2015-03390. 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 November 1, 2014, to November 30, 2014.

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

05. Department of the Treasury (Sch. A, 213.3105)

(a) Office of the Secretary—

(1) Not to exceed 20 positions at the equivalent of GS-13 through GS-15 or Senior Level (SL) to supplement permanent staff in the study of complex problems relating to international financial, economic, trade, and energy policies and programs of the Government, when filled by individuals with special qualifications for the particular study being undertaken. Employment under this authority may not exceed 4 years.

05. Department of the Treasury (Sch. A, 213.3105)

(h) Office of Financial Stability—

(1) Positions needed to perform investment, risk, financial, compliance, and asset management requiring unique qualifications currently not established by OPM. Positions will be in the Office of Financial Stability at the General Schedule (GS) grade levels 12-15 or Senior Level (SL), for initial employment not to exceed 4 years. No new appointments may be made under this authority after December 31, 2012.

Schedule B

No Schedule B authorities to report during November 2014.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during November 2014.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
Department of Agriculture	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DA150021	11/18/2014
Department of Commerce	Office of the Under Secretary	Senior Advisor for Trade and Strategic Initiatives	DC150012	11/6/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary and Director General for United States and Foreign Commercial Service	Senior Director	DC150016	11/10/2014
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Deputy Chief Data Officer	DC150020	11/10/2014
	Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration	Senior Director for Management and Performance and Chief of Staff for Administration	DC150019	11/13/2014
Commission on Civil Rights	Office of Commissioners	Special Assistant	CC150001	11/13/2014
Department of Defense	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic Affairs)	Special Assistant for Strategy, Plans and Forces	DD150013	11/13/2014
	Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)	Speechwriter	DD150018	11/13/2014
	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD150019	11/17/2014
	Office of the Secretary of Defense	Advance Officer (3)	DD150020 DD150021 DD150028	11/21/2014 11/21/2014 11/21/2014
Department of the Army	Office of Assistant Secretary Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)	Special Assistant(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)	DW150003	11/25/2014
Department of Education	Office of Innovation and Improvement	Special Assistant	DB150016	11/14/2014
	Office for Civil Rights	Confidential Assistant	DB150017	11/14/2014
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DB150019	11/24/2014
	Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Special Assistant	DB150022	11/24/2014
Department of Energy	Office of Public Affairs	Digital Communications Specialist	DE150010	11/4/2014
Environmental Protection Agency	Office of the Administrator	Special Assistant	EP150006	11/10/2014
	Office of Advance Staff	Deputy for Advance	EP150007	11/13/2014
Department of Health and Human Services	Office of the Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DH150023	11/4/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	Special Assistant for Preparedness and Response	DH150027	11/10/2014
	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Outreach Coordinator Director, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Regional Director, San Francisco, California, Region IX	DH150029 DH150026 DH150035	11/10/2014 11/13/2014 11/14/2014
	Office of Communications	Senior Advisor	DH150039	11/26/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Communications Director for Human Services	DH150040	11/26/2014
Department of Homeland Security	Ombudsman, Citizenship and Immigration Services	Public Affairs Specialist	DM150013	11/3/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs	Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator	DM150024	11/7/2014
	Office of the Executive Secretariat	Writer-Editor	DM150025	11/7/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy	Senior Director	DM150026	11/7/2014
	United States Customs and Border Protection	Special Advisor Advisor	DM150029 DM150030	11/17/2014 11/17/2014
	Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology	Advisor	DM150032	11/18/2014
	United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Special Assistant	DM150034	11/18/2014
Department of the Interior	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant White House Liaison	DI150010 DI150011	11/14/2014 11/14/2014
	Office of Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management	Senior Advisor	DI150009	11/20/2014
	Bureau of Reclamation	Advisor	DI150007	11/25/2014
Department of Justice	Executive Office for United States Attorneys	Counsel	DJ150016	11/3/2014
	Office of the Attorney General	Special Assistant	DJ150020	11/24/2014
Department of Labor	Employment and Training Administration	Director of Center for Workforce Industry Partnerships	DL150010	11/7/2014
	Office of the Secretary	Scheduler	DL150012	11/14/2014
	Women's Bureau	Senior Advisor	DL150014	11/20/2014
Office of Management and Budget	Legislative Affairs	Confidential Assistant	BO150004	11/17/2014
Office of Science and Technology Policy	Office of Science and Technology Policy	Special Assistant	TS150003	11/25/2014
Small Business Administration	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Deputy Assistant Administrator for Communications and Public Liaison	SB150008	11/6/2014
Department of State	Office of the Under Secretary for Management	Special Assistant	DS150007	11/10/2014
	Office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights	Senior Advisor	DS150008	11/10/2014
Department of Transportation	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DT150007	11/5/2014
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs	Director of Governmental Affairs Associate Director for State and Local Governmental Affairs	DT150010 DT150013	11/13/2014 11/25/2014
Department of the Treasury	Office of the Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs)	Senior Advisor Special Assistant	DY150008 DY150009	11/14/2014 11/14/2014

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during November 2014.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization number	Vacate date
Department of Commerce	Office of Public Affairs	Director of Digital Strategy	DC120070	11/1/2014
	Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration	Senior Director for Performance and Business Process Improvement	DC120136	11/15/2014
Department of Energy	Office of Public Affairs	Assistant Press Secretary	DE130119	11/1/2014
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Special Advisor	DE130113	11/1/2014
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Office of the Secretary of Commissioners	Confidential Assistant	DR140006	11/9/2014
Department of Health and Human Services	Health Resources and Services Administration and Office of the Administrator	Special Assistant	DH130111	11/1/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families	Special Assistant to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Children and Families	DH110108	11/1/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	DH140122	11/1/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation	Deputy Director	DH090232	11/15/2014
	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Special Assistant	DH140017	11/15/2014
Department of Homeland Security	United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Special Assistant	DM110235	11/1/2014
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Special Assistant	DM130137	11/1/2014
		White House Liaison	DM130171	11/1/2014
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DM140151	11/1/2014
Department of Housing and Urban Development	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DU130041	11/1/2014
	Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer	Advance Coordinator	DU130047	11/1/2014
	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Congressional Relations Officer	DU130048	11/15/2014
Department of the Interior	Secretary's Immediate Office	White House Liaison	DI130054	11/1/2014
Department of Justice	Office of Legislative Affairs	Legislative Assistant	DJ100152	11/7/2014
	Executive Office for United States Attorneys	Counsel	DJ130035	11/15/2014
	Antitrust Division	Senior Counsel	DJ130066	11/22/2014
Department of Labor	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy	Senior Policy Advisor	DL130023	11/1/2014
	Office of the Solicitor	Senior Counselor to the Solicitor	DL130015	11/1/2014

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Katherine Archuleta,

Director.