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Street, NW., Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

For information regarding 

administrative coordination contact: 

Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, 

Publications Team, RS/RM/ 

Administrative Services, U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, 

NW., Room 4332, Washington, DC 

20415, (202) 606–4808. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

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MANAGEMENT 

Excepted Service 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM 

decisions granting authority to make 

appointments under Schedules A, B, 

and C in the excepted service as 

required by 5 CFR 213.103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland Edwards, Senior Executive 

Resource Services, Employee Services, 

202–606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appearing 

in the listing below are the individual 

authorities established under Schedules 

A, B, and C between December 1, 2010, 

and December 31, 2010. These notices 

are published monthly in the Federal 

Register at 

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. A 

consolidated listing of all authorities as 

of June 30 is also published each year. 

The following Schedules are not 

codified in the Code of Federal 

Regulations. These are agency-specific 

exceptions. 

Schedule A 

Schedule A authorities to report 

during December 2010: 

Section 3105 Department of the 

Treasury. 

(a) Office of the Secretary. 

(4) Up to 35 temporary or time-limited 

positions at the GS–9 through 15 grade 

levels to support the organization, 

design and stand-up activities for the 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 

as mandated by Public Law 111–203. 

This authority may be used for the 

following series: GS–201, GS–501, GS– 

560, GS–1035, GS–1102, GS–1150, GS– 

1720, GS–1801, and GS–2210. No new 

appointments may be made under this 

authority after July 21, 2011, the 

designated transfer date of the CFPB. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B authorities to report 

during December 2010. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C 

appointments were approved during 

December 2010. 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Civil Rights.

Special Assistant ................ DA110011 ................ 12/01/2010 

Office of Communications .............. Deputy Director, Operations DA110016 ................ 12/01/2010 

Office of the General Counsel ....... Senior Counselor ................ DA110009 ................ 12/10/2010 

Office of the Under Secretary for 

Rural Development.

Chief of Staff ....................... DA110018 ................ 12/29/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE .... Office of the Deputy Secretary ...... Special Assistant ................ DC110021 ............... 12/14/2010 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS .. Staff Members ................................ Special Assistant ................ CC110001 ............... 12/14/2010 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION.

Office of the Chairperson ............... Administrative Assistant ..... CT110001 ................ 12/29/2010 

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY.

Council on Environmental Quality Special Assistant ................ EQ110002 ............... 12/13/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ........ Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Policy).

Senior Communications Advisor for Under Secretary 

of Defense.

DD110019 ............... 12/03/2010 

Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Public Affairs).

Strategic Planner ................ DD110026 ............... 12/13/2010 

Washington Headquarters Services.Defense Fellow ................... DD110030 ............... 12/22/2010 

Washington Headquarters Services.Defense Fellow ................... DD110027 ............... 12/13/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ....... Office of the Secretary ................... Special Assistant ................ DN110007 ............... 12/21/2010 

Office of the Secretary ................... Special Assistant ................ DN110008 ............... 12/21/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION .... Office of the Under Secretary ........ Confidential Assistant ......... DB110008 ................ 12/10/2010 

Office of the Secretary ................... Confidential Assistant ......... DB110011 ................ 12/10/2010 

Office of the Under Secretary ........ Director of the Center for 

Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

DB110012 ................ 12/10/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY .......... Office of Public Affairs ................... Chief Speechwriter ............. DE110018 ................ 12/22/2010 

EXPORT–IMPORT BANK ............... Board of Directors .......................... Executive Secretary ............ EB110004 ................ 12/06/2010 

Office of the Executive Vice President.Senior Vice President of 

Congressional Affairs.

EB110005 ................ 12/14/2010 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.New England Region ..................... Regional Administrator ....... GS110005 ............... 12/23/2010 

Office of the Administrator ............. Senior Advisor of the Chief 

of Staff.

GS110011 ............... 12/30/2010 

Office of Communications and 

Marketing.

Associate Administrator for 

Communications and 

Marketing.

GS110010 ............... 12/29/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES.

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Legislation.

Special Assistant ................ DH110014 ............... 12/10/2010 

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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 60132 

(June 17, 2009), 74 FR 30191 (June 24, 2009) (File 

No. SR–FINRA–2009–015). FINRA announced 

implementation of New Rule 13806 (Promissory 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services.

Confidential Assistant, Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services.

DH110013 ............... 12/10/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY.

Office of the Executive Secretary 

for Operations and Administration.

Secretary Briefing Book Coordinator.DM110023 ............... 12/13/2010 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Public Affairs.

Press Assistant ................... DM110026 ............... 12/13/2010 

Office of the General Counsel ....... Special Assistant ................ DM110028 ............... 12/13/2010 

Immediate Office of the Deputy 

Secretary.

Special Assistant ................ DM110030 ............... 12/29/2010 

Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Strategic Communications.

DM110031 ............... 12/22/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

Office of the Chief Human Capital 

Officer.

Staff Assistant ..................... DU110010 ............... 12/10/2010 

Office of Sustainable Housing and 

Communities.

Senior Advisor .................... DU110004 ............... 12/10/2010 

Office of Policy Development and 

Research.

Special Assistant ................ DU110011 ............... 12/21/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Deputy Secretary ...... Special Assistant ................ DI110013 ................. 12/22/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE .......... Office of Public Affairs ................... Press Assistant ................... DJ110023 ................ 12/29/2010 

Office of the Deputy Attorney General.Counsel ............................... DJ110025 ................ 12/30/2010 

Office of the Deputy Attorney General.Senior Counsel ................... DJ100172 ................ 12/21/2010 

Office of Legal Policy ..................... Counsel ............................... DJ110027 ................ 12/30/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ............. Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.Senior Legislative Officer ... DL110008 ................ 12/17/2010 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.Office of Communications and 

Public Liaison.

Senior Communications Assistant.SB110005 ................ 12/08/2010 

Office of Field Operations .............. Regional Administrator, Region III, Philadelphia, PA.SB110006 ................ 12/10/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE ............. Foreign Policy Planning Staff ........ Speechwriter ....................... DS110013 ................ 12/03/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.Secretary of the Treasury .............. Special Assistant ................ DY110023 ................ 12/20/2010 

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. 

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[Release No. 34–63909; File No. SR–FINRA– 

2011–005] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of 

Proposed Rule Change Relating to 

Promissory Note Proceedings 

February 15, 2011. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on February 

4, 2011, the Financial Industry 

Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

the proposed rule change as described 

in Items I, II, and III below, which Items 

have been substantially prepared by 

FINRA. The Commission is publishing 

this notice to solicit comments on the 

proposed rule change from interested 

persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

FINRA is proposing to amend Rule 

13806 of the Code of Arbitration 

Procedure for Industry Disputes 

(‘‘Industry Code’’) to provide that FINRA 

will appoint a chair-qualified public 

arbitrator to a panel resolving a 

promissory note dispute instead of 

appointing a chair-qualified public 

arbitrator also qualified to resolve a 

statutory discrimination claim. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on FINRA’s Web site at 

http://www.finra.org, at the principal 

office of FINRA, and at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, 

FINRA included statements concerning 

the purpose of and basis for the 

proposed rule change. The text of these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. 

FINRA has prepared summaries, set 

forth in sections A, B, and C below, of 

the most significant aspects of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

In 2009, FINRA implemented new 

procedures to expedite the 

administration of cases that solely 

involve a broker-dealer’s claim that an 

associated person failed to pay money 

owed on a promissory note.3 Under 

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