Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)
DOCID: fr21oc09-103 FR Doc E9-25310
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Personnel Management Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr21oc09-103
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Excepted Service; Consolidated Listing of Schedules A, B, and C Exceptions
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This gives a consolidated notice of all positions excepted under Schedules A, B, and C as of June 30, 2009, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions From the Competitive Service.
SUMMARY:
Excepted Service
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Civil Service Rule VI (5 CFR 6.1) requires the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to publish notice of all exceptions granted under Schedules A, B, and C. Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, 213.103(c), further requires that a consolidated listing, current as of June 30 of each year, be published annually as a notice in the Federal Register at www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. Agencies will notice the change in format of this notice from previous editions. The format has changed because it is not appropriate to set out what appears to be regulatory text in a notice document and therefore references to specific sections of the Code of Federal Regulations have been removed. The notice that follows is a summary of all schedule A, B, and C Excepted authorities. OPM maintains continuing information on the status of all Schedule A, B, and C excepted appointing authorities. Some of these exceptions are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 5 CFR, part 213 while others are not. We have identified those authorities below which are codified and those which are not. We remind agencies to consult the CFR before using these governmentwide authorities. Agencies are also reminded to consult their agency headquarters before using any agencyspecific authority. Additionally, the authorities are subject to the provisions of 5 CFR, part 302 unless specifically exempted from those procedures. Interested parties needing information about specific authorities during the year may obtain information by writing to the Executive Resources Services Group, Center for Performance Management Systems and Evaluation, Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability Division, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 6484, Washington, DC 20415, or by calling (202) 6062246.
The following listing summarizes the Schedule A excepted authorities authorized for Governmentwide use. These authorities are codified in 5 CFR part 213. These excepted authorities are current as of June 30, 2009. Please consult the CFR to read the full authority. Schedule A
The following are Schedule A authorities that are authorized for use by the entire Executive Civil Service:
1. Positions of Chaplain and Chaplain's Assistant.
2. Positions to which appointments are made by the President without confirmation by the Senate.
3. Attorneys.
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4. Law clerk trainee positions.
5. Temporary and lessthanfull time positions for which examining is impracticable. These are: positions in remote/isolated locations where examination is impracticable; positions for which a critical hiring needs exists; and other positions that OPM may determine are impracticable to examine.
6. Positions filled by current or former Federal employees eligible for placement under special statutory provisions.
7. Positions without compensation provided appointments thereto meet the requirements of applicable laws relating to compensation.
8. Positions requiring the temporary or intermittent employment of professional, scientific, and technical experts for consultation purposes.
9. Any local physician, surgeon, or dentist employed under contract or on a parttime or fee basis.
10. Positions of a scientific, professional or analytical nature when filled by bona fide members of the faculty of an accredited college or university who has special qualifications for the positions to which appointed.
11. Positions established in support of a fellowship and similar programs that are filled from limited applicant pools and operate under specific criteria developed by the employing agency and/or a non Federal organization.
12. Positions with compensation fixed under 5 U.S.C. 53515356 when filled by studentemployees assigned or attached to Government hospitals, clinics or medical or dental laboratories.
13. Appointment of Persons with Mental Retardation, Severe Physical Disabilities, or Psychiatric Disabilities.
14. Positions for which a local recruiting shortage exists when filled by inmates of Federal, District of Columbia, and State (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) penal and correctional institutions under workrelease programs authorized by the Prisoner Rehabilitation Act of 1965, the District of Columbia Work Release Act, or under workrelease programs authorized by the States.
15. Not to exceed 30 positions of assistants to toplevel Federal officials when filled by persons designated by the President as White House Fellows.
16. Scientific and professional research associate positions at GS 11 and above when filled on a temporary basis by persons having a doctoral degree in an appropriate field of study for research activities of mutual interest to appointees and their agencies.
17. Positions when filled by aliens in the absence of qualified citizens.
18. Not to exceed 24 positions when filled in accordance with an agreement between OPM and the Department of Justice by persons in programs administered by the Attorney General of the United States under Public Law 91452 and related statutes.
19. Positions of Fellows in the Presidential Management Fellows Program.
20. Positions of Senior Fellows in the Presidential Management Fellows Program.
21. Positions as needed of readers for blind employees, interpreters for deaf employees and personal assistants for handicapped employees.
22. Positions on the staffs of temporary organizations, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3161(a).
The following summary of Schedule A exceptions, current as of June
30, 2009, are agencyspecific and are not codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations. Agencies should consult with their headquarters to read the full authority.
23. Executive Office of the President.
Office of AdministrationNot to exceed 75 positions to provide administrative services and support to the White House Office.
Office of Management and BudgetNot to exceed 15 positions at grades GS5/15.
Council on Environmental QualityProfessional and technical positions in grades GS9 through GS15 on the staff of the Council.
National Security CouncilAll positions on the staff of the Council.
Office of Science and Technology PolicyThirty positions of Senior Policy Analyst, GS15; Policy Analyst, GS11/14; and Policy Research Assistant, GS9, for employment of anyone not to exceed 5 years on projects of a high priority nature.
Office of National Drug Control PolicyNot to exceed 15 positions,
GS15 and below, of senior policy analysts and other personnel with
expertise in drugrelated issues and/or technical knowledge to aid in antidrug abuse efforts.
24. Department of State.
Office of the SecretaryAll positions, GS15 and below, on the staff of the Family Liaison Office, Director General of the Foreign Service and the Director of Personnel, Office of the Under Secretary for Management.
One position of Museum Curator (Arts), in the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, whose incumbent, will serve as Director, Diplomatic Reception Rooms. No new appointments may be made after February 28, 1997.
American Embassy, Paris, FranceChief, Travel and Visitor Unit. No new appointments may be made under this authority after August 10, 1981.
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationNot to exceed 10 positions at grades GS5 through 11 on the staff of the Bureau.
