49 C.F.R. § 501.4 Succession to Administrator.
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) The following officials, in the order indicated, shall act in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3346–3349 as Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the case of the absence or disability or in the case of a vacancy in the office of the Administrator, until a successor is appointed: (1) Deputy Administrator; (2) Chief Counsel; (3) Senior Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety; (4) Senior Associate Administrator for Traffic Injury Control; and (5) Senior Associate Administrator for Policy and Operations. (b) In order to qualify for the line of succession, officials must be encumbered in their position on a permanent basis. [69 FR 63957, Nov. 3, 2004]
Title 49: Transportation
PART 501—ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES
§ 501.4 Succession to Administrator.
