DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT …

            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
              DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BOARD

                                           CHARTER

I.     Establishment

Title V of the Civil Service Reform Act, now codified in 5 U.S.C. 4702, authorizes the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct demonstration projects that experiment with new and
different human resources management concepts to determine whether changes in human
resources management policies and procedures result in improved management of human
resources. The Department of Commerce (DOC) received approval to conduct a demonstration
project, as published in the Federal Register Notice, dated December 24, 1997. DOC received
approval from OPM in Fiscal Year (FY) 03, and again in FY06 to extend and expand the
demonstration project in order to broaden the scope of this test to additional organizations with
different missions. The composition of the DOC Departmental Personnel Management Board
(DPMB) was revised per the Federal Register Notice, dated September 17, 2003 to accommodate
the FY03 expansion and to accommodate the FY06 expansion per the Federal Register notice
dated October 28, 2006.

II.    Purpose

The purpose of the DPMB is to manage and oversee the DOC Demonstration Project.

III.   Jurisdiction

The DPMB has jurisdiction over all DOC Demonstration Project systems, and over personnel
actions dealing with any demonstration project position.

IV.    Functions

       A.     The DPMB shall manage, evaluate, and set policy and procedures for the project
              systems.

       B.     The DPMB shall direct and oversee any system changes that require OPM
              approval or publication in the Federal Register.

       C.     The DPMB shall interpret and clarify DOC Demonstration Project policy.

       D.     The DPMB shall establish, revise, and oversee all management and administrative
              structures for conducting and evaluating the Project and for managing Project
              human resources systems in general.

       E.     The DPMB shall determine and oversee the delegations of authorities to
          managers, supervisors, and management bodies, including the Operating
          Personnel Management Boards (OPMBs).

     F.   The DPMB shall make exceptions to normal Project procedures on a case-by-case
          basis when it believes exceptions are warranted.

     G.   The DPMB may establish itself as the approving body for any category of
          personnel actions under its jurisdiction.

     H.   The DPMB shall exercise the above described authorities over all human
          resources functions under its jurisdiction, including:

          1.        Position classification
          2.        Position management
          3.        Staffing and probation
          4.        Recruitment and retention allowances
          5.        Promotion
          6.        Reduction-in-force
          7.        Pay administration, including pay for performance
          8.        Performance evaluation
          9.        Awards
          10.       Employee development
          11.       Employee relations and adverse actions
          12.       Project implementation
          13.       Project evaluation
          14.       Project budgeting
          15.       Automation of human resources systems

V.   Membership

     A.   Through the first cycle, the Deputy Director of the National Institute of Standards
          and Technology (NIST) served as Chair of the DPMB. After the first cycle, the
          chairmanship of the Board was assumed by one of the members of the Board.
          Voting members of the Board will be designated top managers of the participating
          operating units.

     B.   Voting members of the DPMB will include the following:

                · Deputy Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
                · Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations for National Marine
                  Fisheries Service (NMFS), NOAA
                · Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Environmental Satellite, Data,
                  and Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
                · Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
                    Research (OAR), NOAA
                  · Associate Administrator and Director, Institute for Telecommunications
                    Sciences (ITS), National Telecommunications and Information
                    Administration (ITS/NTIA)
                  · Staff Director, Technology Administration (TA)
                  · Director, Office of Administrative Services, Office of the Secretary
                  · Deputy Director, Office of Financial Management, Office of the Secretary
                  · Director, Office of Human Resources Management, Office of the Secretary
                  · At Large Line Office Representative (two year rotating term, NOAA)
                  · Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Oceanic Service, NOAA
                  · Deputy Assistant Administrator, NMAO, NOAA
                  · Chief Financial Officer, NOAA
                  · Director, Workforce Management, NOAA

  C. Non-voting members of the DPMB will include the following:

                  · Director of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary (OS)
                  · Director, Office of Civil Rights (NOAA)

VI. Administrative Rules

  A. A quorum shall consist of ten voting members.

  B.   The Chair shall announce decisions after taking votes or after determining that there is
       general consent. The Chair may make emergency decisions to be submitted later for
       Board ratification.

  C.   The Department's Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) shall provide
       executive secretarial support for the DPMB.




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