2018-22685. Excepted Service

AGENCY:

U.S. 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 May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Services and Performance Management, Employee Services, Julia Alford, 202-606-2246, [e-mail].

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

No Schedule A Authorities to report during May 2018.

Schedule B

No Schedule B Authorities to report during May 2018.

Schedule C

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

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization number	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Director, Intergovernmental Affairs	DA180174	05/08/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Director of Policy Coordination	DA180158	05/08/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation	Staff Assistant	DA180181	05/16/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety	Confidential Assistant	DA180148	05/24/2018
	Office of Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment	Staff Assistant	DA180169	05/24/2018
	Rural Housing Service	State Director	DA180146	05/16/2018
		State Director—Louisiana	DA180126	05/30/2018
		Strategic Program Advisor	DA180185	05/08/2018
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION	Appalachian Regional Commission	Program Analyst	AP180001	05/25/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary	Special Advisor	DC180123	05/08/2018
	International Trade Administration	Special Assistant	DC180142	05/25/2018
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)	Special Assistant (Logistics and Materiel Readiness)	DD180086	05/08/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office Assistant Secretary Army (Civil Works)	Special Assistant (Strategy and Acquisition Reform)	DW180031	05/16/2018
		Special Assistant (Civil Works)	DW180032	05/24/2018
	Office Assistant Secretary Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)	Special Assistant(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)	DW180033	05/16/2018
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Communications and Outreach	Confidential Assistant	DB180046	05/24/2018
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Public Affairs	Special Assistant	DE180077	05/16/2018
	Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy	Executive Support Specialist	DE180090	05/17/2018
	Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management	Senior Advisor	DE180105	05/23/2018
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Region 9—San Francisco, California	Senior Advisor	EP180061	05/10/2018
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Economist	FT180004	05/02/2018
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	Office of Strategic Communications	Press Secretary and Deputy Associate Administrator for Media Affairs	GS180031	05/09/2018
	Office of Administrative Services	Director, Office of Accountability and Transparency	GS180033	05/24/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Administration for Children and Families	Advisor (2)	DH180134 DH180145	05/09/2018 05/24/2018
	Food and Drug Administration	Senior Advisor	DH180144	05/24/2018
	Office of Global Affairs	Senior Policy Advisor	DH180133	05/08/2018
	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Regional Director, San Francisco, California, Region IX	DH180131	05/14/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation	Advisor	DH180141	05/25/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Director, Speechwriting and Editorial Services	DH180153	05/23/2018
		Press Secretary	DH180154	05/24/2018
	Office of the General Counsel	Associate Deputy General Counsel	DH180049	05/08/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Senior Advance Representative	DH180150	05/24/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate	Legislative Advisor	DM180172	05/08/2018
	Office of the Executive Secretariat	Senior Advisor	DM180200	05/09/2018
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs	Confidential Assistant for Legislative Affairs	DM180195	05/14/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of the Secretary	Policy and Programs Officer	DU180068	05/17/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Assistant Secretary—Insular Areas Office of the Attorney General Secretary's Immediate Office	Senior Advisor Special Assistant Special Assistant Advisor	DI180049 DJ180100 DI180054 DI180056	05/25/2018 05/25/2018 05/02/2018 05/09/2018
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Secretary's Immediate Office	Deputy Director, External Affairs	DI180046	05/30/2018
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Veterans Employment and Training Service	Chief of Staff	DL180081	05/08/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DL180088	05/08/2018
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration	Special Assistant	DL180087	05/14/2018
	Women's Bureau	Chief of Staff	DL180092	05/14/2018
	Employment and Training Administration	Counsel	DL180097	05/14/2018
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Education, Income Maintenance and Labor Programs	Confidential Assistant	BO180020	05/14/2018
	Legislative Affairs	Deputy for Legislative Affairs	BO180016	05/01/2018
		Deputy for Legislative Affairs (House)	BO180017	05/08/2018
	Office of the Director	Project Coordinator	BO180012	05/02/2018
	Communications	Press Secretary	BO180022	05/14/2018
		Deputy Associate Director for Communications	BO180023	05/14/2018
		Deputy Press Secretary	BO180024	05/14/2018
	Health Division	Confidential Assistant	BO180018	05/25/2018
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	Office of the Director	Special Assistant for Advance	PM180028	05/16/2018
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Writer-Editor	SE180004	05/17/2018
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor	Senior Advisor	DS180043	05/08/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Advisor	DS180049	05/14/2018
	Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs	Strategic Advisor	DS180048	05/24/2018
	Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs	Senior Advisor	DS180044	05/25/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Assistant Secretary for International Markets and Development	Special Assistant	DY180069	05/14/2018
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Secretary and Deputy	Special Assistant	DV180033	05/09/2018

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

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Request number	Date vacated
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Director of Speechwriting	DC170075	05/12/2018
		Press Assistant	DC170057	05/15/2018
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Office of the Secretary of Defense	Speechwriter	DD180034	05/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	Confidential Assistant (2)	DB180026 DB170102	05/14/2018 05/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Science	Physical Scientist (Senior Advisor)	DE180016	05/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of Refugee Resettlement/Office of the Director	Policy Advisor	DH170339	05/06/2018
	Administration for Children and Families	Confidential Assistant	DH170086	05/12/2018
	Office of Global Affairs	Senior Advisor	DH170103	05/12/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Public and Indian Housing	Special Policy Advisor	DU170113	05/12/2018
	Office of Public Affairs	Director of Communications	DU170141	05/12/2018
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Legal Policy	Counsel	DJ170048	05/03/2018
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Public Liaison	Special Assistant	DL180053	05/26/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Counselor to the Secretary	DL170052	05/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant (Scheduler)	DS180027	05/12/2018
		Special Advisor	DS170147	05/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy	Special Assistant	DN170022	05/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Department of the Treasury	Special Assistant	DY170113	05/04/2018
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Secretary	Special Assistant for Scheduling and Advance	DT170137	05/11/2018
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Associate Administrator for State and Regional Affairs	EP170085	05/13/2018
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Capital Access	Special Advisor	SB170021	05/05/2018
	Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Special Advisor	SB180021	05/12/2018

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Alexys Stanley,

Regulatory Affairs Analyst,