2016-02114. 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 October 1, 2015, to October 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 October 2015.

Schedule B

No Schedule B Authorities to report during October 2015.

Schedule C

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

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Effective date
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations	Legislative Analyst	DA160002	10/6/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics	Special Assistant	DA160004	10/19/2015
	Office of the Secretary	White House Liaison	DA160007	10/19/2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis	Special Assistant (2)	DC16000 DC160014	10/6/201 10/30/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary	Senior Advisor (2)	DC16000 DC160004	10/6/2015 10/6/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development	Special Assistant	DC160005	10/6/2015
	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Press Secretary	DC160006	10/6/2015
		Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Director of Digital Strategy and Engagement	DC160007	10/8/2015
		Senior Public Affairs Coordinator	DC160008	10/20/2015
		Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Director of Speechwriting	DC160015	10/28/2015
	Office of the Chief Information Officer	Chief of Staff	DC160010	10/21/2015
	International Trade Administration	Senior Advisor	DC160011	10/21/2015
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	Office of Legislative Affairs	Director, Office of Congressional Relations	PS160001	10/7/2015
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)	Special Advisor for Russia/Ukraine External Affairs	DD150199	10/9/2015
	Washington Headquarters Services	Defense Fellow (5)	DD15020 DD15020 DD15020 DD15020 DD160007	10/13/2015 10/21/2015 10/21/2015 10/21/2015 10/23/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant	DD160004	10/15/2015
		Protocol Officer (2)	DD16000 DD160011	10/26/2015 10/28/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)	Special Assistant for Nuclear Missile Defense Policy	DD150200	10/21/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Asian and Pacific Security Affairs)	Special Assistant (Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia)	DD160001	10/30/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	Special Assistant (Personnel and Readiness)	DD160010	10/30/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	Special Assistant Special Assistant (Legislative Affairs) (Team Chief, Personnel and Readiness)	DD150198 DD160012	10/13/2015 10/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of the Under Secretary	Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities	DB150126	10/1/2015
		Senior Policy Advisor	DB160002	10/29/2015
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Deputy Chief of Staff	DB150127	10/1/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Strategic Operations Manager	DB160003	10/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Press Secretary	DE150142	10/9/2015
	Office of Economic Impact and Diversity	Special Advisor	DE160002	10/9/2015
	Office of Associate Administrator for External Affairs	Press Secretary	DE160010	10/16/2015
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	Senior Advisor	DE160008	10/19/2015
	Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Legislative Affairs Advisor	DE150146	10/28/2015
	Office of Scheduling and Advance	Director of Scheduling	DE160006	10/28/2015
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Administrator	Director of Scheduling and Advance	EP160005	10/9/2015
		Deputy White House Liaison	EP160001	10/16/2015
		Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations	EP160004	10/16/2015
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT	Council on Environmental Quality	Executive Assistant	OP160001	10/9/2015
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION	Office of General Counsel	Program Analyst	DR160001	10/6/2015
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	Office of Communications and Marketing	Deputy Press Secretary Senior Advisor	GS150057 GS160003	10/6/2015 10/21/2015
	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs	Policy Advisor	GS160002	10/21/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation	Special Assistant (2)	DH15019 DH160002	10/1/2015 10/9/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health	Senior Policy Advisor	DH150192	10/1/2015
	Office for Civil Rights	Special Assistant	DH150193	10/1/2015
	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Special Assistant	DH160004	10/9/2015
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration	Policy Advisor	DH160008	10/21/2015
	Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology	Chief of Staff	DH160006	10/26/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families	Special Assistant	DH160011	10/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Office of the Executive Secretariat Office of the Chief of Staff	Special Projects Coordinator Deputy White House Liaison	DM150265 DM160001	10/1/2015 10/2/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate	Special Assistant	DM160004	10/9/2015
	Federal Emergency Management Agency	Special Assistant	DM150257	10/13/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations	Senior Advisor	DU150079	10/9/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Special Assistant and Briefing Book Coordinator	DU160002	10/27/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	Office of Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs	Senior Advisor—Indian Affairs	DI150120	10/9/2015
	Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Special Assistant, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs	DI150121	10/9/2015
	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant	DI150130	10/9/2015
		Deputy Director, Intergovernmental Affairs	DI160002	10/19/2015
	United States Fish and Wildlife Service	Special Assistant	DI150047	10/16/2015
	Office of Special Trustee for American Indians	Advisor	DI150125	10/28/2015
	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Special Assistant	DI160004	10/28/2015
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Civil Rights Division	Senior Counsel	DJ160005	10/8/2015
	Office on Violence Against Women	Confidential Assistant	DJ160007	10/13/2015
	Office of Public Affairs	Press Secretary and Senior Advisor	DJ160003	10/15/2015
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	Veterans Employment and Training Service	Special Advisor	DL150094	10/8/2015
	Office of Public Affairs	Special Assistant (2)	DL16000 DL160002	10/16/2015 10/21/2015
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS	Office of the Chairman	Press Secretary Public Affairs Specialist (Social Media)	NA160002 NA160003	10/26/2015 10/28/2015
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of Federal Procurement Policy	Confidential Assistant	BO150041	10/1/2015
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Legislative Policy Advisor	SB160002	10/6/2015
	Office of Communications and Public Liaison	Senior Advisor for Public Engagement	SB160001	10/15/2015
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor	Foreign Affairs Officer Special Assistant	DS160002 DS160003	10/8/2015 10/13/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs	Senior Advisor Senior Advisor	DS150101 DS150102	10/9/2015 10/9/2015
	Foreign Policy Planning Staff	Special Assistant (Speechwriter)	DS150132	10/15/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Writer-Editor (Speechwriter)	DS150131	10/16/2015
	Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs	Foreign Affairs Officer	DS160005	10/23/2015
	Bureau of Political and Military Affairs	Writer-Editor (Speechwriter)	DS150134	10/30/2015
	Office of the Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation	Staff Assistant	DS160007	10/30/2015
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	Office of the Director	Director of Public Engagement	TD160001	10/27/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Office of the Secretary of the Treasury	Special Assistant Associate Director	DY160002 DY160003	10/2/2015 10/9/2015
		Senior Advisor	DY160004	10/9/2015
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Office of the Secretary and Deputy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs	Special Assistant Director Outreach	DV150062 DV150065	10/1/2015 10/1/2015.

