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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Civilian Acquisition Workforce 

Personnel Demonstration Project; 

Department of Defense 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice of amendments to the 

project plan for the Department of 

Defense (DoD) Civilian Acquisition 

Workforce Personnel Demonstration 

Project (AcqDemo). 

SUMMARY: The DoD, with the approval of 

OPM, received authority to conduct a 

personnel demonstration project within 

DoD’s civilian acquisition workforce 

and among those supporting personnel 

assigned to work directly with it. This 

notice announces the repeal and 

replacement of AcqDemo’s original legal 

authorization and modifies the project 

plan to include new provisions; updates 

the project plan to address changes 

resulting from new General Schedule 

regulations and operational experience; 

announces guidelines for a formal 

process for interested DoD civilian 

acquisition organizations to use to 

request approval to participate in 

AcqDemo; and provides notice of 

expansion of coverage to new or 

realigned organizations. 

DATES: The amendments will become 

effective as of March 31, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

DoD: Darryl R. Burgan, Civilian 

Acquisition Workforce Personnel 

Demonstration Project Program Office, 

9820 Belvoir Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 

22060, (703) 805–5050; (2) OPM: Zelma 

Moore, U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 

7456, Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606– 

1157. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The AcqDemo Project was established 

under the authority of the Secretary of 

Defense, with the approval of OPM. 

Subject to the authority, direction, and 

control of the Secretary, the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) 

carries out the powers, functions, and 

duties of the Secretary concerning the 

DoD acquisition workforce. As stated in 

the most recent legislative 

authorization, the purpose of the 

demonstration project is ‘‘to determine 

the feasibility or desirability of one or 

more proposals for improving the 

personnel management policies or 

procedures that apply with respect to 

the acquisition workforce of the [DoD] 

and supporting personnel assigned to 

work directly with the acquisition 

workforce.’’ 

This demonstration project was 

originally authorized under section 

4308 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106, 110 

Stat. 669; 10 United States Code 

Annotated (U.S.C.A.) 1701 note), as 

amended by section 845 of NDAA for 

FY 1998 (Pub. L. 105–85, 111 Stat.1845); 

section 813 of NDAA for FY 2003 (Pub. 

L. 107–314, 116 Stat. 2609); and section 

1112 of NDAA for FY 2004 (Pub. L. 

108–136, 117 Stat. 1634). Section 1113 

of NDAA for FY 2010 (Pub. L. 111–84, 

123 Stat. 2190) repealed the National 

Security Personnel System and directed 

conversion of all NSPS employees to 

their previous pay system by January 1, 

2012. All NSPS employees formerly in 

AcqDemo were transitioned back to 

AcqDemo during the month of May 

2011. On January 7, 2011, the original 

demonstration project authority was 

repealed and codified at section 1762 of 


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title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 

pursuant to section 872 of the Ike 

Skelton NDAA for FY 2011 (Pub. L. 

111–383, 124 Stat. 4300, 4302). 

OPM approved and published the 

final project plan for the AcqDemo on 

January 8, 1999, in 64 FR 1426–1492. 

Since that time, four amendments have 

been approved and published, and one 

notice of intent to amend published by 

OPM: 

(1) 66 FR 28006–28007 (May 21, 

2001): This amendment was published 

to (1) correct discrepancies in the list of 

occupational series included in the 

project and (2) authorize managers to 

offer a buy-in to Federal employees 

entering the project after initial 

implementation. 

(2) 67 FR 20192–20193 (April 24, 

2002): This amendment was published 

to (1) make employees in the top 

broadband level of their career path 

eligible to receive a ‘‘very high’’ overall 

contribution score and (2) reduce the 

minimum rating period under the 

Contribution-based Compensation and 

Appraisal System (CCAS) to 90 calendar 

days. 

(3) 67 FR 44250–44256 (July 1, 2002): 

This amendment (1) contained a list of 

all organizations that are eligible to 

participate in the project and (2) made 

the resulting adjustments to the table 

that describes the project’s workforce 

demographics and union representation. 

(4) 67 FR 63948–63949 (October 16, 

2002): This notice of the intent to 

amend was published to propose a 

change in the method for determining 

and translating retention service credit. 

The proposal was overcome by the 

advent of the National Security 

Personnel System (NSPS), which was 

projected to replace the AcqDemo. 

(5) 71 FR 58638–58639 (October 4, 

2006): This amendment was published 

to facilitate the transition of AcqDemo 

employees to NSPS by authorizing an 

out-of-cycle Contribution-based 

Compensation and Appraisal System 

payout and amending conversion-out 

procedures. 

With the enactment of section 872 of 

the Ike Skelton NDAA for FY 2011 (Pub. 

