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functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standard 

Form 1153, Claim for Unpaid 

Compensation of Deceased Civilian 

Employee, is used to collect information 

from individuals who have been 

designated as beneficiaries of the 

unpaid compensation of a deceased 

Federal employee or who believe that 

their relationship to the deceased 

entitles them to receive the unpaid 

compensation of the deceased Federal 

employee. OPM needs this information 

to adjudicate the claim and properly 

assign a deceased Federal employee’s 

unpaid compensation to the appropriate 

individual(s). 

Analysis 

Agency: Merit System Accountability 

and Compliance, Office of Personnel 

Management. 

Title: Standard Form 1153, Claim for 

Unpaid Compensation of Deceased 

Civilian Employee. 

OMB Number: 3206–0234. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 4,400. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,100 hours. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6325–58–P 

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 

December 1, 2014, to December 31, 

2014. 

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 

06. Department of Defense (Schedule A, 

213.3106) 

(b) Entire Department (including the 

Office of the Secretary of Defense and 

the Departments of the Army, Navy, and 

Air Force)— 

(11) Not to exceed 3,000 positions that 

require unique cybersecurity skills and 

knowledge to perform cyber risk and 

strategic analysis, incident handling and 

malware/vulnerability analysis, program 

management, distributed control 

systems security, cyber incident 

response, cyber exercise facilitation and 

management, cyber vulnerability 

detection and assessment, network and 

systems engineering, enterprise 

architecture, investigation, investigative 

analysis and cyber-related infrastructure 

inter-dependency analysis. This 

authority may be used to make 

permanent, time-limited and temporary 

appointments in the following 

occupational series: Security (GS–0080), 

computer engineers (GS–0854), 

electronic engineers (GS–0855), 

computer scientists (GS–1550), 

operations research (GS–1515), criminal 

investigators (GS–1811), 

telecommunications (GS–0391), and IT 

specialists (GS–2210). Within the scope 

of this authority, the U.S. Cyber 

Command is also authorized to hire 

miscellaneous administrative and 

program (GS–0301) series when those 

positions require unique cybersecurity 

skills and knowledge. All positions will 

be at the General Schedule (GS) grade 

levels 09–15 or equivalent. No new 

appointments may be made under this 

authority after December 31, 2015. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B authorities to report 

during December 2014. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C appointing 

authorities were approved during 

December 2014. 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization no. Effective 

date 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.Office of Civil Rights ..................... Special Assistant ........................... DA150022 ......... 12/1/2014 

Office of the Under Secretary for 

Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

Confidential Assistant ................... DA150023 ......... 12/12/2014 

Rural Business Service ................. Deputy Administrator, Rural Business Cooperative Service.DA150025 ......... 12/12/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ... International Trade Administration Deputy Director, Office of Advisory 

Committees, Industry and Analysis.

DC150024 ......... 12/5/2014 

Office of the Deputy Secretary ..... Special Assistant ........................... DC150026 ......... 12/9/2014 

Office of Business Liaison ............ Special Advisor ............................. DC150027 ......... 12/9/2014 

Office of the Chief of Staff ............ Director of Scheduling .................. DC150031 ......... 12/12/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ....... Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Public Affairs).

Research Assistant .......................

Speechwriter .................................

DD150012 .........

DD150030 .........

12/5/2014 

12/8/2014 

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Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization no. Effective 

date 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

of Defense (International Security Affairs).

Special Assistant for International 

Security Affairs.

DD150037 ......... 12/10/2014 

Office of the General Counsel ...... Special Counsel (2) ...................... DD150033 .........

DD150032 .........

12/4/2014 

12/11/2014 

Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ........................... DD150034 ......... 12/16/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

FORCE.

Office of the Under Secretary ....... Special Assistant ........................... DF150011 .......... 12/5/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ...... Office of the Secretary .................. Deputy Chief of Staff (2) ............... DN150008 .........

DN150009 .........

12/5/2014 

12/5/2014 

Special Assistant ........................... DN150004 ......... 12/12/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ... Office of Communications and 

Outreach.

