[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43722-43727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17657]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Department of Defense Science and Technology Reinvention 
Laboratory (STRL) Personnel Management Demonstration Project Program

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

ACTION: This notice amends existing STRL Personnel Management 
Demonstration Project Programs.

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SUMMARY: STRLs will implement Senior Scientific Technical Manager 
(SSTM) positions, which are defined as senior professional scientific 
and technical positions classified above the GS-15 level of the General 
Schedule (GS). The primary functions of these positions shall be (1) to 
engage in research and development in the physical, biological, 
medical, or engineering sciences, or another field closely related to 
the mission of such STRL; and (2) to carry out technical supervisory 
responsibilities. These positions may only be established at authorized 
STRLs with personnel demonstration projects.
    STRLs will also implement two new direct-hire authorities to 
appoint bachelor's degree candidates into scientific and engineering 
positions and veteran candidates into scientific, technical, 
engineering, and mathematics positions. The current direct-hire 
authority to appoint candidates with an advanced degree into scientific 
and engineering positions is also being included in this notice so that 
all STRL direct-hire authorities are documented in one location.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Department of the Army

     ARL: Mr. Tom Bock, Program Manager, ARL Personnel 
Demonstration Project, AMSRD-ARL-O-HR, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi 
MD 20783-1197;
     AMRDEC: Mr. Chad Marshall, Demonstration Project Manager, 
AMRDEC, 5400 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000;
     CERDEC: Ms. Desiree Roe, CERDEC Personnel Demonstration 
Project Administrator, Myer Center, Building 2700, Room 2C204, ATTN: 
AMSRD-CER-HRO, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5209;
     ECBC: Ms. Patricia Milwicz, Management and Program 
Analyst, ECBC, Directorate of Program Integration, Workforce Management 
Office, Department of the Army, ATTN: RDCB-DPC-W, 5183 Blackhawk Road, 
Building 3330, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424;
     ERDC: Ms. Patricia Sullivan, Personnel Demonstration 
Project Manager, U.S. Army ERDC, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 
39180-6199;
     MRMC: Ms. Linda Krout, Personnel Demonstration Project 
Manager, 505 Scott St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5000;
     NSRDEC: Ms. Joelle Montecalvo, Demonstration Project 
Manager, NSRDEC, Kansas Street, (AMSRD-NSR-BO-W), Natick, MA 01760;
     TARDEC: Ms. Jennifer Davis, TARDEC, ATTN: RDTA-CS/MS 204, 
Warren, MI 48397-5000; and
     ARDEC: Mr. Mike Nicotra, U.S. Army ARDEC, Human Capital 
Management Office, Building 1, 3rd Floor, RDAR-EIH, Picatinny Arsenal, 
NJ 07806-5000.

Department of the Air Force:

     AFRL: Ms. Michelle Williams, Personnel Demonstration 
Project Manager, AFRL, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force 
Base, OH 45433-5209.

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Department of the Navy

     ONR: Ms. Margaret J. Mitchell, Director, Civilian Human 
Resources, ONR, 875 North Randolph Street, Code BD, Arlington, VA 
22203;
     NRL: Ms. Cathy Downing, Director, Strategic Workforce 
Planning, NRL, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20375-5320;
     NAVSEA Warfare Centers: Ms. Diane Brown, NAVSEA Warfare 
Centers Personnel Demonstration Project Manager, Naval Surface Warfare 
Center Carderock Division, 5001 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19112-5083;
     NAVAIR, Weapons Division and Aircraft Division: Mr. Dustin 
Kirby, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Code 
730000D, 1 Administration Circle, Building 00464, China Lake, CA 93555-
6100; and
     Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Space and Naval 
Warfare Systems Center (SSC)
    [cir] SSC Atlantic: Ms. Lindsay Blackwell, SSC Atlantic STRL 
Project Lead, SSC Atlantic, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 
29419-9022; and
    [cir] SSC Pacific: Ms. Angela Hanson, SSC Pacific STRL Project 
Lead, SSC Pacific, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA 92152-5001.