L. 111–383), Congress extended the 

authority for AcqDemo until September 

30, 2017, and raised the total number of 

persons who may participate in the 

project from 95,000 to 120,000. Since 

the enactment, a number of acquisition 

workforce organizations recently 

indicated a strong interest in joining 

AcqDemo and have received DoD 

(USD(AT&L) and the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness) 

(USD(P&R)) and OPM approval to 

participate in the demonstration project. 

B. Overview 

AcqDemo involves streamlined hiring 

processes, broad banding, simplified 

classification, a contribution-based 

compensation and appraisal system, 

revised reduction-in-force procedures, 

academic degree and certification 

training, and sabbaticals. 

C. Purpose of This Notice 

The purpose of this notice is fivefold: 

1. Announce that the original 

authority for the DoD Civilian 

Acquisition Workforce Personnel 

Demonstration Project provided by 

section 4308 of NDAA for FY 1996 (Pub. 

L. 104–106, 110 Stat. 669; 10 U.S.C.A. 

1701 note), as amended, was repealed 

and codified at section 1762 of title 10 

U.S.C. pursuant to section 872 of the Ike 

Skelton NDAA for FY 2011 (Pub. L. 

111–383, 124 Stat. 4300, 4302). 

2. Make modifications to 64 FR 1426– 

1492; 66 FR 28006–28007; 67 FR 20192– 

20193; 67 FR 44250–44256; 67 FR 

63948–63949; and 71 FR 58638–58639 

as appropriate to delete the repealed 

authority, insert the new updated 

authority, and include the new 

provisions authorized by section 872 of 

the Ike Skelton NDAA for FY 2011, 

including the associated changes 

necessitated by these provisions. The 

new provisions extend the authority 

termination date for the AcqDemo 

project to September 30, 2017; increase 

the total number of employees who may 

participate in the demonstration project 

up to 120,000; add workforce, 

organization and team participation 

eligibility criteria; add a provision for 

continuing the participation of 

organizations and teams whose 

subsequent reorganization causes 

changes in their demographics which 

could result in loss of eligibility to 

participate; and adds a requirement for 

two project assessments—one to be 

completed no later than September 30, 

2012, which was forwarded to Congress 

in November 2012, and the other to be 

completed no later than September 30, 

2016. 

3. Improve process efficiency in 

refreshing the demonstration project 

plan to address required immediate 

changes resulting from new General 

Schedule (GS) regulations and actual 

demonstration project operational 

experience. These current changes 

include: Adding newly established GS 

occupational series, GS–0017, Explosive 

Safety Series; GS–0089, Emergency 

Management Series; GS–901, General 

Legal and Kindred Administration 

Series; GS–1603, Equipment, Facilities, 

and Services Assistance Series; GS– 

2299 Information Technology 

Management Student Trainee Series; 

and GS–0306, Public Information 

Management Series; replacing 

inactivated series GS–0334, Computer 

Specialist Series, with its replacement 

series GS–2210, Information Technology 

(IT) Management Series; and providing 

AcqDemo the capability to add other 

occupational series and revise or delete 

current series as a result of fluctuations 

in mission requirements or future DoD 

or OPM modifications to occupational 

series with appropriate notification to 

USD(P&R) and OPM for approval. Up to 

20 positions may be reclassified to the 

Explosive Safety Series; approximately 

800 positions are classified to the 

Information Technology Series; at least 

5 positions each are classified to the 

General Legal and Kindred 

Administration Series, the Equipment, 

Facilities, and Services Assistance 

Series, and the Information Technology 

Management Student Trainee Series; 

and there is no impact on positions at 

this time with the addition of the 

Emergency Management Series and the 

Public Information Management Series. 

4. Provide a formal process for DoD 

organizations interested in joining 

AcqDemo to request approval to 

participate in the demonstration project. 

5. Announce the expansion of the 

AcqDemo to new or realigned DoD 

Acquisition organizations. 

D. Notification Responsibilities and 

Collective Bargaining Requirements 

The DoD AcqDemo Program Office 

will post this amendment on the 

Program Office’s Web site at http://

AcqDemo.dau.mil and request that 

components, DoD agencies, DoD field 

activities, and other organizations and 

teams, once approved for participation, 

notify employees, appropriate union 

officials, and other stakeholders of their 

communication vehicles, e.g., Web site, 

letters to employees and union officials, 

consultation/negotiation with union 

officials, town halls, etc., as well as the 

DoD Program Office Web site and 

information contained therein. These 

amendments will be made and 

implemented in accordance with 

bargaining requirements contained in 

the project plan published in 64 FR 

1426, as amended, that employees, 

within a unit to which a labor 

organization is accorded exclusive 

recognition under Chapter 71 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.), shall not be 

included as part of the demonstration 

project unless the exclusive 

representative and the agency have 

entered into a written agreement 

covering participation in and 

implementation of the project. 