Bureau of AdministrationOne Presidential Travel Officer. No new appointments may be made under this authority after June 11, 1981.
One position of Director, Art in Embassies Program, GM100115.
Up to 250 timelimited positions within the Department of State in support of the June 2004 Economic Summit of Industrial Nations. No new appointments may be made under this authority after June 30, 2004.
25. Department of the Treasury.
Office of the SecretaryNot to exceed 20 positions at the equivalent of GS13 through GS17 to supplement permanent staff in the study of complex problems relating to international financial, economic, trade, and energy policies and programs of the Government, when filled by individuals with special qualifications for the particular study being undertaken.
Not to exceed 20 positions, which will supplement permanent staff involved in the study and analysis of complex problems in the areas of domestic economic and financial policy.
Not to exceed 100 positions in the Office of the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
U.S. Customs ServicePositions in foreign countries designated as ``interpretertranslator'' and ``special employees,'' when filled by appointment of persons who are not citizens of the United States; and positions in foreign countries of messenger and janitor.
Not to exceed 25 positions of Customs Patrol Officers in the Papago Indian Agency in the State of Arizona when filled by the appointment of persons of onefourth or more Indian blood.
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)All positions in the supervision policy and supervision operations functions of OTS. No new appointments may be made under this authority after December 31, 1993.
Internal Revenue ServiceTwenty positions of investigator for special assignments.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and FirearmsOne hundred positions of
criminal investigator for special assignments. One nonpermanent Senior
Level (SL) Criminal Investigator to serve as a senior advisor to the Assistant
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Director (Firearms, Explosives, and Arson).
Office of Financial StabilityPositions needed to perform
investment, risk, financial, compliance, and asset management requiring
unique qualifications currently not established by OPM. Positions will
be in the Office of Financial Stability at the General Schedule (GS)
grade levels 1215 or Senior Level (SL), for initial employment not to
exceed 4 years. No new appointments may be made under this authority after December 31, 2009.
26. Department of Defense.
Office of the SecretaryOne Executive Secretary, USUSSR Standing Consultative Commission and Staff Analyst (SALT), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs).
Entire Department (including the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force)Professional positions in Military Dependent School Systems overseas.
Positions in attache 1 systems overseas, including all professional and scientific positions in the Naval Research Branch Office in London.
Positions of clerktranslator, translator, and interpreter overseas; Positions of Educational Specialist the incumbents of which will serve as Director of Religious Education on the staffs of the chaplains in the military services.
Positions under the program for utilization of alien scientists, approved under pertinent directives administered by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering of the Department of Defense, when occupied by alien scientists initially employed under the program including those who have acquired United States citizenship during such employment.
Positions in overseas installations of the DOD when filled by dependents of military or civilian employees of the U.S. Government residing in the area.
Twenty secretarial and staff support positions at GS12 or below on the White House Support Group.
Positions in DOD research and development activities occupied by participants in the DOD Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program for High School Students.
Positions engaged in the reconstruction of Iraq; for hiring non U.S. citizens when there is a severe shortage of candidates with U.S. citizenship. This authority is limited to appointments made on or before July 1, 2004, and is subject to any restrictions set forth in the Department of Defense FY 2002 Appropriations Act.
Temporary or timelimited positions in direct support of U.S. Government efforts to rebuild and create an independent, free and secure Iraq and Afghanistan, when no other appropriate appointing authority applies. Positions will generally be located in Iraq or Afghanistan, but may be in other locations, including the United States, when directly supporting operations in Iraq or in Afghanistan. No new appointments may be made under this authority after October 1, 2012.
GeneralPositions concerned with advising, administering, supervising, or performing work in the collection, processing, analysis, production, evaluation, interpretation, dissemination, and estimation of intelligence information, including scientific and technical positions in the intelligence function; and positions involved in the planning, programming, and management of intelligence resources when, in the opinion of OPM, it is impracticable to examine. This authority does not apply to positions assigned to cryptologic and communications intelligence activities/functions.
Positions involved in intelligencerelated work of the cryptologic intelligence activities of the military departments. This includes all positions of intelligence research specialist, and similar positions in the intelligence classification series; all scientific and technical positions involving the applications of engineering, physical or technical sciences to intelligence work; and professional as well as intelligence technician positions in which a majority of the incumbent's time is spent in advising, administering, supervising, or performing work in the collection, processing, analysis, production, evaluation, interpretation, dissemination, and estimation of intelligence information or in the planning, programming, and management of intelligence resources.
Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesPositions of President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Dean, Deputy Dean, Associate Dean, Assistant Dean, Assistant to the President, Assistant to the Vice President, Assistant to the Dean, Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Visiting Scientist, Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, and positions established to perform work on projects funded from grants.
National Defense UniversityNot to exceed 16 positions of senior policy analyst, GS15, at the Strategic Concepts Development Center.
Defense Communications AgencyNot to exceed 10 positions at grades GS10/15 to staff and support the Crisis Management Center at the White House.
Defense Acquisition UniversityThe Provost and professors.
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, GermanyThe Director, Deputy Director, and positions of professor, instructor, and lecturer at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany.
AsiaPacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HawaiiThe Director, Deputy Director, Dean of Academics, Director of College, deputy department chairs, and senior positions of professor, associate professor, and research fellow within the Asia Pacific Center.
Business Transformation AgencyFifty temporary or timelimited (not to exceed four years) positions, at grades GS11through GS15. The authority will be used to appoint persons in the following series: Management and Program Analyst, GS343: Logistics Management, GS346; Financial Management Programs, GS501; Accounting, GS510; Computer Engineering, GS854; Business and Industry, GS1101; Operations Research, GS1515; Computer Science, GS1550; General Supply, GS2001; Supply Program Management, GS2003; Inventory Management, GS2010; and Information Technology, GS2210.