Confidential Assistant ................... DB150026 ......... 12/11/2014 

Office of the Secretary .................. Confidential Assistant ................... DB150028 ......... 12/11/2014 

Office of the General Counsel ...... Chief of Staff ................................. DB150031 ......... 12/12/2014 

Office of the Under Secretary ....... Deputy Director ............................. DB150027 ......... 12/11/2014 

Confidential Assistant ................... DB150036 ......... 12/19/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ......... Office of Nuclear Energy .............. Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor DE150013 ......... 12/2/2014 

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.Special Advisor for Technology .... DE150017 ......... 12/12/2014 

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION.Office of the Chairman .................. Program Analyst ........................... DR150004 ......... 12/17/2014 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.Public Buildings Service ............... Special Assistant ........................... GS150008 ......... 12/11/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES.

Office of Intergovernmental and 

External Affairs.

Special Assistant ........................... DH150044 ......... 12/12/2014 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Legislation.

Special Assistant for Oversight ..... DH150048 ......... 12/12/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY.

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Public Affairs.

External Engagement Coordinator DM150035 ......... 12/3/2014 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Policy.

Policy Advisor ............................... DM150040 ......... 12/5/2014 

Immediate Office of the Deputy 

Secretary.

Special Assistant ........................... DM150041 ......... 12/5/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

Office of the Secretary .................. Senior Policy Advisor .................... DU150009 ......... 12/1/2014 

Office of Public and Indian Housing.Chief of Staff/Senior Advisor ........ DU150008 ......... 12/16/2014 

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.Congressional Relations Specialist DU150016 ......... 12/29/2014 

Office of Public Affairs .................. Director of Speechwriting .............. DU150019 ......... 12/29/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service.

Chief of Staff—To the Assistant 

Secretary for Fish Wildlife and 

Parks.

DI150016 ........... 12/3/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ............ Office of the Secretary .................. Special Assistant ........................... DL150015 .......... 12/2/2014 

Director of Public Engagement ..... DL150017 .......... 12/5/2014 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Policy.

Senior Policy Advisor .................... DL150018 .......... 12/11/2014 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 

THE ARTS.

National Endowment for the Arts .. White House Liaison/Advisor ........ NA150002 ......... 12/5/2014 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 

THE HUMANITIES.

National Endowment for the Humanities.Director of Congressional Affairs .. NH150002 ......... 12/12/2014 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET.

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.Confidential Assistant ................... BO150007 ......... 12/11/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE ............ Bureau of Public Affairs ................ Staff Assistant ............................... DS150009 ......... 12/10/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.Office of Financial Markets ........... Senior Advisor ............................... DY150014 ......... 12/3/2014 

The following Schedule C appointing 

authorities were revoked during 

December 2014. 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Vacate date 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ... Office of White House Liaison ...... Special Assistant ........................... DC140087 ......... 12/14/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY.

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency.

Special Assistant ........................... DM140127 ......... 12/5/2014 

Immediate Office of the Deputy 

Secretary.

Special Assistant to the Deputy 

Secretary.

DM140108 ......... 12/13/2014 

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Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Vacate date 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Policy.

Policy Advisor ............................... DM140227 ......... 12/13/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

Office of Public and Indian Housing.

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.

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

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations.

DU090110 .........

DU130050 .........

12/27/2014 

12/27/2014 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ...... Office of the Under Secretary of 

the Navy.

Special Assistant ........................... DN120047 ......... 12/13/2014 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

Office of General Counsel ............ Special Assistant ........................... NN120002 ......... 12/13/2014 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 

10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

January 2015 Pay Schedules 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The President has signed an 

Executive order containing the 2015 pay 

schedules for certain Federal civilian 

employees. Pursuant to the President’s 

alternative plan issued under 5 U.S.C. 

5303(b) and 5304a on August 29, 2014, 

the Executive order authorizes a 1- 

percent across-the-board increase for 

statutory pay systems and provides that 

locality percentages remain at 2014 

levels. This notice serves as 

documentation for the public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Dismond, Pay and Leave, Employee 

Services, U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management; (202) 606–2858 or payleave-policy@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 19, 2014, the President signed 

Executive Order 13686 (79 FR 77361), 

which implemented the January 2015 

pay adjustments. The Executive order 

provides an across-the-board increase of 

1 percent in the rates of basic pay for the 

statutory pay systems. 

The publication of this notice satisfies 

the requirement in section 5(b) of 

Executive Order 13686 that the U.S. 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 

publish appropriate notice of the 2015 

locality payments in the Federal 

Register. 

