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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 66260-66261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31667]



                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2001 / 
Presidential Documents

[[Page 66260]]

                Executive Order 13242 of December 18, 2001

                
Providing an Order of Succession Within the 
                Department of Commerce

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including Subchapter III of Chapter 33 of 
                title 5 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered 
                that:

                Section 1. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of 
                this Executive Order, the officers named in section 2, 
                in the order listed, shall act as and perform the 
                functions and duties of the office of Secretary of 
                Commerce (Secretary) during any period when both the 
                Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce (Deputy 
                Secretary) have died, resigned, or are otherwise unable 
                to perform the functions and duties of the office of 
                Secretary.

                Sec. 2. Order of Succession.

                    (a) General Counsel of the Department of Commerce;
                    (b) Under Secretary of Commerce for International 
                Trade;
                    (c) Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
                Affairs;
                    (d) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
                Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration;
                    (e) Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology;
                    (f) Under Secretary of Commerce for Export 
                Administration;
                    (g) Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
                Commerce and Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge 
                of Administration; and
                    (h) Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of 
                Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.

                Sec. 3. Exceptions.

                    (a) No individual who is serving in an office 
                listed in section 2(a)-(h) in an acting capacity shall 
                act as Secretary pursuant to this Executive Order.
                    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this 
                Executive Order, the President retains discretion, to 
                the extent permitted by Subchapter III of Chapter 33 of 
                title 5 of the United States Code, to depart from this 
                Executive Order in designating an acting Secretary.

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                Sec. 4. Executive Order 11880 of October 2, 1975, 
                Executive Order 12998 of April 5, 1996, and section 26 
                of Executive Order 12608 of September 9, 1987, are 
                hereby revoked.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     December 18, 2001.

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