[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67154-67155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28085]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Personnel 
Management Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Civilian 
Personnel Policy) (DASD (CPP)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of amendment.

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SUMMARY: On December 2, 2008, DoD published Federal Register notice, 73 
FR 73248-73252, to record amendments to eight legacy Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Personnel Management 
Demonstration (demo) Project Plans resulting from section 1107(c) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 
(Pub. L. 110-181; 122 Stat 357; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). Subsequent to 
this notice, section 1105(a) of the NDAA for FY 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84; 
123 Stat. 2486; 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 2358 note) was passed to 
designate seven additional DoD laboratories as STRLs and coupled them 
with the legacy STRLs enumerated in 9902(c)(2) of title 5, U.S.C., but 
it did not provide language to extend the coverage of section 1107(c) 
of NDAA for FY 2008 to all the STRLs listed in section 1105(a) of the 
NDAA for FY 2010. The Ike Skelton NDAA for FY 2011, subsection 
1101(b)(2) contains language to clarify that section 1107(c) of the 
NDAA for FY 2008 applies to those DoD laboratories designated as STRLs 
by section 1105(a) of the NDAA for FY 2010. In addition, experience 
with the processes and procedures described in the Federal Register 
notice (73 FR 73248-73252) for adopting STRL flexibilities, modifying 
demo project plans, or executing Federal Register Notices has 
identified some areas for streamlining and updating. This notice adds 
reference to the new and clarifying legislation as well as a provision 
that processes and procedures may be changed with associated 
modifications issued in DoD internal issuances as appropriate.

DATES: This amendment may be implemented beginning on the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Betty A. Duffield, DCPAS, Suite B-
200, 1400 Key Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-5144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Modifications

    In the notice published on December 2, 2008, 73 FR 73248-73252:
    1. On page 73249, in the first column, two lines from the top, add 
the following paragraph to the SUMMARY section:
    ``Section 1105(a) of NDAA for FY 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84; 123 Stat 
2486; October 28, 2009) listed the existing STRLs enumerated under 5 
U.S.C. 9902(c)(2) and designated seven additional DoD laboratories as 
STRLs for the purpose of designing, implementing, and sustaining demo 
projects. However, it did not provide specific language that extended 
the coverage of section 1107(c) of NDAA for FY 2008 to all the STRLs 
listed in section 1105(a) of the NDAA for FY 2010. The Ike Skelton NDAA 
for FY 2011, subsection 1101(b)(2) contains language to clarify that 
section 1107(c) of the NDAA for FY 2008 applies to those DoD 
laboratories designated as STRLs by section 1105(a) of the NDAA for FY 
2010.''
    2. On page 73251, insert the following as the first paragraph under 
III. Personnel System Changes, Section A.
    ``Section 1105(a) of the NDAA for FY 2010 was passed to designate 
seven additional DoD laboratories as STRLs and coupled them with the 
legacy STRLs enumerated in 9902(c)(2) of title 5, U.S.C., but it did 
not provide language to extend the coverage of section 1107(c) of the 
NDAA for FY 2008 to all the STRLs listed in section 1105(a) of the NDAA 
for FY 2010. The Ike Skelton NDAA for FY 2011, subsection 1101(b)(2) 
contains language to clarify that section 1107(c) of the NDAA for FY 
2008 applies to those DoD laboratories designated as STRLs by section 
1105(a) of the NDAA for FY 2010.''
    3. On page 73251, under III. Personnel System Changes, in the first 
column, in the paragraph following the eighth bullet, delete ``STRLs 
enumerated in subsection 9902(c)(2) of title 5, U.S.C.,'' and replace 
with ``DoD laboratories designated as STRLs in section 1105(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
84; 123 Stat 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended''.
    4. For other references to ``subsection 9902(c)(2)'' or just 
``9902(c)(2)'' found

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throughout the Federal Register notice (73 FR 73248-73252), delete each 
mention of ``subsection 9902(c)(2)'' or ``9902(c)(2)'' and replace with 
``section 1105(a) of the NDAA for FY 2010, as amended.''
    5. On page 73252, in the first column, immediately preceding the 
signature block, add the following new section:
    ``D. Modifications to the processes and procedures described herein 
may be made from time to time. Changes could occur as experience is 
gained, results are analyzed, and conclusions are reached or new demo 
authorities are approved which impact processes and procedures. Such 
revisions may be formalized in DoD internal issuances as appropriate.''

    Dated: October 26, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-28085 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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