Special Inspector General for AfghanistanPositions needed to
establish the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
These positions provide for the independent and objective conduct and
supervision of audits and investigations relating to the programs and
operations funded with amounts appropriated and otherwise made
available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. These positions are
established at General Schedule (GS) grade levels for initial
employment not to exceed 3 years and may, with prior approval of OPM,
be extended for an additional period of 2 years. No new appointments may be made under this authority after January 31, 2011.
27. Department of the Army.
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New YorkCivilian professors,
instructors, teachers (except teachers at the Children's School), Cadet
Social Activities Coordinator, Chapel Organist and ChoirMaster,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Associate Director of
Intercollegiate Athletics, Coaches, Facility Manager, Building Manager,
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Admissions for Plans and Programs, Deputy Director of Alumni Affairs;
and Librarian when filled by an officer of the Regular Army retired
from active service, and the Military Secretary to the Superintendent
when filled by a U.S. Military Academy graduate retired as a regular commissioned officer for disability.
Defense Language InstituteAll positions (professors, instructors, lecturers) which require proficiency in a foreign language or knowledge of foreign language teaching methods.
Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PAPositions of professor, instructor, or lecturer associated with courses of instruction of at least 10 months duration for employment not to exceed 5 years, which may be renewed in 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5year increments indefinitely thereafter.
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School, Fort Monmouth, New JerseyPositions of Academic Director, Department Head, and Instructor.
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth,
KansasPositions of professor, associate professor, assistant
professor, and instructor associated with courses of instruction of at
least 10 months duration, for employment not to exceed up to 5 years, which may be renewed in 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5year increments
indefinitely thereafter.
28. Department of the Navy.
GeneralMarine positions assigned to a coastal or seagoing vessel operated by a naval activity for research or training purposes. All positions necessary for the administration and maintenance of the official residence of the Vice President.
Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, and Naval War College Professors, Instructors, and Teachers; the Director of Academic Planning, Naval Postgraduate School; and the Librarian, Organist Choirmaster, Registrar, the Dean of Admissions, and Social Counselors at the Naval Academy.
Chief of Naval OperationsOne position at grade GS12 or above that will provide technical, managerial, or administrative support on highly classified functions to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy, and Operations).
Military Sealift CommandAll positions on vessels operated by the Military Sealift Command.
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, HawaiiAll positions. This authority applies only to positions that must be filled pending final decision on contracting of Facility operations. No new appointments may be made under this authority after July 29, 1988.
Office of Naval ResearchScientific and technical positions, GS 13/15, in the Office of Naval Research International Field Office which covers satellite offices within the Far East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the South Pacific. Positions are to be filled by personnel having specialized experience in scientific and/or technical disciplines of current interest to the Department of the Navy.
29. Department of the Air Force.
Office of the SecretaryOne Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. This position has advisory rather than operating duties except as operating or administrative responsibilities may be exercised in connection with the pilot studies.
GeneralProfessional, technical, managerial and administrative positions supporting space activities, when approved by the Secretary of the Air Force.
One hundred eighty positions, serviced by Hill Air Force Base, Utah, engaged in interdepartmental activities in support of national defense projects involving scientific and technical evaluations.
Norton and McClellan Air Force Bases, CaliforniaNot to exceed 20 professional positions, GS11 through GS15, in Detachments 6 and 51, SMALC, Norton and McClellan Air Force Bases, California, which will provide logistic support management to specialized research and development projects.
U.S. Air Force Academy, ColoradoPositions of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Instructor, in the Dean of Faculty, Commandant of Cadets, Director of Athletics, and Preparatory School of the United States Air Force Academy.
Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsPositions of Criminal Investigators/Intelligence Research Specialists, GS5 through GS15, in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
WrightPatterson Air Force Base, OhioNot to exceed eight positions, GS12 through 15, in Headquarters Air Force Logistics Command, DCS Material Management, Office of Special Activities, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, which will provide logistics support management staff guidance to classified research and development projects.
Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AlabamaPositions of Professor, Instructor, or Lecturer.
Air Force Institute of Technology, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, OhioCivilian Deans and Professors.
Air Force Logistics CommandOne Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist, GM34614, in Detachment 2, 2762 Logistics Management Squadron (Special), Greenville, Texas.
2762nd Logistics Squadron (Special)One Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist, GS34615, in the 2762nd Logistics Squadron (Special), at WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air National Guard Readiness CenterOne Commander, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
30. Department of Justice.
GeneralDeputy U.S. Marshals employed on an hourly basis for intermittent service. Positions at GS15 and below on the staff of an office of a special counsel. Positions of Program Manager and Assistant Program Manager supporting the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program in foreign countries.
Immigration and Naturalization ServiceNot to exceed 500 positions of interpreters and language specialists, GS10405/9.
Not to exceed 25 positions, GS15 and below, with proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the Russian language and serving in the Soviet Refugee Processing Program with permanent duty location in Moscow, Russia.
Drug Enforcement AdministrationFour hundred positions of
Intelligence Research Agent and/or Intelligence Operations Specialist
in the GS132 series, grades GS9 through GS15. Not to exceed 200
positions of Criminal Investigator (Special Agent). New appointments may be made under this authority only at grades GS7/11.
National Drug Intelligence CenterAll positions.
31. Department of Homeland Security.
Up to 50 positions at the GS5 through GS15 grade levels at the Department of Homeland Security. No new appointments may be made under this authority after September 30, 2005.
Ten positions for oversight policy and direction of sensitive law enforcement activities.
Up to 15 Senior Level and General Schedule (or equivalent)
positions within the Homeland Security Labor Relations Board and the Homeland Security Mandatory Removal Board.
32. Department of the Interior.
GeneralTechnical, maintenance, and clerical positions at or below grades GS7, WG10, or equivalent, in the field
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service of the Department of the Interior, when filled by the
appointment of persons who are certified as maintaining a permanent and
exclusive residence within, or contiguous to, a field activity or
district, and as being dependent for livelihood primarily upon
employment available within the field activity of the Department.
