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Agency Organization Title Request No. Date 

vacated 

Office of Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services.

Senior Advisor to the Principal 

Deputy Administrator.

DH170108 02/18/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY.

Office of Federal Emergency Management Agency.Press Secretary ............................ DM170275 02/12/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING 

AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.Advisor to Intergovernmental Relations.DU170087 02/03/2018 

Office of the Administration .......... Briefing and Book Coordinator ..... DU170114 02/03/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ....... Office of the Attorney General ...... Counselor ...................................... DJ170094 02/04/2018 

Office of Public Affairs .................. Press Assistant ............................. DJ170051 02/09/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR .......... Office of the Secretary .................. Deputy Director of Scheduling ...... DL170060 02/03/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE ........... Office of the Secretary .................. Special Assistant (Scheduler) ....... DS170164 02/03/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.Office of Assistant Secretary for 

Governmental Affairs.

Governmental Affairs Officer ........ DT170092 02/03/2018 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY.

Office of the Administrator ............ Special Assistant for Scheduling 

and Advance.

EP170075 02/17/2018 

EXPORT–IMPORT BANK ............. Office of Communications ............. Senior Vice President For Communications.EB180003 02/03/2018 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.Office of Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs.Deputy Director ............................. PM170050 02/03/2018 

Office of the Director ..................... Deputy Chief of Staff .................... PM170037 02/17/2018 

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. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

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 

April 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018. 

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 April 2018. 

Schedule B 

91. The Office of Personnel Management 

(Sch. B, 213.3291) 

(b) Center for Leadership 

Development—No more than 72 

positions of faculty members at grades 

GS–13 through GS–15. Initial 

appointments under this authority may 

be made for any period up to 3 years 

and may be extended in 1, 2, or 3 year 

increments. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C appointing 

authorities were approved during April 

2018. 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization 

No. Effective date 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of Farm Service Agency ......

.........................................................

Office of Communications.

State Executive Director—Rhode 

Island.

Press Assistant ...............................

DA180170 

DA180165 

04/20/2018 

........................

04/27/2018 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Congressional Relations.

Confidential Assistant .....................

Staff Assistant ................................

Associate Director ..........................

DA180149 

DA180157 

DA180159 

04/13/2018 

04/13/2018 

04/20/2018 

Office of Rural Business Service ... Senior Advisor ................................

State Director—Puerto Rico ...........

DA180166 

DA180168 

04/27/2018 

04/16/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ... Office of the General Counsel ....... Senior Counsel (2) ......................... DC180130 

DC180131 

04/20/2018 

04/20/2018 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Office of Commission on Civil 

Rights.

Special Assistant ............................ CC180001 04/20/2018 

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

Defense (Personnel and Readiness).

Director of Communications for 

Personnel and Readiness.

Special Assistant ............................

DD180080 

DD180083 

04/06/2018 

........................

04/20/2018 

Office of the Chief Management 

Officer.

Special Assistant ............................ DD180078 04/11/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ..... Office Assistant Secretary Army 

(Civil Works).

Special Assistant (Civil Works) ...... DW180021 04/06/2018 


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No. Effective date 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ... Office of the Secretary ................... Confidential Assistant (Protocol) .... DB180041 04/09/2018 

Office of the General Counsel ....... Attorney Advisor ............................. DB180039 04/27/2018 

Office of Communications and Outreach.Confidential Assistant ..................... DB180042 04/27/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ......... Office of National Nuclear Security 

Administration.

Senior Advisor ................................ DE180066 04/06/2018 

Office of the Secretary ................... Executive Support Specialist ..........

Special Assistant ............................

DE180070 

DE180071 

04/10/2018 

04/27/2018 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer Special Assistant ............................ DE180067 04/20/2018 

Office of Management .................... Senior Congressional Correspondence Advisor.DE180068 04/20/2018 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.Office of Northwest/Arctic Region ..

Office of General Counsel ..............

Senior Advisor for Technology and 

to the Regional Administrator.

Counsel ..........................................

GS180026 

GS180025 

04/06/2018 

04/16/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES.

Office of Administration for Children and Families.

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Public Affairs.

Policy Advisor .................................

Senior Advisor and National 

Spokesperson.

DH180053 

DH180108 

04/04/2018 

04/04/2018 

Office of Administration for Community Living.Policy Advisor ................................. DH180063 04/06/2018 

Office of Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services.

Director of Strategic Communications.DH180106 04/06/2018 

Office of Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services Administration.

Director of Communications ........... DH180112 04/06/2018 

Office of Intergovernmental and 

External Affairs.

Senior Advisor ................................ DH180092 04/16/2018 

Office of the Secretary ................... Advisor ............................................

Policy Advisor .................................

Special Assistant ............................

DH180104 

DH180123 

DH180132 

04/17/2018 

04/20/2018 

04/23/2018 

Deputy Director of Scheduling ....... DH180128 04/30/2018 

Office of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Deputy Chief of Staff ...................... DH180114 04/27/2018 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Financial Resources.

Director of Strategic Projects and 

Policy Initiatives.