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U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

Pursuant to 5 CFR 470.315, OPM 

approves the following modification to 

the AcqDemo project plan. 

Specific Textual Changes to the 

AcqDemo Project Plan: 

A. In the notice published on January 

8, 1999, 64 FR 1426–1492: 

1. On page 1426, in the first column, 

in the second paragraph under the 

SUMMARY section, in the first through 

sixth lines, ‘‘Section 4308 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106; 10 

U.S.C.A. § 1701), as amended by section 

845 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–85),’’ should read ‘‘Section 

872 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2011 (Pub. L. 111–383, 124 

Stat. 4300, 4302)’’. 

2. On page 1426, in the first column, 

in the second paragraph under the 

SUMMARY section, in the last line, 

‘‘95,000’’ should read ‘‘120,000’’. 

3. On page 1426, in the second 

column, in the first full paragraph, in 

the first through sixth lines, ‘‘Section 

4308 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 

(Pub. L. 104–106; 10 U.S.C.A. § 1701), as 

amended by section 845 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 1998 (Pub. L. 105–85),’’ should 

read ‘‘Section 872 of the Ike Skelton 

NDAA for FY 2011 (Pub. L. 111–383, 

124 Stat. 4300, 4302)’’. 

4. On page 1439, in Table 2, in the 

‘‘Business Management & Technical 

Management Professional’’ section, 

insert GS occupational series GS–0017, 

Explosive Safety Series; GS–0089, 

Emergency Management Series; and 

GS–0306, Public Information 

Management Series in their proper place 

in accordance with the numerical 

sequence shown in the ‘‘Business 

Management & Technical Management 

Professional’’ section. 

5. On page 1440, in Table 2, in the 

‘‘Business Management & Technical 

Management Professional’’ section, 

delete the inactivated GS–0334, 

Computer Specialist Series. 

6. On page 1441, in Table 2, in the 

‘‘Business Management & Technical 

Management Professional’’ section, 

insert GS occupational series GS–0901, 

General Legal and Kindred 

Administration Series in its proper 

place in accordance with the numerical 

sequence shown in the ‘‘Business 

Management & Technical Management 

Professional’’ section. 

7. On page 1444, in Table 2, in the 

‘‘Business Management & Technical 

Management Professional’’ section, 

insert in a new line below series number 

2199 at the end of Table 2, the GS–2210, 

Information Technology Management 

Series (Alternative A) and annotate for 

a footnote. 

8. On page 1444, in Table 2, in the 

‘‘Business Management & Technical 

Management Professional’’ section, 

insert GS occupational series GS–2299, 

Information Technology Management 

Student Trainee in its proper place in 

accordance with the numerical 

sequence shown in the ‘‘Business 

Management & Technical Management 

Professional’’ section. 

9. On page 1444, in Table 2, under the 

bottom of the table, add the following 

footnote associated with GS–2210, 

Information Technology Management 

Series (Alternative A): ‘‘In April 2009, 

the Office of Personnel Management 

issued two qualification standards for 

Information Technology (IT) 

Management Series, 2210. Alternative 

A, which is applicable to AcqDemo 

participants, covers GS–5 through GS– 

15 (or equivalent) and must be used for 

GS–5 and GS–7 positions requiring ITrelated education and/or IT-related 

experience. Alternative B covers only 

positions at the GS–5 or GS–7 (or 

equivalent) that do not require ITrelated education or IT-related 

experience upon entry.’’ 

10. On page 1446, in Table 2, in the 

‘‘Administrative Support’’ section, 

insert GS occupational series GS–1603, 

Equipment, Facilities, and Services 

Assistance Series in its proper place in 

accordance with the numerical 

sequence shown in the ‘‘Administrative 

Support’’ section. 

11. On page 1451, bottom of middle 

column, delete text in paragraph C.1 

and replace with the following: ‘‘The 

AcqDemo Project will continue to use 

the occupational series designators 

consistent with those authorized by DoD 

and or OPM to identify positions. The 

current AcqDemo occupational series 

will be placed into appropriate career 

paths as shown in Table 2. Other 

occupational series may be added or 

current series revised or deleted as a 

result of fluctuations in mission 

requirements or future DoD or OPM 

modifications to occupational series 

with appropriate notice to USD(P&R) 

and OPM for approval. Titling practices 

consistent with those established by 

DoD or OPM classification standards 

will be used to determine the official 

title of positions.’’ 

12. On page 1484, in the third 

column, immediately preceding the VI. 