All positions on Governmentowned ships or vessels operated by the Department of the Interior.
Temporary or seasonal caretakers at temporarily closed camps or improved areas to maintain grounds, buildings, or other structures and prevent damages or theft of Government property. Such appointments shall not extend beyond 130 working days a year without the prior approval of OPM. Temporary, intermittent, or seasonal field assistants at GS7, or its equivalent, and below in such areas as forestry, range management, soils, engineering, fishery and wildlife management, and with surveying parties.
Temporary positions established in the field service of the Department for emergency forest and range fire prevention or suppression and blister rust control not to exceed 180 working days a year: Provided that an employee may work as many as 220 working days a year when employment beyond 180 days is required to cope with extended fire seasons or sudden emergencies such as fire, flood, storm, or other unforeseen situations involving potential loss of life or property. Persons employed in field positions, the work of which is financed jointly by the Department of the Interior and cooperating persons or organizations outside the Federal service.
All positions in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other positions in the Department of the Interior directly and primarily related to providing services to Indians when filled by the appointment of Indians. The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for defining the term ``Indian.''
Temporary, intermittent, or seasonal positions at GS7 or below in Alaska, as follows: Positions in nonprofessional mining activities, such as those of drillers, miners, caterpillar operators, and samplers. Employment under this authority shall not exceed 180 working days a year and shall be appropriate only when the activity is carried on in a remote or isolated area and there is a shortage of available candidates for the positions.
Temporary, parttime, or intermittent employment of mechanics, skilled laborers, equipment operators and tradesmen on construction, repair, or maintenance work not to exceed 180 working days a year in Alaska, when the activity is carried on in a remote or isolated area and there is a shortage of available candidates for the positions.
Seasonal airplane pilots and airplane mechanics in Alaska, not to exceed 180 working days a year. Temporary staff positions in the Youth Conservation Corps Centers operated by the Department of the Interior. Employment under this authority shall not exceed 11 weeks a year except with prior approval from OPM.
Positions in the Youth Conservation Corps for which pay is fixed at the Federal minimum wage rate. Employment under this authority may not exceed 10 weeks.
Indian Arts and Crafts BoardThe Executive Director.
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Territorial and International AffairsNot to exceed four positions of Territorial Management Interns, grades GS5, GS7, or GS9, when filled by territorial residents who are U.S. citizens from the Virgin Islands or Guam; U.S. nationals from American Samoa; or in the case of the Northern Marianas, will become U.S. citizens upon termination of the U.S. trusteeship. Employment under this authority may not exceed 6 months.
Special Assistants to the Governor of American Samoa who perform specialized administrative, professional, technical, and scientific duties as members of his or her immediate staff.
National Park ServicePositions established for the administration of Kalaupapa National Historic Park, Molokai, Hawaii, when filled by appointment of qualified patients and Native Hawaiians, as provided by Public Law 95565.
Seven fulltime permanent and 31 temporary, parttime, or
intermittent positions in the Redwood National Park, California, which
are needed for rehabilitation of the park, as provided by Public Law 95250.
One Special Representative of the Director.
All positions in the Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota, when filled by the appointment of recognized members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
Bureau of ReclamationAppraisers and examiners employed on a temporary, intermittent, or parttime basis on special valuation or prospectiveentrymenreview projects where knowledge of local values on conditions or other specialized qualifications not possessed by regular Bureau employees are required for successful results. Employment under this provision shall not exceed 130 working days a year in any individual case: Provided that such employment may, with prior approval from OPM, be extended not to exceed an additional 50 working days in any single year.
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Territorial Affairs
Positions of Territorial Management Interns, GS5, when filled by
persons selected by the Government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. No appointment may extend beyond 1 year.
33. Department of Agriculture.
GeneralAgents employed in field positions, the work of which is financed jointly by the Department and cooperating persons, organizations, or governmental agencies outside the Federal service. Except for positions for which selection is jointly made by the Department and the cooperating organization, this authority is not applicable to positions in the Agricultural Research Service or the National Agricultural Statistics Service. This authority is not applicable to the following positions in the Agricultural Marketing Service: Agricultural commodity grader (grain and meat, poultry, and dairy), agricultural commodity aid (grain), and tobacco inspection positions.
Temporary, intermittent, or seasonal employment in the field service of the Department in positions at and below GS7 and WG10 in the following types of positions: Field assistants for sub professional services; agricultural helpers, helperleaders, and workers in the Agricultural Research Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; and subject to prior OPM approval granted in the calendar year in which the appointment is to be made, other clerical, trades, crafts, and manual labor positions. Total employment under this subparagraph may not exceed 180 working days in a service year: Provided, that an employee may work as many as 220 working days in a service year when employment beyond 180 days is required to cope with extended fire seasons or sudden emergencies such as fire, flood, storm, or other unforeseen situations involving potential loss of life or property. This paragraph does not cover trades, crafts, and manual labor positions covered by paragraph (i) of Sec. 213.3102 or positions within the Forest Service.
Farm Service AgencyMembers of State Committees: Provided, that
employment under this authority shall be limited to temporary
intermittent (WAE) positions whose principal duties involve
administering farm programs within the State consistent with
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procedures and policies for adaptation at State and local levels within
established parameters. Individual appointments under this authority
are for 1 year and may be extended only by the Secretary of Agriculture
or his designee. Members of State Committees serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
Rural DevelopmentCounty committeemen to consider, recommend, and advise with respect to the Rural Development program.
Professional and clerical positions in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands when occupied by indigenous residents of the Territory to provide financial assistance pursuant to current authorizing statutes.
