Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency
Executive Order 2021-01094
|Signed on January 9, 2021
45th Presidency
What it means
This order establishes a clear succession plan for the EPA, designating who will lead the agency if both the Administrator and Deputy Administrator become unavailable. It creates a 17-position depth chart starting with the General Counsel, followed by various Assistant Administrators and other key officials.
Expected impact
- Provides stability and continuity of operations at the EPA during leadership transitions
- Ensures environmental protection work continues uninterrupted during vacancies
- Streamlines the succession process, potentially avoiding gaps in leadership that could delay important environmental decisions and regulatory actions
- Replaces a previous succession order from the Obama administration with an updated version