82 FR 1688 - Commerce Alternative Personnel System

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

Page Range		1688-1689
FR Document		2017-00057

This notice announces the expansion of employee coverage under the Commerce Alternative Personnel System, formerly the Department of Commerce Personnel Management Demonstration Project, published in the Federal Register on December 24, 1997. This coverage is extended to include employees located in the Enterprise Services Organization (ESO), a new organization, in the Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Deputy Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No.: 161229999-6999-01]


Commerce Alternative Personnel System

AGENCY: Office of Administration, Office of Human Resources Management, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the expansion of employee coverage under 
the Commerce Alternative Personnel System, formerly the Department of 
Commerce Personnel Management Demonstration Project, published in the 
Federal Register on December 24, 1997. This coverage is extended to 
include employees located in the Enterprise Services Organization 
(ESO), a new organization, in the Office of the Secretary (OS), Office 
of the Deputy Secretary.

DATES: This notice expanding and modifying the Commerce Alternative 
Personnel System is effective January 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Commerce--Sandra 
Thompson, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room 51020, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-0056 or Valerie Smith 
at (202) 482-0272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved the Department of 
Commerce (DoC) demonstration project for an alternative personnel 
management system, and published the final plan in the Federal Register 
on Wednesday, December 24, 1997 (62 FR 67434). The demonstration 
project was designed to simplify current classification systems for 
greater flexibility in classifying work and paying employees; establish 
a performance management and rewards system for improving individual 
and organizational performance; and improve recruiting and examining to 
attract highly-qualified candidates. The purpose of the project was to 
strengthen the contribution of human resources management and test 
whether the same innovations conducted under the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology alternative personnel management system would 
produce similarly successful results in other DoC environments. The 
project was implemented on March 29, 1998. The project plan has been 
modified eleven times to clarify certain DoC Demonstration Project 
authorities, and to extend and expand the project: 64 FR 52810 
(September 30, 1999); 68 FR 47948 (August 12, 2003); 68 FR 54505 
(September 17, 2003); 70 FR 38732 (July 5, 2005); 71 FR 25615 (May 1, 
2006); 71 FR 50950 (August 28, 2006); 74 FR 22728 (May 14, 2009); 80 FR 
25 (January 2, 2015); 81 FR 20322 (April 7, 2016); 81 FR 40653 (June 
22, 2016); 81 FR 54747 (August 17, 2016). With the passage of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161, on December 
26, 2007, the project was made permanent (extended indefinitely) and 
renamed the Commerce Alternative Personnel System (CAPS).
    CAPS provides for modifications to be made as experience is gained, 
results are analyzed, and conclusions are reached on how the system is 
working. This notice announces that the DoC expands CAPS to include 
non-bargaining unit employees in the Enterprise Services Organization 
(ESO) in all duty locations, as a participating organization. The ESO 
will hire new employees and convert reassigned employees to career 
paths and occupational series already established under CAPS, requiring 
no additional series to be added to accommodate the expansion.
    The DoC will follow the CAPS plan as published in the Federal 
Register on December 24, 1997, and subsequent modifications as listed 
in the Background Section of this notice.

Kevin E. Mahoney,
Director for Human Resources Management and Chief Human Capital 
Officer.

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary
II. Basis for CAPS Expansion
III. Changes to the Project Plan

I. Executive Summary

    CAPS is designed to (1) improve hiring and allow DoC to compete 
more effectively for high-quality candidates through direct hiring, 
selective use of higher entry salaries, and selective use of 
recruitment incentives; (2) motivate and retain staff through higher 
pay potential, pay-for-performance, more responsive personnel systems, 
and selective use of retention incentives; (3) strengthen the manager's 
role in personnel management through delegation of personnel 
authorities; and (4) increase the efficiency of personnel systems 
through the installation of a simpler and more flexible classification 
system based on pay banding through reduction of guidelines, steps, and 
paperwork in classification, hiring, and other personnel systems, and 
through automation.
    The current participating organizations include 7 offices of the 
Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration in the 
Office of the Secretary; the Bureau of Economic Analysis; 2 units of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): 
the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and the First Responder 
Network Authority (an independent authority within NTIA); and 12 units 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Office of 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 
National Weather Service--Space Environment Center, National Ocean 
Service, Program Planning and Integration Office, Office of the Under 
Secretary, Marine and Aviation Operations, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the 
Workforce Management Office, and the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
    This amendment modifies the December 24, 1997, Federal Register 
notice. Specifically, it expands DoC CAPS to include the ESO.

