[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11775-11776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5982]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Excepted Service

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make 
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as 
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenda Haendschke, Acting Group 
Manager, Executive Resources Services Group, Center for Human 
Resources, Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System 
Accountability, 202-606-2246.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appearing in the listing below are the 
individual authorities established under Schedules A, B, and C between 
January 1, 2009, and January 31, 2009. Future notices will be published 
on the fourth Tuesday of each month, or as soon as possible thereafter. 
A consolidated listing of all authorities as of September 30 is 
published each year. The following Schedules are not codified in the 
Code of Federal Regulations. These are agency specific exceptions.

Schedule A

    Schedule A authorities in the month of January 2009.

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    Section 213.3113. The authority is amended to read:

Section 213.3113 U.S. Department of Agriculture

    (f)(2) Positions of Agricultural Commodity Graders, Agricultural 
Commodity Technicians, and Agricultural Commodity Aides at grades GS-11 
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 GS-5 and below; Clerk-Typists at grades GS-4 
and below; and, under the Federal Wage System, High Volume 
Instrumentation (HVI) Operators and HVI Operator Leaders at WG/WL-2 and 
below, respectively, Instrument Mechanics/Workers/Helpers at WG-10 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, GS-5, 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.
    Section 213.3106. The authority is amended to read:

213.3106 Department of Defense

    (b)(10) ``Temporary or time-limited 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.''

Schedule B

    No Schedule B appointments were approved for January 2009.

Schedule C

    The following Schedule C appointments were approved during January 
2009.

Section 213.3318 Environmental Protection Agency

    EPGS09005 Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator for 
Policy, Economics and Innovation. Effective January 30, 2009.

Section 213.3343 Farm Credit Administration

    FLOT00080 Executive Assistant to Member, Farm Credit Administration 
Board. Effective January 13, 2009.

Section 213.3344 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

    SHGS90002 Confidential Assistant to the Commission Member 
(Chairman). Effective January 14, 2009.

Section 213.3382 National Endowment for the Arts

    NAGS00062 Counselor to the Chairman, National Endowment for the 
Arts. Effective January 22, 2009.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR 1954-1958 
Comp., p. 218.

Kathie Ann Whipple,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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