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during October 2015.

Agency name	Organization name	Position title	Authorization No.	Vacate date
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS	Office of Commissioners	Special Assistant	CC130004	10/14/2015
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	Office of the Chairman	Policy Advisor	CT150003	10/30/2015
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	Office of Commissioners	Special Assistant (Legal)	PS150001	10/08/2015
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development	Special Assistant	DA100120	10/03/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DA150003	10/17/2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Senior Advisor	DC130010	10/12/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis	Director, Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach	DC150131	10/17/2015
	Office of Public Affairs	Director of Digital Strategy	DC150008	10/17/2015
		Press Secretary	DC120146	10/17/2015
		Director of Speechwriting	DC140099	10/31/2015
		Press Assistant	DC150082	10/31/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development	Confidential Assistant	DC140128	10/17/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary	Chief Communications Officer	DC120150	10/17/2015
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	Special Assistant to the Principal Under Secretary for Defense, Personnel and Readiness	DD150154	10/17/2015
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	Special Assistant	DD120010	10/31/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	Office of the Under Secretary	Personal and Confidential Assistant	DW060064	10/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs	Special Assistant	DB150022	10/03/2015
	Office of the Deputy Secretary	Deputy Chief of Staff	DB150090	10/03/2015
	Office of the Under Secretary	Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities	DB130068	10/03/2015
	Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Policy Development	DB140048	10/09/2015
	Office of Career Technical and Adult Education	Confidential Assistant	DB140087	10/30/2015
	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs	DB150062	10/31/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Confidential Assistant	DB150015	10/31/2015
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	Office of Public Affairs	Deputy Press Secretary	DE150004	10/03/2015
	Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis	Advisor for Climate Change	DE140062	10/31/2015
	Office of Management	Deputy Director of Scheduling and Advance	DE150040	10/31/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Special Advisor to the Secretary	DE130116	10/31/2015
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	Office of the Administrator	Director of Scheduling and Advance	EP130017	10/17/2015
	Operations Staff	Deputy Director for Scheduling and Advance	EP140014	10/17/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health	Policy Advisor	DH130114	10/03/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation	Confidential Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation, and Discretionary Health	DH150014	10/03/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families	Confidential Assistant	DH140114	10/31/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	Federal Emergency Management Agency	Special Assistant	DM140208	10/03/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs	Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator	DM150008	10/03/2015
	Office of the Chief of Staff	Special Assistant	DM150050	10/03/2015
	Office of the Secretary	Senior Counselor to the Secretary	DM150200	10/08/2015
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy	Senior Advisor for Cyber Policy	DM150172	10/16/2015
	Office of the Executive Secretariat	Deputy Secretary Briefing Book Coordinator	DM140206	10/16/2015
	United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Counselor to the Director	DM140100	10/30/2015
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	Office of the Administration	Scheduling Assistant and Briefing Book Coordinator	DU140051	10/31/2015
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	United States Fish and Wildlife Service	Special Assistant	DI130045	10/17/2015
	Secretary's Immediate Office	Special Assistant	DI140023	10/18/2015
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	Office of Public Affairs	Press Secretary	DJ140016	10/17/2015
	Office on Violence Against Women	Confidential Assistant	DJ140120	10/17/2015
	Office of the Associate Attorney General	Counsel and Chief of Staff	DJ150041	10/18/2015
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	Office of Federal Procurement Policy	Confidential Assistant	BO140036	10/03/2015
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs	Senior Advisor	DS140079	10/31/2015
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs	Associate Director for Governmental and Tribal Affairs	DT140026	10/03/2015

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.