82 FR 55125 - Excepted Service
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 55125-55128] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25031] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 1, 2017 to July 31, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Service 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 U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publishes a notice of agency-specific authorities established or revoked each month in the Federal Register at www.thefederalregister.org/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 July 2017. Schedule B No schedule B authorities to report during July 2017. Schedule C The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during July 2017. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Department of Agriculture....... Office of Press Secretary... DA170169 07/21/2017 Communications. Office of the Under Chief of Staff.... DA170170 07/31/2017 Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. Broadcasting Board of Governors. Broadcasting Board Senior Advisor.... IB170005 07/11/2017 of Governors. Department of Commerce.......... Office of the Chief Scheduler......... DC170146 07/05/2017 of Staff. Commodity Futures Trading Office of the Chief Chief Economist... CT170011 07/07/2017 Commission. Economist. Department of Defense........... Washington Staff Assistant... DD170185 07/05/2017 Headquarters Defense Fellow.... DD170194 07/14/2017 Services. Office of the Special Assistant DD170189 07/05/2017 Assistant (Afghanistan, Secretary of Pakistan, and Defense (Asian and Central Asia). Pacific Security Affairs). Office of the Special Assistant. DD170168 07/06/2017 Secretary of Defense. Office of the Special Assistant DD170191 07/07/2017 Assistant (Stability and Secretary of Humanitarian Defense (Special Affairs). Operations/Low Intensity Conflict). Office of the Under Special Assistant. DD170201 07/21/2017 Secretary of Special Assistant DD170202 07/21/2017 Defense (Policy). (East Asia). Office of the Special Assistant DD170198 07/31/2017 Assistant (Cyber). Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and Global Security ). Department of the Army.......... Office Deputy Under Personal and DW170025 07/06/2017 Secretary of Army. Confidential Assistant. [[Page 55126]] Department of Education......... Office of Special Assistant. DB170118 07/05/2017 Communications and Outreach. Office of the Confidential DB170120 07/07/2017 Secretary. Assistant. DB170125 07/18/2017 Special Assistant. Office of Confidential DB170126 07/21/2017 Legislation and Assistant. Congressional Affairs. Office of Career Special Assistant. DB170127 07/21/2017 Technical and Adult Education. Department of Energy............ Office of Public Deputy Press DE170184 07/18/2017 Affairs. Secretary. Office of the Special Advisor... DE170179 07/21/2017 Deputy Secretary. Office of Scheduler......... DE170185 07/21/2017 Scheduling and Special Assistant. DE170198 07/26/2017 Advance. Office of Chief of Staff.... DE170183 07/31/2017 Technology Transition. Office of Advanced Senior Advisor and DE170187 07/31/2017 Research Projects Chief of Staff. Agency--Energy. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of the Senior Advisor for EP170073 07/05/2017 Administrator. Water and Cross- Cutting Initiatives. Director of EP170074 07/05/2017 Scheduling and Advance. Special Assistant EP170075 07/13/2017 for Scheduling and Advance. Special Assistant. EP170076 07/13/2017 Office of the Special Assistant EP170063 07/06/2017 Associate for Congressional EP170078 07/13/2017 Administrator for Relations. Congressional and Special Assistant. Intergovernmental Relations. Export-Import Bank.............. Office of the Financial Advisor. EB170015 07/21/2017 Chairman. Senior Advisor.... EB170019 07/21/2017 Advisor........... EB170005 07/25/2017 General Services Administration. Office of Communications GS170044 07/31/2017 Congressional and Advisor. Intergovernmental Affairs. Department of Health and Human Office of the Policy Advisor for DH170288 07/05/2017 Services. Secretary. Public Health and Science. Office of the Director of DH170282 07/07/2017 Assistant Communications. Secretary for Health. Office of Senior Director, DH170289 07/07/2017 Communications, Communications Administration for and Media. Children and Families. Office of Indian Senior Advisor, DH170299 07/20/2017 Health Service. Indian Health Service. Office of the Advisor and Legal DH170300 07/28/2017 General Counsel. Counsel. Office of the Senior Advisor DH170301 07/28/2017 Administrator. (Substance Abuse). Office of the Senior Advisor.... DH170298 07/31/2017 Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources. Department of Homeland Security. Office of the Executive DM170247 07/27/2017 Secretary. Director, Homeland Security Advisory Council and Campaigns. Office of the Briefing Book DM170249 07/27/2017 Executive Coordinator. Secretariat. Office of Assistant Confidential DM170236 07/31/2017 Secretary for Assistant. Legislative Affairs. Office of the Confidential DM170239 07/31/2017 