[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71589-71590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25481]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing 
(DACMPT); 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 DACMPT will take 
place.

DATES: 

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    Day 1--Open to the public Thursday, December 15, 2022 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Pacific Time.
    Day 2--Open to the public Friday, December 16, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 1:30 p.m., Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: Venue to-be-determined (TBD). Meeting details will be posted 
on: https://dacmpt.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 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.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meetings is to provide 
an overview of the accession testing program to the new DACMPT members, 
review progress on the test development efforts, and gather advice on 
current testing capabilities. Additional information can be found at 
https://dacmpt.com.

Agenda

Day 1, Thursday, December 15, 2022

8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dr. Sofiya Velgach, 
OASD(M&RA)/AP
8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Accession Policy Introduction, TBD, OASD(M&RA)/AP
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. New Member Briefing, Dr. Mary Pommerich, OPA/DTAC
10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Milestones Briefing, Dr. Mary Pommerich, OPA/
DTAC*
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ASVAB Form development, Dr. Matt Trippe, HumRRO
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Next Generation ASVAB/Testing, Dr. Mary Pommerich 
(OPA/DTAC)
    a. ASVAB Evaluation Plan, Dr. Mary Pommerich (OPA/DTAC)
    b. ASVAB/AFQT Validity Framework, Dr. Deirdre Knapp (HumRRO)
    c. Training Relevance Survey, Dr. Scott Oppler (HumRRO)
    d. Focus Groups, Dr. Kimberly Adams (HumRRO)
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Norming Requirements/Plans, Dr. Pamela Baumer, 
HumRRO
4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Device expansion plans, Dr. Tia Fechter, OPA/DTAC
5:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Public Comments

Day 2, Friday, December 16, 2022

8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. ASVAB Adverse Impact, Dr. Greg Manley, OPA/DTAC
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. AFQT Differential Prediction, Dr. Dan Putka, 
HumRRO
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Complex Reasoning, Dr. Mike Ingerick, HumRRO
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Computational Thinking, Dr. Kimberly Adams, 
HumRRO
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m. ASVAB CEP Update, TBD
12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Future topics--Mary Pommerich, DTAC
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Public Comments
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Closing Comments, Dr. Nancy Tippins, Chair

Abbreviations Key

ASVAB--Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
ASVAB CEP--ASVAB Career Exploration Program, student testing 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
AFQT--Armed Forces Qualification Test
CAT--Computer Adaptive Testing
HumRRO--Human Resources Research Organization
OASD(M&RA)/AP--Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Manpower & Reserve Affairs)/Accession Policy
OPA/DTAC--Office of People Analytics/Defense Testing and Assessment 
Center

    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 
availability is based on first-come, first-served basis. All members of 
the public, who wish to attend the public meeting, must contact the DFO 
no later than 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2022, 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 DACMPT at any time about its approved agenda or at 
any time on the DACMPT's mission. Written statements should be 
submitted to the DACMPT's DFO 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 DACMPT until its next 
meeting. The DFO will review all timely submitted written statements 
and provide copies to all the DACMPT members before the meeting that is 
the subject of this notice. Please note that since the DACMPT 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 each day. Public comments will be limited to 
5 minutes per person, as time allows.

    Dated: November 17, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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