2014-17990. Excepted Service

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 June 1, 2014, to June 30, 2014.

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

03. Executive Office of the President (Schedule A 213.3103)

(b) Office of Management and Budget

(2) Not to Exceed 34 positions that require unique technical skills needed for the re-designing and re-building of digital interfaces between citizens, businesses, and Government as a part of the Smarter Information Technology Delivery Initiative. This authority may be used to make permanent, time-limited and temporary appointments to Digital Services Expert positions (GS-301) directly related to the implementation of the Smarter Information Technology Delivery Initiative at the GS-14 to 15 level. No new appointments may be made under this authority after September 30, 2016.

27. Veterans Affairs (Schedule A 213.3127)

(e) Not to Exceed 75 positions that require unique technical skills needed for the re-designing and re-building of digital interfaces between citizens, businesses, and Government as a part of the Smarter Information Technology Delivery Initiative. This authority may be used to make permanent, time-limited and temporary appointments to non-supervisory Digital Services Expert positions (GS-301) directly related to the implementation of the Smarter Information Technology Delivery Initiative at the GS-15 level. No new appointments may be made under this authority after September 30, 2017.

33. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Schedule A 213.3133)

(c) Temporary or time-limited positions that are directly related with resolving failing insured depository institutions; financial companies; or brokers and dealers; covered by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including but not limited to, the marketing and sale of institutions and any associated assets; paying insured depositors; and managing receivership estates and all associated receivership management activities, up to termination. Time limited appointments under this authority may not exceed 7 years.

37. General Services Administration (Schedule A 213.3137)

(a) Not to Exceed 95 positions that require unique technical skills needed for the re-designing and re-building of digital interfaces between citizens, businesses, and Government as a part of the Smarter Information Technology Delivery Initiative. This authority may be used nationwide to make permanent, time-limited and temporary appointments to Digital Services Expert positions (GS-301) directly related to the implementation of the Smarter Information Technology Delivery Initiative at the GS-11 to 15 level. No new appointments may be made under this authority after September 30, 2017.

