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determined that the products and 

service listed below are no longer 

suitable for procurement by the Federal 

Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 

and 41 CFR 51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities. 

2. The action may result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

products and service to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the products and 

service deleted from the Procurement 

List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following products 

and service are deleted from the 

Procurement List: 

Products 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 4820–00–052– 

4653—Valve, Ball 

Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: The 

Opportunity Center Easter Seal 

Facility—The Ala ES Soc, Inc., Anniston, 

AL 

Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics 

Agency Land and Maritime 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

7045–01–599–5296—Privacy Filter, iPad 

7530–01–515–7902—Paper, Printer, Ink Jet, 

Photo Quality, Double Side, 26 lb., 

Letter, 94 Bright White 

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Inc., Milwaukee, WI 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, New York, NY 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

7520–01–648–3552—Pen, Biobased, Gel 

Stick, Cushion Grip, Medium Point, Blue 

7520–01–648–3553—Pen, Biobased, Gel 

Stick, Cushion Grip, Medium Point, 

Black 

7520–01–648–3554—Pen, Biobased, Gel 

Stick, Cushion Grip, Medium Point, Red 

Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Alphapointe, 

Kansas City, MO 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, New York, NY 

Service 

Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial Service 

Mandatory for: Pennington Memorial U.S. 

Army Reserve Center: 2164 Harding 

Highway East, Marion, OH 

Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: MARCA 

Industries, Inc., Marion, OH 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, 

W6QM MICC FT MCCOY (RC) 

Amy B. Jensen, 

Director, Business Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, September 

20, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Decisional 

Matter: Petition HP 15–1 Requesting 

Rulemaking on Certain Products 

Containing Organohalogen Flame 

Retardants. 

A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at https://www.cpsc.gov/live. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Rockelle Hammond, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: September 13, 2017. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Department of Defense Science and 

Technology Reinvention Laboratory 

(STRL) Personnel Management 

Demonstration (Demo) Project 

Program 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary of Defense 

for Research and Engineering, DoD. 

ACTION: Amendment of existing STRL 

Personnel Management Demonstration 

Project Programs. 

SUMMARY: STRLs may implement a new 

workforce shaping pilot program which 

provides the STRL lab directors the 

authority to dynamically shape the mix 

of technical skills and expertise in the 

workforces of such laboratories to 

achieve one or more of the objectives in 

section 1109(a) of the NDAA for 

FY2016. The suite of workforce shaping 

tools available to STRL lab directors 

includes flexible length and renewable 

term technical appointments, modified 

re-employed annuitant authority, and 

modified voluntary early retirement and 

separation incentive authorities. 

DATES: This notice may be implemented 

beginning on September 15, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Department of the Army 

• ARL: Ms. Dianne Hawkins, 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: Mr. Christopher Tahaney, 

CERDEC Personnel Demonstration 

Project Administrator, C4ISR Campus 

Building 6002, Room D3126D, ATTN: 

RDER–DOS–WE, Aberdeen Proving 

Ground, MD 21005; 

• ECBC: Ms. Patricia Milwicz, 

Management and Program Analyst, 

ECBC, Office of the Technical Director, 

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. ARI: (Pending draft FRN). 

Department of the Air Force 

• AFRL: Ms. Rosalyn Jones-Byrd, 

Personnel Demonstration Project 

Manager, AFRL, 1864 4th Street, 

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 

45433–5209. 

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. Ginger Kisamore, Human 

Resources Officer, NRL, 4555 Overlook 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20375– 

5320; 

• NAVSEA Warfare Centers: Ms. 

Diane Brown, NAVSEA Warfare Centers 

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Personnel Demonstration Project 

Manager, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 

Philadelphia Division, 5001 South 

Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19112– 

5083; 

• NAVAIR, Weapons Division and 

Aircraft Division: Mr. Richard Cracraft, 

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): 

Æ SSC Atlantic: Ms. Veronica 

Truesdale, SSC Atlantic STRL Project 

Lead, SSC Atlantic, P.O. Box 190022, 

North Charleston, SC 29419–9022; and 

Æ SSC Pacific: Ms. Angela Hanson, 

SSC Pacific STRL Project Lead, SSC 

Pacific, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, 

CA 92152–5001. 

