2018-05845. Excepted Service; December 2017

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 December 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Service 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 December 2017.

Schedule B

No schedule B Authorities to report during December 2017.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during December 2017.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of Rural Housing Service	Chief of Staff	DA180055	12/05/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Director, Tribal Relations	DA180096	12/05/2017
		Director of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Outreach	DA180101	12/21/2017
	Office of the General Counsel	Senior Counsel	DA180098	12/08/2017
	Office of the Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development	Chief of Staff	DA180100	12/15/2017
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets	Senior Advisor for China	DC180063	12/15/2017
	Office of Under Secretary	Policy Advisor	DC180053	12/20/2017
		Special Advisor	DC180055	12/20/2017
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)	Special Assistant (Europe and North Atlantic Treaty Organization)	DD180024	12/15/2017
		Special Assistant for Policy	DD180026	12/15/2017
	Office of the Secretary of Defense	Advance Officer	DD180027	12/20/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict)	Special Assistant for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism	DD180032	12/20/2017
	Office of the Secretary of Defense	Speechwriter	DD180034	12/21/2017
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Communications and Outreach	Special Assistant	DB180013	12/01/2017
	Office of Career Technical and Adult Education	Confidential Assistant	DB180017	12/01/2017
	Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	Confidential Assistant	DB180020	12/19/2017
	Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Special Assistant (Supervisory)	DB180025	12/21/2017
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Assistant Administrator for Land and Emergency Management	Senior Counsel for Land and Emergency Management	EP180021	12/20/2017
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of Communications	Senior Vice President for Communications	EB180003	12/08/2017
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	Office of Regional Administrators	Special Assistant	GS180006	12/21/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Regional Director, Boston, Massachusetts, Region I	DH180023	12/15/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources	Director of Strategic Projects and Policy Initiatives	DH180026	12/15/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant for Advance	DH180034	12/18/2017
	Office of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Director of Strategic Communications	DH180025	12/20/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Deputy Director of Speechwriting and Senior Advisor	DH180036	12/21/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of Transportation Security Administration	Senior Counselor	DM180054	12/18/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Field Policy and Management	Regional Administrator	DU180007	12/08/2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Secretary's Immediate Office	Counselor	DI180011	12/20/2017
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Public Affairs	Media Affairs Specialist	DJ180036	12/12/2017
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Public Affairs	Senior Speechwriter	DL180018	12/20/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management	Senior Advisor Special Assistant	DL180024 DL180027	12/20/2017 12/21/2017
	Office of Public Engagement	Public Liaison	DL180030	12/20/2017
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION	Office of Public and Congressional Affairs	Director, Public and Congressional Affairs	CU180001	12/01/2017
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES	Office of the Chairman	Special Assistant	NH180001	12/06/2017
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	Office of the Director	Executive Assistant	PM180013	12/29/2017
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Field Operations	Regional Administrator, Region II Regional Administrator, Region I	SB180003 SB170066	12/01/2017 12/05/2017
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations	Special Assistant	DS180007	12/11/2017
	Office of the Under Secretary for Management	Special Assistant	DS180014	12/18/2017
	Office of Bureau of Counterterrorism	Special Assistant	DS180011	12/20/2017
	Office of Bureau of Public Affairs	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communication	DS180012	12/20/2017

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during December 2017.

Agency name	Organization name	Title	Request No.	Date vacated
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of International Trade Administration	Confidential Assistant	DC170116	12/23/2017
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)	Speechwriter	DD170112	12/23/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	Senior Advisor	DH170285	12/09/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Special Assistant	DH170134	12/19/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of the Chief of Staff	Confidential Assistant (2)	DM170139 DM170169	12/02/2017 12/02/2017
		Special Assistant	DM170085	12/03/2017
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Employment and Training Administration	Senior Advisor	DL170058	12/09/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DL170125	12/16/2017
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Office of Policy Planning	Special Assistant	DS170151	12/19/2017

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Jeff T.H. Pon,

Director.