[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9502-9503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04453]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of amendment.

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SUMMARY: On December 2, 2008, DoD published a Federal Register notice 
(73 FR 73248-73252, later amended by 76 FR 67154), to record amendments 
to the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Personnel 
Management Demonstration Project Plans and to provide a basic process 
to adopt flexibilities, make minor changes, and/or request Federal 
Register notices. USD(R&E) will publish the processes for adoptions, 
minor modifications to demonstration project flexibilities, and Federal 
Register notices in a DoD issuance.

DATES: This notice may be implemented beginning on March 6, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jagadeesh Pamulapati, Director, 
DoD Laboratories Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350, 
(571) 372-6372, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 211 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 specified the 
``Discharge of Certain Authorities to Conduct Personnel Demonstration 
Projects'' be carried out through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)), which makes the current processes 
for adoptions, minor changes and Federal Register notices obsolete. 
USD(R&E) will publish the processes for adoptions, minor modifications 
to demonstration project flexibilities, and Federal Register notices in 
a DoD issuance. This notice applies to all STRLs authorized by section 
1105 of the NDAA for FY 2010, Public Law 111-84, as amended, as well as 
any newly-designated STRLs authorized by the Secretary of Defense 
(SECDEF) or future legislation.

Modifications

    In the notice published on December 2, 2008, 73 FR 73248-73252:
    1. On page 73249, in the first column, at the end of the sentence 
under DATES: remove ``Under Secretary for Defense of Personnel and 
Readiness'' and replace

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with ``Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.''
    2. On page 73250, in the second column, add the following at the 
end of the last sentence under Overview: ``subject to section 4703 of 
Title 5 United States Code, as applicable.''
    3. On page 73251, in the third column, add the following sentence 
after the first sentence in section D. ``Section 211 of the NDAA for FY 
2017 specified the ``Discharge of Certain Authorities to Conduct 
Personnel Demonstration Projects'' be carried out through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (who shall place an 
emphasis in the exercise of such authorities on enhancing efficient 
operations of the laboratory and who may, in exercising such 
authorities, request administrative support from science and technology 
reinvention laboratories to review, research, and adjudicate personnel 
demonstration project proposals).''
    4. On page 73251, in the third column, add the following at the end 
of the third sentence in section D ``will be documented, in accordance 
with section 4703 of Title 5 United States Code, as applicable, in a 
DoD issuance.''
    5. On page 73251, in the third column delete the forth sentence in 
section D.
    6. On page 73251, in the third column delete the first, second and 
third bullet in section D.

    Dated: February 28, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-04453 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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