DoD

     Ms. Susie Collins, Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory 
Service, Non-Traditional Personnel Programs (DCPAS-NTPP), 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-1100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background

    Section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 1995, Public Law (Pub. L.) 103-337, as amended by 
section 1109 of the NDAA for FY 2000, Public Law 106-65, and section 
1114 of the NDAA for FY 2001, Public Law 106-398, authorizes the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct personnel demonstration projects at DoD 
laboratories designated as STRLs. All STRLs authorized by section 1105 
of the NDAA for FY 2010, Public Law 111-84, as well as any newly 
designated STRLs authorized by SECDEF or future legislation may utilize 
the provisions described in this Federal Register Notice (FRN). STRLs 
implementing this flexibility must have an approved personnel 
management demonstration project plan published in a FRN and shall 
fulfill any collective bargaining obligations. Each STRL shall 
establish internal operating instructions as appropriate. The fifteen 
current STRLs are:
 Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
 Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering 
Center (AMRDEC)
 Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and 
Engineering Center (CERDEC)
 Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)
 Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
 Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC)
 Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center 
(NSRDEC)
 Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center 
(TARDEC)
 Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
 Office of Naval Research (ONR)
 Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers
 Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Warfare Centers, Weapons 
Division and Aircraft Division
 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Space and Naval 
Warfare Systems Center (SSC), Atlantic and Pacific

    The Above GS-15 Position concept was first implemented in September 
1997 with the publication of the demonstration project plan for the 
U.S. Army Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center 
(AVRDEC) and the U.S. Army Missile Research and Development Engineering 
Center (MRDEC) (now the AMRDEC). A subsequent phased implementation 
took place as the remaining STRL demonstration projects were approved. 
Forty billets were authorized by the Office of Personnel Management 
(OPM) to be delegated DoD-wide to STRLs for SSTM positions with duties 
and qualifications that exceeded the GS-15 classification criteria. 
These allocations are managed separately from the Senior Executive 
Service (SES), Scientific and Professional Positions (STs), and Senior-
Level (SL) positions.
    Section 1105 of the NDAA for FY 2010 designated additional STRLs 
into the personnel management demonstration projects and these STRLs 
published FRNs (Appendix B) that created pay bands above the GS-15 
level in anticipation of a DoD initiative that would authorize such pay 
bands. The pay bands identified meet the criteria for establishment of 
the SSTM positions authorized by this FRN.
    Section 1108 of the NDAA for FY 2009, Public Law 110-417, as 
amended by section 1101 of the NDAA for FY 2011, Public Law 111-383 and 
section 1103 of the NDAA for FY 2012, Public Law 112-81, authorized a 
direct-hire authority for candidates with an advanced degree to be 
appointed to scientific and engineering positions. This authority has 
provided the STRLs the ability to compete with private industry and 
academia resulting in expeditious appointments of high-quality 
advanced-degree candidates.

2. Overview

I. Introduction

A. Purpose
    Section 1107(f) of NDAA for FY 2014 establishes in each STRL a 
category of positions entitled Senior Scientific Technical Managers 
(SSTM). The purpose of the SSTM category is to appropriately classify 
positions that surpass the GS-15 classification criteria. These 
positions would not be appropriately classified as STs because of the 
significant degree of technical supervisory and/or managerial 
authorities inherent in the positions. The SL classification 
designation would not be appropriate because it does not cover 
positions that involve fundamental research and development 
responsibilities. Similarly, the SES classification designation would 
also not be appropriate because it does not require the specialized 
scientific or engineering expertise required in the SSTM positions. The 
SSTMs also do not demonstrate the level of managerial authority and 
impact required of an SES position. The SSTMs establish a separate pay 
band level or career track. This notice implements the SSTM category.
    Section 1107(a) of NDAA for FY 2014 establishes two new direct-hire 
authorities. In addition, Section 1108 of the NDAA for FY 2009, Public 
Law 110-417, as amended, established a direct-hire authority for 
qualified candidates with an advanced degree. The purpose of the 
direct-hire authorities is to provide a streamlined and accelerated 
hiring process to allow the STRLs to successfully compete with private 
industry and academia for high-quality scientific, engineering, and 
technician talent for both GS and Demonstration Project positions.
B. Required Waivers to Law and Regulation
    Several laws, rules, and regulations will require waivers to 
implement the SSTM. Appendix A lists these laws and regulations. 
Section 1108 of the NDAA for FY 2009, as amended and Section 1107(a) of 
NDAA for FY 2014 waived subchapter I of 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 
chapter 33 (other than sections

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3303 and 3328) when using the direct-hire authorities.
 C. Expected Benefits
    (1) The SSTM authority is expected to:
    (a) Properly classify and compensate senior professional 
individuals who are engaged in or managing research and development in 
the physical, biological, medical or engineering sciences or other 
closely related field and who provide technical supervision over such 
programs.
    (b) Provide the opportunity for career development and expansion of 
a pool of experienced, prominent technical candidates meeting the 
levels of proficiency and leadership essential to create and maintain 
DoD state-of-the-art scientific, engineering, and technological 
operations; and
    (c) Provide laboratories a sufficient number of properly classified 
Above GS-15 Positions to meet mission needs.
    (2) The direct-hire authorities are expected to be very effective 
in streamlining and accelerating the hiring process for high-quality 
scientific, engineering, and technician positions, enhancing the STRL's 
ability to compete with private industry and academia for the high-
quality candidates.