DoD 

Dr. Jagadeesh Pamulapati, Director, 

DoD Laboratories Office, 4800 Mark 

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350, 

(571) 372–6372, 

jagadeesh.pamulapati.civ@mail.mil. 

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, section 1114 of the NDAA for FY 

2001, Public Law 106–398, and section 

211 of the NDAA for FY 2017, Public 

Law 114.328, authorizes the Secretary of 

Defense (SECDEF), through the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering (ASD (R&E)), 

to conduct personnel demonstration 

projects at DoD laboratories designated 

as science and technology reinvention 

laboratories (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 use 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 procedures as 

appropriate. The 15 current STRLs are: 

• Army Research Institute (ARI) 

• 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) 

• Space and Missile Defense Command 

(SMDC) Technical Center 

• 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 

2. Overview 

I. Introduction 

A. Purpose 

Section 1109 of the NDAA for FY 

2016 establishes a workforce shaping 

pilot program for the STRLs. The 

purpose of the pilot program authority 

is to provide a suite of dynamic 

workforce shaping tools that allow the 

STRL lab directors to shape the mix of 

technical skills and expertise in the 

workforce to achieve one or more of the 

following strategic goals: 

(1) To meet organizational and 

Department-designated missions in the 

most cost-effective and efficient manner. 

(2) To upgrade and enhance the 

scientific quality of the workforces of 

such laboratories. 

(3) To shape such workforces to better 

respond to such missions. 

(4) To reduce the average unit cost of 

such workforces. 

B. Required Waivers to Law and 

Regulation 

Section 1109 of the NDAA for FY 

2016 waived Sections 8336(d)(2)(D), 

8414(b)(1)(B), clause (iv) and (v), 3522, 

3523(b)(1) and (3) of title 5, United 

States Code (U.S.C.). Appendix A lists 

the laws, rules, and regulations that 

require waivers to implement this 

workforce shaping pilot program. 

C. Expected Benefits 

The workforce shaping pilot program 

is expected to streamline and enhance 

the STRLs’ ability to manage, plan, and 

structure their workforces, in 

accordance with the goals of the pilot 

program. Pilot program flexibilities will 

allow lab directors to enhance and align 

the technical capabilities of the 

laboratories with organizational and 

Departmental missions, and to best 

respond to missions in a cost-efficient 

manner. 

D. Participating Organizations and 

Employees 

All DoD laboratories designated as 

STRLs under section 1105(a) of the 

NDAA for FY 2010 and section 1103 of 

the NDAA for FY 2015 (including any 

newly designated STRLs authorized by 

SECDEF or by future legislation) with 

approved personnel management 

demonstration project plans published 

in FRNs may use the provisions 

described in this FRN. 

II. Personnel System Changes 

All current and future STRL 

demonstration project plans are hereby 

amended to add the following: 

A. Flexible Length and Renewable Term 

Technical Appointments 

1. Authorized Positions 

a. STRLs may use the Flexible Length 

and Renewable Term Technical 

Appointments workforce shaping tool 

authorized by section 1109(b)(1) of the 

NDAA for FY 2016 to appoint qualified 

candidates who are not currently 

Department of Defense civilian 

employees into any scientific, technical, 

engineering, and mathematic positions, 

including technicians, for a period of 

more than one year but not more than 

six years. The appointment of any 

individual under this authority may be 

extended without limit in up to six year 

increments at any time during any term 

of service under conditions set forth by 

the STRL Director. 

b. Civilian Personnel Management. As 

prescribed by Section 1109(b)(1)(D) of 

the NDAA for FY 2016, for the purposes 

of determining the workforce size of a 

laboratory for compliance with section 

955 of the NDAA for FY 2013, any 

individual serving in an appointment 

under this paragraph will be considered 

a fractional employee of the laboratory, 

which the fraction is: 

• The current term of the 

appointment of the individual under 

this paragraph; divided by: 

• The average length of tenure of a 

career employee at the laboratory, as 

calculated at the end of the last fiscal 

year before the date of the most recent 

appointment or extension of the 

individual under this paragraph. 

