[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9005-9007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03285]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Excepted Service
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or
revoked from December 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013.
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
10. Department of Justice (Sch. A, 213.3110)
(b) Reserved
06. Department of Defense (Sch. A, 213.3106)
(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 3,000 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, 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), 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, 2014.
11. Department of Homeland Security (Sch. A 213.3111)
(f) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--
(1) Reserved. (Formerly 213.3110(b)(1))
(2) Not to exceed 500 positions of interpreters and language
specialists, GS-1040-5/9. (Formerly 213.3110(b)(2))
(3) Reserved. (Formerly 213.3110(b)(3))
(g) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--
(1) Not to exceed 200 staff positions, GS-15 and below for an
emergency staff to provide health related services to foreign entrants.
(Formerly 213.3116(b)(16))
(h) Federal Emergency Management Agency--
(1) Field positions at grades GS-15 and below, or equivalent, which
are engaged in work directly related to unique response efforts to
environmental emergencies not covered by the Disaster Relief Act of
1974, Public Law 93-288, as amended. Employment under this authority
may not exceed 36 months on any single emergency. Persons may not be
employed under this authority for long-term duties or for work not
directly necessitated by the emergency response effort. (Formerly
213.3195(a))
(2) Not to exceed 30 positions at grades GS-15 and below in the
Offices of Executive Administration, General Counsel, Inspector
General, Comptroller, Public Affairs, Personnel, Acquisition
Management, and the State and Local Program and Support
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Directorate which are engaged in work directly related to unique
response efforts to environmental emergencies not covered by the
Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Public Law 93-288, as amended. Employment
under this authority may not exceed 36 months on any single emergency,
or for long-term duties or work not directly necessitated by the
emergency response effort. No one may be reappointed under this
authority for service in connection with a different emergency unless
at least 6 months have elapsed since the individual's latest
appointment under this authority. (Formerly 213.3195(b))
(3) Not to exceed 350 professional and technical positions at
grades GS-5 through GS-15, or equivalent, in Mobile Emergency Response
Support Detachments (MERS). (Formerly 213.3195(c))
(i) U.S. Coast Guard--
(1) Reserved. (Formerly 213.3194(a)(1))
(2) Lamplighters. (Formerly 213.3194(a)(2))
(3) Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors,
Instructors, one Principal Librarian, one Cadet Hostess, and one
Psychologist (Counseling) at the Coast Guard Academy, New London,
Connecticut. (Formerly 213.3194(a)(3))
16. Department of Health and Human Services (Sch. A, 213.3116)
(b) Public Health Service--
(15) Reserved (Moved to 213.3111(g))
94. Department of Transportation (Sch. A, 213.3194)
(a)-(c) Reserved
95. Reserved (Moved to 213.3111(h))
Schedule B
No schedule B authorities to report during December 2013.
Schedule C
The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved
during December 2013.
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Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE....... Office of Press Assistant.... DA140013 12/6/2013
Communications.
Office of the Under Chief DA140015 12/13/2013
Secretary for Communications
Food, Nutrition Officer.
and Consumer
Services.
Farm Service Agency Senior Advisor..... DA140020 12/23/2013
State Executive DA140021 12/23/2013
Director, North
Carolina.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.......... Office of Business Special Assistant.. DC140014 12/12/2013
Liaison.
Office of Executive Deputy Director, DC140016 12/12/2013
Secretariat. Executive
Secretariat.
Office of the Under Deputy Chief of DC140013 12/13/2013
Secretary. Staff for USPTO.
Office of the Chief Director of Advance DC140018 12/23/2013
of Staff. and Protocol.
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS...... Commissioners...... Special Assistant.. CC140001 12/19/2013
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Office of the Chief Chief Economist.... CT140001 12/5/2013
COMMISSION. Economist.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY Office of Special Assistant PS120001 12/5/2013
COMMISSION. Commissioners. (Legal).
Office of Executive Supervisory Public PS140003 12/5/2013
Director. Affairs Specialist.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Office of the Special Assistant EQ140002 12/19/2013
Chairman. for Land and Water.
Special Assistant EQ140004 12/20/2013
for Communications.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE........... Office of the Under Special Assistant DD140008 12/3/2013
Secretary of (Acquisition,
Defense Technology and
(Acquisition, Logistics).