Agricultural Marketing ServicePositions of Agricultural Commodity Graders, Agricultural Commodity Technicians, and Agricultural Commodity Aids at grades GS9 and below in the tobacco, dairy, and poultry commodities; Meat Acceptance Specialists, GS11 and below; Clerks, Office Automation Clerks, and Computer Clerks at GS5 and below; Clerk Typists at grades GS4 and below; and Laborers under the Wage System. Employment under this authority is limited to either 1,280 hours or 180 days in a service year.
Positions of Agricultural Commodity Graders, Agricultural Commodity Technicians, and Agricultural Commodity Aids at grades GS11 and below in the cotton, raisin, peanut, and processed and fresh fruit and vegetable commodities and the following positions in support of these commodities: Clerks, Office Automation Clerks, and Computer Clerks and Operators at GS5 and below; ClerkTypists at grades GS4 and below; and, under the Federal Wage System, High Volume Instrumentation (HVI) Operators and HVI Operator Leaders at WG/WL2 and below, respectively, Instrument Mechanics/Workers/Helpers at WG10 and below, and Laborers. Employment under this authority may not exceed 180 days in a service year. In unforeseen situations such as bad weather or crop conditions, unanticipated plant demands, or increased imports, employees may work up to 240 days in a service year. Cotton Agricultural Commodity Graders, GS5, may be employed as trainees for the first appointment for an initial period of 6 months for training without regard to the service year limitation.
Milk Market Administrators: All positions on the staffs of the Milk Market Administrators.
Food Safety and Inspection ServicePositions of Meat and Poultry Inspectors (Veterinarians at GS11 and below and nonVeterinarians at appropriate grades below GS11) for employment on a temporary, intermittent, or seasonal basis, not to exceed 1,280 hours a year.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards AdministrationOne hundred and fifty positions of Agricultural Commodity Aid (Grain), GS 2/4; 100 positions of Agricultural Commodity Technician (Grain), GS4/ 7; and 60 positions of Agricultural Commodity Grader (Grain), GS5/9, for temporary employment on a parttime, intermittent, or seasonal basis not to exceed 1,280 hours in a service year.
Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization CorporationExecutive Director.
34. Department of Commerce.
GeneralNot to exceed 50 scientific and technical positions whose duties are performed primarily in the Antarctic. Incumbents of these positions may be stationed in the continental United States for periods of orientation, training, analysis of data, and report writing.
Bureau of the CensusManagers, supervisors, technicians, clerks, interviewers, and enumerators in the field service, for timelimited employment to conduct a census. Current Program Interviewers employed in the field service.
Office of the Under Secretary for International TradeFifteen positions at GS12 and above in specialized fields relating to international trade or commerce in units under the jurisdiction of the Under Secretary for International Trade. Incumbents will be assigned to advisory rather than to operating duties, except as operating and administrative responsibility may be required for the conduct of pilot studies or special projects.
Not to exceed 15 positions in grades GS12 through GS15, to be filled by persons qualified as industrial or marketing specialists; who possess specialized knowledge and experience in industrial production, industrial operations and related problems, market structure and trends, retail and wholesale trade practices, distribution channels and costs, or business financing and credit procedures applicable to one or more of the current segments of U.S. industry served by the Under Secretary for International Trade, and the subordinate components of his organization which are involved in domestic business matters.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationAll civilian positions on vessels operated by the National Ocean Service. Temporary positions required in connection with the surveying operations of the field service of the National Ocean Service. Appointment to such positions shall not exceed 8 months in any 1 calendar year.
National Telecommunications and Information AdministrationThirty eight professional positions in grades GS13 through GS15.
35. Department of Labor.
Office of the SecretaryChairman and five members, Employees' Compensation Appeals Board. Chairman and eight members, Benefits Review Board.
Employment and Training AdministrationNot to exceed 10 positions
of Supervisory Manpower Development Specialist and Manpower Development
Specialist, GS7/15, in the Division of Indian and Native American
Programs, when filled by the appointment of persons of onefourth or
more Indian blood. These positions require direct contact with Indian
tribes and communities for the development and administration of comprehensive employment and training programs.
36. Department of Health and Human Services.
GeneralIntermittent positions, at GS15 and below and WG10 and below, on teams under the National Disaster Medical System including Disaster Medical Assistance Teams and specialty teams, to respond to disasters, emergencies, and incidents/events involving medical, mortuary and public health needs.
Public Health ServicePositions at Government sanatoria when filled by patients during treatment or convalescence.
Positions concerned with problems in preventive medicine financed or participated in by the Department of Health and Human Services and a cooperating State, county, municipality, incorporated organization, or an individual in which at least onehalf of the expense is contributed by the participating agency either in salaries, quarters, materials, equipment, or other necessary elements in the carrying on of the work.
Not to exceed 50 positions associated with health screening programs for refugees.
All positions in the Public Health Service and other positions in the Department of Health and Human Services directly and primarily related to providing services to Indians when filled by the appointment of Indians. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is responsible for defining the term ``Indian.''
Health care positions of the National Health Service Corps for employment of any one individual not to exceed 4 years
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of service in health manpower shortage areas.
Not to exceed 200 staff positions, GS15 and below, in the Immigration Health Service, for an emergency staff to provide health related services to foreign entrants.
The President's Council on Physical FitnessFour staff assistants.
37. Department of Education.
Positions concerned with problems in education financed and
participated in by the Department of Education and a cooperating State
educational agency, or university or college, in which there is joint
responsibility for selection and supervision of employees, and at least
onehalf of the expense is contributed by the cooperating agency in
salaries, quarters, materials, equipment, or other necessary elements in the carrying on of the work.
38. Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
All positions.
39. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Construction DivisionTemporary construction workers paid from ``purchase and hire'' funds and appointed for not to exceed the duration of a construction project.
Alcoholism Treatment Units and Drug Dependence Treatment Centers Not to exceed 400 positions of rehabilitation counselors, GS3 through GS11, in Alcoholism Treatment Units and Drug Dependence Treatment Centers, when filled by former patients.