D. Participating Organizations and Employees

    All DoD laboratories designated as STRLs under section 1105 of the 
NDAA for FY 2010 (including any newly designated STRLs authorized by 
SECDEF or by future legislation) with approved personnel management 
demonstration project plans published in Federal Registers may utilize 
the provisions described in this FRN.

 II. Personnel System Changes

    All current STRL demonstration project plans are hereby amended to 
add the following:

A. Description and Implementation of SSTM Positions

1. Authorized Positions
    The number of authorized positions in each STRL, not including the 
40 positions authorized by OPM, shall not exceed 1 percent of the 
number of scientists and engineers employed at such laboratory as of 
the close of the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which any 
appointments subject to that numerical limitation are made. If the 1 
percent of authorized positions does not equate to a whole number, the 
STRL shall round down to the next lower number. Though the authorized 
number of SSTM positions may increase or decrease as the overall DoD 
science and engineering workforce increases or decreases, no SSTM 
employee will have his/her classification as a SSTM changed or his/her 
pay reduced, because the size of the STRL's science and engineering 
workforce has decreased. In such circumstances, an STRL may temporarily 
exceed its new authorized number until attrition occurs.
2. Position Classification
(a) Position Requirements
    At a minimum, the paramount requirement for all SSTM positions is 
knowledge of and expertise in the specific scientific and/or technology 
areas related to the mission of the employing STRL and its Component. 
Position incumbents must perform the following:
     Furnish highly advanced and/or unprecedented scientific 
and/or technical guidance and recommendations to top-level 
administrative and technical management officials within the STRL, 
Component, DoD, other Government agencies, and outside organizations 
such as academia; and
     Primarily perform and/or manage research and development 
in the physical, biological, medical, or engineering sciences, or 
another field closely related to the mission of the STRL; and
     Carry out technical supervisory responsibilities involving 
technical planning and oversight of work accomplished through Federal 
civil service employees, assigned military members, non-Federal 
workers, and/or others, to include Intergovernmental Personnel Act 
(IPA) assignments, contractors, volunteers, etc.
    Incumbents typically report to an SES or SES equivalent-level 
position. While all SSTM positions have technical supervisory 
responsibilities, they do not all meet the intent of the supervisory 
criteria specified in the OPM General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG) 
or other applicable supervisory classification guidance as defined by a 
STRL's FRN. However, depending on the STRL missions, programs, and/or 
structure, some SSTM positions may have as a paramount responsibility 
accomplishing work through both the technical and administrative 
direction to others. These positions meet at least the minimum 
requirements for coverage under the GSSG and may be eligible for a 
supervisory pay differential in accordance with paragraph 8 of this 
FRN.
(b) Pay Bands/Career Track
    This FRN authorizes STRLs to establish a separate pay band/career 
track level(s) or to modify existing pay band/career track level(s) to 
accommodate the SSTM category. Levels can be established to cover 
either supervisory or nonsupervisory positions, or both, as described 
in paragraph 2(a) above. Specific details regarding SSTM pay band/
career track levels will be included in the STRLs internal operating 
instructions.
3. Designated Classification Officials for SSTM Positions
    Laboratory directors, or their designees, are designated as the 
classification officials for SSTM positions. Specific details regarding 
each STRL's classification process, control and management of these 
positions will be included in the STRL's internal operating procedures.
4. Staffing and Recruitment
    Positions may be filled: (a) On a temporary, term, or permanent 
basis utilizing appropriate internal and/or external competitive 
recruitment procedures; (b) through accretion-of-duties promotions; or 
(c) using a direct hire authority. Positions may also be filled 
temporarily using non-competitive procedures (e.g., detail and 
temporary promotions). Laboratory directors have the discretion to 
select the recruitment and staffing method most appropriate based on 
the specialized position requirements and available candidate pool. 
However, the recruitment and staffing methodology must include: (a) An 
internal process which incorporates an impartial, rigorous, and 
demanding assessment of candidates to evaluate the breadth of their 
technical expertise; (b) an external recruitment process; (c) creation 
of panels to assist in filling positions; or (d) other comparable 
recruitment and/or staffing mechanisms.
5. Basic Pay Range
    The minimum basic pay for SSTM positions is 120 percent of the 
minimum rate of basic pay for GS-15. Maximum SSTM basic pay with 
locality pay is limited to Executive Level III (EX-III), and maximum 
salary without locality pay may not exceed EX-IV.
6. Performance Management
    Each STRL will determine the appropriate performance/contribution 
management system, non-SES/SL/ST or SES/SL/ST program, to be used to 
evaluate an SSTM employee's performance/contribution. The selected 
method will be documented in the

