[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73779-73780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25227]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing (hereafter 
referred to as the Committee).

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    The Committee is a discretionary federal advisory committee 
established by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of 
Defense independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to 
military personnel testing. The Committee shall review the calibration 
of personnel selection and classification tests to ensure the accuracy 
of resulting scores, review relevant validation studies to ensure that 
the tests have utility in predicting success in technical training and 
on the job, review ongoing testing research and development in support 
of the enlistment program, and make recommendations for improvements to 
make the testing process more responsible to the needs of the 
Department of Defense and the Military Services.
    The Committee shall be composed of not more than seven members, who 
are eminent authorities in the fields of educational and psychological 
testing. Committee Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who 
are not federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special 
Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109. Committee 
Members shall be appointed on an annual basis by the Secretary of 
Defense, and shall serve terms of three years on the Committee. With 
the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, they shall 
serve without compensation. The Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) shall select the Committee's Chairperson.
    The Committee shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as 
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or 
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in the Government Act of 
1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Committee, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the Committee for full deliberation and discussion. 
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on 
behalf of the chartered Committee nor can they report directly to the 
Department of Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not 
Committee Members.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall meet at the call of the 
Committee's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). The Designated Federal 
Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full-time or permanent 
part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed in accordance with 
established DoD policies and procedures. The Designated Federal Officer 
or duly appointed Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend all 
committee meetings and subcommittee meetings.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense 
Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing membership about the 
Committee's mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted 
at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of 
the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel 
Testing, and this individual will ensure that the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact 
information for the Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the 
GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military 
Personnel Testing. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may 
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements 
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in 
question.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554, 
extension 128.

    Dated: December 21, 2007.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E7-25227 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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