2018-09508. Excepted Service; January 2018

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from January 1, 2018, to January 31, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Services and Performance Management, Employee Services, 202-606-2246.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with 5 CFR 213.103, Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities available for use by all agencies are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency are not codified in the CFR, but the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publishes a notice of agency-specific authorities established or revoked each month in the Federal Register at www.gpo.gov/​fdsys/​. OPM also publishes an annual notice of the consolidated listing of all Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities, current as of June 30, in the Federal Register.

Schedule A

07. Department of the Army (Sch. A, 213.3107)

(j) U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School, West Point, New York—

(1) Positions of Academic Director, Department Head, and Instructor.

Schedule B

No schedule B Authorities to report during January 2018.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during January 2018.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization number	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DA180115	01/23/2018
	Office of Farm Service Agency	State Executive Director—Arizona	DA180109	01/16/2018
		State Executive Director (2)	DA180104	01/26/2018
			DA180114	01/26/2018
		State Executive Director—West Virginia	DA180107	01/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Associate Director for Oversight	DC180073	01/18/2018
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	Office of Communications	Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist	PS170009	01/10/2018
	Office of Commissioners	Special Assistant (Legal)	PS180002	01/10/2018
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict)	Special Assistant and Combating Terrorism (2)	DD180028 DD180029	01/18/2018 01/23/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	Special Assistant (Comptroller) (3)	DD180042 DD180039 DD180055	01/30/2018 01/31/2018 01/31/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)	Special Assistant (Space Policy) Special Assistant (Special Operations and Counterterrorism)	DD180041 DD180043	01/30/2018 01/31/2018
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	Confidential Assistant	DB180023	01/18/2018
	Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services	Confidential Assistant	DB180024	01/18/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary	Executive Director	DB180029	01/31/2018
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Special Assistant Senior Legislative Advisor	DE180007 DE180042	01/30/2018 01/30/2018
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability	Senior Advisor for External Affairs	DE180024	01/26/2018
	Office of General Counsel	Senior Advisor	DE180046	01/31/2018
	Office of Public Affairs	Digital Director	DE180028	01/30/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Senior Support Specialist	DE180043	01/23/2018
	Office of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board	Deputy Director, Office of Secretarial Boards and Councils	DE180029	01/23/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary	Senior Advisor Scheduler	DE180023 DE180032	01/26/2018 01/31/2018
EXPORT IMPORT BANK	Office of the General Counsel	Senior Vice President and General Counsel	EB180004	01/31/2018
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	Office of the Heartland Region Office of Federal Acquisition Service	Senior Advisor Confidential Assistant	GS180001 GS180008	01/16/2018 01/16/2018
	Office of Regional Administrators	Senior Advisor	GS180015	01/29/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Director of Speechwriting	DH180033	01/08/2018
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Assistant	DH180038	01/16/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DH180024	01/23/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of Federal Emergency Management Agency	Confidential Assistant	DM180067	01/30/2018
		Special Assistant	DM180069	01/30/2018
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs	Director, Legislative Affairs	DM180058	01/30/2018
	Office of Partnership and Engagement	Homeland Security Advisory Council and Campaigns Coordinator	DM180050	01/31/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Digital Director	DM180043	01/05/2018
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Deputy Director of Advance	DM180037	01/05/2018
		Special Assistant	DM180087	01/31/2018
	Office of the Executive Secretariat	Briefing Book Coordinator	DM180076	01/31/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Advance Representative	DM180052	01/30/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate	Special Assistant Policy Advisor	DM180060 DM180070	01/23/2018 01/30/2018
		Coordinator of Strategic Communications	DM180068	01/31/2018
	Office of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Special Assistant Senior Advisor (2)	DM180044 DM180046 DM180055	01/30/2018 01/30/2018 01/30/2018
	Office of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Press Assistant Special Assistant	DM180020 DM180047	01/05/2018 01/18/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Community Planning and Development	Senior Advisor Special Policy Advisor	DU180035 DU180037	01/18/2018 01/31/2018
	Office of Field Policy and Management	Regional Administrator	DU180009	01/11/2018
	Office of Public Affairs	Press Secretary	DU180021	01/23/2018
	Office of Public and Indian Housing	Special Assistant	DU180020	01/19/2018
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Senior Policy Advisor	DU180022	01/16/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Office of United States Fish and Wildlife Service	Advisor	DI180021	01/10/2018
	Office of National Park Service	Senior Advisor for Congressional and Legislative Affairs	DI180027	01/11/2018
	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant	DI180006	01/26/2018
	Office of Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs	Senior Advisor	DI180025	01/26/2018
	Office of Assistant Secretary—Fish and Wildlife and Parks	Senior Advisor	DI180013	01/31/2018
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Environment and Natural Resources Division	Chief of Staff and Counsel	DJ180032	01/02/2018
	Office of Legal Policy	Chief of Staff and Counsel	DJ180037	01/02/2018
	Office of the Attorney General	Confidential Assistant	DJ180028	01/03/2018
	Office of the Associate Attorney General	Confidential Assistant	DJ180044	01/23/2018
	Office of Civil Division	Counsel	DJ180052	01/23/2018
	Office of Antitrust Division	Counsel	DJ180049	01/31/2018
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of the Secretary	Director of Scheduling Policy Advisor	DL180029 DL180045	01/23/2018 01/31/2018
	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Legislative Officer	DL180044	01/31/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management	Special Assistant	DL180046	01/31/2018
	Office of Employment and Training Administration	Senior Policy Advisor	DL180047	01/31/2018
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD	Office of the Board	Confidential Assistant (2)	NM180001 NM180004	01/29/2018 01/29/2018
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	Office of Board Members	Communications Liaison	TB180002	01/02/2018
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Administration	White House Liaison Director of Scheduling and External Affairs	SB180013 SB180014	01/23/2018 01/31/2018
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	Office of Retirement and Disability Policy	Senior Advisor	SZ180021	01/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Office of the Chief of Protocol	Staff Assistant (Visits)	DS180016	01/18/2018
	Office of Policy Planning	Senior Advisor Special Assistant	DS180015 DS180017	01/23/2018 01/31/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DS180020	01/31/2018
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	Office of the Director	Senior Advisor	TD180001	01/04/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Office of the Executive Secretary	Assistant Executive Secretary (2)	DY180012 DY180013	01/02/2018 01/02/2018
	Office of Assistant Secretary (Legislative Affairs)	Senior Advisor	DY180034	01/23/2018
	Office of Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs)	Press Assistant	DY180031	01/31/2018
	Office of Tax Policy	Senior Advisor	DY180033	01/31/2018
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs	Special Advisor Special Assistant/Deputy Press Secretary	DV180012 DV180013	01/12/2018 01/12/2018

