# 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 November 1, 2012, to November 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* .
**Schedule A**
No schedule A authorities to report during November 2012.
**Schedule B**
No schedule B authorities to report during November 2012.
**Schedule C**
The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during November 2012.
| Agency name | Organization name | Position title | Authorization No. | Effective date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs | Senior Advisor | DC130010 | 11/6/2012 |
| | Office of Executive Secretariat | Special Assistant | DC130012 | 11/6/2012 |
| | Office of the Deputy Secretary | Special Assistant | DC130013 | 11/29/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) | Special Assistant | DD130008 | 11/1/2012 |
| | Washington Headquarters Services | Staff Assistant | DD130009 | 11/9/2012 |
| | Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) | Speechwriter | DD130012 | 11/9/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Office of the Under Secretary | Special Assistant | DB130004 | 11/15/2012 |
| | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Special Assistant | DB120099 | 11/20/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | Office of Public Affairs | Project Coordinator for Digital Media | DE130003 | 11/15/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs | Communications Director for Human Services | DH130007 | 11/9/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | Civil Rights Division | Senior Counselor | DJ130013 | 11/20/2012 |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | Division of Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation | Confidential Assistant | SE130001 | 11/6/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE | Office of the Chief of Protocol | Protocol Officer | DS130018 | 11/20/2012 |
| | Bureau of Energy Resources | Staff Assistant | DS130013 | 11/27/2012 |
The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during November 2012.
| Agency | Organization | Position title | Authorization No. | Vacate date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS | Commissioners | Special Assistant to the Commissioner | CC120002 | 11/4/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Office of the Chief of Staff | Protocol Officer | DC110040 | 11/2/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Office for Civil Rights | Senior Counsel | DB120023 | 11/3/2012 |
| | | Senior Counsel | DB120055 | 11/3/2012 |
| | Office of Vocational and Adult Education | Special Assistant | DB110119 | 11/17/2012 |
| | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and School Turnaround | DB120003 | 11/20/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs | Confidential Assistant | DH110118 | 11/7/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Counselor to the Commissioner | DM110203 | 11/2/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT | Office of Public Affairs | Senior Speechwriter | DU090112 | 11/16/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | Office of Public Affairs | Speechwriter | DJ100015 | 11/16/2012 |
| | Office of the Deputy Attorney General | Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel | DJ120012 | 11/17/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE | Office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights | Staff Assistant | DS090140 | 11/2/2012 |
| | Bureau for Education and Cultural Affairs | Staff Assistant | DS110073 | 11/14/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | Secretary's Immediate Office | Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs | DI090123 | 11/26/2012 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY | Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy | Special Assistant | DN090080 | 11/18/2012 |
| EXPORT-IMPORT BANK | Board of Directors | Senior Advisor to the Chairman | EB090008 | 11/16/2012 |
| OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE | Washington Headquarters Services | Staff Assistant | DD110112 | 11/17/2012 |
| | Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) | Speechwriter | DD110122 | 11/17/2012 |
| SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Office of Capital Access | Special Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Capital Access | SB110044 | 11/14/2012 |
**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.