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II. Basis for CAPS Expansion

A. Purpose

    CAPS is designed to provide managers at the lowest organizational 
level the authority, control, and flexibility to recruit, retain, 
develop, recognize, and motivate its workforce, while ensuring adequate 
accountability and oversight.
    The ESO is a new organization designed to deliver common business 
support and mission-enabling services in the functional areas of human 
resources, acquisition, information technology financial management, 
and other areas as determined necessary. The mission of the ESO is to: 
Enhance customer experience through the efficient delivery of high-
quality mission-enabling services; increase service transparency and 
accountability; and enable employees, currently performing these 
functions, to dedicate more time to the unique mission needs of their 
organization. The expansion of CAPS coverage to include the ESO, should 
improve the organization's ability to recruit and retain a high-quality 
workforce to meet the organization's mission.
    DoC's CAPS allows for modifications of procedures if no new waiver 
from law or regulation is added. Given that this expansion and 
modification is in accordance with existing law and regulation and CAPS 
is a permanent alternative personnel system, the DoC is authorized to 
make the changes described in this notice.

B. Participating Employees

    Employee notification of this expansion will be accomplished by 
providing employees and managers electronic access to all CAPS policies 
and procedures, including the eleven previous Federal Register Notices. 
A copy of this Federal Register notice will also be accessible 
electronically upon approval. Supervisor training and informational 
briefings for employees will be conducted as the ESO undergoes full 
transition over a period of a few years.

III. Changes to the Project Plan

    The CAPS at DoC, published in the Federal Register on December 24, 
1997 (62 FR 67434), is amended as follows:
    1. The following organization will be added to the project plan, 
Section II D--Participating Organizations

Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Deputy Secretary, 
Enterprise Services Organization (ESO)