Project Duration heading, insert the 

following new Section D (which will 

follow a Section C added to Section V 

by 71 FR 58638, October 4, 2006): 

‘‘D. Effect of Reorganizations 

‘‘Section 872 of the Ike Skelton NDAA 

for FY 2011 codified at 10 U.S.C. 

1762(d) provides that an AcqDemo 

organization that loses, due to 

reorganization, the one-third, two-thirds 

personnel demographic eligibility 

required for continued inclusion in 

AcqDemo may continue to participate in 

the AcqDemo project. All requirements 

set forth in 5 U.S.C. 4703 continue to 

apply to the new organization or team. 

In addition, the following circumstances 

may be considered in determining 

whether the new organization should 

participate in AcqDemo. Continued 

participation may be contingent upon 

such items as the amount of reduction 

in the number and/or kinds of positions 

to be counted for the one-third, twothirds demographic eligibility 

requirement; degree of personnel 

involvement in an organization with an 

acquisition mission to acquire necessary 

supplies, equipment, and services to 

support the warfighter and DoD support 

staff; scope of direct support to an 

acquisition workforce organization or 

closely related functional area; and or 

the primary personnel system utilized 

by the gaining organization. 

‘‘AcqDemo organizations affected by 

reorganization, realignment, 

consolidation, or other organizational 

changes that may impact the one-third, 

two-thirds personnel demographic 

eligibility requirement are to contact the 

AcqDemo Program Director 

expeditiously to discuss the workforce 

changes in relation to continued 

AcqDemo participation. The AcqDemo 

Program Director will decide the 

additional information that needs to be 

included in the organization’s request 

for continued participation. The 

organization will submit a request for 

continued participation in accordance 

with the AcqDemo Program Office’s 

internal implementing guidance. The 

AcqDemo Program Office will review 

the rationale for and the data supplied 

in support of continued participation; 

conduct periodic audits of the 

participating organizations’ populations 

as appropriate; and request additional 

details or formal documentation as 

needed. Based on an assessment of the 

information provided, the AcqDemo 

Program Director will approve or 

disapprove the continued participation 

including any pertinent comments.’’ 

13. On page 1485, in the first column, 

immediately preceding the VII. 

Evaluation Plan heading, insert the 

following new paragraph: 


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‘‘The demonstration project has been 

extended by statute twice as indicated 

below: 

‘‘(a) Section 813 of the Bob Stump 

NDAA for FY 2003 (Pub. L. 107–314, 

116 Stat. 2609) extended the authority 

to conduct the AcqDemo until 

September 30, 2012 and 

‘‘(b) Section 872 of the Ike Skelton 

NDAA for FY 2011 (Pub. L. 111–383, 

124 Stat. 4300, 4302), which extended 

the authority to conduct the AcqDemo 

Program until September 30, 2017.’’ 

14. On page 1485, in the third 

column, immediately following the text 

in VII. Evaluation Plan, insert the 

following new paragraph: 

‘‘With the authority extension granted 

by section 872, the Secretary of Defense 

was required to designate an 

independent organization to conduct 

two assessments of the acquisition 

workforce demonstration project. Each 

such assessment must include the 

following: 

‘‘(a) A description of the workforce 

included in the project. 

‘‘(b) An explanation of the flexibilities 

used in the project to appoint 

individuals to the acquisition workforce 

and whether those appointments are 

based on competitive procedures and 

recognize veterans’ preferences. 

‘‘(c) An explanation of the flexibilities 

used in the project to develop a 

performance appraisal system that 

recognizes excellence in performance 

and offers opportunities for 

improvement. 

‘‘(d) The steps taken to ensure that 

such system is fair and transparent for 

all employees in the project. 

‘‘(e) How the project allows the 

organization to better meet mission 

needs. 

‘‘(f) An analysis of how the 

flexibilities in subparagraphs (b) and (c) 

are used, and what barriers have been 

encountered that inhibit their use. 

‘‘(g) Whether there is a process for— 

‘‘(i) ensuring ongoing performance 

feedback and dialogue among 

supervisors, managers, and employees 

throughout the performance appraisal 

period; and 

‘‘(ii) setting timetables for 

performance appraisals. 

‘‘(h) The project’s impact on career 

progression. 

‘‘(i) The project’s appropriateness or 

inappropriateness in light of the 

complexities of the workforce affected. 

‘‘(j) The project’s sufficiency in terms 

of providing protections for diversity in 

promotion and retention of personnel. 

‘‘(k) The adequacy of the training, 

policy guidelines, and other 

preparations afforded in connection 

with using the project. 

‘‘(l) Whether there is a process for 

ensuring employee involvement in the 

development and improvement of the 

project. 