Assistant Assistant. DM170240 07/31/2017 Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs. Department of Housing and Urban Office of Housing.. Senior Advisor (3) DU170148 07/05/2017 Development. DU170152 07/28/2017 DU170132 07/11/2017 Office of the Special Policy DU170153 07/19/2017 Secretary. Advisor. DU170150 07/27/2017 Senior Advisor.... Department of the Interior...... Secretary's Advisor........... DI170087 07/06/2017 Immediate Office. Press Secretary... DI170092 07/06/2017 Deputy Director of DI170086 07/14/2017 Communications. Bureau of Land Counselor......... DI170097 07/06/2017 Management. Office of Assistant Senior Advisor.... DI170100 07/21/2017 Secretary--Land Advisor (2)....... DI170105 07/31/2017 and Minerals DI170106 07/31/2017 Management. Department of Justice........... Office of the Counsel........... DJ170129 07/06/2017 Associate Attorney General. Office of Civil Counsel (3)....... DJ170130 07/07/2017 Rights Division. DJ170128 07/17/2017 DJ170153 07/21/2017 Office of Antitrust Counsel........... DJ170152 07/31/2017 Division. Department of Labor............. Office of the Staff Assistant... DL170070 07/13/2017 Secretary. Special Assistant. DL170075 07/21/2017 [[Page 55127]] Office of the Special Assistant. DL170073 07/21/2017 Assistant Secretary for Policy. National Endowment for the Office of the White House NH170004 07/07/2017 Humanities. Chairman. Liaison and Chairman's Strategic Scheduler. Office of Management and Budget. Office of the Advisor........... BO170081 07/10/2017 Director. Office of Information and Confidential BO170083.......... 07/21/2017 Regulatory Affairs. Assistant. Office of the United States Office of Deputy Assistant TN170016 07/10/2017 Trade Representative. Intergovernmental United States Affairs and Public Trade Liaison. Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement. Office of Senior Director TN170017 07/31/2017 Congressional for Congressional Affairs. Affairs. Presidents Commission on White President's Associate Director WH170010 07/07/2017 House Fellowships. Commission on White House Fellowships. Department of State............. Office of the Chief of Staff & DS170182 07/07/2017 United States. Chief Policy Global Aids Officer. Coordinator. Office of the Under Advisor........... DS170181 07/14/2017 Secretary for Special Advisor... DS170186 07/21/2017 Management. Office of Policy Special Advisor... DS170183 07/14/2017 Planning. Bureau of European Special Assistant. DS170149 07/31/2017 and Eurasian Affairs. Department of Transportation.... Office of the Director of DT170120 07/07/2017 Administrator. Governmental Affairs. Special Assistant. DT170126 07/31/2017 Department of the Treasury...... Office of the Senior Advisor.... DY170141 07/14/2017 Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs). Office of the Advance DY170142 07/14/2017 Secretary. Representative. United States International Office of Confidential TC170001 07/21/2017 Trade Commission. Commissioner Assistant. Broadbent. Department of Veterans Affairs.. Office of the Special Assistant. DV170063 07/07/2017 Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during July 2017. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency name Organization name Title Request No. Date vacated ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Futures Trading Office of the Chief Chief Economist... CT140001............. 07/22/2017 Commission. Economist. Consumer Product Safety Office of Special Assistant. PS140009............. 07/08/2017 Commission. Commissioners. Department of Education......... Office of the Special Assistant. DB170095............. 07/22/2017 Secretary. Department of Energy............ Office of the Senior Advisor and DE170095............. 07/22/2017 Assistant Chief of Staff. Secretary for Nuclear Energy. Department of Health and Human Office of the Advisor........... DH170239............. 07/30/2017 Services. Secretary. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of the Director of EP170055............. 07/15/2017 Administrator. Scheduling and Advance. Office of the Senior Deputy EP170050............. 07/15/2017 Associate Associate Administrator for Administrator for Policy. Policy. General Services Administration. Office of Public Senior Advisor to GS170029............. 07/07/2017 Building Service. the Public Buildings Services Commissioner. National Endowment for the Arts. Office of the Press Secretary... NA160002............. 07/05/2017 Chairman. National Endowment for the Office of Director of NH150002............. 07/31/2017 Humanities. Congressional Congressional Affairs. Affairs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 55128]] Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Kathleen M. McGettigan, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 2017-25031 Filed 11-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325-39-P
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connection with a distress termination requests for termination information, or ACTION: Notice.
filing, and ⁄ of 75 (approximately 17 per year).
