5 U.S.C. 3345, et seq.); 29 U.S.C. 551 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 
6 of 1950; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958; Reorganization Plan No. 1 
of 1973; Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950; Disaster Relief Act of 
1974; 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 1531 and 1533; Executive Order 12656; and 
Executive Order 12148. National Security Presidential Directive 51/
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20 (NSPD-51/HSPD-20) National 
Continuity Policy (May 2007); National Continuity Policy Implementation 
Plan (NCPIP) (Aug 2007); Federal Continuity Directive 1 (FCD-1) Federal 
Executive Branch National Continuity Policy (Feb 2008); Office of 
Personnel Management, Handbook on Pay and Leave Benefits for Federal 
Employees Affected by Severe Weather Conditions or Other Emergency 
Situations (July 2007).
    B. Secretary's Order 4-2003, published at 68 FR 41048-01 on July 9, 
2003, is hereby superseded and canceled, and all agency delegations in 
conflict with this Order and/or its Attachment are hereby superseded.
    3. Background. Following the 1998 enactment of the Federal 
Vacancies Reform Act, the order of succession of officers to act as 
Secretary of Labor in periods of vacancy was determined by Secretary's 
Order 2-2001, which was issued under the authority of Executive Order 
(E.O.) 10513 (January 19, 1954). On December 18, 2001, E.O. 13245 
revoked E.O. 10513 and provided a new order of succession to the 
position of Secretary of Labor. The Department's plan for continuity of 
operations in the event of a need for relocation involves movement of 
National Office executive and other staff to a relocation center, 
currently the National Mine Health and Safety Academy (the ``Relocation 
Site''). The Department's plan for devolution was established by 
Secretarial Memorandum dated December 20, 2006, wherein the Secretary 
selected Dallas, Texas as the National Office, Department of Labor 
devolution site (the ``Devolution Site'').
    4. Order of Governance. In accordance with E.O. 13245 and the FVRA, 
in case of absence due to sickness, resignation, death or national 
emergency, the functions and duties of the officers of the Department 
of Labor and their respective responsibilities for operational 
management will be performed in an acting capacity or on behalf thereof 
by the incumbents of the positions designated in the following orders:

A. Succession to the Secretary of Labor

    Sequence for identifying the Acting Secretary of Labor, who shall 
have all of the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary:
    (1) Deputy Secretary of Labor;
    (2) Solicitor of Labor;
    (3) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of Administration and 
Management;
    (4) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of Policy;
    (5) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs;
    (6) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the Employment and 
Training Administration;
    (7) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the Employment 
Standards Administration;
    (8) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the Employee Benefits 
Security Administration;
    (9) Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
Health;
    (10) Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health;
    (11) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the Office of Public 
Affairs;
    (12) Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment and 
Training; and
    (13) Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the Office of 
Disability Employment Policy.
    Provided that, no individual who is serving in an acting capacity 
in any of the above positions shall serve as Acting Secretary pursuant 
to this Order.

B. Identifying the Delegated Secretarial Designee on Behalf of the 
Secretary of Labor

    In the event and for such time(s) that none of the Presidentially-
appointed and Senate-confirmed positions (PAS) incumbents in the 
succession sequence set forth in Paragraph 4.A., above, are available 
to serve as Acting Secretary, the Delegated Secretarial Designee (DSD) 
shall fulfill, on an interim basis, the operational management of the 
Department except the Secretary's ``functions and duties.'' The 
``functions and duties'' of the Secretary are those non-delegable 
responsibilities (a) established by law (statute or regulation); and 
(b) required to be performed by, and only by, the Secretary. Except as 
determined otherwise by the President, whoever from time to time is 
highest in the following sequence and is available to serve shall be 
the Delegated Secretarial Designee:
    (1) The following PAS:
    (a) Chief Financial Officer;
    (b) Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division;
    (c) Director of the Women's Bureau; and
    (d) Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
    (2) The following ``First Assistants,'' provided that, upon the 
issuance of a new ``Memorandum to Provide for Order of Succession for 
Executive Community'' to replace the attached Memorandum, the new 
listing in such Memorandum will then become the authoritative list of 
``First Assistants'':
    (a) Deputy Solicitor of Labor;
    (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations within the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management;
    (c) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy;
    (d) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs;
    (e) Deputy Assistant Secretary within the Office of Employment and 
Training (organizationally known as the DAS for the Workforce 
Investment System);
    (f) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy within the Employee 
Benefits Security Administration;
    (g) Deputy Assistant Secretary within the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration;
    (h) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health;
    (i) Deputy Assistant Secretary within the Office of Public Affairs 
(serving as the primary advisor to the Assistant

