Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 111 / Monday, June 10, 2013 / Notices 34655 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by August 9, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 02G09, East Tower, 2nd Floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), Department of Defense 

Education Activity (Assessment and 

Accountability), ATTN: Leesa Rompre, 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22350 or at 

Leesa.Rompre@hq.dodea.edu or at (571) 

372–1878. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Control Number: Department of Defense 

Education Activity (DoDEA) Parent 

Survey and Student Survey, OMB 

Control Number 0704–0462. 

Needs And Uses: This information 

collection requirement is necessary for 

schools to maintain their accreditation 

status from the accreditation agency 

AdvancEDb. Accreditation through 

AdvancEDb is based on adherence to 

the five AdvancEDb standards, 

verifiable student and organizational 

performance, and stakeholder 

responses. DoDEA is seeking renewal 

for the Parent Survey and Student 

Survey. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 193. 

Number of Respondents: 580. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The primary objective of the 

information collection is to allow the 

primary stakeholders (students and 

parents or legal guardians) the 

opportunity to provide meaningful 

input to guide the school in 

improvement efforts in a systemic 

method. 

The information provided through 

this information collection is 

anonymous and is compiled and 

distributed to the school through the 

outside accreditation agency AdvancED. 

The information collection process is 

voluntary. 

Dated: June 4, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–13634 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Science and Technology Reinvention 

Laboratory Personnel Management 

Demonstration Project, Department of 

Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); 

Proposed Amendment and Corrections 

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under 

Secretary of Defense (Civilian Personnel 

Policy) (DUSD (CPP)), Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed amendments 

and administrative corrections to the 

ONR Demonstration Project (75 FR 

77380–77447, December 10, 2010). 

SUMMARY: On December 10, 2010 (75 FR 

77380–77447), DoD published a notice 

of approval of a personnel management 

demonstration project for eligible ONR 

employees. Within that notice, there 

were several typographical errors 

discovered. Additionally, after the 

publication of the notice and 

implementation of the demonstration 

project, ONR determined that for 

effective personnel management 

practices, amendments need to be made 

to provide better consistency in the use 

of the extended probationary periods for 

newly hired employees, and to more 

thoroughly cite the waivers to 

regulations required to apply these 

extended probationary periods. 

Amendments must also be made to 

better define minimally successful 

performance for assignments involving 

displacement, and to remove the 

requirement that advancements in 

certain Pay Bands need Executive 

Director’s approval. This notice makes 

the required corrections and 

amendments. 

DATES: This amendment may not be 

implemented until a 30-day comment 

period is provided, comments 

addressed, and a final Federal Register 

notice published. To be considered, 

written comments must be submitted on 

or before July 10, 2013 Authorities 

impacted by this Federal Register notice 

may not be applied retroactively and 

will be applied only to those personnel 

hired on/after the publication date of 

this Federal Register notice. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on or 

before the comment due date by mail to 

Mr. William T. Cole, Defense Civilian 

Personnel Advisory Services, NonTraditional Personnel Programs 

(DCPAS–NTPP), Suite 05F16, 4800 

Mark Center, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

1100; by email to 

william.cole@cpms.osd.mil; or by fax to 

571–372–1704. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Naval Research: Ms. Margaret 

J. Mitchell, Director, Human Resources 

Office, Office of Naval Research, 875 

North Randolph Street, Code 01HR, 

Arlington, VA 22203; 

Margaret.J.Mitchell@navy.mil. 

DoD: Mr. Todd Cole, Defense Civilian 

Personnel Advisory Services, NonTraditional Personnel Programs 

(DCPAS–NTPP), Suite 05F16, 4800 

Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22350–1100; 

william.cole@cpms.osd.mil. 

Corrections 

1. On page 77390, section III.F. 

Extended Probationary Period, replace 

the section with: All current laws and 

regulations for the current probationary 

period are retained with the exception 

of new employees hired under the 

demonstration. Candidates hired into 

the Administrative Support (NC) career 

track will serve a one year probationary 

period; candidates hired into the 

Administrative Specialist and 

Professional (NO) career track will serve 

a two year probationary period; and 

candidates hired into the Science and 

Engineering Professional (NP) career 

track will serve a three year 

probationary period. Employees with 

veterans’ preference will maintain their 

rights under current law and regulation. 

Reason for amendment: This change 

allows consistent application of the 

extended probationary period, and 

better aligns the probationary period 

with the time needed to demonstrate 

satisfactory performance within each 

individual career track. 

2. On page 77402, figure number in 

footer on bottom of ‘‘Eligibility Chart for 

Pay Increases’’: Replace ‘‘Figure 10. 

Eligibility Chart for Pay Increases’’ with 

‘‘Figure 9. Eligibility Chart for Pay 

Increases.’’ 

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Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors in the figure 

number. 

3. On page 77403, Section IV.C.8.b. 

Advancements in Pay Band Which Must 

be Approved by the Executive Director, 

replace the section with: 

Advancement to (1) pay bands outside 

target pay bands or established position 

management criteria, and (2) Pay Band 

V of the S&E Professional Career Track 

require approval by the Executive 

Director without further delegation. 

Details regarding the process for 

nomination and consideration, format, 

selection criteria, and other aspects of 

this process will be addressed in the 

standard operating procedures and/or 

related instruction. 

