[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9751-9752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03361]


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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 (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The 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 Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. Day 2--Open to the public Wednesday, March 25, 2020 from 9 a.m. 
to 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address is: Hotel Pacific, 300 Pacific St., 
Monterey, CA 93940.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer, 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.
    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, Tuesday, March 24, 2020

9 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, 
OASD(M&RA)/Director, AP*
9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Milestones and Project Schedules, Dr. Mary 
Pommerich, OPA/DPAC*
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Device Evaluation Update and Future Use, Dr. Tia 
Fechter/Dr. Dan Segall, OPA/DPAC*
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ASVAB CEP* Update, Dr. Shannon Salyer, OPA/DPAC*
12:00 p.m.-1 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. CAT-ASVAB New Forms Update, Dr. Matt Trippe, 
HumRRO*
1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. TAPAS* Evaluation Project Overview, Dr. Tim 
McGonigle, HumRRO*
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Army Way Ahead, Dr. Len White, ARI*
2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Air Force Way Ahead, Dr. Bobbie Dirr, Air Force 
Personnel Center
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Marine Corp Way Ahead, Maj Rachel Gonzales, 
Headquarters Marine Corps
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Navy Way Ahead, Dr. Stephen E. Watson, NETC*
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Public Comments

Day 2, Wednesday, March 25, 2020

9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Next Generation ASVAB* Overview, Dr. Mary Pommerich, 
OPA/DPAC*
9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Status Report on ASVAB* Evaluations, Dr. Mary 
Pommerich, OPA/DPAC*
11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Consolidating Evaluation Findings, Dr. Tia 
Fechter, OPA/DPAC*
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Next Generation ASVAB* Shared Vision Dr. Scott 
Oppler, HumRRO*
12:45 p.m.-1 p.m. Future Topics, Dr. Dan Segall, OPA/Director, DPAC*
1 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Public Comments
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Closing Comments, Dr. Michael Rodriguez, Chair

    Abbreviations key:

ARI = Army Research Institute
ASVAB = Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
ASVAB CEP = ASVAB Career Exploration Program, provided free to high 
schools nation-wide to help students develop career exploration skills 
and used by recruiters to identify potential applicants for enlistment
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
OPA/DPAC = Office of People Analytics/Defense Personnel Assessment 
Center
TAPAS = Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System

    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, March 16, 2020, 
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.


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    Dated: February 14, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-03361 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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