[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)] [Notices] [Pages 74226-74228] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-30124] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 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, 2012, to October 31, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Senior Executive Resources Services, Executive Resources and Employee Development, 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 annually a consolidated listing of all Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities current as of June 30 as a notice in the Federal Register. [[Page 74227]] Schedule A The following Schedule A authority was approved in October: 11. Department of Homeland Security (Sch. A, 213.3111) (d) General (1) Not to exceed 1,000 positions to perform cyber risk and strategic analysis, incident handling and malware/vulnerability analysis, program management, distributed control systems security, cyber incident response, cyber exercise facilitation and management, cyber vulnerability detection and assessment, network and systems engineering, enterprise architecture, intelligence analysis, investigation, investigative analysis and cyber-related infrastructure interdependency analysis requiring unique qualifications currently not established by OPM. Positions will be at the General Schedule (GS) grade levels 09-15. No new appointments may be made under this authority after December 31, 2013. Schedule B No schedule B authorities to report during October 2012. Schedule C The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during October 2012. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effective Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE............ Office of the Special Advisor.... DC120158............. 10/2/2012 Assistant Secretary for Economic Development. Office of the Deputy General DC130001............. 10/3/2012 General Counsel. Counsel for Strategic Initiatives. Assistant Secretary Deputy Director, DC130002............. 10/12/2012 for Market Access Office of Advisory and Compliance. Committees. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE............. Office of the Under Special Assistant DD120126............. 10/17/2012 Secretary of for Personnel and Defense. Readiness. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION........... Office of Confidential DB120102............. 10/2/2012 Innovation and Assistant. Improvement. Office of the Chief of Staff..... DB120090............. 10/12/2012 Secretary. Office of Planning, Confidential DB120103............. 10/12/2012 Evaluation and Assistant. Policy Development. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.............. Assistant Secretary Director of DE120145............. 10/2/2012 for Energy Legislative Efficiency and Affairs. Renewable Energy. Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs DE120143............. 10/11/2012 for Congressional Specialist. and Intergovernmental Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN Office of Senior Advisor..... DH120143............. 10/2/2012 SERVICES. Intergovernmental and External Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY... Office of the Confidential DM130009............. 10/17/2012 Assistant Assistant. Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs. Office of the Chief of Staff..... DM130011............. 10/17/2012 Assistant Secretary for Policy. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE............. Civil Division..... Counsel............ DJ120102............. 10/2/2012 Office of Public Public Affairs DJ120103............. 10/2/2012 Affairs. Specialist. Office of Public Public Affairs DJ130004............. 10/19/2012 Affairs. Specialist. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR............... Office of Senior Counselor... DL120087............. 10/2/2012 Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF STATE............... Bureau for Special Assistant.. DS120121............. 10/4/2012 Education and Cultural Affairs. Bureau of Economic Staff Assistant.... DS120122............. 10/11/2012 and Business Affairs. Bureau of Legislative DS120118............. 10/14/2012 Legislative Management Officer. Affairs. Bureau of Legislative DS130002............. 10/15/2012 Legislative Management Officer. Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.... Office of the Special Assistant.. DV130007............. 10/12/2012 Secretary and Deputy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during October 2012. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency Organization Position title Authorization No. Vacate date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE............ Office of Executive Special Assistant.. DC110074............. 10/6/12 Secretariat. [[Page 74228]] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION........... Office of Confidential DB110104............. 10/6/12 Innovation and Assistant. Improvement. Office of Confidential DB110107............. 10/6/12 Elementary and Assistant. Secondary Education. Office of Special Assistant.. DB120061............. 10/6/12 Elementary and Secondary Education. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.............. Office of the Special Assistant.. DE110108............. 10/14/12 Deputy Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY... Office of the Senior Advisor to DM100123............. 10/20/12 Assistant the Assistant Secretary for Secretary for Policy. Policy. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE............. Office of Public Press Assistant.... DJ110121............. 10/20/12 Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE....... Office of the Under Special Assistant.. DF100056............. 10/20/12 Secretary. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... Office of the Special Assistant EP110019............. 10/7/12 Associate to the Associate Administrator for Administrator. External Affairs and Environmental Education. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET... Communications..... Specialist for BO110032............. 10/20/12 Strategic Planning and Communications. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Office of the Special Assistant DD090243............. 10/20/12 Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Secretary of Defense (Asian And Defense. Pacific Security Affairs). Office of Principal Special Assistant DD090213............. 10/21/12 Deputy Under to the Principal Secretary for Deputy Under Policy. Secretary of Defense. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. John Berry, Director. [FR Doc. 2012-30124 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325-39-P