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Secretary in charge of the Office of Public Affairs);
    (j) Deputy Assistant Secretary within the Veterans Employment and 
Training Service;
    (k) Deputy Assistant Secretary within the Office of Disability 
Employment Policy;
    (l) Deputy Chief Financial Officer;
    (m) Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator;
    (n) Deputy Director, Women's Bureau; and
    (o) Deputy Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
    (3) Specified DOL officials as follows:
    (a) Regional Solicitor--Dallas;
    (b) Dallas, Texas Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration and Management (OASAM) Regional Administrator (who, upon 
becoming DSD by order of operation of this Succession Order, the 
Secretary hereby authorizes and pre-approves for an immediate, 
noncompetitive appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES) under 
a limited-term appointment using a DOL SES allocation);
    (c) Regional Administrator for ETA located in Dallas;
    (d) OSHA Regional Administrator--Dallas.
    Provided that, no individual who is serving in an acting capacity 
in any of the above positions shall serve as the Delegated Secretarial 
Designee pursuant to this Order.

C. To All Other PAS Positions and Heads of Other Principal 
Organizational Units

    (1) There are offices and agencies within the Department of Labor 
headed by officers whose appointment to office is required to be made 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate 
(PAS). In the event of a vacancy in any of these PAS positions, the 
FVRA provides that, except in certain narrow circumstances, the ``first 
assistant [to the PAS position] shall perform the functions and duties 
of the [PAS position] temporarily in an acting capacity'' (subject to 
certain time limitations), unless and until the President makes an 
alternative designation under the FVRA. The functions and duties of the 
PAS officers of the Department and the operational management of the 
respective agency will be performed by the incumbent first assistant to 
the PAS position, as designated in the Secretarial Memorandum to 
Department of Labor Executive Staff (see, ``Memorandum,'' attached to 
this Order).
    (2) In the event that (a) there is a vacancy in the position of the 
first assistant, or (b) the first assistant position is occupied by a 
person who is statutorily barred from serving as an acting officer, the 
operational management of the agency headed by the PAS shall be 
performed by the person whose designation closest follows that of the 
first assistant, unless and until the President makes an alternative 
designation under the FVRA. However, the ``functions and duties'' of 
the PAS may not be performed by any person other than the person 
serving in an acting capacity (or, in the absence of an acting officer, 
by the Secretary pursuant to the FVRA). The ``functions and duties'' 
are those non-delegable responsibilities (a) established by law 
(statute or regulation); and (b) required to be performed by, and only 
by, the PAS.
    (3) The Memorandum described in Paragraph 4.C.(1) above shall 
include succession to the heads of other Departmental organizational 
units that report to the Secretary.
    (4) Nothing in this Order or the Memorandum shall: (1) be construed 
to override the provisions in the FVRA with respect to the Inspector 
General or the Chief Financial Officer (5 U.S.C. 3348(e)); or (2) limit 
the Secretary's authority to reassign functions or duties of officers 
unless otherwise precluded by law or regulation.
    (5) The Memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register and 
codified in the Department of Labor Manual Series. It is also subject 
to periodic revision by the Secretary, as necessary, and is effective 
upon signature unless otherwise specified.
    5. Emergency Governance of the Department of Labor and Devolution 
of Authorities and Responsibilities
    A. Secretary (or Acting Secretary) of Labor. Unless otherwise 
directed by the President (or designee), upon the occurrence of a 
national emergency entailing a wholesale disruption of the operations, 
structure, and leadership of the Department of Labor, the Secretary or 
Acting Secretary (as designated by the President or as provided in the 
order of succession set forth in Paragraph 4.A. above) shall activate 
the governing Continuity Plans and determine whether the National 
Office of the Department of Labor will remain in the then existing 
location, be repositioned organizationally to the Relocation Site, or 
be repositioned and reconstituted at the Devolution Site.
    B. Except as otherwise directed by the President (or designee), if 
(1) a catastrophic event occurs in the Washington, DC metropolitan 
area; (2) the incumbents identified in Paragraph 4.A. are unavailable 
or unlikely to be available promptly for succession; and (3) the 