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STRL's Demonstration Program internal operating procedures.
7. Pay Retention
    Pay retention may be provided to SSTM members under criteria 
established by each STRL who are impacted by a reduction in force, work 
realignment, or other planned management action that would necessitate 
moving the incumbent to a position in a lower pay band within the STRL. 
Pay retention may also be provided under criteria established by each 
STRL when an SES or ST employee is placed in a SSTM position as a 
result of reduction in force or other management action. Grade 
retention is not authorized for members of the SSTM.
8. SSTM Supervisory Pay Differential
    A supervisory pay differential may be used by laboratory directors 
to provide an incentive to appropriately compensate SSTM personnel. 
This pay differential is a pay incentive that may range up to 5 percent 
of base pay (excludes locality pay) for SSTM personnel. It is paid on a 
pay period basis with a specified not-to-exceed date up to 1 year and 
may be renewed as appropriate. This pay differential is not included as 
part of base pay for any purpose. Criteria to be considered in 
determining the amount of the pay differential are: (a) Needs of the 
organization; (b) budgetary constraints; (c) years and quality of 
related experience; (d) relevant training; (e) performance appraisals; 
(f) experience as a supervisor/manager; (g) organizational level of 
position; and (h) impact on the organization. The pay differential may 
be terminated or reduced at the discretion of the laboratory director 
based on legitimate business reasons; however, the pay differential 
must be terminated if the employee is removed from a position for which 
a pay differential is approved, regardless of cause. Each STRL will 
document in their internal operating procedures the method used for 
determining payment, reduction, or discontinuation of the pay 
differential. All personnel actions involving a supervisory pay 
differential will require a statement signed by the employee 
acknowledging that the pay differential may be terminated or reduced at 
the discretion of the laboratory director. The termination or reduction 
of the pay differential is not an adverse action and is not subject to 
appeal. The total pay (including locality pay) may not exceed the 
midpoint between the maximum rate of basic pay of EX-III and the 
maximum rate of basic pay of EX-II, (i.e. $175,000; (calculation is 
rounded up to the next thousand) for calendar year 2014). SSTM 
employees are subject to the aggregate limitation on pay found in 5 
U.S.C. 5307 and 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) subpart 530.203.
9. SSTM Program Oversight
    The program shall be managed and administered by the laboratory 
director in compliance with the provisions of this FRN and internal 
operating procedures developed by each STRL. The number of SSTM 
positions established pursuant to section 1107(f) shall not exceed 1 
percent of the number of scientists and engineers employed at such 
laboratory as of the close of the last fiscal year before the fiscal 
year in which any appointments subject to that numerical limitation are 
made, and will be reviewed annually by each STRL's Laboratory Director, 
or his/her designee, to determine the appropriate number of positions 
authorized as a result of increases or decreases in the STRL's 
scientific and engineering workforce. This authorization may be amended 
by future legislation.
    New appointments under this authority may not be made after 
December 31, 2019 unless Section 1107(f) of NDAA for FY 2014 is 
amended. Candidates appointed prior to January 1, 2020, may remain in 
the position as appropriate.
10. Evaluation
    Procedures for evaluating this authority will be incorporated into 
the normal STRL demonstration project evaluation process conducted by 
the STRLs, DASD(CPP), Director of Laboratories, or Component 
Headquarters, as appropriate.
11. Reports
    STRLs will provide information and data on the use of this 
authority including numerical limitations, hires made, declinations, 
difficulties encountered, and/or recognized efficiencies, when 
requested by the Military Department or the DASD(CPP).

