CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Parts 501–599) > PART 501—ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES > 501.4—Succession to Administrator.

501.4—Succession to Administrator.

(a) The following officials, in the order indicated, shall act in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3346-334 9 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) Senior Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety;
(3) Chief Counsel;
(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, as amended at 74 FR 46021, Sept. 8, 2009]