Updated Line of Succession and Delegations of Authority

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Pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Inspector General (IG) Anthony P. D'Esposito is updating and publishing the order of succession and delegations of authorities, which provides guidance on the transfer of functions and duties of the IG, as well as other Office of Inspector General (OIG) central management functions, regardless of what events necessitate such transfer. This revision supersedes any prior DOL-OIG notice of order of succession.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65786-65787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21171]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Updated Line of Succession and Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, U.S. Department of Labor 
(DOL) Inspector General (IG) Anthony P. D'Esposito is updating and 
publishing the order of succession and delegations of authorities, 
which provides guidance on the transfer of functions and duties of the 
IG, as well as other Office of Inspector General (OIG) central 
management functions, regardless of what events necessitate such 
transfer. This revision supersedes any prior DOL-OIG notice of order of 
succession.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Heinz, Acting Counsel to the 
Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Room S-5502, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 297-7459, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#337c7a747f5654525f605641455a5056406156424656404740735c5a541d575c5f1d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce81878982aba9afa29dabbcb8a7adabbd9cabbfbbabbdbabd8ea1a7a9e0aaa1a2e0a9a1b8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL-OIG is issuing this notice to publish an 
updated line of succession and delegations of authority within DOL-OIG. 
Pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345-
3349d) and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. 401-
424), the IG has designated the detailed sequence of succession as 
follows:
    I. During any period in which the DOL IG, dies, resigns, or is 
otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office, and 
unless the President designates another officer to perform the 
functions and duties of the position, the Deputy IG, as the designated 
first assistant to the IG, shall temporarily perform the IG's functions 
and duties in an acting capacity, pursuant to and subject to the 
Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d). However, the Deputy 
IG does not become the Acting IG if, during the 365-day period 
preceding the IG's death, resignation, or the beginning of the period 
in which the IG is unable to serve, the Deputy IG served as Deputy IG 
for less than 90 days and the President has nominated the Deputy IG to 
the IG position.
    II. In the absence of the IG and Deputy IG, and unless the 
President directs another officer to perform the functions and duties 
of the position under 5 U.S.C. 403(h), the officials designated below, 
in the order listed, shall become the acting Deputy IG and so shall 
temporarily perform the delegable functions and duties of the IG. This 
order may be changed by a delegation in writing from the IG, or by the 
Deputy IG while acting in the absence of the IG:
    1. Assistant IG for Office of Management and Policy (AIG-MP);
    2. Assistant IG for the Office of Investigations (AIG-I);
    3. Counsel to the IG (CIG);
    4. Assistant IG for the Office of Audits (AIG-A)
    5. An official serving in a Senior Executive Service (SES) or 
Senior Level (SL) permanent position in DOL-OIG who has the longest 
tenure with DOL-OIG.
    III. For purposes of this order of succession, a designated 
official in the list identified in the preceding paragraph is a person 
holding a permanent appointment to the position. Persons filling 
positions in an acting capacity do not substitute for officials holding 
a permanent appointment to a position. If a position is vacant or an

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official occupying the position on a permanent basis is absent or 
unavailable, authority passes to the next available official occupying 
a permanent position in the order of succession.
    IV. No delegation of authority or assignment of responsibilities 
under paragraph II of this Order of Succession will be deemed to affect 
the IG's authority to continue to exercise or further delegate such 
authority or responsibility.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d; 5 U.S.C. 401-424)

Anthony D'Esposito,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. 2026-21171 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
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