2015-25896. 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 July 1, 2015, to July 31, 2015.

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 July 2015.

Schedule B

No Schedule B Authorities to report during July 2015.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during July 2015.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Farm Service Agency	State Executive Director—Virginia	DA150160	7/15/2015
	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Deputy Chief of Staff	DA150161	7/28/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety	Chief of Staff	DA150164	7/28/2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Executive Secretariat	Associate Director (2)	DC150120	7/6/2015
			DC150121	7/6/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary	Special Assistant	DC150130	7/20/2015
	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Press Secretary	DC150132	7/20/2015
	Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis	Special Assistant	DC150131	7/24/2015
	Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Associate Director for Oversight	DC150141	7/30/2015
	Economics and Statistics Administration	Special Assistant	DC150136	7/31/2015
	Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Special Assistant	DC150138	7/31/2015
	Office of Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets	Advisor	DC150140	7/31/2015
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	Office of the Chairperson	Public Affairs Specialist (Speechwriter)	CT150002	7/16/2015
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant (2)	DD150155	7/1/2015
			DD150150	7/2/2015
		Advance Officer	DD150167	7/31/2015
	Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)	Speechwriter	DD150153	7/8/2015
	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow	DD150151	7/13/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)	Special Assistant for Energy, Installations and Environment	DD150162	7/21/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	Special Assistant (Chief, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)	DD150163	7/21/2015
	Director, Operational Test and Evaluation	Special Assistant	DD150166	7/21/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	Special Assistant for Personnel and Readiness	DD150154	7/27/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office Assistant Secretary Army (Installations and Environment)	Special Assistant (Installations, Energy and Environment)	DW150050	7/1/2015
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of the General Counsel	Associate General Counsel	DB150107	7/1/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary	Special Assistant for Strategic Operations	DB150108	7/8/2015
	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Strategic Initiatives	DB150109	7/8/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Deputy Director of Scheduling and Advance	DB150112	7/27/2015
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Management	Special Assistant (2)	DE150094	7/17/2015
			DE150114	7/31/2015
	Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Director of Intergovernmental Affairs	DE150098	7/17/2015
		Advisor for Intergovernmental and Tribal Affairs	DE150109	7/30/2015
		Special Assistant	DE150121	7/30/2015
	Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	Special Advisor	DE150107	7/17/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DE150097	7/27/2015
	Office of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board	Director and Senior Advisor, Office of Secretarial Boards and Councils	DE150113	7/31/2015
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Special Advisor for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	EP150047	7/16/2015
	Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education	Special Assistant for Public Engagement	EP150045	7/6/2015
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of Congressional Affairs	Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs	EB150004	7/27/2015
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	Pacific Rim Region Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Special Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Intergovernmental Affairs	GS150045 GS150046	7/15/2015 7/16/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Senior Advisor Confidential Assistant	DH150163 DH150173	7/8/2015 7/23/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation	Senior Advisor	DH150165	7/8/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DH150170	7/10/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health	Chief of Staff	DH150174	7/27/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of the General Counsel	Special Counsel Special Assistant	DM150187 DM150188	7/2/2015 7/16/2015
		Confidential Assistant	DM150212	7/21/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Assistant Press Secretary Deputy Press Secretary	DM150189 DM150190	7/8/2015 7/8/2015
		Confidential Assistant for Public Affairs	DM150199	7/15/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology	Special Assistant for Science and Technology	DM150193	7/10/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Senior Counselor	DM150200	7/16/2015
		Counselor	DM150224	7/31/2015
		Special Assistant	DM150226	7/31/2015
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Confidential Assistant	DM150210	7/21/2015
	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	Counselor	DM150214	7/21/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate	Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs	DM150219	7/31/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity	Special Policy Advisor	DU150066	7/10/2015
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Special Assistant	DU150067	7/24/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Secretary's Immediate Office Director of Digital Strategy	Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs	DI150098	7/1/2015 7/27/2015
Writer	DI150104	7/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office on Violence Against Women	Special Assistant	DJ150071	7/1/2015
	Executive Office for United States Attorneys	Senior Counsel	DJ150097	7/1/2015
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DL150073	7/13/2015
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Chief of Staff	DL150074	7/13/2015
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	Office of Board Members	Confidential Assistant	TB150006	7/27/2015
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of E-Government and Information Technology	Program Analyst	BO150034	7/30/2015
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE	Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison	Director for Intergovernmental Affairs	TN150012	7/10/2015
	Office of the United States Trade Representative	Special Assistant	TN150013	7/10/2015
	Office of the Ambassador	Director of Scheduling and Advance	TN150014	7/23/2015
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of the Administrator	Idea Lab Director	SB150043	7/9/2015
		Senior Advisor	SB150042	7/10/2015
		Special Advisor	SB150045	7/30/2015
	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Deputy Press Secretary	SB150046	7/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Office of the United States Aids Coordinator	Senior Advisor	DS150087	7/1/2015
	Bureau of Public Affairs	Staff Assistant	DS150104	7/2/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Management	White House Liaison	DS150103	7/8/2015
	Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons	Public Affairs Specialist	DS150067	7/10/2015
	Bureau of Legislative Affairs	Legislative Management Officer	DS150097	7/10/2015
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Special Assistant	DS150105	7/14/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Staff Assistant	DS150106	7/14/2015
	Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs	Special Assistant	DS150094	7/15/2015
	Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs	Senior Advisor	DS150092	7/17/2015
	Bureau of Public Affairs	Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist	DS150107	7/21/2015
	Foreign Policy Planning Staff	Writer-Editor (Speechwriter)	DS150110	7/27/2015
	Office of the Chief of Protocol	Protocol Officer (Visits)	DS150111	7/29/2015
	Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs	Deputy Assistant Secretary	DS150086	7/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Office of the Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs)	Press Assistant	DY150106	7/8/2015
		Media Affairs Specialist	DY150107	7/8/2015
		Spokesperson (3)	DY150109	7/8/2015
			DY150115	7/9/2015
			DY150114	7/14/2015
	Office of the Secretary of the Treasury	Senior Advisor	DY150112	7/8/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary (Legislative Affairs)	Senior Advisor for Housing	DY150116	7/14/2015
		Special Advisor (2)	DY150120	7/17/2015
			DY150121	7/17/2015
	Assistant Secretary for International Finance	Special Assistant	DY150119	7/17/2015
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs	Press Secretary	DV150046	7/1/2015

