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May 1, 2009—8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Dougherty Conference 

Center, Building 432, 906 SAC 

Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bruce Sudduth, Designated Federal 

Officer, (402) 294–4102, 901 SAC Blvd, 

Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB, NE 68113–6030. 

Contact Mr. Floyd March, Joint Staff, 

(703) 697–0610 for supplementary 

information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide advice on 

scientific, technical, intelligence, and 

policy-related issues to the Commander, 

U.S. Strategic Command, during the 

development of the Nation’s strategic 

war plans. 

Agenda: Topics include: Policy 

Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear 

Weapons Stockpile Assessment, 

Weapons of Mass Destruction, 

Intelligence Operations, Cyber 

Operations, Global Strike, Command 

and Control, Science and Technology, 

Missile Defense. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the 

Department of Defense has determined 

that the meeting shall be closed to the 

public. Per delegated authority by the 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General 

Kevin P. Chilton, Commander, U.S. 

Strategic Command, in consultation 

with his legal advisor, has determined 

in writing that the public interest 

requires that all sessions of this meeting 

be closed to the public because they will 

be concerned with matters listed in 

Section 552b(c)(1) of Title 5, U.S.C. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the 

public of interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

membership of the Strategic Advisory 

Group at any time or in response to the 

stated agenda of a planned meeting. 

Written statements should be submitted 

to the Strategic Advisory Group’s 

Designated Federal Officer. The 

Designated Federal Officer’s contact 

information can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—https:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp. 

Written statements that do not pertain 

to a scheduled meeting of the Strategic 

Advisory Group may be submitted at 

any time. However, if individual 

comments pertain to a specific topic 

being discussed at a planned meeting, 

then these statements must be submitted 

no later than five business days prior to 

the meeting in question. The Designated 

Federal Officer will review all 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all the committee 

members. 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–7619 Filed 4–3–09; 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 

the Air Force, Air Force Research 

Laboratory (AFRL) 

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under 

Secretary of Defense (Civilian Personnel 

Policy) (DUSD(CPP)), Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of amendment of the 

demonstration project plan. 

SUMMARY: Section 342(b) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 

Fiscal Year (FY) 1995, as amended (10 

U.S.C. 2358 note) by section 1109 of 

NDAA FY 2000 and section 1114 of 

NDAA FY 2001, authorizes the 

Secretary of Defense to conduct 

personnel demonstration projects at 

DoD laboratories designated as Science 

and Technology Reinvention 

Laboratories (STRLs). The above-cited 

legislation authorizes DoD to conduct 

demonstration projects to determine 

whether a specified change in personnel 

management policies or procedures 

would result in improved Federal 

personnel management. 

This amendment revises the Air Force 

Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) personnel 

management demonstration project plan 

by providing flexibility to change the 

job categories in the future, eliminating 

the mandatory use of and providing 

guidance on optional use of 

Contribution-based Compensation 

System (CCS) factor weights. 

DATES: This amendment to the 

demonstration project may be 

implemented beginning on the date of 

the publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

AFRL: Ms. Michelle Williams, AFRL/ 

DPL, 1864 4th Street, WrightPatterson AFB, Ohio 45433–7130. 

DoD: Ms. Betty A. Duffield, CPMS– 

PSSC, Suite B–200, 1400 Key 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209– 

5144. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

The AFRL Personnel Management 

Demonstration Project’s final plan was 

published in the Federal Register 

November 27, 1996 (61 FR 60399). This 

demonstration project involves 

simplified job classifications, two types 

of appointment authorities, an extended 

probationary period, pay banding, and a 

CCS. Two amendments to the final plan 

have been published in the Federal 

Register. The first amendment to clarify 

which employees are subject to the 

extended probationary period; provide 

the CCS bonus to eligible employees 

subject to the GS–15, step 10 pay cap; 

and change the name of broadband level 

descriptor ‘‘Cooperation and 

Supervision’’ and CCS Factor 6 

‘‘Cooperation and Supervision’’ to 

‘‘Teamwork and Leadership’’ was 

published in the Federal Register 

January 21, 2000 (65 FR 3498). The 

second amendment changed the amount 

of time required to be assessed under 

CCS from 180 to 90 calendar days and 

was published in Federal Register 

October 18, 2005 (70 FR 60495). 

2. Overview 

Through the past twelve CCS cycles, 

experience has revealed that guidelines 

for setting factor weights are overly 

restrictive and the six (originally five) 

job categories used for assessment may 

need to be modified or expanded to 

cover new and emergent work. This 

amendment gives more flexibility and 

authority to the Pay Pool Manager to use 

and set CCS factor weights and establish 

and use job categories as the need for 

new professional skills emerges within 

the laboratory environment. 

I. Executive Summary 

The Department of the Air Force 

established the AFRL personnel 

management demonstration project to 

be generally similar to the Department 

of the Navy China Lake personnel 

demonstration project. The AFRL 

demonstration project was built upon 

the concepts of a contribution-based 

compensation system, pay banding, two 

appointing authorities, extended 

probationary period, and simplified 

classification procedures. 

