[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
[March 19, 2002]
[Pages 752-753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Memorandum on Designation of Officers of the Department of 
Transportation
March 19, 2002

Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation

Subject: Designation of Officers of the Department of Transportation

    By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution 
and the laws of the United States of America and pursuant to 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 the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary), 
the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and the officers designated by 
the Secretary pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 102(e) to perform the functions and 
duties of the office of Secretary

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have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions 
and duties of the office of Secretary, the following officers of the 
Department of Transportation, in the order listed, shall perform the 
functions and duties of the office of Secretary, if they are eligible to 
act as Secretary under the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform 
Act of 1998, until such time as at least one of the officers mentioned 
above is able to perform the functions and duties of the office of 
Secretary:
    Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation;
    Under Secretary of Transportation for Security;
    Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration;
    Federal Aviation Administration Regional Administrator, Southwest 
        Region; and
    Federal Aviation Administration Regional Administrator, Great Lakes 
        Region.
    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 Secretary 
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 Secretary.

                                                          George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on May 9.