‘‘Pursuant to section 872 of the Ike 

Skelton NDAA for FY 2011 (see 10 

U.S.C. 1762(e)), the first assessment was 

forwarded to Congress in November 

2012. The second and final assessment 

must be completed no later than 

September 30, 2016. The Secretary shall 

submit to the covered congressional 

committees a copy of each assessment 

within 30 days after receipt by the 

Secretary of the assessment.’’ 

B. In the notice published on May 21, 

2001, 66 FR 28006–28007: 

On page 28007, in the first column, 

under SUMMARY section, first sentence: 

Delete the following citation: ‘‘Section 

4308 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 

(Pub. L. 104–106; 10 U.S.C.A. 1701 

note), as amended by section 845 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1998 (Pub. L. 105–85)’’. 

Replace with: ‘‘Section 872 of the Ike 

Skelton National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111– 

383, 124 Stat. 4300, 4302)’’. 

C. In the notice published on April 

24, 2002, 67 FR 20192–20193: 

On page 20192, in the second and 

third columns, under the SUMMARY

section, beginning in the last line of the 

second column, ‘‘(See Section 4308 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106; 

10 U.S.C.A. 1701 note), as amended by 

section 845 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–85))’’ should read 

‘‘(Section 872 of the Ike Skelton 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111–383, 124 

Stat. 4300, 4302)),’’ 

D. In the notice published on July 1, 

2002, 67 FR 44250–44256: 

1. On page 44250, in the first column, 

under the SUMMARY section, the second 

sentence ‘‘(See Section 4308 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106; 10 

U.S.C.A. § 1701 note), as amended by 

section 845 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–85))’’ should read ‘‘(See 

Section 872 of the Ike Skelton National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111–383, 124 Stat. 

4300, 4302)).’’ 

2. On page 44251, in the third 

column, under III. Personnel System 

Changes, delete paragraph 1 before 

Table 1, covering changes to Section 

II.E. and replace with the following: 

‘‘E. Scope of the AcqDemo Project

‘‘1. Eligible Organizations. The DoD has 

numerous civilian acquisition 

organizations and teams found in the 

Departments of the Army, the Navy 

(including the Marine Corps), and the 

Air Force; the Joint Services; and several 

Defense agencies and field activities in 

the 4th Estate. These organizations and 

teams are located not only across the 

United States but also in a number of 

foreign countries. Various elements of 

these organizations may be included in 

AcqDemo if they request to participate 

in AcqDemo, meet the eligibility 

requirements, and are approved by both 

the DoD and OPM. Table 1 provides a 

list of those organizations that were 

determined to be eligible to participate 

as of July 1, 2002. Table 1A contains a 

list of new or realigned organizations 

whose eligibility to participate in 

AcqDemo was approved by the DoD in 

calendar year 2014 and by OPM in 

calendar year 2015.’’ 

3. On page 44251, middle of page, top 

of Table 1, delete Table 1 title and 

replace with: ‘‘Table 1. Eligible 

AcqDemo Organizations as of July 1, 

2002.’’ 

4. On page 44255, after Table 1, Note 

5, and before paragraph 2, insert the 

following: 

‘‘2. AcqDemo Expansion. 

‘‘a. Request to Participate in 

AcqDemo. As a demonstration project, 

AcqDemo is subject to audit, evaluation 

and reporting requirements as 

Department leaders consider expanding 

participation in AcqDemo. Therefore, to 

assist in the effective management of the 

project, it is necessary to establish and 

utilize a formal application and 

approval process for organizations and 

teams desiring to participate in 

AcqDemo. The broad parameters of this 

process are described below with finite 

content requirements to be issued by the 

DoD AcqDemo Program Office using 

various internal DoD issuances such as 

AcqDemo Memorandum and AcqDemo 

Operating Procedures. As experience is 

gained using this process, analysis is 

conducted, and conclusions reached, 

minor modifications may be made by 

the DoD AcqDemo Program Office. 

‘‘b. Calls for Additional Participation. 

The AcqDemo Program Office may 

establish a regular schedule or 

periodically announce opportunities for 

interested acquisition organizations to 

apply for approval to participate in 

AcqDemo. Out-of cycle participation 

requests will be reviewed on a case-bycase basis. During the demonstration 

project authority period, limited 

expansion of the project may be 

determined valuable by the USD(AT&L). 

In these cases, plans for such expansion 

will be coordinated with the 

USD(P&R)and OPM prior to execution. 


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‘‘c. Eligibility Requirements. 