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2. Definitions 

a. Qualified candidates are defined as 

individuals who meet the minimum 

qualification standards for the position 

as published in the OPM Qualification 

Standard or the STRLs’ demonstration 

project qualification standards specific 

to the position to be filled. 

b. Scientific, engineering, technical, 

mathematic, and technician (STEM) 

positions are those 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 not classified under the broadbanding structure as defined in the 

applicable FRN utilized by the STRLs, 

that directly support science and 

engineering activities. Non-broadbanded positions will be identified in 

individual STRL internal operating 

procedures. 

c. Term appointments, for the 

purposes of this authority, are nonstatus appointments to a position in the 

competitive service for a specific period 

of more than one year; however, 

incumbents may compete as ‘‘status 

candidates’’ for the purpose of eligibility 

for positions in the Federal service. 

3. Provisions 

a. Use of the Flexible Length and 

Renewable Term Technical 

Appointment authority must be 

consistent with merit system principles. 

b. Current DoD employees may not be 

appointed to positions under this 

authority. 

c. Initial appointments must be more 

than one year, but not to exceed six 

years in duration. 

d. Individuals appointed under this 

authority may be eligible for 

noncompetitive conversion to a 

permanent appointment if the job 

opportunity announcement clearly 

stated the possibility of being made 

permanent in addition to any other 

provision in the STRL’s existing 

modified term appointment authority. 

e. Unless otherwise eligible for a 

noncompetitive hiring authority, 

positions filled under this authority 

must be competed. Job opportunity 

announcements must clearly identify 

the type of appointment and the 

expected duration of initial 

appointment (up to six years). It is 

advisable to include a statement that the 

position may be extended, without 

limit, in up to six year increments, to 

enable extensions beyond the initial 

term of appointment. 

f. Appointees will be afforded equal 

eligibility for employee programs and 

benefits comparable to those provided 

to similar employees on Term 

appointments at each STRL, to include 

opportunities for professional 

development and eligibility for award 

programs. 

g. In accordance with Section 

1109(b)(1)(B) of the NDAA for FY 2016 

and part 1.3, Subpart A, of title 5 CFR, 

appointees will be afforded the 

opportunity to apply for vacancies that 

are otherwise limited to ‘‘status’’ 

candidates. Appointees applying to 

other Federal service positions utilizing 

this authority must submit a copy of 

their Flexible Length and Renewable 

Term Technical appointment SF–50, 

Notification of Personnel Action, which 

will contain a remark identifying this 

provision, with their application/ 

resume for the vacancy to which they 

are applying. The SF–50 will serve as 

notification to the servicing Human 

Resources Office for the vacancy that 

the individual is eligible for 

consideration as a status candidate. 

h. Promotions. Individuals appointed 

under this hiring authority may be 

promoted while serving on a term 

appointment provided they meet the 

qualifications and eligibility 

requirements for the higher level to 

which they will be promoted. 

i. Extension of appointments. The 

appointment of an individual appointed 

to a term appointment under this 

authority may be extended, without 

limit, in up to six year increments. Job 

opportunity announcements must have 

identified the opportunity for extension 

beyond the initial term of appointment. 

Extensions will be documented via a 

personnel action using nature of action 

code 765/Extension of Term Appt NTE 

and the same legal authority code used 

for the appointment that is being 

extended. 

j. Expiration. Term appointments 

expire upon the not-to-exceed date, 

unless extended. 

k. Reduction in Force (RIF). 

