2020-17687. Excepted Service

AGENCY:

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 January 1, 2020 to January 31, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julia Alford, 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 January 2020.

Schedule B

No Schedule B Authorities to report during January 2020.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during January 2020.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization number	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation	Policy Advisor	DA200035	01/09/2020
	Office of Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment	Senior Policy Advisor	DA200021	01/10/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Director of Intergovernmental Affairs	DA200042	01/22/2020
	Farm Service Agency	State Executive Director—Tennessee	DA200040	01/23/2020
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Bureau of Industry and Security	Senior Advisor	DC200059	01/30/2020
	Office of Business Liaison	Senior Advisor for Policy and Engagement	DC200048	01/31/2020
	Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Confidential Assistant	DC200014	01/31/2020
	Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration	Special Assistant	DC200050	01/17/2020
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Senior Advisor	DC200003	01/17/2020
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Senior Advisor	DC200044	01/22/2020
	Office of the General Counsel	Confidential Assistant	DC200019	01/27/2020
		Counsel (2)	DC200028	01/03/2020
			DC200021	01/31/2020
	Office of White House Liaison	Confidential Assistant	DC200030	01/03/2020
		Director, Office of White House Liaison	DC200043	01/31/2020
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs	DD200058	01/14/2020
	Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Policy	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense China	DD200063	01/14/2020
	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD200059	01/27/2020
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of the General Counsel	Confidential Assistant	DB200024	01/09/2020
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs	Deputy Chief of Staff	DE200045	01/06/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy	Senior Advisor	DE200056	01/16/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	Special Assistant	DE200057	01/16/2020
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development	Senior Science Advisor	EP200027	01/13/2020
	Office of the Administrator	Special Advisor for Operations	EP200028	01/22/2020
	Office of the Executive Secretariat	Attorney-Advisor	EP200030	01/22/2020
	Region IV—San Francisco, California	Senior Advisor for Policy and Congressional Affairs	EP200023	01/24/2020
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of the Chairman	Special Advisor and Deputy Scheduler	EB200009	01/30/2020
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	Office of Strategic Communication	Speechwriter	GS200024	01/23/2020
	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Congressional Policy Analyst	GS200025	01/30/2020
		Policy Advisor	GS200026	01/30/2020
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Senior Advisor	DH200011	01/10/2020
	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs	Regional Director, Denver, Colorado, Region VIII	DH200049	01/10/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	Senior Advisor	DH200051	01/27/2020
	Office of the General Counsel	Advisor and Legal Counsel	DH200047	01/07/2020
	Office of the Secretary	Deputy Scheduler	DH200054	01/03/2020
		Advisor for Value-Based Transformation	DH200059	01/16/2020
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Federal Emergency Management Agency	Deputy Press Secretary	DM200116	01/28/2020
	Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction	Senior Advisor	DM200117	01/27/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Director of Strategic Communications	DM200038	01/02/2020
		Press Secretary	DM200083	01/09/2020
		Speechwriter	DM200102	01/09/2020
	Office of the General Counsel	Oversight Counsel	DM200097	01/09/2020
	Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services	Senior Advisor (3)	DM200023	01/02/2020
			DM200081	01/02/2020
			DM200091	01/08/2020
	Office of Customs and Border Protection	Assistant Press Secretary	DM200098	01/09/2020
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Community Planning and Development	Senior Advisor (2)	DU200039	01/03/2020
			DU200045	01/14/2020
	Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives	Special Advisor	DU200038	01/24/2020
	Office of the General Counsel	Senior Counsel	DU200044	01/27/2020
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of the Attorney General	White House Liaison Officer and Special Assistant	DJ200041	01/06/2020
	Office of Violence Against Women	Advisor	DJ200017	01/23/2020
	Office of Justice Programs	Special Advisor for Policy and Communications	DJ200065	01/30/2020
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Regional Representative	DL200043	01/14/2020
	Office of the Secretary	Advance Representative	DL200052	01/24/2020
		Special Assistant (2)	DL200045	01/14/2020
			DL200042	01/30/2020
	Office of Wage and Hour Division	Senior Policy Advisor	DL200051	01/23/2020
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs	Senior Advisor	BO200019	01/27/2020
	Office of the Director	Confidential Assistant	BO200020	01/30/2020
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	Office of Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs	Legislative Analyst	PM200012	01/10/2020
	Presidents Commission on White House Fellowships	Confidential Assistant	PM200014	01/31/2020
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Investment and Innovation	Senior Advisor	SB200006	01/22/2020
	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Digital Media Manager	SB200009	01/23/2020
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	Office of the Commissioner	Special Assistant	SZ200013	01/31/2020
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations	Senior Strategic Advisor	DS200033	01/16/2020
	Bureau of Legislative Affairs	Special Advisor	DS200036	01/22/2020
	Bureau of Global Public Affairs	Special Advisor	DS200032	01/27/2020
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of the Secretary	Deputy White House Liaison	DT200064	01/09/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy	Special Assistant	DT200065	01/14/2020
	Office of the Executive Secretariat	Special Assistant	DT200070	01/30/2020
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Office of the Assistant Secretary (Legislative Affairs)	Special Advisor	DY200032	01/24/2020
	Secretary of the Treasury	Advance Representative	DY200030	01/10/2020
		Special Assistant	DY200041	01/30/2020
	Treasurer of the United States	Senior Advisor	DY200033	01/16/2020
	Office of the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence	Special Assistant	DY200042	01/22/2020

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during January 2020.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Request number	Date vacated
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Rural Utilities Service	Policy Advisor	DA190080	01/03/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Policy Advisor	DA180243	01/18/2020
	Office of Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment	Staff Assistant	DA180169	01/18/2020
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration	Confidential Assistant	DC190027	01/10/2020
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the General Counsel	Law Clerk	DH190201	01/06/2020
	Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight	Senior Advisor	DH170342	01/18/2020
	Office of the Secretary	Advisor	DH190089	01/18/2020
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of the Attorney General	Special Assistant	DJ190237	01/04/2020
	Office of Public Affairs	Public Affairs Specialist	DJ170102	01/18/2020
	Office of Legal Policy	Senior Counsel	DJ180106	01/31/2020
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)	Special Assistant	DD190012	01/04/2020
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	Special Assistant (2)	DD190145	01/04/2020
			DD190174	01/04/2020
	Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)	Special Assistant	DD190001	01/18/2020
	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD190169	01/18/2020
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office of the Assistant Secretary Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)	Special Assistant	DW190032	01/18/2020
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Office of the Counselor	Staff Assistant	DS180074	01/04/2020
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office of the Assistant Secretary Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)	Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Strategy and Acquisition Reform)	DW190032	01/18/2020
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Veterans Benefits Administration	Deputy Chief of Staff	DV180036	01/04/2020
	Office of the General Counsel	Counselor (Healthcare)	DV190032	01/27/2020
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	House Relations Specialist	EP190061	01/11/2020
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Associate Administrator for Policy	Senior for Science and Policy	EP190128	01/18/2020
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of the Chairman	Director of Scheduling	EB190008	01/18/2020
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	Confidential Assistant to the Chairman	SH190003	01/03/2020
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	Office of the Director	Senior Advisor to the Director	PM200007	01/04/2020
		Confidential Assistant to the Deputy Director	PM190036	01/11/2020
	Office of Communications	Senior Press Officer	PM200001	01/24/2020
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Deputy Assistant Administrator	SB180043	01/10/2020

(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.