Organizational and team participation 

in AcqDemo is voluntary. For an 

interested organization or team to be 

approved to participate, the following 

conditions must be met: 

‘‘(1) At least one-third of the 

workforce selected to participate in the 

demonstration project consists of 

members of the acquisition workforce 

(civilian employees occupying positions 

coded as meeting the requirements of 

the Defense Acquisition Workforce 

Improvement Act (DAWIA) of 1990); 

‘‘(2) At least two-thirds of the 

workforce participating in the 

demonstration project consists of 

members of the acquisition workforce 

and supporting personnel assigned to 

work directly with the acquisition 

workforce; 

‘‘(3) The civilian acquisition 

personnel demonstration project 

commenced before October 1, 2007; 

‘‘(4) Positions are classified to an 

approved occupational series; and 

‘‘(5) Requests from organizations or 

teams must be coordinated through the 

chain of command to include the 

USD(P&R) and for approval by 

USD(AT&L), or designee, and OPM for 

participation in the AcqDemo Project. 

Once the USD(AT&L) approves 

participation, the approval package will 

be provided to the USD(P&R) or 

designee for signature and forwarded to 

OPM for final approval and publication 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4703 and 

title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) Part 470.‘‘d. Application Process. 

The organization or team seeking 

approval to participate in AcqDemo 

would follow the process steps listed 

below: 

‘‘(1) Initiation of the process should 

only occur after the leadership of the 

candidate population has: 

‘‘(a) Reviewed the AcqDemo design 

with AcqDemo Program Office officials; 

‘‘(b) Informally coordinated 

concurrence of their participation 

within their component leadership for 

any enterprise planning impacts; and 

‘‘(c) Assessed the acceptance level of 

their workforce with participation, 

views of stakeholders such as local 

bargaining union leadership (if 

applicable), and consideration of any 

other local climate and/or operational 

issues that would impact effective 

implementation of the project. 

‘‘(2) Gather and provide the required 

information described below: 

‘‘(a) Complete DoD component, DoD 

agency, or DoD field activity address. 

‘‘(b) Identification of the acquisitionrelated mission of the population 

requesting participation including a 

brief discussion of the major functions 

performed. 

‘‘(c) Requesting organizations are 

encouraged to provide any applicable 

local workforce challenges being 

encountered that are not covered in 64 

FR 1426 and indicate how it is 

anticipated that AcqDemo could help 

address such challenges. 

‘‘(d) Workforce Demographic Data. 

‘‘(e) Identification of occupational 

series that need to be added. 

‘‘(f) A statement of confirmation that 

applicable Within-Grade Increase (WGI) 

buy-in conversion costs have been 

estimated and do not present adverse 

financial impact on payroll budgeting 

and execution. 

‘‘(g) Communication Plan, as 

available. 

‘‘(h) Desired conversion date for 

candidate population. 

‘‘(3) Requesting organization will 

route the application package through 

their command channels to the 

Assistant Secretary for Manpower and 

Reserve Affairs (M&RA) or equivalent, 

or as delegated by the Component for 

the military services, or the appropriate 

equivalent authority for Joint Services 

and DoD agencies and field activities 

under the 4th Estate for appropriate 

review and endorsement to the DoD 

AcqDemo Program Director. The 

AcqDemo Program Office staff will 

review the application package for 

compliance with required information 

and eligibility requirements and 

facilitate coordination of eligibility with 

USD (P&R) and participation approval 

with USD (AT&L) and OPM. The 

AcqDemo Program Director will then 

ensure the approval decisions are 

implemented, with quarterly updates 

provided to USD (P&R) and USD 

(AT&L). 

‘‘(4) Following receipt of appropriate 

coordinations and approvals for the 

requesting organization to participate in 

AcqDemo, the AcqDemo Program Office 

staff will initiate appropriate 

notification to the component Assistant 

Secretary (M&RA); 4th Estate Director, 

Administration and Management, or 

designees; USD (P&R), and the Office of 

Personnel Management. In addition, any 

organization approved to participate 

will notify affected employees, labor 

organizations, and other appropriate 

stakeholders. 

‘‘e. New or Realigned AcqDemo 

Eligible Organizations. As a result of the 

success of the AcqDemo classification, 

contribution appraisal, and 

compensation strategies and the desire 

of the USD (AT&L) to increase 

participation to more evenly balance the 

workforce among components and 

agencies for evaluation, the 

organizations listed in Table 1A either 

applied in calendar year 2014 and have 

been approved to participate in the 

AcqDemo, or are currently in Table 1 

but require an update to their listed 

organizational alignment. 

