2018-05846. Excepted Service; October 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 October 1, 2017 to October 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 October 2017.

Schedule B

No schedule B authorities to report during October 2017.

Schedule C

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

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Confidential Assistant	DA180019	10/05/2017
	Office of Food and Nutrition Service	Confidential Assistant	DA170196	10/06/2017
	Farm Service Agency	State Executive Director—Wisconsin	DA170205	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Arkansas	DA180006	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Kentucky	DA180007	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Louisiana	DA170201	10/30/2017
		State Executive Director—Alaska	DA180039	10/23/2017
		State Executive Director—Indiana	DA180010	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Mississippi	DA180013	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Oklahoma	DA180022	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Virginia	DA180023	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Illinois	DA180035	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Nevada	DA180043	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Iowa	DA180046	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director (5)	DA180038 DA180026	10/23/2017 10/20/2017
			DA180011	10/20/2017
			DA180014	10/20/2017
			DA170200	10/23/2017
		State Executive Director—Georgia	DA180031	10/23/2017
		State Executive Director—Wyoming	DA180036	10/23/2017
		State Executive Director—Michigan	DA180028	10/20/2017
		State Executive Director—Maine	DA180015	10/20/2017
	Rural Housing Service	State Director—Massachusetts	DA180012	10/20/2017
		State Director—Michigan	DA180001	10/20/2017
		State Director—Oregon	DA180008	10/20/2017
		State Director—Pennsylvania	DA180032	10/20/2017
		State Director—Missouri	DA180040	10/20/2017
		State Director—Nevada	DA180042	10/20/2017
		State Director—Iowa	DA170202	10/23/2017
		State Director—Alaska	DA170204	10/23/2017
		State Director—Kentucky	DA180002	10/23/2017
		State Director (3)	DA180017	10/20/2017
			DA180020	10/23/2017
			DA180025	10/23/2017
		State Director—Illinois	DA180034	10/23/2017
		State Director—Washington	DA180037	10/23/2017
		State Director—West Virginia	DA180041	10/23/2017
		State Director—Arizona	DA180052	10/27/2017
		Confidential Assistant	DA180045	10/30/2017
	Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services	Confidential Assistant	DA170195	10/30/2017
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of the Director	Special Advisor	DC170169	10/04/2017
	Office of Policy and Strategic Planning	Policy Assistant	DC170164	10/05/2017
	Office of White House Liaison	Deputy Director, Office of White House Liaison	DC170168	10/11/2017
	Immediate Office	Special Advisor	DC180001	10/18/2017
	Office of Bureau of Industry and Security	Special Advisor	DC170158	10/23/2017
	Office of the Under Secretary	Senior Advisor for International Trade Administration	DC180003	10/24/2017
		Senior Advisor for Advance	DC180004	10/24/2017
	Office of Scheduling and Advance	Deputy Director of Protocol	DC170167	10/31/2017
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	Office of Commissioners	Executive Assistant	PS180001	10/11/2017
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs	DD170161	10/03/2017
		Special Assistant for Installations, Environment, and Energy	DD170235	10/06/2017
	Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)	Special Assistant for Public Affairs	DD170233	10/06/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)	Special Assistant for African Affairs	DD180002	10/18/2017
	Office of the Secretary of Defense	Reader—Special Assistant	DD170099	10/23/2017
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	Senior Advisor (Personnel and Readiness)	DD180014	10/30/2017
	Office of Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD180009	10/31/2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	Office of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs	Special Assistant	DF180003	10/23/2017
	Deputy Under Secretary (International Affairs)	Special Assistant	DF170014	10/30/2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office Assistant Secretary Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)	Special Assistant (Installations, Energy and Environment)	DW180003	10/26/2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	Department of the Navy	Special Assistant	DN180003	10/23/2017
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of the General Counsel	Attorney Advisor	DB170144	10/05/2017
	Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	Confidential Assistant	DB170146	10/11/2017
	Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Confidential Assistant	DB170145	10/13/2017
	Office of Communications and Outreach	Confidential Assistant	DB180004	10/13/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DB180005	10/26/2017
	Office of the Under Secretary	Special Assistant (Supervisory)	DB180008	10/30/2017
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Assistant Secretary for International Affairs	Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff	DE170224	10/05/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DE170227	10/06/2017
	Associate Under Secretary for Environment, Health, Safety and Security	Senior Advisor—Veterans Relations Senior Project Advisor	DE170218 DE170219	10/18/2017 10/23/2017
	Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Director of External Affairs	DE170225	10/23/2017
	Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis	Senior Analyst for Energy Security	DE180002	10/23/2017
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Administrator	Special Assistant Deputy Director for Scheduling and Advance	EP180003 EP180002	10/17/2017 10/20/2017
		Senior Advisor for Agriculture Policy	EP180001	10/23/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of Health Resources and Services Administration Office of the Administrator	Policy Advisor	DH170346	10/13/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Policy Advisor	DH180002	10/13/2017
	Office of Refugee Resettlement/Office of the Director	Policy Advisor	DH170339	10/17/2017
	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Regional Director, Kansas City, Missouri, Region VII	DH170246	10/20/2017
	Office of the General Counsel	Assistant to the General Counsel	DH170327	10/23/2017
	Office for Civil Rights	Senior Advisor (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)	DH170343	10/24/2017
	Office of Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight	Senior Advisor	DH170342	10/30/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation	Policy Advisor	DH180009	10/31/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Special Assistant	DM170287	10/05/2017
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Confidential Assistant	DM170297	10/24/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Field Policy and Management	Regional Administrator	DU180004	10/06/2017
	Office of Housing	Special Assistant	DU180002	10/20/2017
	Office of Public and Indian Housing	Senior Advisor	DU180003	10/20/2017
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant	DI170119	10/23/2017
	Office of Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management	Advisor	DI180001	10/23/2017
	Office of Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs	Senior Advisor	DI180005	10/23/2017
	Office of Bureau of Reclamation	Special Assistant	DI180007	10/30/2017
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Civil Rights Division	Chief of Staff and Counsel	DJ170180	10/17/2017
	Office of Justice Programs	Senior Advisor	DJ170177	10/18/2017
	Office of Legal Policy	Counsel (2) Chief of Staff and Counsel	DJ170179 DJ180004 DJ170171	10/20/2017 10/24/2017 10/23/2017
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Legislative Officer	DL170118	10/03/2017
	Office of Employee Benefits Security Administration	Senior Advisor	DL170119	10/03/2017
	Office of Mine Safety and Health Administration	Senior Advisor	DL170117	10/12/2017
	Office of Bureau of International Labor Affairs	Special Assistant	DL170122	10/12/2017
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy	Senior Policy Advisor	DL170123	10/12/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DL170125	10/12/2017
	Office of Employment and Training Administration	Senior Policy Advisor	DL180015	10/24/2017
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of the Director	Special Assistant	BO170092	10/17/2017
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY	Office of Legislative Affairs	Associate Director (Legislative Affairs)	QQ170016	10/11/2017
	Office of Public Affairs	Public Affairs Specialist	QQ170017	10/11/2017
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	Office of Division of Trading and Markets	Director, Division of Trading and Markets	SE180001	10/27/2017
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Office of the Chief of Protocol	Staff Assistant (Gifts)	DS170199	10/03/2017
	Office of Bureau of Legislative Affairs	Special Assistant	DS170207	10/11/2017
	Office of Bureau of International Information Programs	Special Assistant	DS170203	10/13/2017
	Office of the United States Global Aids Coordinator	Special Assistant for Congressional Relations	DS170206	10/18/2017
		Senior Data Analyst	DS180001	10/26/2017
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DT170154	10/11/2017
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Secretary and Deputy	Senior Advisor Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection	DV170089	10/03/2017

