[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40791-40792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13285]


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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 (DACMPT) will take place.

DATES: Day 1--Open to the public Wednesday, August 16, 2023 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Central Time. Day 2--Open to the public Thursday, 
August 17, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Central Time.

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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. The most up-to-date changes to the 
meeting can be found on the website: https://dacmpt.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''); 
section 552b of title 5, U.S.C. (commonly known as the ``Government in 
the Sunshine Act''); 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, 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, Wednesday, August 16, 2023

8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dr. Sofiya Velgach, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve 
Affairs/Accession Policy (OASD(M&RA)/AP)
8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Accession Policy Brief, Dr. Katherine Helland, 
OASD(M&RA)/AP
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Milestones Briefing, Dr. Mary Pommerich, Office of 
People Analytics/Defense Testing and Assessment Center (OPA/DTAC)
10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Form Equating Methodology, TBD, Human Resources 
Research Organization (HumRRO)
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Item Development Process, TBD, HumRRO
    a. Item Writing
    b. Item Analysis
12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System 
(TAPAS) Overview/Validity Framework Dr. Deirdre Knapp, HumRRO
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. TAPAS Future Plans
    a. Joint Enlistment Composite, Dr. Dan Putka, HumRRO
    b. Compatibility Composite, Dr. Kevin Bradley, HumRRO
3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Complex Reasoning, Dr. Mike Ingerick, HumRRO
4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Computational Thinking, Dr. Kimberly Adams, HumRRO
5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Public Comments

Day 2, Thursday, August 17, 2023

8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. High School Curriculum Study, TBD, HumRRO
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Non-Native English Speakers Analysis, TBD, HumRRO
10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery 
(ASVAB) Career Exploration Program (CEP) Update/Demo, Dr. Irina Rader, 
OPA/DTAC
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Future Topics Dr. Mary Pommerich, OPA/DTAC
12:00 p.m.-12:15 p.m. Public Comments
12:15 p.m.-12:30 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 at no cost 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 for 
Manpower and Reserve Affairs/Accession Policy
OPA/DTAC--Office of People Analytics/Defense Testing and Assessment 
Center
TAPAS--Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System

    Latest version of the agenda will be posted on https://dacmpt.com.
    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 
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, August 
7, 2023, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 3.150 and 
section 10(a)(3) of 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 not 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: June 16, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-13285 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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