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"Table lA. Eligible AcqDemo Organizations 

Updated and Approved in Calendar Year 2015" 

"DoD component/DoD Organization/office symbol Locations 

component major 

organizational subdivision 

Air Force 

Air Force Materiel Air Armament Complex (AAC) Eglin AFB, FL and all 

Command (AFMC) other locations 

AFMC Air Force Life Cycle Management Center All locations 

AFMC Air Force Test Center (AFTC) Edwards AFB, CA and 

all other locations 

AFMC Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Kirtland AFB, NM 

AFMC Air Force Sustainment Center All locations 

Air Force Operational Test All Kirtland AFB, NM and 

and Evaluation Center all other locations 

(AFOTEC) 

Miscellaneous Air Force Contracting Organizations All locations 

Navy 

Naval Sea Systems Headquarters, Program Executive Office Arlington, VA 

Command (NA VSEA) (PEO) 

Ships, PEO Subs, PEO LCS, PEO IWS and 

PEO 

Carriers 

Naval Air Systems NA V AIR Headquarters and associated PEO Patuxent River, MD 

Command (NA V AIR) workforce 

Space and Naval Warfare Headquarters and PEOs San Diego, CA 

Systems Command 

Strategic Systems SSP Washington, DC 

Programs (SSP) (WNY) and all 

locations 

DoD 

Defense Acquisition Defense Acquisition University (DAU) All locations 

University (DAU) (See Note 1) 

Missile Defense Agency All All locations 

(MDA) 

Defense Test Resource All Arlington, VA 

Management Center 

(DTRMC) 
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5. On page 44255, bottom of page, first 

column of narrative, delete paragraph 2, 

covering Section II.F. in its entirety 

including Table 3 and replace with the 

following: 

‘‘3. Workforce Coverage. 

‘‘a. Current Participating Employees. 

‘‘As of January 22, 2015, AcqDemo 

contained twenty-eight organizations 

and teams with a total of 15,514 civilian 

employees covered by the project. Table 

2 provides a demographic breakout of 

this actual population by participating 

Components or Service including 

number of employees by career path, 

broadband level, and bargaining unit 

representation. Of the 15,514 

employees, 9.3% or 1,449 are 

represented by labor unions. The 

American Federation of Government 

Employees (AFGE) represents 65.1% of 

the bargaining unit employees and the 

National Federation of Federal 

Employees (NFFE) represents 31.5% of 

bargaining unit employees. The 

International Federation of Professional 

and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), 

National Association of Government 

Employees (NAGE), and Laborers’ 

International Union of North America 

(LIUNA) represent the remainder (3.4%) 

of AcqDemo bargaining unit 

employees.’’ 


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‘‘b. Workforce Coverage. Section 872 

of the Ike Skelton NDAA for FY 2011 

increased the number of employees who 

may participate in AcqDemo from 

95,000 to 120,000 at any one time. The 

scope of AcqDemo workforce coverage 

gives primary consideration to the 

number and diversity of occupations 

within (1) the acquisition workforce and 


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Component 

Air Force 

Army 

Navy 

4tll Estate 

Table 2. Participating DoD Components/Service including 

Number of AcqDemo Employees by Career Path, 

Broadband Level, and Union Representation 

January 22, 2015" 

Career Path 

NH 2,218 

NJ 290 

NK 192 

NH '1,213 

NJ 150 

NK 291 

NH 221 

NJ 0 

NK 

NH 1,875 

NJ 11 

NK 17 

NH 2,690 

NJ 29 

NK 29 

NR 278 

IJ 0 

NK 

Totals 15,514 

Bargaining Unit 

Employees 

75 

2 

5 

1,252 

0 

114 

0 

0 

(I 

I) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

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1Shares of the Fund will be sold only to 

‘‘accredited investors,’’ as defined in Regulation D 

under the Securities Act. The Fund reserves the 

Continued 

(2) the supporting personnel assigned to 

work directly with the acquisition 

workforce. This coverage may 

encompass acquisition-related duties 

and positions in program management; 

systems planning, research, 

development, engineering, and testing; 

procurement, including contracting; 

industrial property management; 

logistics; quality control and assurance; 

manufacturing and production; 

business, cost estimating, financial 

management, and auditing; education, 

training, and career development; 

construction; and joint development 

and production with other Government 

agencies and foreign governments. The 

occupational series for this collection of 

duties and associated positions 

included in AcqDemo are listed in Table 

3. 

