2015-28566. 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 September 1, 2015, to September 30, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Services and Performance Management, Employee Services, [phone].

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

11. Department of Homeland Security (Sch. A, 213.3111)

(d) General—

(1) Not to exceed 1,000 positions to perform cyber risk and strategic analysis, incident handling and malware/vulnerability analysis, program management, distributed control systems security, cyber incident response, cyber exercise facilitation and management, cyber vulnerability detection and assessment, network and systems engineering, enterprise architecture, intelligence analysis, investigation, investigative analysis and cyber-related infrastructure interdependency analysis requiring unique qualifications currently not established by OPM. Positions will be at the General Schedule (GS) grade levels 09-15. Appointments may be made under this authority until the regulations implementing Border Patrol Agency Pay Reform Act of 2014 become effective or until June 30, 2016, whichever comes first.

Schedule B

No Schedule B Authorities to report during September 2015.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during September 2015.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Legislative Analyst	DA150185	9/4/2015
	Rural Utilities Service	Policy Advisor	DA150190	9/17/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development	Special Advisor	DA150192	9/22/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Senior Legislative Analyst	DA150196	9/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Assistant Secretary for Economic Development	Policy Advisor	DC150154	9/4/2015
	Office of Policy and Strategic Planning	Confidential Assistant	DC150164	9/4/2015
	Office of Scheduling and Advance	Special Assistant	DC150165	9/4/2015
	Economics and Statistics Administration	Press Secretary	DC150171	9/10/2015
	Office of Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets	Special Advisor	DC150167	9/11/2015
	Immediate Office of the Secretary	Executive Assistant	DC150168	9/11/2015
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	Office of the Commissioner	Policy Advisor	CT150003	9/10/2015
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	Office of Commissioners	Special Assistant	PS150006	9/15/2015
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer	Special Assistant	DD150185	9/3/2015
	Office of Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)	Special Assistant (Intelligence)	DD150189	9/11/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)	Special Assistant for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia	DD150179	9/16/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)	Senior Advisor for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Policy	DD150184	9/16/2015
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DB150122	9/4/2015
		Deputy Director of Advance	DB150124	9/29/2015
	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	Confidential Assistant	DB150125	9/28/2015
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Scheduling and Advance	Director, Office of Scheduling and Advance	DE150140	9/3/2015
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	Senior Advisor	DE150143	9/10/2015
	Office of Public Affairs	Press Secretary	DE150141	9/29/2015
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education	Deputy Director for Public Engagement and Public Health Based Initiatives	EP150052	9/14/2015
	Office of the Administrator	Special Advisor	EP150056	9/15/2015
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Program Analyst	DR150019	9/3/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of the Chief of Staff	Special Assistant	DM150251	9/3/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Assistant Press Secretary	DM150221	9/9/2015
		Director of Strategic Communications	DM150262	9/16/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Public and Indian Housing	Senior Policy Advisor	DU150074	9/3/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Office of Assistant Secretary—Insular Areas	Advisor	DI150122	9/29/2015
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of the Attorney General	Director of Advance	DJ150129	9/18/2015
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	Special Assistant	DL150085	9/2/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Advisor for Private Sector Engagement	DL150086	9/11/2015
	Bureau of International Labor Affairs	Special Assistant	DL150089	9/17/2015
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	Office of Board Members	Confidential Assistant	TB150008	9/25/2015
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of Communications	Deputy Associate Director for Communications	BO150038	9/4/2015
		Press Assistant	BO150040	9/15/2015
	Office of the Director	Senior Advisor	BO150042	9/25/2015
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY	Office of State, Local and Tribal Affairs	Policy Specialist (2)	QQ150005	9/2/2015
			QQ150004	9/4/2015
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Executive Correspondence Coordinator	SE150005	9/10/2015
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Capital Access	Senior Advisor	SB150053	9/3/2015
	Office of Native American Affairs	Assistant Administrator for Native American Affairs	SB150054	9/3/2015
	Office of the Administrator	Senior Advisor	SB150055	9/4/2015
	Office of Government Contracting and Business Development	Senior Advisor	SB150057	9/17/2015
	Office of Investment and Innovation	Special Advisor	SB150059	9/29/2015
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Bureau of Legislative Affairs	Deputy Assistant Secretary	DS150113	9/2/2015
	Office of International Information Programs	Information Technology Specialist	DS150112	9/10/2015
	Bureau for Education and Cultural Affairs	Special Assistant	DS150123	9/25/2015
		Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist	DS150129	9/25/2015
	Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor	Senior Advisor	DS150124	9/25/2015
	Bureau of Legislative Affairs	Legislative Management Officer	DS150125	9/25/2015
	Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs	Senior Advisor	DS150130	9/25/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DS150091	9/29/2015
	Office of the United States Aids Coordinator	Senior Advisor	DS150121	9/29/2015
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant (Scheduling and Advance) (2)	DT150083 DT150084	9/15/2015 9/15/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Office of the Assistant Secretary (Legislative Affairs)	Special Advisor	DY150136	9/2/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs)	Senior Advisor	DY150137	9/3/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Deputy Executive Secretary	DY150144	9/16/2015
		Special Advisor	DY150147	9/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning	Director Insight and Design Director Special Programs	DV150056 DV150057	9/4/2015 9/4/2015

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during September 2015.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Vacate date
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Policy Advisor	CT150001	9/19/15
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis	Special Advisor	DC150057	9/5/15
	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Speechwriter	DC140165	9/5/15
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Scheduling Assistant	DC140142	9/5/15
	Office of the General Counsel	Special Assistant	DC130091	9/5/15
	Immediate Office of the Secretary	Executive Assistant to the Secretary	DC150056	9/11/15
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD120089	9/5/15
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Loan Programs Office	Senior Advisor	DE140109	9/5/15
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight	State Exchange Group Director	DH140101	9/11/15
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Senior Advisor	DU140008	9/5/15
	Office of the Secretary	Senior Policy Advisor	DU140042	9/5/15
	Office of Field Policy and Management	Senior Advisor for Housing Policy and Programs	DU130007	9/19/15
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of the Attorney General	Director of Scheduling and Advance	DJ150095	9/4/15
	Office of the Deputy Attorney General	Senior Counsel	DJ100172	9/5/15
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Public Affairs	Special Assistant	DL120023	9/13/15
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Senior Advisor	NN140066	9/19/15
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of Communications	Press Secretary	BO150001	9/5/15
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	Office of the Director	Senior Advisor to the Director	PM150004	9/25/15

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Beth F. Cobert,

Acting Director.