2021-02253. Excepted Service

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 October 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julia Alford, 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

32. Small Business Administration (Sch A, 213.3132)

(a) When the President under 42 U.S.C. 5170-5189, the Secretary of Agriculture under 7 U.S.C. 1961, or the Small Business Administration under 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) declares an area to be a disaster area, positions filled by time-limited appointment of employees to make and administer disaster loans in the area under the Small Business Act, as amended. Service under this authority may not exceed 7 years. Exception to this time limit may only be made with prior U.S. Office of Personnel Management approval. No one may be appointed under this authority to positions engaged in long-term maintenance of loan portfolios.

Schedule B

No Schedule B Authorities to report during October 2020.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during October 2020.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Secretary	Deputy White House Liaison	DA200154	10/20/2020
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Minority Business Development Agency	Advisor	DC200151	10/29/2020
	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Speech Writer	DC210001	10/05/2020
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Director, Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives	DC200129	10/13/2020
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Secretary of Defense	Deputy White House Liaison	DD210003	10/13/2020
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office Deputy Under Secretary of Army	Special Assistant	DW200046	10/13/2020
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of the General Counsel	Confidential Assistant	DB210001	10/09/2020
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	Deputy Chief of Staff	DE200204	10/05/2020
	Office of Management	Senior Advisor	DE200195	10/02/2020
	Office of the Secretary	Deputy White House Liaison	DE210002	10/05/2020
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy	EP200109	10/17/2020
	Office of the Administrator	Senior Advisor	EP200102	10/02/2020
		White House Liaison	EP210001	10/02/2020
	Office of the Assistant Administrator for Mission Support	Senior Advisor	EP200119	10/09/2020
	Office of the Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Senate Affairs	EP200090	10/02/2020
	Office of the General Counsel	Special Advisor for the Office of General Counsel	EP200116	10/02/2020
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of Global Affairs	Chief of Staff	DH200186	10/16/2020
	Office of Refugee Resettlement/Office of the Director Confidential Assistant	Special Assistant	DH210003 DH210004	10/17/2020 10/17/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health	Policy Advisor	DH200184	10/09/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation	Policy Advisor	DH200185	10/17/2020
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of Management Directorate Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans	Communications Specialist Special Assistant	DM210009 DM210014	10/13/2020 10/19/2020
	Office of the General Counsel	Oversight Counsel	DM190073	10/17/2020
	United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Press Assistant	DM210004	10/13/2020
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Congressional Relations Specialist	DU200133	10/29/2020
	Office of Public Affairs	Special Assistant	DU210009	10/29/2020
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Office of the Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management and Budget	Senior Advisor	DI200099	10/26/2020
	Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Senior Advisor	DI200102	10/26/2020
	Secretary's Immediate Office	White House Liaison	DI200122	10/05/2020
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Justice Programs	Advisor for Research and Statistics	DJ200157	10/09/2020
	Office of the Attorney General	Advisor	DJ200171	10/20/2020
		Deputy White House Liaison and Advisor	DJ210002	10/20/2020
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Senior Legislative Officer	DL200160	10/09/2020
	Office of Wage and Hour Division	Policy Advisor	DL200190	10/17/2020
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	Office of Communications	Communication Specialist	NN200040	10/01/2020
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of the Director	Special Assistant	BO200036	10/09/2020
	Office of Health Division	Special Assistant	BO200046	10/09/2020
	Natural Resource Programs	Confidential Assistant	BO210002	10/29/2020
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Investment and Innovation	Senior Advisor	SB210001	10/09/2020
	Office of Field Operations	Senior Advisor	SB210002	10/17/2020
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of Public Affairs	Press Secretary and Senior Public Affairs Advisor	DT200133	10/07/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology	Economic Advisor	DT200145	10/07/2020
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Secretary of the Treasury	Associate Director of Scheduling and Advance	DY200123	10/09/2020
	Office of the Under Secretary for International Affairs	Senior Advisor	DY200125	10/09/2020
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Special Assistant Special Assistant	DV200105 DV200097	10/01/2020 10/17/2020

There were no Schedule C appointing authorities revoked during October 2020.

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

Office of Personnel Management.

Alexys Stanley,

Regulatory Affairs Analyst.