‘‘The AcqDemo includes primarily 

former General Schedule employees in 

positions with pay plan codes GS and 

GM. Employees and positions in other 

personnel systems and pay plans may 

be converted into AcqDemo as a result 

of reorganizations, restructuring, 

realignment, consolidation, Base 

Realignment and Closure decisions, 

legislative dictates, or other 

organizational changes. Students and 

recent graduates hired through the 

Pathways Programs may be included as 

determined by their organization or 

component. Excluded from coverage of 

this project are Senior Executive Service 

(SES), Senior Level (SL), Scientific and 

Technical (ST), Federal Wage System 

(FWS), and Administratively 

Determined (AD) positions. Also 

excluded from the project are (1) 

positions allocated to a Physicians and 

Dentist Pay Plan, either GP or GR; (2) 

positions covered by the Defense 

Civilian Intelligence Personnel System 

(DCIPS) (10 U.S.C. Chapter 83); (3) 

positions covered by or to be included 

in one of the Science and Technology 

Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) 

personnel demonstration projects 

(Section 342(b) of the NDAA for FY 

1995, Pub. L. 103–337 (10 U.S.C. 2358), 

as amended); and (4) positions in the 

Space and Naval Warfare Systems 

Center, San Diego, CA, Alternative 

Personnel System (Federal Register, 

Volume 45, Number 77, Friday April 18, 

1980). 

E. In the notice published on October 

16, 2002, 67 FR 63948—63949: 

On page 63948, in the first column, 

under the SUMMARY section, the second 

sentence ‘‘(See Section 4308 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106; 10 

U.S.C.A. 1701 note)), as amended by 

section 845 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–85))’’ should read ‘‘(See 

Section 872 of the Ike Skelton National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111–383, 124 Stat. 

4300, 4302))’’. 

F. In the notice published on October 

4, 2006, 71 FR 58638–58639: 

On page 58638, in the third column, 

beginning in the third line from the top, 

‘‘[See Section 4308 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106; 10 U.S.C.A. 

section 1701 note), as amended by 

section 845 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–85)]’’ should read ‘‘[See 

Section 872 of the Ike Skelton National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111–383, 124 Stat. 

4300, 4302)]’’. 

G. In the notice published on January 

8, 1999, 64 FR 1439, change the number 

of Table 2 to Table 3. 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

31512; 812–14367] 

Princeton Private Equity Fund and 

Princeton Fund Advisors, LLC; Notice 

of Application 

March 25, 2015. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Notice of an application under 

section 6(c) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an 

exemption from sections 18(c) and 18(i) 

of the Act and for an order pursuant to 

section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d– 

1 under the Act. 

Summary of Application: Applicants 

request an order to permit certain 

registered closed-end management 

investment companies to issue multiple 

classes of shares of beneficial interest 

(‘‘Shares’’) and to impose asset-based 

service and/or distribution and 

contingent deferred sales loads 

(‘‘CDSCs’’). 

Applicants: Princeton Private Equity 

Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) and Princeton Fund 

Advisors, LLC (the ‘‘Adviser’’) (together, 

the ‘‘Applicants’’). 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on October 2, 2014 and amended 

on February 6, 2015. 

Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An 

order granting the requested relief will 

be issued unless the Commission orders 

a hearing. Interested persons may 

request a hearing by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary and serving 

applicants with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on April 20, 2015, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on the applicants, in the form of 

an affidavit, or, for lawyers, a certificate 

of service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under 

the Act, hearing requests should state 

the nature of the writer’s interest, any 

facts bearing upon the desirability of a 

hearing on the matter, the reason for the 

request, and the issues contested. 

Persons who wish to be notified of a 

hearing may request notification by 

writing to the Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090; 

Applicants, c/o Michael Wible, Esq., 

Thompson Hine LLP, 41 S. High Street, 

Suite 1700, Columbus, OH 43065. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emerson S. Davis, Senior Counsel, at 

(202) 551–6868 or Daniele Marchesani, 

at (202) 551–6821 (Division of 

Investment Management, Chief 

Counsel’s Office). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the 

application. The complete application 

may be obtained via the Commission’s 

Web site by searching for the file 

number, or an applicant using the 

Company name box, at http://

www.sec.gov/search/search.html or by 

calling (202) 551–8090. 

Applicants’ Representations 

1. The Fund is a continuously offered 

non-diversified closed-end management 

investment company registered under 

the Act and organized as a Delaware 

statutory trust. 

2. The Adviser, a Delaware limited 

liability company, is registered with the 

Commission as an investment adviser 

under the Investment Advisers Act of 

1940, as amended (the ‘‘Advisers Act’’). 

Northern Lights Fund Distributors, LLC, 

a registered broker-dealer under the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 

amended (‘‘1934 Act’’), will act as a 

placement agent for the Fund Northern 

Lights Fund Distributors, LLC is not an 

affiliated person, as defined in section 

2(a)(3) of the Act, of the Adviser or of 

the Fund. 

3. The Fund will continuously offer 

Shares in private placements in reliance 

on the provisions of Regulation D under 

the Securities Act of 1933, as amended 

(‘‘Securities Act’’).1 Shares of the Fund 


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