Board of Veterans' AppealsPositions, GS15, when filled by a member of the Board. Except as provided by section 201(d) of Public Law 100687, appointments under this authority shall be for a term of 9 years, and may be renewed.
Positions, GS15, when filled by a nonmember of the Board who is awaiting Presidential approval for appointment as a Board member.
Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Counseling ServiceNot to exceed 600 positions at grades GS3 through GS11, involved in the
Department's Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Counseling Service.
40. Small Business Administration.
When the President under 42 U.S.C. 18551855g, 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 timelimited 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 4 years, and no more than 2 years may be spent on a single disaster. Exception to this time limit may only be made with prior Office of Personnel Management approval.
Appointments under this authority may not be used to extend the 2 year service limit contained below. No one may be appointed under this authority to positions engaged in longterm maintenance of loan portfolios.
When the President under 42 U.S.C. 18551855g, 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 timelimited appointment of employees to make and
administer disaster loans in that area under the Small Business Act, as
amended. No one may serve under this authority for more than an
aggregate of 2 years without a break in service of at least 6 months.
Persons who have had more than 2 years of service under paragraph (a)
of this section must have a break in service of at least 8 months
following such service before appointment under this authority. No one
may be appointed under this authority to positions engaged in longterm maintenance of loan portfolios.
41. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Temporary or timelimited positions located at closed banks or
savings and loan institutions that are concerned with liquidating the
assets of the institutions, liquidating loans to the institutions, or
paying the depositors of closed insured institutions. Appointments under this authority may not exceed 4 years.
42. U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Positions when filled by memberresidents of the Home.
43. Selective Service System.
State Directors.
44. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
One hundred and fifty alien scientists having special
qualifications in the fields of aeronautical and space research where
such employment is deemed by the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration to be necessary in the public interest.
45. Social Security Administration.
Six positions of Social Insurance Representative in the district offices of the Social Security Administration in the State of Arizona when filled by the appointment of persons of onefourth or more Indian blood.
Seven positions of Social Insurance Representative in the district offices of the Social Security Administration in the State of New Mexico when filled by the appointment of persons of onefourth or more Indian blood.
Two positions of Social Insurance Representative in the district
offices of the Social Security Administration in the State of Alaska
when filled by the appointments of persons of onefourth or more Alaskan Native blood (Eskimos, Indians, or Aleuts).
46. The President's Crime Prevention Council.
Up to 7 positions established in the President's Crime Prevention Council office created by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. No new appointments may be made under this authority after March 31, 1998.
47. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
Seven positions of either Chemical Incident Investigators or Chemical Safety Recommendation Specialists, in the Office of Investigations and Safety Programs. No new appointments may be made under this authority after October 15, 2002, or until the seventh person (who was given an offer of employment on September 13, 2002, and is waiting a physical examination clearance) is appointed, whichever is later.
48. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia.
All positions, except for the Director, established to create the
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency of the District of
Columbia. No new appointments may be made under this authority after March 31, 2004.
49. Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Positions of Resident Country Directors and Deputy Resident Country
Directors. The length of appointments will correspond to the length or
term of the compact agreements made between the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) and the country in which MCC will work, plus one
additional year to cover pre and postcompact agreement related activities.
50. Smithsonian Institution.
All positions located in Panama which are part of or which support the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Positions at GS15 and below in the National Museum of the American Indian requiring knowledge of, and experience in, tribal customs and culture. Such positions comprise approximately 10 percent of the Museum's positions and, generally, do not include secretarial, clerical, administrative, or program support positions.
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Security Studies Program Administrator, one Latin American Program
Administrator, one Russian Studies Program Administrator, one West
European Program Administrator, one Environmental Change & Security
Studies Program Administrator, one United States Studies Program
Administrator, two Social Science Program Administrators, and one Middle East Studies Program Administrator.
52. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
All positions in the Fund and positions created for the purpose of establishing the Fund's operations in accordance with the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, except for any positions required by the Act to be filled by competitive appointment. No new appointments may be made under this authority after September 23, 1998.
53. Utah Reclamation and Conservation Commission.
Executive Director.
54. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
National Endowment for the ArtsArtistic and related positions at
grades GS13 through GS15 engaged in the review, evaluation and
administration of applications and grants supporting the arts, related
research and assessment, policy and program development, arts
education, access programs and advocacy or evaluation of critical arts
projects and outreach programs. Duties require artistic stature, in
depth knowledge of arts disciplines and/or artisticrelated leadership qualities.
55. African Development Foundation.
One Enterprise Development Fund Manager.
56. Office of Personnel Management.
Parttime and intermittent positions of test examiners at grades GS8 and below.
57. Department of Transportation.
U.S. Coast GuardLamplighters. Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Instructors, one Principal Librarian, one Cadet Hostess, and one Psychologist (Counseling) at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut.
Maritime AdministrationAll positions on Governmentowned vessels or those bareboats chartered to the Government and operated by or for the Maritime Administration.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, positions of: Professors, Instructors, and Teachers, including heads of Departments of Physical Education and Athletics, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, Maritime Law and Economics, Nautical Science, and Engineering; Coordinator of Shipboard Training; the Commandant of Midshipmen, the Assistant Commandant of Midshipmen; Director of Music; three Battalion Officers; three Regimental Affairs Officers; and one Training Administrator.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy positions of: Associate Dean;
Registrar; Director of Admissions; Assistant Director of Admissions;
Director, Office of External Affairs; Placement Officer; Administrative
Librarian; Shipboard Training Assistant; three Academy Training Representatives; and one Education Program Assistant.
58. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Field positions at grades GS15 and below, or equivalent, which are engaged in work directly related to unique response efforts to environmental emergencies not covered by the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Public Law 93288, as amended. Employment under this authority may not exceed 36 months on any single emergency. Persons may not be employed under this authority for longterm duties or for work not directly necessitated by the emergency response effort.