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II. Basis for CAPS Expansion DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE For further information, contact
Juanita H. Chen at Juanita.Chen@
A. Purpose Foreign-Trade Zones Board trade.gov or (202) 482–1378.
CAPS is designed to provide Dated: December 28, 2016.
managers at the lowest organizational [B–085–2016] Elizabeth Whiteman,
level the authority, control, and
Acting Executive Secretary.
flexibility to recruit, retain, develop, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 76—
[FR Doc. 2016–32034 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am]
recognize, and motivate its workforce, Danbury, Connecticut Notification of
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while ensuring adequate accountability Proposed Production Activity;
and oversight. MannKind Corporation, (Fumaryl
The ESO is a new organization Diketopiperazone (FDKP) Carrier/
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
designed to deliver common business Receptor Powder), Danbury,
support and mission-enabling services Connecticut Bureau of Industry and Security
in the functional areas of human
resources, acquisition, information MannKind Corporation (MannKind) In the Matter of: Dane Francisco
technology financial management, and submitted a notification of proposed Delgado, Inmate Number: 60114–379,
other areas as determined necessary. production activity to the FTZ Board for Eden, Correctional Institution, P.O.
The mission of the ESO is to: Enhance its facility in Danbury, Connecticut Box 605, Eden, TX 76837; Order
customer experience through the within Subzone 76B. The notification Denying Export Privileges
efficient delivery of high-quality conforming to the requirements of the
mission-enabling services; increase regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR On November 4, 2014, in the U.S.
400.22) was received on December 21, District Court for the Southern District
service transparency and accountability;
2016. of Texas, Dane Francisco Delgado
and enable employees, currently
MannKind currently has authority to (‘‘Delgado’’), was convicted of violating
performing these functions, to dedicate
use the facility for the production of Section 38 of the Arms Export Control
more time to the unique mission needs
Technosphere Insulin®, an inhalable Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2012)) (‘‘AECA’’).
of their organization. The expansion of
insulin made by a combination of Specifically, Delgado knowingly and
CAPS coverage to include the ESO,
imported fumaryl diketopiperazone willfully conspired with persons known
should improve the organization’s
(FDKP) and domestic material active and unknown to export, furnish, and
ability to recruit and retain a high-
ingredients. MannKind’s current request cause to be exported from the United
quality workforce to meet the
States to Mexico defense articles
organization’s mission. would add a finished product to the
designated on the United States
DoC’s CAPS allows for modifications scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR
Munitions List without having first
of procedures if no new waiver from law 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited
obtained from the Department of State a
or regulation is added. Given that this to the specific foreign-status materials
license or written authorization for such
expansion and modification is in and components and specific finished
export. Delgado was sentenced to 60
accordance with existing law and products described in the submitted
months in prison, three years of
regulation and CAPS is a permanent notification (as described below) and
supervised release, and a $100
alternative personnel system, the DoC is subsequently authorized by the FTZ
assessment.
authorized to make the changes Board. Section 766.25 of the Export
described in this notice. Production under FTZ procedures Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or
could exempt MannKind from customs ‘‘Regulations’’) 1 provides, in pertinent
B. Participating Employees
duty payments on the foreign-status part, that ‘‘[t]he Director of the Office of
Employee notification of this components used in export production. Exporter Services, in consultation with
expansion will be accomplished by On its domestic sales, MannKind would the Director of the Office of Export
providing employees and managers be able to choose the duty rate during Enforcement, may deny the export
electronic access to all CAPS policies customs entry procedures that applies to privileges of any person who has been
and procedures, including the eleven FDKP carrier/receptor powder (duty rate convicted of a violation of the Export
previous Federal Register Notices. A 6.5%) for the foreign-status components Administration Act (‘‘EAA’’), the EAR,
copy of this Federal Register notice will and materials in the existing scope of or any order, license or authorization
also be accessible electronically upon authority. Customs duties also could issued thereunder; any regulation,
approval. Supervisor training and possibly be deferred or reduced on license, or order issued under the
informational briefings for employees foreign-status production equipment. International Emergency Economic
will be conducted as the ESO undergoes Public comment is invited from Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706); 18
full transition over a period of a few interested parties. Submissions shall be U.S.C. 793, 794 or 798; section 4(b) of
years. addressed to the Board’s Executive the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50
III. Changes to the Project Plan Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is 1 The Regulations are currently codified in the
The CAPS at DoC, published in the February 15, 2017. Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730–
Federal Register on December 24, 1997 774 (2016). The Regulations issued pursuant to the
A copy of the notification will be Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 4601–4623
(62 FR 67434), is amended as follows:
available for public inspection at the (Supp. III 2015) (available at http://
1. The following organization will be uscode.house.gov)). Since August 21, 2001, the Act
Office of the Executive Secretary,
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added to the project plan, Section II D— has been in lapse and the President, through
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
Participating Organizations Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR,
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been extended
Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., by successive Presidential Notices, the most recent
the Deputy Secretary, Enterprise Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the being that of August 4, 2016 (81 FR 52587 (Aug. 8,
Services Organization (ESO) ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s 2016)), has continued the Regulations in effect
under the International Emergency Economic
[FR Doc. 2017–00057 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] Web site, which is accessible via Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2006 & Supp.
BILLING CODE 3510–EA–P www.trade.gov/ftz. IV 2010)).

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Action		Notice.
Dates		This notice expanding and modifying the Commerce Alternative Personnel System is effective January 6, 2017.
Contact		Department of Commerce--Sandra Thompson, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 51020, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-0056 or Valerie Smith at (202) 482-0272.
FR Citation		82 FR 1688