# Excepted Service
**AGENCY:**
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, 2020 to October 31, 2020.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Julia Alford, 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**
**32. Small Business Administration (Sch A, 213.3132)**
(a) When the President under 42 U.S.C. 5170-5189, the Secretary of Agriculture under 7 U.S.C. 1961, or the Small Business Administration under 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) declares an area to be a disaster area, positions filled by time-limited appointment of employees to make and administer disaster loans in the area under the Small Business Act, as amended. Service under this authority may not exceed 7 years. Exception to this time limit may only be made with prior U.S. Office of Personnel Management approval. No one may be appointed under this authority to positions engaged in long-term maintenance of loan portfolios.
**Schedule B**
No Schedule B Authorities to report during October 2020.
**Schedule C**
The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during October 2020.
| Agency name | Organization name | Position title | Authorization No. | Effective date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Office of the Secretary | Deputy White House Liaison | DA200154 | 10/20/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Minority Business Development Agency | Advisor | DC200151 | 10/29/2020 |
| | Office of Public Affairs | Deputy Speech Writer | DC210001 | 10/05/2020 |
| | Office of the Chief of Staff | Director, Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives | DC200129 | 10/13/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | Office of the Secretary of Defense | Deputy White House Liaison | DD210003 | 10/13/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY | Office Deputy Under Secretary of Army | Special Assistant | DW200046 | 10/13/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Office of the General Counsel | Confidential Assistant | DB210001 | 10/09/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Deputy Chief of Staff | DE200204 | 10/05/2020 |
| | Office of Management | Senior Advisor | DE200195 | 10/02/2020 |
| | Office of the Secretary | Deputy White House Liaison | DE210002 | 10/05/2020 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | Office of Public Affairs | Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy | EP200109 | 10/17/2020 |
| | Office of the Administrator | Senior Advisor | EP200102 | 10/02/2020 |
| | | White House Liaison | EP210001 | 10/02/2020 |
| | Office of the Assistant Administrator for Mission Support | Senior Advisor | EP200119 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Office of the Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations | Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Senate Affairs | EP200090 | 10/02/2020 |
| | Office of the General Counsel | Special Advisor for the Office of General Counsel | EP200116 | 10/02/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Office of Global Affairs | Chief of Staff | DH200186 | 10/16/2020 |
| | Office of Refugee Resettlement/Office of the Director | Special Assistant | DH210003 | 10/17/2020 |
| | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health | Policy Advisor | DH200184 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation | Policy Advisor | DH200185 | 10/17/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | Office of Management Directorate | Communications Specialist | DM210009 | 10/13/2020 |
| | Office of the General Counsel | Oversight Counsel | DM190073 | 10/17/2020 |
| | United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Press Assistant | DM210004 | 10/13/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT | Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations | Congressional Relations Specialist | DU200133 | 10/29/2020 |
| | Office of Public Affairs | Special Assistant | DU210009 | 10/29/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | Office of the Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management and Budget | Senior Advisor | DI200099 | 10/26/2020 |
| | Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs | Senior Advisor | DI200102 | 10/26/2020 |
| | Secretary's Immediate Office | White House Liaison | DI200122 | 10/05/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | Office of Justice Programs | Advisor for Research and Statistics | DJ200157 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Office of the Attorney General | Advisor | DJ200171 | 10/20/2020 |
| | | Deputy White House Liaison and Advisor | DJ210002 | 10/20/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF LABOR | Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs | Senior Legislative Officer | DL200160 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Office of Wage and Hour Division | Policy Advisor | DL200190 | 10/17/2020 |
| NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | Office of Communications | Communication Specialist | NN200040 | 10/01/2020 |
| OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET | Office of the Director | Special Assistant | BO200036 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Office of Health Division | Special Assistant | BO200046 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Natural Resource Programs | Confidential Assistant | BO210002 | 10/29/2020 |
| SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Office of Investment and Innovation | Senior Advisor | SB210001 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Office of Field Operations | Senior Advisor | SB210002 | 10/17/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Office of Public Affairs | Press Secretary and Senior Public Affairs Advisor | DT200133 | 10/07/2020 |
| | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology | Economic Advisor | DT200145 | 10/07/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | Secretary of the Treasury | Associate Director of Scheduling and Advance | DY200123 | 10/09/2020 |
| | Office of the Under Secretary for International Affairs | Senior Advisor | DY200125 | 10/09/2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS | Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | Special Assistant | DV200105 | 10/01/2020 |
There were no Schedule C appointing authorities revoked during October 2020.
**Authority:**
5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.