B. Direct-Hire

1. Authorities
    STRLs will use the direct-hire authorities authorized by section 
1108, NDAA for FY 2009 and section 1107, NDAA for FY 2014, as 
appropriate, to appoint the following:
    (a) Candidates with advanced degrees to scientific and engineering 
positions;
    (b) Candidates with bachelor's degrees to scientific and 
engineering positions; and
    (c) Veteran candidates to scientific, technical, engineering, and 
mathematics positions, including technicians.
    New appointments under (b) and (c) above may not be made after 
December 31, 2019, unless these authorities are amended by future 
legislation.
2. Definitions
    (a) Scientific and engineering positions are defined as all 
professional positions, both within the personnel demonstration project 
and those that are outside the personnel demonstration project as 
defined in the applicable FRN in scientific and engineering occupations 
with a positive education requirement.
    (b) An advanced degree is a Master's or higher degree from an 
accredited college or university in a field of scientific or 
engineering study directly related to the duties of the position to be 
filled.
    (c) Scientific, engineering, technical, mathematic, and technician 
positions are those demo positions described in the STRL FRN (Appendix 
B) or Internal Operating Procedures in the Scientist and Engineer and/
or Technician/Technical Career Paths or positions outside the personnel 
demonstration project as defined in the applicable FRN utilized by the 
STRLs, that directly support the science and engineering activities. 
The non-demo positions will be identified in internal operating 
procedures.
    (d) Qualified candidates are defined as candidates who:
    (1) Meet the minimum qualification standards for the position as 
published in OPM's operating manual, ``Qualification Standards for 
General Schedule Positions,'' or the STRL's demonstration project 
qualification standards specific to the position to be filled; and
    (2) Meet any selective factors.
    (e) ``Employee'' is defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105.
    (f) ``Veteran'' is defined by 38 U.S.C. 101.
3. Provisions
    (a) Use of this appointment authority must comply with merit system 
principles.
    (b) Appointments may be made on a permanent, term, or temporary 
basis.
    (c) Qualified bachelor's and advanced degree candidates for 
scientific and engineering positions may be appointed without regard to 
the provisions of subchapter 1 of 5 U.S.C. chapter 33 (other than 
sections 3303 and 3328), including 5 CFR parts 300-330 other than 
Subpart G of 5 CFR part 300.
    (d) Qualified veteran candidates for scientific, technical, 
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mathematics positions, including technicians, may be appointed without 
regard to the provisions of subchapter 1 of 5 U.S.C. chapter 33, 
including 5 CFR parts 300-330 other than Subpart G of 5 CFR part 300.
    (e) When documenting personnel actions, cite the first legal 
authority code (LAC)/legal authority for all permanent, term, 
temporary, or special demonstration project appointments as Z2U/P.L. 
103-337. The second LAC/legal authority will be cited as follows:
    (1) For appointments of advanced degree candidates to scientific 
and engineering positions: Z5C/Direct Hire Auth (STRL-Advanced Degree), 
Sec 1108, PL 110-417, 10/14/2008;
    (2) For appointments of bachelor's degree candidates to scientific 
and engineering positions: Z5C/Direct Hire Auth (STRL-Bachelor), Sec 
1107(a)(1), PL 113-66, 12/26/2013; and
    (3) For appointments of veteran candidates to scientific, 
technical, engineering, and mathematics positions, including 
technicians: Z5C/Direct Hire Auth (STRL-Veterans), Sec 1107(a)(2), PL 
113-66, 12/26/2013.
4. Authorized Positions
    (a) Advanced degree for scientific and engineering positions. The 
number of appointments made in a calendar year may not exceed 5 percent 
of the total number of demo and non-demo scientific and engineering 
positions, to include SES, ST, above GS-15, military and students in 
the S&E x99 series, within the STRL that are filled as of the close of 
the fiscal year ending before the start of such calendar year.
    (b) Bachelor's degree for scientific and engineering positions. The 
number of appointments made in a calendar year may not exceed 3 percent 
of the total number of demo and non-demo scientific and engineering 
positions, to include SES, ST, above GS-15, military and students in 
the S&E x99 series, within the STRL that are filled as of the close of 
the fiscal year ending before the start of such calendar year.
    (c) Veteran authority for scientific, technical, engineering, 
mathematics and technician positions. The number of appointments made 
in a calendar year may not exceed 1 percent of the total number of demo 
and non-demo scientific, technical, engineering, mathematics, and 
technician positions, to include SES, ST, above GS-15, military, and 
students in the S&E x99 series, within the STRL that are filled as of 
the close of the fiscal year ending before the start of such calendar 
year.
    (d) When determining the number of appointments authorized, if the 
percentage of authorized positions does not equate to a whole number, 
the STRL shall round down to the next lower number.
    (e) These authorizations may be amended by future legislation.
5. Evaluation
    STRLs will provide information and data on the use of these direct-
hire appointment authorities including numerical limitations, hires 
made, declinations, veterans hired, difficulties encountered, and/or 
recognized efficiencies, when requested by the Military Department or 
the DASD(CPP).