Technology, and
Logistics).
Office of the Confidential DD140010 12/11/2013
Secretary. Assistant.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION......... Office of Confidential DB140021 12/4/2013
Innovation and Assistant.
Improvement.
Office of Confidential DB140008 12/5/2013
Elementary and Assistant.
Secondary
Education.
Office of the Special Assistant.. DB140022 12/6/2013
General Counsel.
Office for Civil Chief of Staff..... DB140024 12/11/2013
Rights.
Office of Special Assistant.. DB140025 12/11/2013
Elementary and
Secondary
Education.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY............ Office of the Senior Advisor..... DE140016 12/3/2013
Secretary.
Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant DE140019 12/9/2013
for Congressional Secretary for
and House Affairs.
Intergovernmental
Affairs.
Office of Nuclear Special Advisor.... DE140020 12/9/2013
Energy.
Office of the Under Special Assistant.. DE140015 12/16/2013
Secretary.
Office of Scheduler.......... DE140025 12/23/2013
Management.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. Office of the Director, Office of EP140006 12/4/2013
Associate Public Engagement.
Administrator for
External Affairs
and Environmental
Education.
Deputy Associate EP140007 12/11/2013
Administrator for
the Office of
External Affairs
and Environmental
Education.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. The Heartland Special Assistant.. GS140004 12/20/2013
Region.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN Office of Regional Director, DH140011 12/6/2013
SERVICES. Intergovernmental Denver, Colorado,
and External Region VIII.
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. Office of the Confidential DM140015 12/3/2013
Assistant Assistant.
Secretary for
Policy.
Office of the Special Assistant.. DM140019 12/19/2013
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...... Office of Deputy Director, DI140008 12/16/2013
Congressional and Office of
Legislative Congressional and
Affairs. Legislative
Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE........... Office of Justice Senior Advisor..... DJ140015 12/30/2013
Programs.
Office of Public Press Secretary.... DJ140016 12/30/2013
Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR............. Employee Benefits Special Assistant.. DL140005 12/6/2013
Security
Administration.
Office of the Policy Advisor..... DL140007 12/13/2013
Assistant
Secretary for
Policy.
Office of Public Special Assistant.. DL140008 12/13/2013
Affairs.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. Office of the Assistant for BO140006 12/6/2013
Director. Management. BO140008 12/20/2013
Senior Advisor.....
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION... Office of Faith- Director of Faith- SB140002 12/13/2013
Based and Based and
Neighborhood Neighborhood
Partnerships. Partnerships.
Office of Field Regional SB140004 12/19/2013
Operations. Administrator,
Region IX.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE............. Office of the Under Staff Assistant.... DS140018 12/23/2013
Secretary for Arms
Control and
International
Security Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...... Secretary of the Special Assistant.. DY140022 12/20/2013
Treasury.
Assistant Secretary Spokesperson (2)... DY140023 12/20/2013
(Public Affairs).
DY140027 12/23/2013
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The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during
December 2013.
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Agency Organization Position title Authorization No. Vacate date
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS...... Commissioners...... Special Assistant CC080001 12/5/2013
to the
Commissioner.
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS...... Commissioners...... Special Assistant.. CC090003 12/12/2013
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Office of the Special Assistant CT100002 12/9/2013
COMMISSION. Chairperson. to the
Commissioner.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.......... Office of the Under Senior Advisor..... DC120084 12/14/2013
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.......... Office of the Deputy Director, DC120119 12/22/2013
Executive Executive
Secretariat. Secretariat.
Office of the Chief Director of Advance DC120134 12/22/2013
of Staff.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN Office of the Senior Advisor for DH130096 12/6/2013
SERVICES. Assistant Digital
Secretary for Communications.
Public Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. Office of the Under Liaison............ DM110115 12/14/2013
Secretary for
Intelligence and
Analysis.
Office of the Chief Deputy Director of DM110246 12/14/2013
of Staff. Scheduling.
Office of the Confidential DM120169 12/14/2013
Assistant Assistant.
Secretary for
Policy.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE........... Office of Public Press Secretary.... DJ110112 12/12/2013
Affairs.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.............. Office of Speechwriter....... EB120004 12/20/2013
Communications.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958
Comp., p. 218.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
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