[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45473-45474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18678]


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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: Day 1--Open to the public Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day 2--Open to the public Friday, September 27, 2019 
from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Sonesta Rittenhouse Square, 1800 Market St., Philadelphia, 
PA, 19103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer, Dr. Sofiya 
Velgach, (703) 697-9271 (Voice), 703 614-9272 (Facsimile), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is 
Designated Federal Officer, 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 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) 102-3.140 and 102-3.150. The agenda includes an overview of 
development timelines, test development strategies, and planned 
research for the next 3 years.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to review 
planned changes and progress in developing selection and classification 
tests for military accession screening.

Agenda

Day 1, Thursday, September 26, 2019

9:00 a.m.--9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dr. Sofiya Velgach, 
OASD(M&RA)AP*
9:15 a.m.--9:45 a.m. Accession Policy Update, Ms. Stephanie Miller, 
Director, AP*

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9:45 a.m.--10:15 a.m. Milestones and Project Schedules, Dr. Mary 
Pommerich, DPAC/OPA*
10:15 a.m.--10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.--11:15 a.m. Abstract Reasoning Evaluation, Dr. Furong Gao, 
HumRRO*
11:15 a.m.--12:00 p.m. Cloud 101, Mr. Matthew Ellis, Northrup Grumman
12:00 p.m.--1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.--1:30 p.m. Social Media Project Update, Dr. Tim McGonigle, 
HumRRO
1:30 p.m.--2:30 p.m. Automatic Item Generation, Dr. Isaac Bejar, ETS*
2:30 p.m.--2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.--3:45 p.m. CEP* Update, Dr. Shannon Salyer, DPAC/OPA*
3:45 p.m.--4:45 p.m. Evaluation of the FYI, Dr. Olga Fridman, DPAC/OPA*
4:45 p.m.--5:00 p.m. Public Comments

Day 2, Friday, September 27, 2019

9:00 a.m.--10:00 a.m. ASVAB* Validity Framework, Dr. Art Thacker, 
HumRRO*
10:00 a.m.--11:00 a.m. Criterion Measurement, Dr. Laura Ford, HumRRO*
11:00 a.m.--11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.--11:45 a.m. Navy Validation Business Model, Dr. Stephen 
Watson, NETC
11:45 a.m.--12:15 p.m. Standards Setting for ASVAB Technical Tests, Dr. 
Tia Fechter, DPAC/OPA*
12:15 p.m.--12:30 p.m. Future Topics, Dr. Dan Segall, DPAC/OPA*
12:30 p.m.--12:45 p.m. Public Comments
12:45 p.m.--1:00 p.m. Closing Comments, Dr. Michael Rodriguez, Chair *

Abbreviations Key

ASVAB = Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
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
ETS = Educational Testing Service
FYI = Find Your Interests
HumRRO = Human Resources Research Organization
NETC = Naval Education Training Command OASD(M&RA)/AP = Office of 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)/
Accession Policy

    Meeting Accessibility: Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 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, September 9, 
2019, 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. 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: August 26, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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