[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 46711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20020]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing; Notice 
of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing will take 
place.

DATES: Thursday, September 20, 2018 and Friday, September 21, 2018. 
Open to the public Day 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Day 2 from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Place, 425 7th Street South, Minneapolis, MN 55415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Miller, (703) 695-5525 
(Voice), 703 614-9272 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(Email). Mailing address is Assistant Director, Accession Policy, 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
Room 3D1066, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the 
Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing was unable to 
provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning 
the meeting on September 20 through 21, 2018 of the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Military Personnel Testing. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 
41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification 
requirement.
    This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 
the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), 
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to review 
planned changes and progress in developing computerized tests for 
military enlistment screening.

Agenda

Day 1, Thursday, September 20, 2018

9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Chris Arendt, 
OASD(M&RA)AP
9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Accession Policy Update Chris Arendt, Deputy 
Director, AP
9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. ASVAB Milestones and Project Matrix, Dr. Mary 
Pommerich, DPAC/OPA
10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Next Generation ASVAB and ETP Update, Dr. Mary 
Pommerich
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Validity Framework Update Dr. Art Thacker, the 
Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Mental Counters Dr. Ping Yin, HumRRO
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. CAT-ASVAB Form 10 Equating Study Dr. Matt 
Trippe, HumRRO
1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sparse Data Dimensionality Assessment Dr. Furong 
Guo with application to the Cyber Test, HumRRO
2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Development of New Cyber Test Items and Pools 
Dr. Matt Trippe
3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. TAPAS Expert Panel Update Dr. Tim McGonigle, 
HumRRO
3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adverse Impact Dr. Greg Manley, DPAC/OPA
4:30 p.m. Adjourn

Day 2, Friday, September 21, 2018

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Device Evaluation Dr. Tia Fechter, DPAC/OPA
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. WK Automated Item Generation Dr. Isaac Bejar, 
ETS
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CEP Update Dr. Shannon Salyer, DPAC/OPA
11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Future Topics Dr. Daniel Segall
11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Closing Comments Dr. Neal Schmitt
12:00 p.m. Adjourn

    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended and 41 
CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public. Seating is based on a first-
come, first-served basis. All members of the public who wish to attend 
the public meeting must contact the Designated Federal Officer, not 
later than 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018, as listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 
and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, interested persons may submit written 
statements to the Committee at any time about its approved agenda or at 
any time on the Committee's mission. Written statements should be 
submitted to the Committee's Designated Federal Officer at the address 
or facsimile number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. If statements pertain to a specific topic being discussed at 
the planned meeting, then these statements must be submitted no later 
than five (5) business days prior to the meeting in question. Written 
statements received after this date may not be provided to or 
considered by the Committee until its next meeting. The Designated 
Federal Officer will review all timely submitted written statements and 
provide copies to all the committee members before the meeting that is 
the subject of this notice. Please note that since the Committee 
operates under the provisions of the FACA, all submitted comments and 
public presentations will be treated as public documents and will be 
made available for public inspection.

    Dated: September 11, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-20020 Filed 9-13-18; 8:45 am]
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