DH180124 04/27/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY.

Office of Federal Emergency Management Agency.Special Assistant ............................

Director, Center for Faith-Based 

and Neighborhood Partnerships.

DM180147 

DM180111 

04/06/2018 

04/10/2018 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Public Affairs.

Director of Digital Strategy ............. DM180150 04/06/2018 

Office of United States Customs 

and Border Protection.

Staff Assistant ................................ DM180153 04/11/2018 

Office of the Chief of Staff ............. Confidential Assistant ..................... DM180159 04/11/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

Office of Housing ............................ Advisor (2) ...................................... DU180061 

DU180050 

04/06/2018 

04/16/2018 

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.Congressional Relations Specialist DU180062 04/06/2018 

Office of the Chief Information Officer.Senior Advisor ................................ DU180065 04/24/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Secretary’s Immediate Office ......... Director of Scheduling and Advance.

Senior Advance Representative .....

DI180038 

DI180048 

04/06/2018 

........................

04/20/2018 

Office of the Solicitor ...................... Attorney Advisor ............................. DI180033 04/17/2018 

Office of Assistant Secretary—Fish 

and Wildlife and Parks.

Senior Advisor ................................ DI180050 04/17/2018 

Office of Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.Senior Advisor ................................ DI180058 04/24/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ............ Office of Employment and Training 

Administration.

Special Assistant ............................ DL180062 04/06/2018 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Policy.

Senior Counsel and Policy Advisor DL180064 04/16/2018 

Office of the Deputy Secretary ....... Counselor .......................................

Confidential Assistant and Director 

of Scheduling.

DL180070 

DL180077 

04/16/2018 

04/20/2018 

Office of Mine Safety and Health 

Administration.

Chief of Staff .................................. DL180061 04/27/2018 

Office of the Secretary ................... Special Assistant ............................ DL180079 04/27/2018 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

Office of Communications .............. Senior Advisor/Press Secretary .....

Executive Assistant ........................

NN180018 

NN180019 

04/27/2018 

04/27/2018 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 

THE HUMANITIES.

National Endowment for the Humanities.Executive Assistant ........................ NH180002 04/16/2018 


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No. Effective date 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET.

Office of General Government Programs.

Office of Legislative Affairs ............

Confidential Assistant .....................

Deputy for Legislative Affairs (Appropriations).

BO180013 

BO180014 

04/13/2018 

04/13/2018 

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG 

CONTROL POLICY.

Office of the Director ...................... Senior Policy Advisor and White 

House Liaison.

QQ180005 04/24/2018 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.Office of the General Counsel ....... Attorney-Advisor (General) .............

Senior Counsel and Advisor ..........

PM180022 

PM180020 

04/06/2018 

04/20/2018 

OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE 

VICE PRESIDENT.

Official Residence of the Vice 

President.

Deputy Residence Manager ........... RV180001 04/06/2018 

PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ON 

WHITE HOUSE FELLOWSHIPS.

Presidents Commission on White 

House Fellowships.

Assistant Director for Operations 

and Recruitment.

WH180001 04/12/2018 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.Office of the Administrator .............

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs.

Senior Advisor ................................

Legislative Assistant (2) .................

SB180024 

SB180025 

SB180022 

04/02/2018 

04/02/2018 

04/17/2018 

Office of Administration .................. Special Assistant ............................

White House Liaison ......................

SB180026 

SB180023 

04/20/2018 

04/30/2018 

Office of Capital Access ................. Special Advisor ............................... SB180027 04/27/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE ............. Office of Bureau of Democracy, 

Human Rights and Labor.

Special Assistant ............................ DS180042 04/06/2018 

Office of Bureau for Education and 

Cultural Affairs.

Special Advisor ............................... DS180041 04/16/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.Office of Assistant Secretary for 

Governmental Affairs.

Senior Governmental Affairs Officer.DT180016 04/13/2018 

Office of the Secretary ................... Special Assistant ............................

Deputy Director of Scheduling and 

Advance.

DT180033 

DT180027 

04/13/2018 

04/24/2018 

Office of the Executive Secretariat Special Assistant ............................ DT180039 04/16/2018 

Office of Assistant Secretary for 

Governmental Affairs.

Special Assistant ............................ DT180042 04/27/2018 

Office of Assistant Secretary for 

Transportation Policy.

Speechwriter ................................... DT180046 04/27/2018 

Office of Public Affairs .................... Director of Public Affairs ................ DT180047 04/27/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.Department of the Treasury ........... Personal Aide .................................

Senior Advisor ................................

DY180057 

DY180058 

04/05/2018 

04/16/2018 

The following Schedule C appointing 

authorities were revoked during April 

2018. 

Agency name Organization name Position title Request No. Date vacated 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION.

Office of the Chairperson ............... Senior Advisor ................................ CT170012 04/28/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ... Office of Public Affairs .................... Senior Speechwriter and Press Assistant.DC170071 04/18/2018 

Office of Assistant Secretary Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.Associate Director for Intergovernmental Affairs.DC170073 04/28/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES.