II. Introduction 

Purpose 

The AFRL Demonstration Project 

provides managers, at the lowest 

practical level, the authority and 

flexibility needed to achieve a quality 

laboratory and quality research. The 

purpose of this notice is to provide 

flexibility to change the job categories, 

eliminate the mandatory use of and 

provide guidance on optional use of 

Contribution-based Compensation 

System (CCS) factor weights in an effort 


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to grant management greater flexibility 

to base the factor weights on the 

requirements of the position. 

Organizational Description 

Of the 5,025 employees assigned to 

AFRL, the majority are located in/at 

Arlington VA, Brooks City Base TX, 

Edwards AFB CA, Eglin AFB FL, 

Hanscom AFB MA, Kirtland AFB NM, 

Rome NY, Tyndall AFB FL, and WrightPatterson AFB OH. Employees are also 

located at locations around the world. 

At the time this Demonstration Project 

was implemented, there were four Air 

Force research laboratories. Later, these 

merged into AFRL, with 10 technical 

directorates, plus the AFRL 

Headquarters, each with a pay pool 

manager (total of 11 pay pools). There 

are currently 2,640 Scientists and 

Engineers (S&Es) in the Demonstration 

Project. 

III. Personnel System Changes 

Contribution-Based Compensation 

System 

A. Change Section III.D.7, Weights, by 

replacing it in its entirety as follows: 

7. Factor Weights 

This Demonstration Project, in part, is 

predicated on the belief that the 

continued success and viability of the 

laboratory depends on all employees 

seeking to contribute in each of the 

areas defined by the CCS factors. 

Job categories may be assigned based 

upon the majority of the duties of a 

position. The AFRL commander and 

directors have the option to apply 

varying weights to the CCS factors based 

on assigned job categories or other 

relevant position information (e.g. 

broadband level). If varying weights are 

not used, then all factors are considered 

to be weighted equally. 

If varying weights are used they must 

be applied consistently within a pay 

pool. As an example, Technical Problem 

Solving may be more heavily weighted 

for bench-level S&Es than the factor of 

Communication. The overall CCS score 

is determined by multiplying the score 

for each factor by the weight, adding the 

results, and then dividing by the sum of 

the weights. Making all employees 

accountable for all factors shifts 

organizational values in new directions. 

For this reason, if factor weights are 

used, generally no factor should be 

given a weight of zero. 

Factor weights should be reviewed 

annually to determine if those that are 

below 1.0 can be increased toward a 

weighting of 1.0 to encourage and allow 

employees to raise their CCS 

contribution assessment by contributing 

in a broader range of activities. 

Contribution in the factors is important 

to ensure both the overall success of 

AFRL and individual S&E career 

growth. 

Guidelines for establishing job 

categories and setting factor weights 

will be documented in AFRL 

implementing issuances. 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–7592 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[Docket ID USAF–2009–0023] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to amend a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force is proposing to amend a system of 

records notice in its existing inventory 

of records systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended. 

DATES: This proposed action will be 

effective without further notice on 01 

June 2009, unless comments are 

received which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Air Force 

Act Privacy Office, Air Force Privacy 

Act Office, Office of Warfighting 

Integration and Chief Information 

Officer, Attn: SAF/XCPPI, 1800 Air 

Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330– 

1800. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ben Swilley at (703) 696–6648. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Air Force systems of 

records notices subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, have been published in the 

Federal Register and are available from 

the address above. 

The specific changes to the record 

systems being amended are set forth 

below followed by the notice, as 

amended, published in its entirety. The 

proposed amendments are not within 

the purview of subsection (r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, which requires the 

submission of a new or altered system 

report. 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

F033 AF E 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Air Force Directory Services 

(February 25, 2005, 70 FR 9283). 

CHANGES: 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘HQ 

754 Electronic Systems Group/DON, 

201 E. Moore Dr., Bldg 856, Room 202, 

Gunter Annex, Maxwell AFB, AL 

36114–3014.’’ 

* * * * * 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Information includes name, Electronic 

Data Interchange–Personal Identifier 

(EDI–PI), Social Security Number, date 

of birth, gender, citizenship status, 

Major Command (MAJCOM), base name, 

office symbol, assigned and attached 

unit/Personnel Accounting Symbol 

(PAS), personnel category code, duty 

assigned code, generational qualifier, 

pay plan, pay grade, rank, reservist/Air 

National Guard (ANG) category code, 

non-publish Status (protected airman), 

phone number, fax number, e-mail 

address, DoD Public Key Infrastructure 

(PKI) certificate.’’ 

PURPOSE(S): 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Air 

Force Directory Services (AFDS) is a 

near real time data service that 

consolidates authoritative personnel 

identity data from multiple Department 

of Defense (DoD) and Air Force 

personnel systems integrating it into a 

single directory. AFDS’ consolidated 

identity data directory provides 

transparency to the authoritative data 

required for access authorization and 

authentication purposes into these 

mission support systems and 

applications.’’ 

* * * * * 

STORAGE: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Electronic storage media.’’ 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Program Manager, Air Force Directory 

Services, Program Management Office, 

HQ 754 ELSG/DON, 201 E. Moore Dr., 

Bldg 856, Room 202, Gunter Annex, 

Maxwell AFB, AL 36114–3014.’’ 


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