Labor Department
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor [Secretary's Order 1-2017] 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. A. This Order is issued pursuant to Executive Order 13755 (replacing Executive Order (E.O.) 13245, December 18, 2001); 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 as amended; Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq., as amended; 5 USC 301 ; 31 U.S.C. 1531 and 1533 ; Executive Order 12656 , as amended; and Executive Order 12148 , as amended. National Secur…
Citation: 82 FR 6653