Reason for amendment: Removing the 

requirement of Executive Director 

approval for advancements in Pay 

Bands IV and V of the Administrative 

Specialist and Professional Career 

Track, and Pay Band IV of the S&E 

Career Track provides department heads 

and senior leadership a path to advance 

employees appropriately through the 

pay pool panel process. Since the 

determination of suitability for 

advancement rests with the department 

heads and other senior leadership 

(including the pay pool managers), this 

change simply places the authority to 

approve such decisions with those 

determining their appropriateness, 

while retaining the Pay Pool Review 

Authority’s full authority and 

responsibility through the Pay Pool 

Panel review process. 

4. On page 77416, right hand column, 

third block Part 351, subpart G, section 

351.701—Assignment Involving 

Displacement, replace paragraph (a) 

with: Waive to allow minimally 

successful or equivalent to be defined as 

an employee who does not have a 

current written notice of unacceptable 

performance. 

Reason for amendment: This change 

is to prevent any possible categorization 

of an employee as ‘‘unacceptable’’ in 

terms of RIF, when that employee is 

overcompensated as a result of coming 

off of maintained pay and does not 

receive any increase during the CCS 

payout, but whose performance was 

acceptable. 

5. On page 77416, right hand column, 

third block, last line: Replace ‘‘(e)(I)’’ 

with ‘‘(e)(1)’’. 

Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors. 

6. On page 77418, left hand column, 

second block: Replace ‘‘Chapter 52, 

subpart I, section 5301—Pay Policy. 

Waive in entirety.’’ with ‘‘Chapter 53, 

subchapter I, section 5301—Pay Policy. 

Waive in entirety.’’ 

Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors. 

7. On page 77418, left hand column, 

second block: Replace ‘‘Chapter 53, 

subpart I, section 5303—Special Pay 

Authority. Waive in entirety.’’ with 

‘‘Chapter 53, subchapter I, section 

5305—Special Pay Authority. Waive in 

entirety.’’ 

Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors. 

8. On page 77419, left hand column, 

third block: Replace ‘‘Chapter 55, 

section 5455(d)—Hazardous Duty 

Differential’’ with ‘‘Chapter 55, section 

5545(d)—Hazardous Duty Differential’’ 

Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors. 

9. On page 77419, left hand column, 

last block (continues on top of page 

77420) Appendix B: Required Waivers 

to Laws and Regulations chart replace 

all of the material in that block with: 

‘‘Chapter 75, sections 7501(1), 

7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), and 7511(a)(1)(C)(ii); 

Adverse Actions—Definitions. Waived 

to the extent necessary to allow 

extended probationary periods and to 

permit termination during the extended 

probationary period without using 

adverse action procedures for those 

individuals serving a probationary 

period under an initial appointment 

except for those with veterans’ 

preference.’’ 

Reason for amendment: This 

amendment allows ONR to fully utilize 

its flexibility of extended probationary 

periods by permitting terminations 

during these extended probationary 

periods. 

10. On page 77420, right hand 

column, first block Appendix B: 

Required Waivers to Laws and 

Regulations chart, add this paragraph to 

the block (currently blank): ‘‘Part 752, 

sections, 752.201 and 752.401: Principal 

statutory requirements and coverage. 

Waived to the extent necessary to allow 

extended probationary periods and to 

permit termination during the extended 

probationary period without using 

adverse action procedures for those 

individuals serving a probationary 

period under an initial appointment 

except those with veterans’ preference.’’ 

Reason for amendment: This 

amendment allows ONR to fully utilize 

its flexibility of extended probationary 

periods by permitting terminations 

during these extended probationary 

periods. 

11. On page 77420, right hand 

column, second block: Delete the three 

references to ‘‘Part 572’’ and replace 

with ‘‘Part 752.’’ 

Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors. 

12. On page 77420, right hand 

column, second block: Replace ‘‘subpart 

A’’ with ‘‘subpart D’’ 

Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors. 

13. On page 77420, right hand 

column, third block, first paragraph, 

delete ‘‘subpart B’’ and replace with 

‘‘subpart D.’’ 

Reason for change: To correct 

typographical errors. 

14. On page 77429, title (header data): 

Replace ‘‘ELEMENT 2. PROGRAM 

EXECUTION AND LIASION’’ with 

‘‘ELEMENT 2. PROGRAM EXECUTION 

AND LIAISON.’’ 

Reason for change: To correct a typo. 

Dated: June 5, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Record of Decision for the F–15 

Aircraft Conversion, 144th Fighter 

Wing, California Air National Guard, 

Fresno-Yosemite International Airport 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

a Record of Decision (ROD). 

SUMMARY: On May 31, 2013, the United 

States Air Force signed the ROD for the 

F–15 Aircraft Conversion for the 144th 

Fighter Wing, California Air National 

Guard at Fresno-Yosemite International 

Airport. The ROD states the Air Force 

decision to implement the preferred 

alternative analyzed in the 

Environmental Impact Statement. The 

Preferred Alternative will convert the 

144 FW from 21 F–16 aircraft [18 F–16 

Primary Assigned Aircraft (PAA) and 3 

Back-up Inventory Aircraft (BAI)] to 21 

F–15 aircraft (18 F–15 PAA and 3 F–15 

BAI aircraft). 

The decision was based on matters 

discussed in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS), inputs from the 

public and regulatory agencies, and 

other relevant factors. The Final EIS was 

made available to the public on March 

1, 2013 through a NOA in the Federal 

Register (Volume 78, Number 41, Page 

13874) with a wait period that ended on 

April 1, 2013. The ROD documents only 

the decision of the Air Force with 

respect to the proposed Air Force 

actions analyzed in the Final EIS. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 

1506.6) implementing the provisions of 

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