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                By the authority vested in me as President by 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., it is hereby ordered 
                that:

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

                Sec. 2. Order of Succession.

                    (a) Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances;
                    (b) Assistant Administrator (Air and Radiation);
                    (c) Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste;
                    (d) Assistant Administrator (Water Programs);
                    (e) Assistant Administrator (General Counsel);
                    (f) Assistant Administrator (Enforcement and 
                Compliance Assurance);
                    (g) Chief Financial Officer;
                    (h) Assistant Administrator (Research and 
                Development);
                    (i) Assistant Administrator (International 
                Activities);
                    (j) Assistant Administrator (Administration and 
                Resources Management); and
                    (k) Assistant Administrator (Environmental 
                Information).

                Sec. 3. Exceptions.

                    (a) No individual who is serving in an office 
                listed in section 2(a)-(k) in an acting capacity, by 
                virtue of so serving, shall act as Administrator 
                pursuant to this order.
                    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, 
                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 order in 
                designating an acting Administrator.

                Sec. 4. Amendments to Certain Executive Orders 
                providing Orders of Succession. Executive Orders 13241, 
                13242, 13243, 13244, 13245, 13246, and 13247 of 
                December 18, 2001, and Executive Orders 13250 and 13251 
                of December 28, 2001, are hereby amended as follows:

                    (a) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13241 of 
                December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of Agriculture,'' is 
                replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is 
                serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(j) in an 
                acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as 
                Secretary pursuant to this order.'';
                    (b) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13242 of 
                December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of Commerce,'' is 
                replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is 
                serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(h) in an acting capacity 
                shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary 
                pursuant to this order.'';
                    (c) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13243 of 
                December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No 
                individual who is serving in an office listed in 
                section 2(a)-(i) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue 
                of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this 
                order.'';
                    (d) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13244 of 
                December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of the Interior,'' is 
                replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is 
                serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(f) in an 
                acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as 
                Secretary pursuant to this order.'';
                    (e) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13245 of 
                December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of Labor,'' is 
                replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is 
                serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(l) in an 
                acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as 
                Secretary pursuant to this order.'';
                    (f) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13246 of 
                December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of the Treasury,'' is 
                replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is 
                serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(c) in an 
                acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as 
                Secretary pursuant to this order.'';
                    (g) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13247 of 
                December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of Veterans Affairs,'' 
                is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who 
                is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(h) in 
                an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act 
                as Secretary pursuant to this order.'';
                    (h) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13250 of 
                December 28, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of Health and Human 
                Services,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No 
                individual who is serving in an office listed in 
                section 2(a)-(c) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue 
                of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this 
                order.'' and;
                    (i) Section 3(b) of Executive Order 13251 of 
                December 28, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of 
                Succession Within the Department of State,'' is 
                replaced with the following: ``(b) No individual who is 
                serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(m) in an 
                acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as 
                Secretary pursuant to this order.''.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     March 19, 2002.