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during July 2015

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Vacate date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services	Chief Communications Officer	DA140015	7/19/2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Policy and Strategic Planning	Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning	DC130030	7/10/2015
	Office of Executive Secretariat	Confidential Assistant/Editor	DC140052	7/11/2015
		Special Assistant	DC130012	7/11/2015
	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Director of Public Affairs	DC140023	7/15/2015
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DD110053	7/25/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)	Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army	DW130054	7/4/2015
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Communications and Outreach	Special Assistant	DB090062	7/1/2015
		Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communication Development	DB130008	7/25/2015
	Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	Special Assistant	DB150092	7/7/2015
	Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Deputy Assistant Secretary	DB090091	7/11/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DB140015	7/11/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DB140064	7/11/2015
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK	Office of Communications	Speechwriter	EB140003	7/1/2015
	Office of Chair	Director of Scheduling	EB120003	7/26/2015
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Director, Office of Public Affairs	FT140005	7/11/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Communications Director for Health Care	DH140135	7/11/2015
		National Press Secretary for Health Care	DH140137	7/11/2015
		Confidential Assistant	DH150140	7/31/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Confidential Assistant to the Secretary	DH140113	7/29/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	Confidential Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	DM150010	7/1/2015
		Assistant Press Secretary	DM150019	7/11/2015
		Press Assistant	DM140233	7/11/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology	Special Assistant to the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology	DM140109	7/11/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Community Planning and Development	Senior Advisor	DU140009	7/6/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant	DI140022	7/6/2015
	Office of Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs	Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs	DI120044	7/1/2015
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Legal Policy	Researcher	DJ120089	7/11/2015
	Office of the Deputy Attorney General	Senior Counsel	DJ090125	7/11/2015
	Office on Violence Against Women	Program Specialist	DJ140020	7/11/2015
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Capital Access	Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Capital Access	SB150005	7/11/2015
	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Special Advisor for Public Engagement	SB140026	7/15/2015
		Associate Administrator for Communications and Public Liaison	SB150033	7/28/2015
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of Public Affairs	Chief Speechwriter	DT150019	7/8/2015
		Press Secretary and Senior Media Advisor	DT150025	7/18/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Office of the Secretary of the Treasury	Deputy Executive Secretary	DY140109	7/8/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary (Legislative Affairs)	Special Assistant	DY140108	7/17/2015

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.