[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5061-5062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02820]


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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, Defense 
Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing, 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: Day 1--Open to the public Thursday March 28, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. 
to 4:15 p.m. Day 2--Open to the public Friday March 29, 2019 from 9:00 
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Pine Inn, Ocean Avenue, between Lincoln and Monte Verde 
Street, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California 93923.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sofiya Velgach, (703) 697-9271 
(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: 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.
    Agenda: The agenda includes an overview of current enlistment test 
development timelines, test development strategies, and planned 
research for the next 3 years. Committee's Point of Contact: Dr. Sofiya 
Velgach, Assistant Director, Enlistment Testing Standards, Accession 
Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Room 3D1066, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, 
telephone (703) 697-9271.
    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: March 28, 2019 0900-0915 Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. 
Sofiya Velgach, OASD(M&RA)AP* 0915-0945 Accession Policy Update Chris 
Arendt, Deputy Director, AP 0945-1030 CEP Update Dr. Shannon Salyer 
DPAC/OPA 1030-1045 Break 1045-1115 Milestones and Project Schedules Dr. 
Mary Pommerich DPAC/OPA 1115-1200 ASVAB Evaluation Plan Dr. Mary 
Pommerich, DPAC/OPA 1200-1230 CAT-ASVAB New Forms Update Dr. Matt 
Trippe, HumRRO 1230-1330 Lunch--``Dining Room'' 1330-1415 Mental 
Counters--Rapid Guessing Behavior Dr. Ping Yin HumRRO 1415-1500 Mental 
Counters Think Aloud Plan Dr. Ping Yin HumRRO 1500-1515 Break 1515-1600 
CAT-Cyber Test Dr. Furong Gao HumRRO 1600-1615 Public Comments 1615-
1730 Executive Session Dr. Michael Rodriguez, Chair March 29, 2019 
0900-0930 Adverse Impact for Special Tests Dr. Greg Manley DPAC/OPA 
0930-1015 Device Evaluation Dr. Tia Fechter, DPAC/OPA 1015-1045 AVID 
Initial Evaluation Dr. Kristina Kirkendall ARI 1045-1100 Break 1100-
1145 ASVAB Time Limits Dr. Furong Gao HumRRO 1145-1215 TAPAS Review 
Update Dr. Tim McGonigle HumRRO 1215-1230 Future Topics Dr. Dan Segall 
DPAC/OPA 1230-1245 Public Comments 1245-1300 Closing Comments Dr. 
Michael Rodriguez, Chair.

Abbreviations Key

ARI = Army Research Institute
ASVAB = Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
AVID = Adaptive Vocational Interest Diagnostic
CAT = Computerized Adaptive Testing
CEP = Career Exploration Program, provided free to high schools 
nation-wide to help students develop career exploration skills and 
used by recruiters identify potential applicants for enlistment
DPAC/OPA = Defense Personnel Assessment Center/Office of People 
Analytics
HumRRO = Human Resources Research Organization
JAMRS = Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies
OASD(M&RA)/AP = Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Manpower & Reserve Affairs)/Accession Policy
TAPAS = Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System

    Meeting Accessibility: Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: 
Pursuant to title 5, U.S.C., section 552b and title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations, sections 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability 
of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is based on 
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, March 11, 2019, as listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Committee's Point of Contact: Dr. Sofiya Velgach, Assistant 
Director, Enlistment Testing Standards, Accession Policy, Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Room 3D1066, 
The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, telephone (703) 697-9271.
    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

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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. Opportunity for public comments will be provided at 
the end of the meeting. Public comments will be limited to 5 minutes 
per person, as time allows.

    Dated: February 14, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-02820 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
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