Executive Order 13737: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency
President: Barack Obama
Set a temporary order of succession for the EPA Administrator below the Deputy Administrator.
Status: Revoked.
Is Executive Order 13737 still in effect? No. Revoked and replaced by EO 13763 on January 13, 2017.
What does Executive Order 13737 do?
EO 13737 set an EPA acting-administrator sequence for a vacancy or other inability of both the Administrator and Deputy Administrator, subject to federal vacancies law. EO 13763 expressly revoked and replaced it five months later. The 2016 list therefore does not govern current EPA succession; any current acting service must be checked against later valid designations and statute.
Before and after
Before the order
EPA used an earlier succession sequence.
After the order
The August list applied briefly before a January 2017 replacement.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Listed EPA officials | Act when conditions were met | Ended |
| EPA | Use successor and current lawful arrangements | Continuing |
| President | Depart from sequence where law permits | Retained |
What happened next
EO 13737 set the EPA succession list.
EO 13763 revoked and replaced it.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act and EPA statutes constrain acting service. EO 13763 expressly controls the disposition.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GAO — Federal Vacancies Reform Act (opens in a new tab) Official record
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