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• A plan administrator or plan Based on information derived from SUMMARY: This notice identifies
sponsor must disclose information it has the survey of nine plans, PBGC Schedule A, B, and C appointing
submitted to PBGC in connection with estimates that the hour burden for plan authorities applicable to a single agency
a PBGC-initiated termination. administrators and sponsors will be that were established or revoked from
PBGC is also required to disclose the about 20 hours, with the aggregate, July 1, 2017 to July 31, 2017.
administrative record relating to a annual burden estimated to be 340 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
PBGC-initiated termination upon hours (17 plans*20 hours). The dollar Senior Executive Resources Services,
request by an affected party. The above equivalent of the hour burden is Senior Executive Service and
provisions are applicable to estimated to be $25,500 (340 hours*$75 Performance Management, Employee
terminations initiated on or after August per hour) based on an assumed blended Services, (202) 606–2246.
17, 2006. The applicable regulatory hourly rate of $75 for administrative, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
provisions can be found at 29 CFR clerical, and supervisory time per hour accordance with 5 CFR 213.103,
4041.51 and 4042.5. for the staff of plan administrators and Schedule A, B, and C appointing
This collection of information was sponsors. authorities available for use by all
most recently approved by OMB under PBGC expects that all the work will be agencies are codified in the Code of
control number 1212–0065. PBGC is performed in-house by the staff of plan Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A,
requesting that OMB approve the administrators and sponsors PBGC B, and C appointing authorities
collection of information for three years, expects costs to be recovered from applicable to a single agency are not
without change. An agency may not affected parties because plan codified in the CFR, but the U.S. Office
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not administrators and plan sponsors may of Personnel Management (OPM)
required to respond to, a collection of charge a reasonable fee for non- publishes a notice of agency-specific
information unless it displays a electronic disclosure. Therefore, the authorities established or revoked each
currently valid OMB control number. annual cost to the plan administrators month in the Federal Register at
On September 7, 2017 (82 FR 42366), and sponsors is estimated to be $0. www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. OPM also
PBGC published a notice informing the publishes an annual notice of the
Issued in Washington, DC.
public that it intended to request OMB consolidated listing of all Schedule A,
Daniel S. Liebman,
approval and soliciting public comment. B, and C appointing authorities, current
No comments were received. Acting Assistant General Counsel for
Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty as of June 30, in the Federal Register.
Based on information for calendar
Corporation. Schedule A
years 2014–2016, PBGC estimates that
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approximately 75 plans will terminate No schedule A authorities to report
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as distress or PBGC-initiated during July 2017.
terminations each year. A survey
conducted by PBGC of nine plans found Schedule B
that two of the nine plans surveyed No schedule B authorities to report
received requests for termination OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
during July 2017.
information. Based on the foregoing, MANAGEMENT
PBGC estimates that two participants or Schedule C
Excepted Service
other affected parties of every nine The following Schedule C appointing
distress terminations or PBGC-initiated AGENCY:U.S. Office of Personnel authorities were approved during July
terminations filed will annually make Management (OPM). 2017.
Authorization
Agency name Organization name Position title Effective date
No.
Department of Agriculture .............. Office of Communications .............. Press Secretary ............................. DA170169 07/21/2017
Office of the Under Secretary for Chief of Staff .................................. DA170170 07/31/2017
Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics.
Broadcasting Board of Governors Broadcasting Board of Governors Senior Advisor ................................ IB170005 07/11/2017
Department of Commerce .............. Office of the Chief of Staff ............. Scheduler ....................................... DC170146 07/05/2017
Commodity Futures Trading Com- Office of the Chief Economist ........ Chief Economist ............................. CT170011 07/07/2017
mission.
Department of Defense .................. Washington Headquarters Serv- Staff Assistant ................................ DD170185 07/05/2017
ices. Defense Fellow .............................. DD170194 07/14/2017
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Special Assistant (Afghanistan, DD170189 07/05/2017
Defense (Asian and Pacific Se- Pakistan, and Central Asia).
curity Affairs).
Office of the Secretary of Defense Special Assistant ............................ DD170168 07/06/2017
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Special Assistant (Stability and Hu- DD170191 07/07/2017
Defense (Special Operations/ manitarian Affairs).
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Low Intensity Conflict).
Office of the Under Secretary of Special Assistant ............................ DD170201 07/21/2017
Defense (Policy). Special Assistant (East Asia) ......... DD170202 07/21/2017
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Special Assistant (Cyber) .............. DD170198 07/31/2017
Defense (Homeland Defense
and Global Security ).
Department of the Army ................. Office Deputy Under Secretary of Personal and Confidential Assist- DW170025 07/06/2017
Army. ant.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. statements may be examined at the (a)(3) to reflect this change. The amount
10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. places specified in Item IV below. The of the credit remains unchanged.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Exchange has prepared summaries, set Nasdaq is making this change because
Kathleen M. McGettigan, forth in sections A, B, and C below, of it believes the new volume requirement
Acting Director. the most significant aspects of such is more closely aligned to the amount of
statements. the credit. This increase is also
[FR Doc. 2017–25031 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am]
reflective of the Exchange’s desire to
BILLING CODE 6325–39–P A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s provide incentives to attract order flow
Statement of the Purpose of, and to the Exchange in return for significant
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule market-improving behavior. By
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Change modestly increasing the volume of
COMMISSION 1. Purpose liquidity that a member must add
[Release No. 34–82068; File No. SR– during the month in order to qualify for
NASDAQ–2017–120] The purpose of the proposed rule the corresponding credit, this change
change is to (i) change the volume will help ensure that members are
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The threshold needed to qualify for one of providing significant market-improving
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of the credits for displayed quotes and behavior in return for credits.