Schedule B

No Schedule B authorities to report during June 2014.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during June 2014.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Farm Service Agency	State Executive Director—Oregon	DA140089	6/11/2014
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	International Broadcasting Bureau	General Manager	IB140004	6/19/2014
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Public Affairs	Director of Speechwriting	DC140099	6/2/2014
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Deputy Director of Advance	DC140101	6/4/2014
	Office of Under Secretary	Senior Advisor	DC140104	6/4/2014
	Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets	Special Assistant for Policy Initiatives Senior Advisor	DC140106   DC140119	6/9/2014   6/12/2014
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Special Advisor	DC140120	6/12/2014
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Senior Protocol Officer	DC140122	6/16/2014
	Advocacy Center	Policy Assistant	DC140123	6/16/2014
	International Trade Administration	Confidential Assistant	DC140125	6/24/2014
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	Division of Enforcement	Director, Division of Enforcement	CT140008	6/9/2014
	Office of the Chairperson	Director of Legislative Affairs	CT140006	6/16/2014
		Administrative Assistant	CT140009	6/25/2014
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition)	Special Assistant for Acquisition	DD140063	6/23/2014
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office of the Under Secretary	Special Assistant	DW140014	6/4/2014
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Communications and Outreach	Special Assistant for Strategic Communications	DB140081	6/12/2014
	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Strategic Initiatives	DB140082	6/12/2014
	Office of Career Technical and Adult Education	Confidential Assistant (2)	DB140084	6/17/2014
			DB140087	6/20/2014
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Special Assistant	DB140080	6/18/2014
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis	Special Assistant	DE140064	6/18/2014
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Administrator	Special Assistant for Public Engagement	EP140034	6/3/2014
	Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response	Special Assistant	EP140040	6/17/2014
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION	Office of Media Relations	Director of Outreach and Strategy	FC140011	6/24/2014
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Confidential Assistant	FR140001	6/16/2014
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	Office of Communications and Marketing	Deputy Press Secretary	GS140039	6/13/2014
	Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies	Program Director, Presidential Innovation Fellows	GS140040	6/13/2014
	Office of the Administrator	Chief Customer Officer	GS140041	6/13/2014
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Secretary	Special Advisor	DH140072	6/5/2014
		Senior Advisor	DH140070	6/6/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Online Communications and Outreach Advisor	DH140071	6/6/2014
	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Director of Business Outreach	DH140073	6/6/2014
	Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight	State Exchange Group Director	DH140101	6/26/2014
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DM140151	6/2/2014
	Federal Emergency Management Agency	Director of Public Affairs	DM140155	6/19/2014
	United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Director of Communications	DM140181	6/24/2014
	Office of the General Counsel	Counselor	DM140183	6/24/2014
	United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Counselor	DM140185	6/26/2014
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Policy Development and Research	Financial Analyst for Housing Finance	DU140027	6/6/2014
	Office of Policy Development and Research	Special Assistant for Policy, Development, and Research	DU140029	6/9/2014
	Office of Public Affairs	Special Assistant for Public Engagement	DU140030	6/13/2014
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Assistant Secretary—Water and Science	Counselor- Water and Science	DI140040	6/20/2014
	Secretary's Immediate Office	Deputy Press Secretary	DI140048	6/20/2014
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Public Affairs	Confidential Assistant	DJ140063	6/10/2014
	Office of Legislative Affairs	Attorney Advisor	DJ140055	6/16/2014
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant (2)	DL140055 DL140072	6/5/2014 6/25/2014
	Veterans Employment and Training Service	Special Assistant	DL140053	6/9/2014
	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Senior Legislative Officer Senior Legislative Assistant	DL140054 DL140065	6/9/2014 6/16/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management	Special Assistant	DL140056	6/16/2014
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Senior Policy Advisor	DL140067	6/23/2014
	Bureau of International Labor Affairs	Chief of Staff	DL140068	6/25/2014
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS	National Endowment for the Arts	Special Assistant	NA140004	6/9/2014
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of the Director	Assistant to the Director	BO140013	6/9/2014
	Office of E-Government and Information Technology	Confidential Assistant	BO140018	6/9/2014
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY	Office of Demand Reduction	Special Assistant	QQ140003	6/20/2014
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	Office of the Director	Assistant Director, Office of Public Engagement	PM140028	6/12/2014
	Office of the General Counsel	Senior Counsel and Advisor	PM140029	6/12/2014
	Office of the Director	Director of Scheduling and Advance	PM140032	6/20/2014
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE	Office of the Ambassador	Special Assistant	TN140006	6/17/2014
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Confidential Assistant	SE140003	6/9/2014
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Field Operations	Regional Administrator (Region II)	SB140022	6/9/2014
	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Press Secretary	SB140024	6/9/2014
	Office of Capital Access	Special Assistant	SB140025	6/9/2014
	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Special Advisor for Public Engagement Press Assistant	SB140026   SB140028	6/11/2014   6/19/2014
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Bureau of Legislative Affairs	Deputy Assistant Secretary	DS140089	6/10/2014
	Office of Faith Based Community Initiatives	Special Representative	DS140104	6/18/2014
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DS140088	6/20/2014
	Bureau of Public Affairs	Deputy Assistant Secretary	DS140106	6/20/2014
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs)	Senior Advisor	DY140082	6/4/2014
	Assistant Secretary for Management	Confidential Assistant	DY140083	6/4/2014
	Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions	Policy Advisor	DY140095	6/24/2014

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during June 2014.

Agency	Organization	Position title	Authorization No.	Vacate date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Secretary	Senior Program Manager for Global Food Security	DA100165	6/28/2014
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of the Chief of Staff	Advance Specialist	DC110115	6/14/2014
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	Office of the Chairperson	Director of Legislative Affairs	CT140004	6/13/2014
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Communications and Outreach	Confidential Assistant	DB130028	6/14/2014
	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Strategic Initiatives	DB130029	6/14/2014
	Office of the Under Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DB140073	6/24/2014
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of the Chairman	Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff	EB130003	6/25/2014
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health	Special Assistant	DH140020	6/6/2014
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation	Confidential Assistant	DH120112	6/14/2014
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Senior Counselor to the Director	DM110262	6/14/2014
	Federal Emergency Management Agency	Director of Public Affairs	DM120076	6/14/2014
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Secretary's Immediate Office	Deputy Director of Scheduling	DI120046	6/6/2014
	Secretary's Immediate Office	Press Assistant	DI130022	6/28/2014
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Community Relations Service	Senior Counsel	DJ130029	6/14/2014
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Bureau of International Labor Affairs	Chief of Staff	DL100036	6/1/2014
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DL130019	6/6/2014
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of the Director	Assistant to the Director	BO130016	6/8/2014
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of the Director	Special Assistant	BO130022	6/28/2014
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Protocol	DD130037	6/27/2014
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Public Affairs	Deputy Director of Public Affairs	DT130017	6/7/2014

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Katherine Archuleta,

Director.