Not to exceed 30 positions at grades GS15 and below in the Offices of Executive Administration, General Counsel, Inspector General, Comptroller, Public Affairs, Personnel, Acquisition Management, and the State and Local Program and Support Directorate which are engaged in work directly related to unique response efforts to environmental emergencies not covered by the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Public Law 93288, as amended. Employment under this authority may not exceed 36 months on any single emergency, or for longterm duties or work not directly necessitated by the emergency response effort. No one may be reappointed under this authority for service in connection with a different emergency unless at least 6 months have elapsed since the individual's latest appointment under this authority.
Not to exceed 350 professional and technical positions at grades
GS5 through GS15, or equivalent, in Mobile Emergency Response Support Detachments (MERS).
59. Temporary Organizations.
Positions on the staffs of temporary organizations, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3161(a). Appointments may not exceed 3 years, but temporary organizations may extend the appointments for 2 additional years if the conditions for extension are related to the completion of the study or project.
The following listing summarizes the Schedule B excepted authorities authorized for Governmentwide use. These authorities are codified in 5 CFR part 213. These excepted authorities are current as of June 30, 2009. Please consult 5 CFR, part 213 to read the full authority.
Schedule B
The following are Schedule B authorities that are authorized for use by the entire Executive Civil Service:
1. Student Educational Employment ProgramStudent Temporary Employment Program.
2. Student Educational Employment ProgramStudent Career Experience Program.
3. Special executive development positions established in connection with Senior Executive Service candidate development programs which have been approved by OPM.
4. Positions when filled under any of the following conditions:
a. Appointment at grades GS15 and above, or equivalent, in the same or a different agency without a break in service from a career appointment in the Senior Executive Service (SES) of an individual who has completed the SES probationary period; been removed from the SES because of less than fully successful executive performance, failure to be recertified, or a reduction in force; and is entitled to be placed in another civil service position under 5 U.S.C. 3594(b).
b. Appointment in a different agency without a break in service of an individual originally appointed under this paragraph.
c. Reassignment, promotion, or demotion within the same agency of an individual appointed under this authority.
5. Positions when filled by preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service and who, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3304(f) (Pub. L. 105339), applied for these positions under merit promotion procedures when applications were being accepted by the agency from individuals outside its own workforce. These veterans may be promoted, demoted, or reassigned, as appropriate, to other positions within the agency but would remain employed under this excepted authority as long as there is no break in service. No new appointments may be made under this authority after November 30, 1999.
6. The Federal Career Intern Program.
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are agencyspecific and are not codified in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR). Agencies should consult with their headquarters to read the full authority.
7. Executive Office of the President.
Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations Seventeen positions of economist at grades GS12 through GS15.
8. Department of State.
One nonpermanent senior level position to serve as Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary.
Fourteen positions on the household staff of the President's Guest House (Blair and BlairLee Houses).
Scientific, professional, and technical positions at grades GS12
to GS15 when filled by persons having special qualifications in foreign policy matters.
9. Department of the Treasury.
Positions of Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, Chief National Bank Examiner, Assistant Chief National Bank Examiner, Regional Administrator of National Banks, Deputy Regional Administrator of National Banks, Assistant to the Comptroller of the Currency, National Bank Examiner, Associate National Bank Examiner, and Assistant National Bank Examiner, whose salaries are paid from assessments against national banks and other financial institutions.
Positions concerned with the protection of the life and safety of the President and members of his immediate family, or other persons for whom similar protective services are prescribed by law, when filled in accordance with special appointment procedures approved by OPM.
Positions, grades GS5 through GS12, of Treasury Enforcement Agent
in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and Treasury
Enforcement Agent, Pilot, Marine Enforcement Officer, and Aviation
Enforcement Officer in the U.S. Customs Service. Service under this authority may not exceed 3 years and 120 days.
10. Department of Defense.
Office of the SecretaryProfessional positions at GS11 through GS15 involving systems, costs, and economic analysis functions in the Office of the Assistant Secretary (Program Analysis and Evaluation); and in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Systems Policy and Information) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary (Comptroller).
Four Net Assessment Analysts.
Interdepartmental activitiesSix positions to provide general administration, general art and information, photography, and/or visual information support to the White House Photographic Service.
Eight positions, GS15 or below, in the White House Military Office, providing support for airlift operations, special events, security, and/or administrative services to the Office of the President.
National Defense UniversitySixtyone positions of Professor, GS 13/15, for employment of any one individual on an initial appointment not to exceed 3 years, which may be renewed in any increment from 1 to 6 years indefinitely thereafter.
GeneralOne position of Law Enforcement Liaison Officer (Drugs), GS30115, U.S. European Command.
Acquisition positions at grades GS5 through GS11, whose incumbents have successfully completed the required course of education as participants in the Department of Defense scholarship program authorized under 10 U.S.C. 1744.
Office of the Inspector GeneralPositions of Criminal Investigator, GS18115/15.
Department of Defense Polygraph Institute, Fort McClellan, AlabamaOne Director, GM15.
Defense Security Assistance AgencyAll faculty members with instructor and research duties at the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
11. Department of the Army.
U.S. Army Command and General Staff CollegeSeven positions of professors, instructors, and education specialists. Total employment of any individual under this authority may not exceed 4 years.
12. Department of the Navy.
Naval Underwater Systems Center, New London, ConnecticutOne position of Oceanographer, grade GS14, to function as project director and manager for research in the weapons systems applications of ocean eddies.
Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VirginiaAll civilian faculty positions of professors, instructors, and teachers on the staff of the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia.
Defense Personnel Security Research and Education CenterOne Director and four Research Psychologists at the professor or GS15 level in the Defense Personnel Security Research and Education Center.