Appendix A

United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations Waived Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratories

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                                             Title 5, Code of Federal
      Title 5, United States Code                  Regulations
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                                         5 CFR 359.705 to allow
                                          demonstration project rules
                                          governing pay retention to
                                          apply to a former SES placed
                                          on an SSTM position.
5 U.S.C. Sec.   3104--Employment of      5 CFR 300-330, other than
 Specially Qualified Scientific and       Subpart G of 300 waived to the
 Professional Personnel. Waive to allow   extent necessary to allow
 scientific, engineering and technology   provisions of the direct hire
 positions authorized under Section       authorities as described in
 1107(f) of 2014 NDAA.                    this Federal Register notice.
5 U.S.C. Sec.   3324--Appointments to    ...............................
 Positions Classified Above GS-15; and
 5 U.S.C. Sec.   3325--Appointments to
 Scientific and Professional Positions.
 Waived in entirety.
5 U.S.C. Sec.   5301--Policy; 5 U.S.C.   5 CFR 531, subpart F--Locality-
 Sec.   5302(8) and (9)--Definitions; 5   based Comparability Payments.
 U.S.C. Sec.   5303--Annual Adjustments   Waived to the extent necessary
 to Pay Schedules; 5 U.S.C. Sec.          to allow SSTM employees to be
 5304--Locality-based Comparability       treated as GS employees and
 Payments; and 5 U.S.C. Sec.   5306--     basic rates of pay under the
 Pay Fixed by Administrative Action.      SSTM to be treated as
 Waived to the extent necessary to        scheduled annual rates of pay.
 allow SSTM employees to be treated as
 GS employees and basic rates of pay
 under the demonstration project to be
 treated as scheduled rates of basic
 pay and to permit SSTM pay not to
 exceed EX-IV and locality adjusted
 SSTM rates not to exceed EX III.
5 U.S.C. Sec.   5363 to the extent       5 CFR 536.306(a) to the extent
 necessary to allow SSTMs to receive      necessary to allow SSTMs to
 pay retention as described in this       receive pay retention as
 Federal Register Notice.                 described in this Federal
                                          Register Notice.
5 U.S.C. Sec.   5755 to the extent       5 CFR 575, Subpart D, to the
 necessary to allow SSTMs to receive      extent necessary to allow
 supervisory pay differentials as         SSTMs to receive supervisory
 described in this Federal Register       pay differentials as described
 Notice.                                  in this Federal Register
                                          Notice.
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Appendix B

STRLs Federal Register Notice of Approval of a Demonstration Project 
Plan

Part 1: STRLs Authorized by Director of Defense Research and 
Engineering, Memo 30 Aug 1994 and Section 342 of FY 1995 NDAA, 
Public Law 103-337

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                  STRL                       Federal Register notice
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Air Force Research Laboratory..........  61 FR 60400 amended by 75 FR
                                          53076.
Army Research Laboratory...............  63 FR 10680.
Aviation and Missile Research,           62 FR 34906 and 62 FR 34876
 Development, and Engineering Center.     amended by 65 FR 53142 (AVRDEC
                                          and AMRDEC merged together).

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Communications-Electronics Research,     66 FR 54872.
 Development, and Engineering Center.
Engineer Research and Development        63 FR 14580.
 Center.
Medical Research and Material Command..  63 FR 10440.
Naval Research Laboratory..............  64 FR 33970.
Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare        62 FR 64050.
 Centers.
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Part 2. STRLs Authorized by Section 1105 of FY 2010 NDAA, Public 
Law 111-84

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                  STRL                       Federal Register notice
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Armament Research, Development and       76 FR 3744.
 Engineering Center.
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center....  74 FR 68936.
Natick Soldier Research, Development     74 FR 68448.
 and Engineering Center.
Naval Air Systems Command Warfare        76 FR 8530.
 Centers, Weapons and Aircraft
 Divisions.
Office of Naval Research...............  75 FR 77380.
Space and Naval Warfare Systems          76 FR 1924.
 Command, Space and Naval Warfare
 Systems Center, Atlantic and Pacific.
Tank Automotive Research, Development    76 FR 12508.
 and Engineering Center.
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    Dated: July 23, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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