2019-04551. Excepted Service

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

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, 2018 to September 30, 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

No Schedule A Authorities to report during September 2018.

Schedule B

No Schedule B Authorities to report during September 2018.

Schedule C

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

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Farm Service Agency	State Executive Director (2)	DA180230 DA180239	09/20/2018 09/20/2018
	Office of Communications	Press Secretary	DA180233	09/12/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Chief of Staff Policy Advisor	DA180229 DA180243	09/13/2018 09/20/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Director of Scheduling	DA180244	09/14/2018
		Advance Lead	DA180232	09/17/2018
		Senior Advisor	DA180222	09/20/2018
	Office of Rural Business Service	Confidential Assistant	DA180251	09/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of International Trade Administration	Senior Advisor (2)	DC180191 DC180201	09/14/2018 09/26/2018
		Special Assistant	DC180189	09/26/2018
	Office of Executive Secretariat	Associate Director, Office of Executive Secretariat	DC180197	09/11/2018
	Office of Scheduling and Advance	Director of Scheduling, Advance, and Protocol	DC180202	09/12/2018
		Deputy Director of Advance	DC180174	09/17/2018
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	Office of Commissioners	Special Assistant	PS180009	09/11/2018
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD180125	09/12/2018
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Career Technical and Adult Education	Confidential Assistant	DB180064	09/20/2018
	Office of Postsecondary Education	Special Assistant	DB180061	09/27/2018
	Office of the General Counsel	Attorney Advisor	DB180066	09/20/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DB180069	09/20/2018
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy	Senior Advisor for Regional Economic Development	DE180098	09/12/2018
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Region VI—Dallas, Texas Office of the Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation	Chief of Staff Policy Advisor for Office of Air and Radiation	EP180093 EP180095	09/20/2018 09/20/2018
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of the Chief of Staff	Executive Secretary	EB180009	09/12/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of Global Affairs Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Advisor Senior Advisor	DH180239 DH180242	09/20/2018 09/07/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Communications Assistant Special Assistant	DH180235 DH180250	09/13/2018 09/26/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Senior Advisor	DH180228	09/13/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction	Special Assistant	DM180284	09/06/2018
	Office of Partnership and Engagement	Engagement Manger Associate Director, Office of Partnership and Engagement	DM180293 DM180295	09/26/2018 09/26/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Director of Strategic Communications	DM180296	09/18/2018
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Confidential Assistant (2)	DM180277 DM180307	09/05/2018 09/27/2018
	Office of the Executive Secretariat	Advisor	DM180292	09/18/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DM180286	09/06/2018
		Special Assistant	DM180291	09/20/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of the Administration Office of Public and Indian Housing	Special Assistant Policy Advisor	DU180106 DU180107	09/20/2018 09/20/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Senior Advisor	DI180105	09/26/2018
	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant	DI180104	09/26/2018
		Advance Representative	DI180106	09/26/2018
	Office of United States Fish and Wildlife Service	Advisor	DI180080	09/20/2018
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Public Affairs	Media Affairs Coordinator	DJ180135	09/14/2018
		Media Affairs Specialist	DJ180134	09/17/2018
		Press Assistant	DJ180128	09/20/2018
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Supervisory Legislative Affairs Specialist	NN180031	09/12/2018
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	Office of the Board Members	Public Affairs Officer (Director Congressional and Public Affairs Officer)	NL180010	09/05/2018
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	Office of Board Members	Confidential Assistant Special Assistant	TB180003 TB180004	09/10/2018 09/10/2018
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of General Government Programs	Confidential Assistant	BO180038	09/13/2018
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	Office of Communications	Speech Writer	PM180060	09/26/2018
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of the Administrator	White House Liaison	SB180038	09/26/2018
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Office of the Secretary	Staff Assistant	DS180086	09/21/2018
		Writer-Editor (Chief Speechwriter)	DS180087	09/26/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs	Special Assistant	DS180085	09/26/2018
	Office of the Chief of Protocol	Senior Protocol Officer	DS180088	09/26/2018
		Protocol Officer (Gifts)	DS180090	09/27/2018
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs	Senior Governmental Affairs Officer	DT180083	09/27/2018
		Governmental Affairs Officer	DT180089	09/27/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Secretary of the Treasury	Assistant Director of Scheduling and Advance	DY180117	09/06/2018
		Special Assistant (3)	DY180118	09/13/2018
			DY180123	09/21/2018
			DY180122	09/28/2018
		White House Liaison	DY180121	09/21/2018
	Office of the Under Secretary for International Affairs	Special Advisor	DY180126	09/27/2018
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs	Special Assistant/Deputy Press Secretary	DV180065	09/20/2018
	Office of the Board of Veterans' Appeals	Attorney Adviser (Attorney Advisor)	DV180070	09/26/2018

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

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Request No.	Date vacated
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Farm Service Agency	State Executive Director—Oregon	DA180059	09/01/2018
		State Executive Director—Idaho	DA180044	09/08/2018
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of the Assistant Secretary Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Legislative Affairs Specialist	DC170133	09/01/2018
	Office of Business Liaison	Special Assistant	DC170107	09/01/2018
	Office of Executive Secretariat	Associate Director, Office of Executive Secretariat	DC180108	09/01/2018
	Office of Policy and Strategic Planning	Senior Policy Advisor	DC170108	09/01/2018
	Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary	Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Initiatives	DC180148	09/01/2018
	Office of Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets	Confidential Assistant	DC170138	09/29/2018
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	Director of Communications to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness	DD180080	09/01/2018
		Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	DD170223	09/07/2018
	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD180008	09/15/2018
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Confidential Assistant	DB170117	09/01/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health	Director of Communications	DH170282	09/01/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation	Senior Advisor	DH180084	09/15/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Director of Communications	DH180072	09/29/2018
	Office of the Secretary	Senior Advance Representative	DH180150	09/15/2018
		Advisor	DH180104	09/29/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Director of Communications	DM170144	09/05/2018
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Press Assistant	DM180124	09/12/2018
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of the Administration Office of the Secretary	Director of Scheduling Special Assistant	DU170116 DU170149	09/15/2018 09/29/2018
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Civil Division	Counsel	DJ180052	09/01/2018
	Office of Justice Programs	Confidential Assistant	DJ180019	09/29/2018
	Office of Legislative Affairs	General Attorney	DJ180058	09/01/2018
		Confidential Assistant	DJ170074	09/29/2018
	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Speechwriter and Media Affairs Specialist	DJ180110	09/12/2018
		Press Assistant	DJ170107	09/15/2018
	Office of the Attorney General	Special Assistant	DJ180100	09/07/2018
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy	Policy Advisor	DL170082	09/01/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Office of the Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management	Advisor	DI170105	09/03/2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Department of the Treasury	Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary	DY170074	09/01/2018
		Special Assistant	DY170119	09/10/2018
		Advance Representative	DY170142	09/16/2018
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of Public Affairs	Speechwriter	DT170044	09/01/2018
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Assistant Administrator for Land and Emergency Management	Senior Counsel to the Assistant Administrator for Land and Emergency Management	EP180021	09/29/2018
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of the Chairman	Financial Advisor	EB170015	09/01/2018

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.