22 March 2002 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: March 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 55)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 13237-13239] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr21mr02-103] [[Page 13237]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part III The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Order 13259--Designation of Public International Organizations for Purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 Executive Order 13260--Establishing the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council and Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland Security Executive Order 13261--Providing an Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on Succession Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 13239]] Executive Order 13259 of March 19, 2002 Designation of Public International Organizations for Purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 30A(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd- 1(f)(1)(B)(ii)) and sections 104(h)(2)(B)(ii) and 104A(f)(2)(B)(ii) of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2(h)(2)(B)(ii), 78dd- 3(f)(2)(B)(ii)), I hereby designate as ``public international organizations'' for the purposes of application of section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and sections 104 and 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977: (a) The European Union, including: the European Communities (the European Community, the European Coal & Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community); institutions of the European Union, such as the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Central Bank, and the European Investment Bank; and any departments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof; and (b) The European Police Office (Europol), including any departments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof. Designation in this Executive Order is intended solely to further the purposes of the statutes mentioned above and is not determinative of whether an entity is a public international organization for the purpose of other statutes or regulations. (Presidential Sig.)B THE WHITE HOUSE, March 19, 2002. [FR Doc. 02-07085 Filed 03-20-02; 12:10 pm] Billing code 3195-01-P ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Federal Register: March 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 55)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 13241-13242] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr21mr02-104] Presidential Documents [[Page 13241]] Executive Order 13260 of March 19, 2002 Establishing the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council and Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland Security By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. President's Homeland Security Advisory Council. (a) Establishment and Membership. I hereby establish the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council (PHSAC). The PHSAC shall be composed of not more than 21 members appointed by the President. In addition, the Chair and the Vice Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; the Chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; and the Chair of the Panel on the Science and Technology of Combating Terrorism, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, shall serve as ex officio members of the PHSAC. The appointed members of the PHSAC shall be selected from the private sector, academia, professional service associations, federally funded research and development centers, nongovernmental organizations, State and local governments, and other appropriate professions and communities. (b) Chair and Vice Chair. The President shall designate a Chair and Vice Chair from among the appointed members of the PHSAC. (c) Senior Advisory Committees. (i) Establishment and Membership. The following four Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland Security (SACs) are hereby established to advise the PHSAC: (1) State and Local Officials; (2) Academia and Policy Research; (3) Private Sector; and (4) Emergency Services, Law Enforcement, and Public Health and Hospitals. Each SAC shall generally be composed of not more than 17 members selected by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (Assistant). The President may establish additional SACs as appropriate, consistent with this order. (ii) Chairs and Vice Chairs. The Assistant shall from time to time designate a Chair and Vice Chair for each of the SACs from among the PHSAC's members. (iii) Subcommittees. The Chair of each SAC, in consultation with the PHSAC, may as appropriate establish subcommittees to advise the SAC. Sec. 2. Functions. The PHSAC shall meet periodically at the Assistant's request to: (a) provide advice to the President through the Assistant on developing and coordinating the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats or attacks; (b) recommend to the President through the Assistant ways to improve coordination, cooperation, and communication among Federal, State, and local officials and private and other entities, and provide a means to collect scholarly research, technological advice, and information concerning processes and organizational management practices both inside and outside of the Federal Government; (c) provide advice to the President through the Assistant regarding the feasibility of implementing specific measures to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist threats or attacks within the United States; [[Page 13242]] (d) examine, and advise the President through the Assistant on, the effectiveness of the implementation of specific strategies to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist threats or attacks within the United States; and (e) report periodically, as appropriate, to the President through the Assistant on matters within the scope of the PHSAC's functions as described in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. Sec. 3. Administration. (a) Upon the request of the Chair of the PHSAC, through the Assistant, and to the extent permitted by law, the heads of executive departments and agencies shall provide the PHSAC with such information relating to homeland security matters as the PHSAC may need for the purpose of carrying out its functions. (b) The PHSAC shall have an Executive Director selected by the Assistant. (c) Members shall serve without compensation for their work on the PHSAC, the SACs, and any subcommittees thereof. However, members shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in Federal Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707). (d) To the extent permitted by law, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Office of Administration shall provide the PHSAC with administrative support and with such funds as may be necessary for the performance of the PHSAC's functions. Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (Act), may apply to the administration of any portion of this order, any functions of the President under that Act, except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by the Administrator of General Services in accordance with the guidelines that have been issued by the Administrator. (b) The PHSAC, any SACs, and any SAC subcommittees shall terminate 2 years from the date of this order unless extended by the President. (Presidential Sig.)B THE WHITE HOUSE, March 19, 2002. [FR Doc. 02-07086 Filed 03-20-02; 12:11 pm] Billing code 3195-01-P ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Federal Register: March 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 55)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 13243-13244] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr21mr02-105] Presidential Documents [[Page 13243]] Executive Order 13261 of March 19, 2002 Providing An Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on Succession By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345, et seq., it is hereby ordered that: Section 1. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this order, the officers named in section 2, in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) during any period when both the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency have died, resigned, or become otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Administrator. Sec. 2. Order of Succession. (a) Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances; (b) Assistant Administrator (Air and Radiation); (c) Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste; (d) Assistant Administrator (Water Programs); (e) Assistant Administrator (General Counsel); (f) Assistant Administrator (Enforcement and Compliance Assurance); (g) Chief Financial Officer; (h) Assistant Administrator (Research and Development); (i) Assistant Administrator (International Activities); (j) Assistant Administrator (Administration and Resources Management); and (k) Assistant Administrator (Environmental Information). Sec. 3. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(k) in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Administrator pursuant to this order. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., to depart from this order in designating an acting Administrator. Sec. 4. Amendments to Certain Executive Orders providing Orders of Succession. Executive Orders 13241, 13242, 13243, 13244, 13245, 13246, and 13247 of December 18, 2001, and Executive Orders 13250 and 13251 of December 28, 2001, are hereby amended as follows: (a) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13241 of December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(j) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''; (b) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13242 of December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an [[Page 13244]] office listed in section 2(a)-(h) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''; (c) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13243 of December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban Development,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(i) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''; (d) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13244 of December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(f) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''; (e) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13245 of December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(l) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''; (f) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13246 of December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(c) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''; (g) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13247 of December 18, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Veterans Affairs,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(h) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''; (h) Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13250 of December 28, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services,'' is replaced with the following: ``(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(c) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.'' and; (i) Section 3(b) of Executive Order 13251 of December 28, 2001, entitled ``Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of State,'' is replaced with the following: ``(b) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)-(m) in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order.''. (Presidential Sig.)B THE WHITE HOUSE, March 19, 2002. [FR Doc. 02-7087 Filed 3-20-02; 12:12 pm] Billing code 3195-01-P ------------------------------------------------------------------------