# 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, 2013, to November 30, 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**
No schedule A authorities to report during November 2013.
**Schedule B**
No schedule B authorities to report during November 2013.
**Schedule C**
The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during November 2013.
| Agency name | Organization name | Position title | Authorization No. | Effective date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Office of the Secretary | Confidential Assistant | DA140004 | 11/5/2013 |
| | Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development | State Director | DA140010 | 11/15/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Office of the Under Secretary | Congressional Affairs Specialist | DC140005 | 11/4/2013 |
| | Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs | Confidential Assistant | DC140006 | 11/4/2013 |
| | Immediate Office | Executive Assistant | DC140007 | 11/4/2013 |
| | Office of Business Liaison | Senior Advisor | DC140011 | 11/26/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | Special Assistant | DD130130 | 11/6/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Confidential Assistant | DB140005 | 11/1/2013 |
| | Office of Communications and Outreach | Special Assistant | DB140007 | 11/7/2013 |
| | Office of the Secretary | Confidential Assistant (2) | DB140011 | 11/12/2013 |
| | | | DB140016 | 11/15/2013 |
| | | Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology | DB140012 | 11/12/2013 |
| | Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs | Confidential Assistant | DB140010 | 11/13/2013 |
| | Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development | Confidential Assistant | DB140006 | 11/20/2013 |
| | Office of Communications and Outreach | Special Assistant | DB140019 | 11/22/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | Under Secretary for Science | Special Assistant | DE140006 | 11/1/2013 |
| | Office of the Deputy Secretary | Special Advisor | DE130113 | 11/6/2013 |
| | Office of Economic Impact and Diversity | Special Advisor | DE140002 | 11/6/2013 |
| | Office of the Secretary | Special Assistant | DE140005 | 11/6/2013 |
| | Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs | Special Assistant | DE140013 | 11/8/2013 |
| | | Special Advisor | DE140014 | 11/19/2013 |
| | Office of Public Affairs | Press Secretary | DE140012 | 11/22/2013 |
| EXPORT-IMPORT BANK | Office of the Chairman | Deputy Chief of Staff | EB140001 | 11/7/2013 |
| | | Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | EB140002 | 11/21/2013 |
| FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION | Office of Media Relations | Communications Director | FC140005 | 11/20/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Office of Health Reform | Confidential Assistant (Office of Health Reform) | DH140004 | 11/1/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy | Senior Director | DM130155 | 11/6/2013 |
| | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs | Special Advisor | DM140007 | 11/13/2013 |
| | Office of the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis | Deputy Chief of Staff | DM140010 | 11/26/2013 |
| | Office of the General Counsel | Counselor | DM140012 | 11/26/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT | Office of the General Counsel | Senior Counsel | DU130045 | 11/1/2013 |
| | Office of Field Policy and Management | Regional Administrator (Northwest/Alaska) | DU140002 | 11/15/2013 |
| | Great Plains (Kansas City) | Regional Administrator (Great Plains) | DU140006 | 11/15/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | Office of Public Affairs | Deputy Press Secretary | DJ140011 | 11/26/2013 |
| NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Comptroller | Policy Analyst | NN140010 | 11/26/2013 |
| NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD | National Mediation Board | Confidential Assistant | NM140001 | 11/18/2013 |
| OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET | Strategic Planning and Communications | Specialist for Strategic Planning and Communications | BO140004 | 11/18/2013 |
| | | Press Secretary | BO140003 | 11/26/2013 |
| OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE | Office of the Ambassador | Director of Scheduling and Advance | TN140001 | 11/12/2013 |
| SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | Office of Communications | Press Officer | SZ140002 | 11/25/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE | Office of the Global Women's Issues | Senior Advisor | DS140003 | 11/12/2013 |
| | Bureau of Legislative Affairs | Legislative Management Officer | DS140006 | 11/13/2013 |
| | Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations | Director, Art In Embassies Program | DS140008 | 11/15/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy | Deputy Director for Public Engagement | DT130040 | 11/1/2013 |
| | Public Affairs | Press Secretary | DT140005 | 11/26/2013 |
| | Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget | DT140006 | 11/26/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence | Senior Advisor | DY140012 | 11/15/2013 |
| | Under Secretary for Domestic Finance | Senior Advisor (2) | DY140013 | 11/15/2013 |
| | | | DY140016 | 11/25/2013 |
| UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION | Office of Commissioner Kieff | Staff Assistant (Legal) | TC140004 | 11/7/2013 |
The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during November 2013.
| Agency name | Organization name | Position title | Authorization No. | Vacate date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Rural Housing Service | Chief of Staff | DA130050 | 11/16/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | International Trade Administration | Deputy Director of Public Affairs | DC120013 | 11/1/2013 |
| | Office of the Chief of Staff | Special Assistant | DC090107 | 11/16/2013 |
| | Office of the Under Secretary | Special Advisor to the Under Secretary | DC110093 | 11/29/2013 |
| | | Senior Policy Advisor | DC120072 | 11/29/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs | Confidential Assistant | DH110116 | 11/2/2013 |
| | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation | Director of Coverage Policy (Office of Health Reform) | DH130018 | 11/12/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology | Advisor | DM130136 | 11/9/2013 |
| | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Advisor to the Chief of Staff | DM120078 | 11/15/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT | Office of Policy Development and Research | Special Assistant | DU110011 | 11/2/2013 |
| | Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations | Congressional Relations Specialist | DU120006 | 11/2/2013 |
| | | Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Relations | DU120035 | 11/2/2013 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Senior Advisor | DI120003 | 11/16/2013 |
| OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE | Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Asian and Pacific Security Affairs) | Senior Advisor for Regional Policy and Integration | DD130001 | 11/3/2013 |
**Authority:**
5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.