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of orders that provide liquidity on the Nasdaq is also proposing to add a new
Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule Exchange; and (ii) add a new credit for credit for securities that are listed on
7018 displayed quotes and orders that Nasdaq, NYSE and Tape B Securities.
provide liquidity to, and remove Specifically, the member will qualify for
November 14, 2017. liquidity from, the Exchange. a rebate of $0.0029 per share executed
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Rule 7018 sets forth the fees and if the member (i) removes liquidity in
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 credits for use of the order execution all securities through one or more of its
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 and routing services of Nasdaq for Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that
notice is hereby given that on November securities priced at $1 or more. Rule represents more than 0.70% of
1, 2017, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 7018(a)(1) sets forth the fees and credits Consolidated Volume during the month,
(‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the for the execution and routing of orders and (ii) adds liquidity in all securities
Securities and Exchange Commission in Nasdaq-listed securities; Rule through one or more of its Nasdaq
(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed 7018(a)(2) sets forth the fees and credits Market Center MPIDs that represents
rule change as described in Items I, II, for the execution and routing of more than 0.50% of Total Consolidated
and III below, which Items have been securities listed on the New York Stock Volume during the month. Nasdaq is
prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’), and Rule therefore amending the relevant
Commission is publishing this notice to 7018(a)(3) sets forth the fees and credits language in Rule 7018(a)(1), (a)(2) and
solicit comments on the proposed rule for the execution and routing of (a)(3) to reflect this change. Nasdaq is
change from interested persons. securities listed on exchanges other than adding this rebate to incentivize
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Nasdaq and NYSE (‘‘Tape B members to both add and remove
Statement of the Terms of Substance of Securities’’). liquidity on the Exchange in Nasdaq
the Proposed Rule Change and NYSE-listed securities and Tape B
Currently, Nasdaq pays a credit of securities, and to provide members with
The Exchange proposes to amend the $0.0029 per share executed for another way in which they may qualify
Exchange’s transaction fees at Rule 7018 securities listed on Nasdaq, NYSE and for a rebate.
to: (i) Change the volume threshold Tape B Securities when the member
needed to qualify for one of the credits adds liquidity in all securities through 2. Statutory Basis
for displayed quotes and orders that one or more of its Nasdaq Market Center The Exchange believes that its
provide liquidity on the Exchange; and MPIDs that represents more than 0.45% proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
(ii) add a new credit for both providing of Consolidated Volume during the of the Act,4 in general, and furthers the
liquidity to, and removing liquidity month.3 Nasdaq now proposes to objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5)
from, the Exchange. change this requirement so that the of the Act,5 in particular, in that it
The text of the proposed rule change member must add liquidity in all provides for the equitable allocation of
is available on the Exchange’s Web site securities through one or more of its reasonable dues, fees and other charges
at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/, at Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that among members and issuers and other
the principal office of the Exchange, and represents more than 0.60% of persons using any facility, and is not
at the Commission’s Public Reference Consolidated Volume during the month designed to permit unfair
Room. for securities listed on Nasdaq, NYSE discrimination between customers,
and Tape B Securities. Nasdaq is issuers, brokers, or dealers.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s therefore amending the relevant The Exchange believes that changing
Statement of the Purpose of, and language in Rule 7018(a)(1), (a)(2) and the requirement that members add
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule liquidity that represents more than
Change 3 Rule 7018(a) defines Consolidated Volume to 0.45% of Consolidated Volume to
In its filing with the Commission, the mean ‘‘the total consolidated volume reported to all require members to add liquidity that
consolidated transaction reporting plans by all
Exchange included statements represents more than 0.60% of
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exchanges and trade reporting facilities during a
concerning the purpose of and basis for month in equity securities, excluding executed Consolidated Volume during the month
the proposed rule change and discussed orders with a size of less than one round lot. For in order to qualify for the $0.0029 credit
any comments it received on the purposes of calculating Consolidated Volume and is reasonable. The Exchange notes that
the extent of a member’s trading activity the date
proposed rule change. The text of these of the annual reconstitution of the Russell
it is not changing the amount of the
Investments Indexes shall be excluded from both
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
total Consolidated Volume and the member’s
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. trading activity.’’ 5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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