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

Agency	Organization	Title	Request No.	Date vacated
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	Office of the Chairperson	Director of Advance and Protocol (2)	CT170007	10/31/2017
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of White House Liaison	Deputy Director, Office of White House Liaison	DC170053	10/14/2017
	Office of Minority Business Development Agency	Special Advisor for Business Development	DC170093	10/23/2017
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Director of Advance and Protocol (2)	DC170115 DC180013	10/28/2017 10/28/2017
	Office of International Trade Administration	Senior Advisor	DC170111	10/31/2017
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Secretary of Defense	Deputy White House Liaison	DD170094	10/14/2017
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	DD170151	10/28/2017
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Scheduling and Advance	Scheduler to the Deputy Secretary	DE170185	10/14/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant to the Secretary	DE170115	10/14/2017
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	Senior Advisor	DE170189	10/21/2017
	Office of Public Affairs	Digital Strategy Advisor	DE170108	10/27/2017
	Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis	Special Advisor	DE170111	10/28/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Senior Advisor Press Assistant (Regional Media)	DH170333 DH170316	10/06/2017 10/28/2017
	Office of Health Resources and Services Administration/Office of the Administrator	Special Assistant	DH170278	10/14/2017
	Office of the Secretary	Deputy Scheduler Special Assistant	DH170158 DH170128	10/14/2017 10/30/2017
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Civil Rights Division	Counsel	DJ170121	10/28/2017
	Office of the Attorney General	Confidential Assistant	DJ170083	10/31/2017
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Employment and Training Administration	Chief of Staff	DL170090	10/28/2017
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION	Office of Commissioner Schmidtlein	Confidential Assistant	TC160004	10/13/2017

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.