Office for Civil Rights ..................... Chief of Staff .................................. DH170211 04/05/2018 

Office of Administration for Children and Families.Policy Advisor .................................

Special Assistant ............................

DH170138 

DH170127 

04/03/2018 

04/06/2018 

Office of Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services.

Senior Advisor to the Administrator DH170309 04/15/2018 

Office of Intergovernmental and 

External Affairs.

Director of External Affairs ............. DH170136 04/05/2018 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Public Affairs.

Communications Advisor ................ DH170087 04/03/2018 

Office of the Secretary ................... Director of Boards and Commissions.DH170177 04/08/2018 

Special Assistant to the Secretary 

for Advance.

DH180034 04/20/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY.

Office of the Chief of Staff ............. Deputy White House Liaison .......... DM170183 04/13/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

Office of Government National 

Mortgage Association.

Special Assistant ............................ DU180036 04/14/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ......... Office of Legal Policy ..................... Counsel .......................................... DJ170090 04/07/2018 

Office of the Attorney General ....... White House Liaison ...................... DJ170172 04/30/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ............ Office of Public Affairs .................... Speech Writer ................................. DL170063 04/17/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE ............. Office of the Secretary ................... Special Advisor ............................... DS170165 04/13/2018 


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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81098 

(July 7, 2017), 82 FR 32419 (July 13, 2017) (Order 

Approving File No. SR–FINRA–2017–007). For ease 

of reference, FINRA revised the titles of some of the 

registration categories as part of SR–FINRA–2017– 

007. For instance, FINRA changed ‘‘Limited 

Representative—Investment Company and Variable 

Contracts Products’’ to ‘‘Investment Company and 

Variable Contracts Products Representative.’’ This 

proposed rule change refers to the titles that were 

approved as part of SR–FINRA–2017–007, though 

the changes are not yet effective. 

6See Regulatory Notice 17–30 (October 2017). 

Agency name Organization name Position title Request No. Date vacated 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.Office of the Chief of Staff ............. Personal Aide to the Secretary ...... DY170073 04/07/2018 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.Office of the Secretary ................... Special Assistant ............................ DT170052 04/14/2018 

Special Assistant for Scheduling 

and Advance.

DT170106 04/28/2018 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.Office of Federal Acquisition Service.Executive Director .......................... GS170045 04/14/2018 

Office of Strategic Communications Associate Administrator for Strategic Communications.GS170023 04/21/2018 

Office of the Administrator ............. Senior Advisor for Technology ....... GS170021 04/21/2018 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE.

Office of Washington Headquarters 

Services.

Defense Fellow ............................... DD170125 04/14/2018 

PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ON 

WHITE HOUSE FELLOWSHIPS.

Presidents Commission on White 

House Fellowships.

Confidential Assistant ..................... WH170007 04/14/2018 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION.

Office of the Chairman ................... Confidential Assistant ..................... SE140003 04/05/2018 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.Office of the Administrator ............. Assistant Administrator for Intergovernmental Affairs.SB170012 04/12/2018 

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs.Legislative Assistant ....................... SB170027 04/14/2018 

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. 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–84020; File No. SR–FINRA– 

2018–033] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend Section 4(c) of 

Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws 

Relating to Qualification Examination 

Fees 

September 4, 2018. 

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 August 

20, 2018, 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 

prepared by FINRA. FINRA has 

designated the proposed rule change as 

‘‘establishing or changing a due, fee or 

other charge’’ under Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(2) thereunder,4 which renders the 

proposal effective upon receipt of this 

filing by the Commission. 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 Section 

4(c) of Schedule A to the FINRA ByLaws to: (1) Establish the fee for the 

Securities Industry EssentialsTM

(‘‘SIETM’’) examination; (2) revise the 

fees for the Investment Company and 

Variable Contracts Products 

Representative (Series 6), General 

Securities Representative (Series 7), 

Direct Participation Programs 

Representative (Series 22), Securities 

Trader (Series 57), Investment Banking 

Representative (Series 79), Private 

Securities Offerings Representative 

(Series 82) and Operations Professional 

(Series 99) examinations; (3) revise the 

administration and delivery fee for the 

Municipal Securities Representative 

(Series 52) examination; and (4) remove 

the Order Processing Assistant 

Representative (Series 11), United 

Kingdom Securities Representative 

(Series 17), Canada Securities 

Representative (Series 37 and Series 38), 

Options Representative (Series 42), 

Corporate Securities Representative 

(Series 62) and Government Securities 

Representative (Series 72) examinations 

and the associated fees. The proposed 

rule change relates to the restructuring 

of the FINRA representative-level 

qualification examination program. The 

proposed rule change also makes certain 

non-substantive technical changes to the 

table of fees under Section 4(c). 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on FINRA’s website 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 and discussed any 

comments it received on 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 July 2017, the SEC approved a 

proposed rule change to restructure the 

FINRA representative-level qualification 

examination program.5 The rule change, 

which will become effective on October 

1, 2018,6 restructures the examination 


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