incumbent(s) higher-situated to fill the role of Delegated Secretarial 
Designee (DSD) as provided in Paragraph 4.B. are unavailable or 
unlikely to be available promptly to assume the position of DSD, then 
consistent with the guidelines and operational plans of the Department 
and upon a review of the circumstances and Executive branch guidance, 
the incumbent in the next highest DSD-eligible position shall activate 
the governing Continuity Plans described in Paragraph 5.A. and, based 
upon those plans, determine whether the National Office of the 
Department of Labor will remain in the then existing location, be 
repositioned organizationally to the Relocation Site, or be 
repositioned and reconstituted in Dallas, Texas. If emergency 
circumstances exist that make identification of the DSD untenable, then 
the Regional Solicitor located in Dallas shall assume the duties and 
responsibilities described above in this Paragraph 5.B. unless and 
until the Secretary, Acting Secretary or a higher-situated official 
listed in Paragraph 4.B. above is identified and is available to serve.
    6. General and Specific Delegations of Authority and Assignment of 
Responsibilities
    A. Acting Secretary: Upon designation in accordance with the 
conditions and sequence set forth in Section 4.A. of this Order, the 
Acting Secretary shall have all of the authorities of the Secretary of 
Labor, whether statutorily-conferred or delegated by the President. The 
Acting Secretary shall provide for the full operational management of 
the Department of Labor, including, for example, the activation or 
modification of pre-existing Continuity Plans for the repositioning and 
reconstitution of the Department of Labor in the event of a national 
emergency.
    B. Delegated Secretarial Designee: Upon designation in accordance 
with the conditions and sequence set forth above and subject to 
direction by the President or designee, the Secretary, or the Acting 
Secretary, the DSD shall fulfill interim operational management 
functions for the Department of Labor, performing all of the duties and 
responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor (except the ``functions and 
duties'' as defined in Paragraph 4.B. above) including, for example, 
the activation or modification of pre-existing Continuity Plans for the 
repositioning and reconstitution of the Department of Labor in the 
event of a national emergency.
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(ASAM) shall develop and provide on at least an annual basis a ``duties 
and responsibilities'' briefing to the designated Secretarial 
successors and DSDs and other key positions on their respective 
responsibilities, and on applicable relocation and reconstitution 
provisions, and shall establish (within 180 days from the date of this 
Order) and regularly thereafter update, in consultation with DOL Agency 
Heads, governing Continuity Plans for the repositioning and 
reconstitution of the Department of Labor upon the occurrence of 
national emergency scenarios entailing a wholesale disruption of the 
operations, structure, and leadership of the Department of Labor.
    The governing Continuity Plans for the Department as approved by 
the ASAM shall reflect:
    (1) The standards under a variety of scenarios for activation of 
the Continuity Plans;
    (2) the determination of each agency head that the succession 
plans, delegations of authority and assignments of responsibility, 
emergency agency directives, standard operating procedures, and 
position descriptions needed to fulfill its mission, if devolved to or 
reconstituted in Dallas, are established, approved by the ASAM, and 
presented to the Dallas Regional Administrator (OASAM) for contingency 
activation by Secretary, Acting Secretary, or the Delegated Secretarial 
Designee;
    (3) plans prepared by the Dallas Regional Administrator (OASAM) for 
receiving a devolved Department or for reconstituting the Department in 
the event of activation of the DOL Continuity Plans in Dallas, Texas; 
and
    (4) the review by the Dallas Regional Administrator of each 
agency's succession plans, delegations of authority and assignments of 
responsibility, emergency agency directives, standard operating 
procedures, and position descriptions needed to fulfill its mission, if 
relocated to or reconstituted in Dallas, are established, and approved 
by the ASAM.
    D. The Chief Human Capital Officer shall develop and approve 
(within 180 days from the date of this Order) and regularly thereafter 
update, a plan, consistent with applicable law, for managing, 
positioning and compensating DOL human resources in the event of a 
continuity of operations event, and shall assist with, and review the 
adequacy of, preparations by Agency Heads for repositioning and 
reconstituting the operations of their respective agencies. The Chief 
Human Capital Officer shall also assure that the position descriptions 