Marine Corps Command and Staff CollegeAll civilian professor positions at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
Executive Dining facilities at the PentagonOne position of Staff Assistant, GS301, whose incumbent will manage the Navy's Executive Dining facilities at the Pentagon.
Bachelor Quarters Management StudyOne position of Housing
Management Specialist, GM117314, involved with the Bachelor Quarters
Management Study. No new appointments may be made under this authority after February 29, 1992.
13. Department of the Air Force.
Air Research Institute at the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AlabamaNot to exceed four interdisciplinary positions for the Air Research Institute at the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, for employment to complete studies proposed by candidates and acceptable to the Air Force.
Air UniversityPositions of Instructor or professional academic staff at the Air University associated with courses of instruction of varying durations, for employment not to exceed 3 years, which may be renewed for an indefinite period thereafter.
U.S. Air Force Academy, ColoradoOne position of Director of
Development and Alumni Programs, GS30113, with the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.
14. Department of Justice.
Drug Enforcement AdministrationCriminal Investigator (Special Agent) positions in the Drug Enforcement Administration. New appointments may be made under this authority only at grades GS5 through GS11. Service under the authority may not exceed 4 years. Appointments made under this authority may be converted to career or careerconditional appointments under the provisions of Executive Order 12230, subject to conditions agreed upon between the Department and OPM.
Not to exceed 400 positions at grades GS5 through GS15 assigned to regional task forces established to conduct special investigations to combat drug trafficking and organized crime.
United States TrusteesPositions, other than secretarial, GS6
through GS15, requiring knowledge of the bankruptcy process, on the
staff of the offices of United States Trustees or the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees.
15. Department of Agriculture.
Foreign Agricultural ServicePositions of a project nature involved in international technical assistance activities. Service under this authority may not exceed 5 years on a single project for any individual unless delayed completion of a project justifies an extension up to but not exceeding 2 years.
GeneralTemporary positions of professional Research Scientists,
GS15 or below, in the Agricultural Research Service, Economic Research Service, and the Forest Service, when such
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positions are established to support the Research Associateship Program
and are filled by persons having a doctoral degree in an appropriate
field of study for research activities of mutual interest to appointees
and the agency. Appointments are limited to proposals approved by the
appropriate Administrator. Appointments may be made for initial periods
not to exceed 2 years and may be extended for up to 2 additional years.
Extensions beyond 4 years, up to a maximum of 2 additional years, may
be granted, but only in very rare and unusual circumstances, as
determined by the Human Resources Officer for the Research, Education,
and Economics Mission Area, or the Human Resources Officer, Forest Service.
Not to exceed 55 Executive Director positions, GM30114/15, with
the State Rural Development Councils in support of the Presidential Rural Development Initiative.
16. Department of Commerce.
Bureau of the CensusNot to exceed 50 Community Services Specialist positions at the equivalent of GS5 through GS12.
National Telecommunications and Information AdministrationNot to
exceed 10 positions of Telecommunications Policy Analysts, grades GS11 through GS15.
17. Department of Labor.
Administrative Review BoardChair and a maximum of four additional Members.
Bureau of International Labor AffairsPositions in the Office of
Foreign Relations, which are paid by outside funding sources under
contracts for specific international labor market technical assistance
projects. Appointments under this authority may not be extended beyond the expiration date of the project.
18. Department of Education.
Seventyfive positions, not to exceed GS13, of a professional or analytical nature when filled by persons, other than college faculty members or candidates working toward college degrees, who are participating in midcareer development programs authorized by Federal statute or regulation, or sponsored by private nonprofit organizations, when a period of work experience is a requirement for completion of an organized study program.
Fifty positions, GS7 through GS11, concerned with advising on
education policies, practices, and procedures under unusual and
abnormal conditions. Persons employed under this provision must be bona fide elementary school and high school teachers.
19. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Not to exceed 800 principal investigatory, scientific, professional, and technical positions at grades GS11 and above in the medical research program.
Not to exceed 25 Criminal Investigator (Undercover) positions, GS
1811, GS5 through GS12, conducting undercover investigations in the
Veterans Health Administration supervised by the VA, Office of Inspector General.
20. Broadcasting Board of Governors.
International Broadcasting BureauNot to exceed 200 positions at
grades GS15 and below in the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. Appointments
may not be made under this authority to administrative, clerical, and technical support positions.
21. U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Director, Health Care Services; Director, Member Services; Director, Logistics; and Director, Plans and Programs.
22. National Archives and Records Administration.
Executive Director, National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
23. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Not to exceed 40 positions of Astronaut Candidates at grades GS11 through GS15. Employment under this authority may not exceed 3 years.
24. Social Security Administration.
Temporary and timelimited positions in the Ticket to Work and Work
Incentives Advisory Panel. No employees may be appointed after November 17, 2007.
25. Smithsonian Institution.
Freer Gallery of ArtNot to exceed four positions of Oriental Art Restoration Specialist at grades GS9 through GS15.
26. Appalachian Regional Commission.
Two Program Coordinators.
27. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Naval Home, Gulfport, MississippiOne Resource Management Officer position and one Public Works Officer position, GS/GM15 and below.
28. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
National Endowment for the HumanitiesProfessional positions at
grades GS11 through GS15 engaged in the review, evaluation, and
administration of grants supporting scholarship, education, and public
programs in the humanities, the duties of which require indepth knowledge of a discipline of the humanities.
29. Office of Personnel Management.
Not to exceed eight positions of Associate Director at the Executive Seminar Centers at grades GS13 and GS14. Appointments may be made for any period up to 3 years and may be extended without prior approval for any individual. Not more than half of the authorized faculty positions at any one Executive Seminar Center may be filled under this authority.
Twelve positions of faculty members at grades GS13 through GS15, at the Federal Executive Institute.
The following summary of Schedule C exceptions, current as of June
30, 2009, are agencyspecific and are not codified in the Code of Federal Regulations.
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