[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49641-49642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17773]


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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:  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 17, 2020 from 
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
    Day 2--Open to the public Friday, September 18, 2020 from 12:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES:  Virtual, Microsoft Teams, Link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWEzYzI0OTctNWMzYS00M2NjLTlkNzYtN2I3NWJiZjRlZGVj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ca9c4d2f-3529-4c0f-b5ad-059f3b26b20c%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22223e7d39-62a6-4864-9b9d-3547a173a97f%22%7d, Dial-In: 1 571-429-6145, Conference-ID: 160 597 
151#. Meeting details will be posted on: https://dacmpt.com.

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, test development status updates, and planned 
work and research.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to review 
planned changes and progress in developing and administering selection 
and classification tests for military accession screening. Additional 
information can be found at https://dacmpt.com.

Agenda

Day 1, Thursday, September 17, 2020

12:00 p.m.-12:15 p.m., Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dr. Sofiya Velgach, 
OASD(M&RA)/AP*.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m., Accession Policy Update, Ms. Stephanie Miller, 
OASD(M&RA)/Director, AP*.
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m., Milestones and Project Schedules, Dr. Mary 
Pommerich, OPA/DPAC*.
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m., Break.
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m., Device Evaluation Update and Future Use, Dr. Tia 
Fechter/Dr. Daniel Segall, OPA/DPAC*.
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m., ASVAB CEP* Update, Dr. Shannon Salyer, OPA/DPAC*.
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Break.
3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m., CAT--ASVAB New Forms Update, Dr. Matt Trippe, 
HumRRO*.
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m., TAPAS* Evaluation Project Overview, Dr. Tim 
McGonigle, HumRRO*.
4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Public Comment.

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Day 2, Friday, September 18, 2020

12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m., Use of Calculators, TBD.
12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m., Complex Reasoning, Dr. Scott Oppler, HumRRO*.
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Break.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Adverse Impact, Dr. Gregory Manley, OPA/DPAC*.
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Testing--Next Generation (Multi-Dimensional 
Evaluations and Future Vision), Dr. Mary Pommerich/Dr. Tia Fechter, 
OPA/DPAC*, Dr. Scott Oppler, HumRRO*.
4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m., Break.
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Future Topics, Dr. Dan Segall, OPA/Director, 
DPAC*.
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m., Public Comment.
4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Closing Comments, Dr. Michael Rodriguez, Chair.

    Abbreviations key:

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
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: 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 
virtually open to the public. Dial-in availability 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 7, 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.

    Dated: August 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-17773 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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