Appointees under 2.II.A. are covered by 

the RIF rules outlined in each STRL’s 

FRN. Tenure for term appointments will 

be in accordance with the STRL’s FRN. 

If STRL RIF procedures do not comport 

with 10 U.S.C. 1597(f), RIF will be 

conducted in accordance with 

DEPSECDEF Memo, Policies and 

Procedures for Reductions in Force in 

the Civilian Workforce, dated January 

19, 2017, until the STRL develops USD 

(P&R) approved policies and procedures 

that comport with 10 U.S.C. 1597(f). 

l. Documenting Personnel Actions. 

Personnel actions for the appointments 

under 2.II.A. are documented citing the 

first legal authority code (LAC)/legal 

authority as Z2U/Public Law 103–337, if 

appointed to a broad-banded position. 

Public Law 114.92 (with appropriate 

LAC, once assigned) will also be cited 

on all personnel actions. The personnel 

action will also contain the following 

remark: This appointment is designated 

as a ‘‘status’’ appointment for the 

purposes of eligibility for applying for 

positions in the federal service in 

accordance with section 1109(b)(1)(B) of 

the NDAA for FY 2016. 

B. Reemployment of Annuitants 

1. Authorities 

STRLs will use the authorities 

provided by 9902(g) of title 5, U.S.C. to 

appoint reemployed annuitants, as 

appropriate and in keeping with the 

goals of the workforce shaping pilot 

program stated in 2.I.A., except that 

section 1109(b)(2) of the NDAA for FY 

2016 authorizes the director of any 

STRL to: 

a. Approve the appointment of 

reemployed annuitants; and 

b. Determine the salary of an 

annuitant reemployed under this 

authority, to include whether or not the 

annuitant’s salary will be reduced by 

any portion of the annuity received, up 

to the amount of the full annuity, as a 

condition of reemployment. 

2. Definitions 

a. Reemployed annuitant is defined as 

an individual who is receiving an 

annuity from a federal retirement 

system based on creditable federal 

civilian service or who meets all 

requirements for entitlement to an 

annuity based upon creditable federal 

civilian service and has submitted a 

claim for retirement, and is 

subsequently reappointed as a federal 

civilian employee. 

b. Period of actual employment is 

defined as the duration of an 

appointment under this authority, as 

determined by the initial appointment 

date and continuing until the date the 

appointment terminates or expires, and 

prorated based on the assigned work 

schedule. An annuitant so reemployed 

under this authority serves at the will of 

the appointing authority. 

3. Provisions 

a. STRL lab directors will apply the 

authority to appoint annuitants in 

accordance with 9902(g) of title 5, 

U.S.C. and Department of Defense 

Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25–V300, 

except as stated in 2.II.B.1. Use of the 

authority must be consistent with merit 

system principles. 

b. Documenting Personnel Actions. 

Personnel actions for the appointments 

under 2.II.B. are documented citing the 

first legal authority code (LAC)/legal 

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authority as Z2U/Public Law 103–337 if 

appointed to a broad-banded position. 

Public Law 114.92 (with appropriate 

LAC, once assigned) will also be cited 

on all personnel actions. 

c. STRL lab directors, or their 

delegate, will establish implementing 

guidance and procedures on the use of 

this reemployed annuitant flexibility. 

d. Annuitants retired under Section 

8336(d)(1) or Section 8414(b)(1)(A) of 

title 5, U.S.C. who are reemployed will 

retain the rights provided in accordance 

with Section 9902(g)(2)(A) of title 5, 

U.S.C. 

C. Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA) 

and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay 

(VSIP) 

1. Authorities 

a. Section 1109(b)(3) and (4) of the 

NDAA for FY 2016 pilots the use of 

VERA and VSIP whenever such 

incentives will help the STRLs to 

achieve one or more of the objectives in 

Section 1109(a). STRLs will use the 

authorities provided by 9902(f) of title 5, 

U.S.C. to offer VERA and VSIP, as 

appropriate, except that section 1109 of 

the NDAA for FY 2016 authorizes the 

director of any STRL to: 

i. Approve the use of voluntary early 

retirement and separation pay 

incentives; 

ii. Determine which employees 

should be offered such incentives; and 

iii. Determine the amount of 

voluntary separation incentive 

payments. 

b. STRL will validate and document 

that VSIP is fully warranted and will 

judiciously ensure that eligibility factors 

specified in DoDI 1400.25, Volume 

1702, other than those waived in this 

FRN, are applied. 

2. Definitions 

a. Voluntary early retirement (VERA) 

is defined as a reduction in the age and 

service requirements for retirement as 

an incentive for employees to 

voluntarily retire and thereby facilitate 

workforce downsizing or restructuring. 

b. Voluntary separation incentive pay 

(VSIP) is defined as a cash incentive for 

employees to voluntarily resign or to 

retire, via either optional or early 

retirement or resignation, in order to 

facilitate workforce downsizing or 

restructuring. 

c. Reduction in force (RIF) is defined 

as a force shaping or reduction 

mechanism used for releasing STRL 

employees assigned to positions in 

designated competitive areas in order of 

their retention standing. 

3. Provisions 

a. VERA and VSIP may be used upon 

a written determination by the STRL 

director that such incentives are 

necessary to shape the laboratory 

workforce to better fulfill mission 

requirements and achieve the optimum 

workforce balance. If the laboratory 

workforce is being downsized, 

incentives may be used to minimize the 

need for involuntary separations under 

reduction in force (RIF) procedures. In 

this downsizing scenario, early 

retirement and/or separation incentive 

pay may be offered to surplus 

employees who would otherwise be 

separated through RIF or to non-surplus 

employees whose positions could then 

be used to avert the involuntary RIF 

separation of surplus employees. 

b. VERA and VSIP may also be used 

to restructure the laboratory workforce 

without reducing the number of 

assigned personnel. In this restructuring 

scenario, incentives may be offered for 

the purpose of creating vacancies that 

will be reshaped to align with mission 

objectives. Restructuring incentives are 

helpful in situations such as correcting 

an imbalance of skills or for delayering 

an organization. 

c. For the purposes of this pilot, STRL 

Directors will administer VERA and 

VSIP in accordance with DoD 

Instruction 1400.25, Volume 1702, 

‘‘DoD Civilian Personnel Management 

System: Voluntary Separation 

Programs’’ with the following 

exceptions to Enclosure 3, ‘‘Guidance 

and Procedures:’’ 

i. Par. 2.a.(6)(b) is waived to the extent 

that the STRL director may utilize the 

vacancy to correct a skills mismatch 

without restructuring the position. 

ii. Par. 2.a.(7) is waived to the extent 

that the STRL director may offer VSIP 

in amounts not to exceed $40,000 

without regard to the amount of 

severance pay employees would receive 

under section 5595(c) of title 5 U.S.C. if 

the employees were entitled to 

severance pay. STRLs will document 

their rationale for determining payment 

amounts. 

iii. Par. 2.g.(1) is waived to the extent 

that STRLs may pay up to $40,000 for 

VSIP from appropriations or accounts 

available for such purposes to avoid an 

involuntary separation or to effect a 

restructuring action. 

iv. Par. 2.b.(3)(d) is waived to the 

extent that a waiver is not required for 

employees occupying positions defined 

as ‘‘hard to fill.’’ 

D. Sunset Date and Conditions of Use 

a. The workforce shaping pilot 

program authorities established by 

Section 1109 of the NDAA for FY 2016 

will expire on December 31, 2023. 

Appointments/renewal of appointments 

made prior to December 31, 2023 may 

continue to expiration even if the 

expiration date is beyond December 31, 

2023. 

b. These authorities may be amended 

by future legislation. 

c. STRL lab directors, or their 

delegate, will establish implementing 

guidance and procedures on the use of 

the workforce shaping pilot program 

authorities. 