of all DSD-eligible incumbents reflect their potential DSD service.
    E. The Chief Acquisition Officer shall develop and approve (within 
180 days from the date of this Order) and regularly thereafter update, 
appropriate plans for assuring that all stages of the Department's 
central contracting needs can be met with regional resources and that 
emergency powers, to the extent permitted by law, are ready for 
activation upon the occurrence of a national emergency or major 
disruption, and shall assist with and review the adequacy of 
preparations by Agency Heads for repositioning and reconstituting the 
operations of their respective agencies.
    F. The Chief Information Officer shall develop and approve (within 
180 days from the date of this Order) and regularly thereafter update, 
appropriate plans for assuring that all of the Department's information 
technology systems have sufficient redundancies to support the timely 
relocation of the Department's Primary Mission Essential Functions and 
Mission Essential Functions and the reconstitution of the all the 
Department's organizations and functions, and shall assist with and 
review the adequacy of preparations by Agency Heads for repositioning 
and reconstituting the operations of their respective agencies.
    G. (1) The Assistant Secretary in charge of Administration and 
Management shall, develop and approve (within 180 days from the date of 
this Order) and regularly thereafter update, plans, consistent with 
applicable law, for the establishment of budget formulation for a 
relocated or reconstituted Department and for securing apportionment 
flexibilities that will permit functions to be transferred and 
redistributed among DOL agencies and their respective appropriation 
accounts, and shall assist with and review the adequacy of preparations 
by Agency Heads for repositioning and reconstituting the operations of 
their respective agencies.
    (2) The Chief Financial Officer shall develop and approve (within 
180 days from the date of this Order) and regularly thereafter update, 
plans consistent with applicable law, for the establishment of budget 
execution capabilities for a relocated or reconstituted Department and 
shall assist with and review the adequacy of preparations by Agency 
Heads for repositioning and reconstituting the operations of their 
respective agencies.
    H. The Chief Property Officer shall assist with and review the 
adequacy of preparations by Agency Heads for repositioning and 
reconstituting the operations of their respective agencies.
    I. The Solicitor of Labor is delegated authority and assigned 
responsibility for providing legal advice and assistance to all 
officers of the Department relating to the administration and 
implementation of this Order and, if such an event arises, for a 
relocated or reconstituted Department. The bringing of legal 
proceedings, the representation of the Secretary and other officials of 
the Department, and the determination of whether such proceedings or 
representations are appropriate in a given case, are delegated 
exclusively.
    J. Agency Heads shall assure completion (within 180 days from the 
date of this Order, and on a regular basis thereafter) of the planning, 
support, and consultation required by authorized officers in connection 
with all aspects of the administration of this Order, including:
    (1) Establishing appropriate succession plans, delegations of 
authority and assignments of responsibility, emergency agency 
directives, vital record identification and protection, standard 
operating procedures, and position descriptions to assure for the 
continuity of agency operations relocated to the Relocation Site or the 
Devolution Site, as appropriate;
    (2) Engaging in specific transitional planning with the ASAM, 
including provisions for appropriate transfer of staff and programs as 
appropriate, in order to create devolution plans for DOL Agencies whose 
Offices do not currently have staff and space available at the 
Devolution Site; and
    (3) In consultation with the Office of the Solicitor, identifying, 
compiling, and reporting to the ASAM regarding those emergency 
authorities and responsibilities that may not be suspended, or are 
activated, during national emergencies of any type.
    K. The Dallas Regional Administrator (OASAM) shall prepare and 
approve (within 180 days from the date of this Order) and regularly 
thereafter update, plans for receiving a relocated Department or for 
reconstituting the Department in the event of activation of the DOL 
Continuity Plans in the Devolution Site.
    L. All employees of the Department shall be responsible for knowing 
their individual responsibilities in any continuity situation, for 
contacting DOL as soon as possible after a major incident consistent 
with applicable guidance and for being available to work during 
emergencies to the extent deemed necessary and appropriate and

