2016-11724. Excepted Service; February 2016

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 February 1, 2016, to February 29, 2016.

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 February 2016.

Schedule B

Section 213.3250 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Sch. B)

One position of Deputy Director; and one position of Associate Director of the Division of Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during February 2016.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
Department of Agriculture	Rural Housing Service	State Director	DA160067	2/5/2016
Department of Commerce	Office of the Chief of Staff	Scheduling Assistant	DC160083	2/2/2016
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Office of the Chairperson	Special Advisor	CT160001	2/3/2016
Department of Defense	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)	Special Assistant for Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans	DD160064	2/4/2016
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic Affairs)	Special Assistant, Plans and Capabilities	DD160033	2/10/2016
Department of Education	Office of the Secretary	Director of Advance	DB160031	2/3/2016
		Deputy Director, Education Technology	DB160033	2/3/2016
	Office of the Under Secretary	Policy Advisor	DB160022	2/10/2016
Department of Energy	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Special Assistant	DE160038	2/10/2016
	Office of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board	Deputy Press Secretary	DE160059	2/10/2016
	Office of Public Affairs	Chief Speechwriter	DE160060	2/10/2016
Environmental Protection Agency	Office of the Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Deputy Associate Administrator for Congressional Affairs	EP160020	2/12/2016
	Office of Information Analysis and Access	Data Analyst	EP160023	2/12/2016
Department of Homeland Security	Office of Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs	Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator	DM160124	2/5/2016
Department of Housing and Urban Development	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Advisor	DU160009	2/2/2016
Department of the Interior	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant	DI160027	2/2/2016
Department of Justice	Office of Legislative Affairs	Attorney Advisor	DJ160052	2/10/2016
	Office on Violence Against Women	Senior Advisor	DJ160053	2/17/2016
	Office of Public Affairs	Chief Speechwriter	DJ160054	2/18/2016
	Office of Justice Programs	Director, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships	DJ160056	2/25/2016
Department of Labor	Office of Disability Employment Policy	Senior Advisor	DL160032	2/5/2016
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration	Senior Advisor	DL160034	2/11/2016
Office of Personnel Management	Healthcare and Insurance	Program Analyst	PM160015	2/17/2016
Office of the United States Trade Representative	Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison	Director for Private Sector Engagement	TN160004	2/5/2016
Small Business Administration	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications	SB160011	2/5/2016
		Deputy Associate Administrator for Communications and Public Liaison	SB160013	2/5/2016
Department of State	Office of the Secretary	Program Analyst	DS160045	2/5/2016
		Senior Advisor	DS150108	2/29/2016
Department of the Treasury	Office of Assistant Secretary for Management	Confidential Assistant	DY160034	2/2/2016
		Special Advisor	DY160035	2/2/2016
	United States Mint	Senior Advisor	DY160036	2/2/2016
	Office of Secretary of the Treasury	Deputy White House Liaison	DY160041	2/5/2016
	Office of Under Secretary for Domestic Finance	Outreach Manager	DY160040	2/10/2016

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during February 2016.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Request number	Vacate date
Department of Commerce	Office of Business Liaison	Senior Advisor	DC140011	02/05/2016
	Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Special Assistant	DC150138	02/05/2016
Office of the Secretary Of Defense	Office of Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Policy	Special Assistant to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Plans	DD140125	02/06/2016
	Office of the Secretary	Advance Officer	DD130123	02/06/2016
		Special Advisor to the Secretary of Defense	DD130116	02/07/2016
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic Affairs)	Special Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Forces	DD150013	02/09/2016
Department of Education	Office of Communications and Outreach	Assistant Press Secretary	DB140053	02/12/2016
Environmental Protection Agency	Office of the Administrator	Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff	EP150006	02/06/2016
	Office of Public Affairs	Advisor for Digital Strategy and Engagement	EP140047	02/20/2016
Federal Maritime Commission	Federal Maritime Commission	Senior Legislative and Public Affairs Specialist	MC160001	02/05/2016
Department of Health and Human Services	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Senior Advisor	DH150163	02/05/2016
		Special Assistant for Specialty Media	DH140060	02/19/2016
	Office of Communications	Senior Advisor	DH150039	02/12/2016
Department of Homeland Security	Ombudsman, Citizenship and Immigration Services	Public Affairs Specialist	DM150013	02/01/2016
	Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology	Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Science and Technology	DM150064	02/02/2016
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs	Director of Legislative Affairs for Intelligence and Analysis	DM100222	02/06/2016
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Assistant Press Secretary	DM150221	02/20/2016
Department of Housing and Urban Development	Office of Housing	Public Affairs Specialist	DU130013	02/23/2016
	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Press Secretary	DU110030	02/26/2016
Department of Labor	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Senior Policy Advisor	DL150059	02/20/2016
Office of Personnel Management	Office of the Director	Assistant Director, Office of Public Engagement	PM140028	02/20/2016
Small Business Administration	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Deputy Assistant Administrator for Communications and Public Liaison	SB150008	02/06/2016
		Speechwriter	SB150038	02/06/2016
	Office of the Administrator	Senior Advisor to the Administrator	SB150055	02/20/2016
Department of State	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DS130052	02/28/2016
Department of Transportation	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant to the Secretary	DT150007	02/08/2016
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs	Special Assistant	DT140049	02/20/2016

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Beth F. Cobert,

Acting Director.