Schedule 1 of Executive Order 13686 

provides the rates for the 2015 General 

Schedule (GS) and reflects a 1-percent 

increase from 2014. Executive Order 

13686 also includes the percentage 

amounts of the 2015 locality payments, 

which remain at 2014 levels. (See 

Section 5 and Schedule 9 of Executive 

Order 13686.) 

GS employees receive locality 

payments under 5 U.S.C. 5304. Locality 

payments apply in the United States (as 

defined in 5 U.S.C. 5921(4)) and its 

territories and possessions. In 2015, 

locality payments ranging from 14.16 

percent to 35.15 percent apply to GS 

employees in the 34 locality pay areas. 

The 2015 locality pay area definitions 

can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/

policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/

salaries-wages/2015/locality-pay-areadefinitions/. 

The 2015 locality pay percentages 

became effective on the first day of the 

first pay period beginning on or after 

January 1, 2015 (January 11, 2015). An 

employee’s locality rate of pay is 

computed by increasing his or her 

scheduled annual rate of pay (as defined 

in 5 CFR 531.602) by the applicable 

locality pay percentage. (See 5 CFR 

531.604 and 531.609.) 

Executive Order 13686 establishes the 

new Executive Schedule (EX), which 

incorporates a 1-percent increase 

required under 5 U.S.C. 5318 (rounded 

to the nearest $100). By law, Executive 

Schedule officials are not authorized to 

receive locality payments. 

Executive Order 13686 establishes the 

2015 range of rates of basic pay for 

members of the Senior Executive 

Service (SES) under 5 U.S.C. 5382. The 

minimum rate of basic pay for the SES 

is $121,956 in 2015. The maximum rate 

of the SES rate range is $183,300 (level 

II of the Executive Schedule) for SES 

members who are covered by a certified 

SES performance appraisal system and 

$168,700 (level III of the Executive 

Schedule) for SES members who are not 

covered by a certified SES performance 

appraisal system. 

The minimum rate of basic pay for the 

senior-level (SL) and scientific and 

professional (ST) rate range was 

increased by 1 percent ($121,956 in 

2015), which is the amount of the 

across-the-board GS increase. The 

applicable maximum rate of the SL/ST 

rate range is $183,300 (level II of the 

Executive Schedule) for SL or ST 

employees who are covered by a 

certified SL/ST performance appraisal 

system and $168,700 (level III of the 

Executive Schedule) for SL or ST 

employees who are not covered by a 

certified SL/ST performance appraisal 

system. Agencies with certified 

performance appraisal systems for SES 

members and employees in SL and ST 

positions must also apply a higher 

aggregate limitation on pay—up to the 

Vice President’s salary ($235,300 in 

2015.) 

Note: Section 738 of title VII of 

Division E of the Consolidated and 

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

2015 (Public Law 113–235, December 

16, 2014), continues the freeze on the 

payable pay rates for the Vice President 

and certain senior political appointees 

at 2013 levels during calendar year 

2015. The section 738 pay freeze does 

not affect the 2015 rates (or ranges) of 

pay officially established by Executive 

Order 13686. Rather, it temporarily bars 

covered officials from receiving pay 

increases based on the 2015 increases in 

those officially established rates (or 

ranges). 

Executive Order 13686 provides that 

the rates of basic pay for administrative 

law judges (ALJs) under 5 U.S.C. 5372 

are increased by 1 percent, rounded to 

the nearest $100 in 2015. The rate of 

basic pay for AL–1 is $158,700 

(equivalent to the rate for level IV of the 

Executive Schedule). The rate of basic 

pay for AL–2 is $154,800. The rates of 

basic pay for AL–3/A through 3/F range 

from $105,900 to $146,600. 

The rates of basic pay for members of 

Contract Appeals Boards are calculated 

as a percentage of the rate for level IV 

of the Executive Schedule. (See 5 U.S.C. 

5372a.) Therefore, these rates of basic 

pay are increased by 1 percent in 2015. 

On November 24, 2014, OPM issued 

a memorandum on behalf of the 

President’s Pay Agent (the Secretary of 

Labor and the Directors of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

OPM) that continues GS locality 

payments for ALJs and certain other 

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