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during January 2018.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Request No.	Date vacated
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the General Counsel Office of the Secretary	Senior Advisor Confidential Assistant	DA170158 DA170113	01/06/2018 01/06/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Immediate Office	Senior Advisor	DC170056	01/05/2018
	Office of White House Liaison	Director, Office of White House Liaison	DC170061	01/06/2018
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of the Secretary	Executive Support Specialist	DE170114	01/23/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of Administration for Children and Families	Policy Advisor	DH170306	01/05/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Briefing Coordinator	DH170218	01/22/2018
	Office of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Policy Advisor	DH170320	01/23/2018
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Environment and Natural Resources Division	Counsel	DJ170069	01/06/2018
	Office of the Attorney General	Special Assistant	DJ170040	01/06/2018
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Employment and Training Administration	Senior Policy Advisor	DL170065	01/07/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Office of the Solicitor	Counselor	DI170096	01/06/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Office of Tax Policy	Senior Advisor	DY170126	01/27/2018
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs	Special Assistant Special Assistant/Deputy Press Secretary	DV170051 DV170053	01/15/2018 01/15/2018
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of the Chairman	Senior Advisor	EB170019	01/06/2018
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	Office of Board Members	Confidential Assistant	TB150008	01/06/2018
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Administration	Deputy White House Liaison	SB170048	01/20/2018

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218.

Office of Personnel Management.

Jeff T.H. Pon,

Director.