[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 9951-9952] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-03144] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Resources 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 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. Schedule A The following Schedule A authority was approved in December. Section 213.3106 Department of Defense (b) Entire Department (including the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force)-- (11) Not to exceed 3000 positions that require unique cyber security skills and knowledge 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 inter-dependency analysis. This authority may be used to make permanent, time-limited and temporary appointments in the following occupational series: Security (GS-0080), intelligence analysts (GS- 0132), computer engineers (GS-0854), electronic engineers (GS-0855), computer scientists (GS-1550), operations research (GS-1515), criminal investigators (GS-1811), telecommunications (GS-0391), and IT specialists (GS-2210). Within the scope of this authority, the U.S. Cyber Command is also authorized to hire miscellaneous administrative and program (GS-0301) series when those positions require unique cyber security skills and knowledge. All positions will be at the General Schedule (GS) grade levels 09-15 or equivalent. No new appointments may be made under this authority after December 31, 2013. [[Page 9952]] Schedule B No Schedule B authorities were approved in December 2012. Schedule C The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during December 2012. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.......... Assistant Secretary Special Assistant. DC130015............. 12/13/2012 and Director General for United States and Foreign Commercial Service. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE........... Office of Assistant Special Assistant DD130022............. 12/12/2012 Secretary of (Reserve Affairs). Defense (Reserve Affairs). Office of the Special Assistant. DD130023............. 12/12/2012 Assistant Secretary of Defense (Asian and Pacific Security Affairs). Office of the Special Assistant DD130027............. 12/18/2012 Assistant for International Secretary of Security Affairs. Defense (International Security Affairs). DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. U.S. Customs and Special Advisor... DM130024............. 12/12/2012 Border Protection. DEPARTMENT OF STATE............. Office of the Chief Public Affairs DS130020............. 12/3/2012 of Protocol. Specialist. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.... Secretary.......... Special Assistant DT130008............. 12/10/2012 for Scheduling and Advance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during December 2012. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency Organization Position title Authorization No. Vacate date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.......... Office of the Under Deputy Chief of DC110109............. 12/7/12 Secretary. Staff For USPTO. Office of Legislative DC120015............. 12/15/12 Legislative and Assistant. Intergovernmental Affairs. Office of Public Confidential DC120082............. 12/29/12 Affairs. Assistant. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION......... Office for Civil Special Assistant. DB100012............. 12/1/12 Rights. Office of Deputy Assistant DB120060............. 12/7/12 Elementary and Secretary for Secondary Policy and Early Education. Learning. Office of the Special Assistant. DB090169............. 12/31/12 Secretary. Office of the Under Director, White DB120027............. 12/31/12 Secretary. House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY............ Office of the Under Senior Advisor.... DE110034............. 12/3/12 Secretary. Office of Public Press Secretary... DE120022............. 12/3/12 Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. Office of the Executive DM120066............. 12/31/12 Assistant Assistant. Secretary for Policy. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE........... Civil Rights Counsel........... DJ110103............. 12/1/12 Division. Office of the Counsel........... DJ110025............. 12/2/12 Deputy Attorney General. Antitrust Division. Counsel........... DJ100105............. 12/3/12 DEPARTMENT OF STATE............. Office of the Chief Protocol Officer DS110100............. 12/14/12 of Protocol. (Visits). DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.... Assistant Secretary Associate Director DT110046............. 12/14/12 for Governmental for Governmental Affairs. Affairs. Secretary.......... Advance Specialist DT120027............. 12/15/12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. Office of the Policy Analyst.... EP110022............. 12/1/12 Administrator. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF Office of the Special Assistant. DD090172............. 12/1/12 DEFENSE. Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218. John Berry, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management. [FR Doc. 2013-03144 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325-29-P