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Presidential Order on Succession for the Council on Environmental Quality

Original title: Designation of Officials of the Council on Environmental Quality To Act as Chairman

January 3, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

This order ensures continuity of leadership for the agency responsible for coordinating federal environmental policy during unexpected vacancies.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Council on Environmental Quality staff

The order defines the specific hierarchy of leadership and succession for officials within the agency.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 3, 2025.

What's next

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Summary

President Biden issued a memorandum establishing a formal for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality. This document outlines which officials will assume the Chairman's duties if the position becomes vacant and revokes a previous 2019 succession order.

Key Facts

The order establishes a specific hierarchy for acting Chairman, starting with the Chief of Staff and General Counsel.
Individuals serving in an acting capacity in the listed roles are ineligible to serve as acting Chairman.
The President retains the discretion to designate an acting Chairman outside of this established order.
This memorandum revokes the previous succession order issued on September 6, 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who takes over if the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality is unable to serve?

The order specifies a succession list: Chief of Staff, then General Counsel, then Deputy General Counsels, then Senior Directors, and finally the Associate Director for the National Environmental Policy Act.

Does this order apply to people currently serving in an acting capacity?

No, individuals serving in an office in an acting capacity are excluded from the succession order.

Why It Matters

This order ensures continuity of leadership for the agency responsible for coordinating federal environmental policy during unexpected vacancies.

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Succession Order Update

The memorandum explicitly revokes the 2019 succession order, indicating a shift in the administrative hierarchy for the Council on Environmental Quality.

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