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consistent with OPM guidance. All employees shall also comply with such 
further directions as may be published from time to time in the 
Department's internal regulations or otherwise distributed relating to 
their duties and responsibilities during emergency circumstances.
    7. Reservations of Authority
    A. Except to the extent stated in this Order, this Secretary's 
Order does not affect the authorities and responsibilities of the 
Inspector General under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
or Secretary's Order 04-2006 (February 21, 2006).
    B. This Order does not affect any authorities and responsibilities 
of the Chief Financial Officer under the Chief Financial Officers Act 
of 1990, any other Federal law or regulation, or any Office of 
Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office, or U.S. 
Department of the Treasury policies and publications governing the 
fiscal responsibilities of Federal departments and agencies.
    8. Effective Date. This Order is effective immediately.

    Dated: August 4, 2008.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.

Attachment

MEMORANDUM FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EXECUTIVE STAFF

    FROM: ELAINE L. CHAO
    SUBJECT: To Provide for the Order of Succession for Executive 
Continuity
    This memorandum is issued pursuant to Secretary's Order 4-2008 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). 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.
    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
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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 
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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. Sec.  3345.
Solicitor of Labor:
    Deputy Solicitor
    Deputy Solicitor (National Operations)
    Deputy Solicitor (Regional Operations)
Assistant Secretary in charge of 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 of Labor in charge of Policy:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy \2\
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    \2\ 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.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (Operations and Analysis)
Assistant Secretary in charge of the Office of Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary in charge of the Employment and Training 
Administration:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary \3\
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    \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.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training \4\
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    \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 Administration and National Activity.
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Assistant Secretary in charge of the Employment Standards 
Administration:
    Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations
    Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Assistant Secretary in charge of the Employee Benefits Security 
Administration: \5\
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    \5\ 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.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations
Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary \6\
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    \6\ This Deputy Assistant Secretary position is responsible for 
Congressional and Intergovernmental liaison activity, among other 
responsibilities.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary for the Mine Safety and Health Administration:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine

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Safety and Health \7\
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    \7\ 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.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health \8\
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    \8\ 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.
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Assistant Secretary in charge of the Office of Public Affairs:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary \9\
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    \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.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary \10\
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    \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.
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Assistant Secretary for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management
Assistant Secretary in charge of the Office of Disability Employment 
Policy:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary
Chief Financial Officer:
    Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division:
    Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator
    Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator (Operations)
    Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator for Enforcement
Director of the Women's Bureau:
    Chief of Staff \11\
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Commissioner of Labor Statistics:
    Deputy Commissioner
Inspector General:
    Deputy Inspector General

Non-PAS Agency Head Positions

Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs of the Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs:
    Associate Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs
Chief Information Officer:
    Deputy Chief Information Officer

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