E. Evaluation and Reporting 

STRLs will provide information and 

data on the use of the workforce shaping 

pilot program authorities including, but 

not limited to, hires made, declinations, 

veterans hired, separation incentives 

paid, VERAs approved, difficulties 

encountered, and/or recognized 

efficiencies, when requested by the 

SECDEF, head of the Military 

Department, DASD(R&E), or 

DASD(CPP). 

APPENDIX A—UNITED STATES CODE AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS WAIVED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

REINVENTION LABORATORIES

Title 5, United States Code Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 

5 CFR 316.301 waived to the extent necessary to allow provisions of 

the flexible length and renewable term technical appointments described herein. 

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APPENDIX A—UNITED STATES CODE AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS WAIVED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

REINVENTION LABORATORIES—Continued 

Title 5, United States Code Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 

5 U.S.C. 3523(b)(3) waived to remove the prescribed method of incentive payment calculation and the $25,000 incentive limit; allows the 

STRL director to determine amount of incentive paid to employees 

under the workforce shaping pilot program voluntary early retirement 

and separation incentive payment authorities, within the limit prescribed herein.

Subchapter 1 of Chapter 33 of title 5 U.S.C., waived to the extent necessary to allow employees appointed on a Flexible Length and Renewable Term Technical Appointment to apply for federal positions 

as status candidates.

5 U.S.C 9902(f) waived to the extent necessary to allow the authorities 

described herein.

5 CFR parts 332 and 335 waived to the extent necessary to allow employees appointed on a Flexible Length and Renewable Term Technical Appointment to apply for federal positions as status candidates. 

APPENDIX B—STRLS Federal Register NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT PLAN

STRL Federal Register notice 

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 

Air Force Research Laboratory ................................................................ 61 FR 60400 amended by 75 FR 53076. 

Army Research Laboratory ...................................................................... 63 FR 10680. 

Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center 62 FR 34906 and 62 FR 34876 amended by 65 FR 53142 (AVRDEC 

and AMRDEC merged together). 

Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering 

Center.

66 FR 54872. 

Engineer Research and Development Center ......................................... 63 FR 14580. 

Medical Research and Material Command .............................................. 63 FR 10440. 

Naval Research Laboratory ...................................................................... 64 FR 33970. 

Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers .................................... 62 FR 64050. 

Part 2—STRLs Authorized by Section 1105 of FY 2010 NDAA, Public Law 111–84 

Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center .................. 76 FR 3744. 

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center .................................................... 74 FR 68936. 

Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center ............ 74 FR 68448. 

Naval Air Systems Command Warfare Centers, Weapons and Aircraft 

Divisions.

76 FR 8530. 

Office of Naval Research ......................................................................... 75 FR 77380. 

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic and Pacific.76 FR 1924. 

Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center ....... 76 FR 12508. 

Dated: September 11, 2017. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19576 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Notice of public business 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’, 

notice is hereby given of the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (Board) 

public business meeting described 

below. 

DATES: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., September 

28, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board Headquarters, 625 Indiana 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004– 

2901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Glenn Sklar, General Manager, Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 

Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004–2901 (800) 788– 

4016. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: This public 

business meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, the Board’s implementing 

regulations for the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, and the Board’s 

Operating Procedures. The objective of 

this public business meeting is for the 

Board to deliberate and vote on its 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Strategic Plan and 

FY 2018 Staffing Plan, as well as the 

respective FY 2018 Work Plans for the 

Office of the General Manager, the 

Office of the General Counsel, and 

Office of the Technical Director. The 

meeting will proceed in accordance 

with the meeting agenda, which is 

posted on the Board’s public Web site 

at www.dnfsb.gov. The Chairman will 

provide opening remarks followed by 

discussion led by the agency Office 

Directors and the technical group 

leaders. The Board will deliberate and 

may vote on whether to approve or 

disapprove the Board’s Strategic Plan. 

Following each of the Office Director 

presentations, and as described in the 

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