[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34222-34223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09245]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees--
Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
renewing the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing 
(DAC-MPT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 
Management Officer, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAC-MPT is being renewed in accordance 
with chapter 10 of title 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) commonly known 
as the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.)) and 41 
CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and contact information for the DAC-MPT's 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The DAC-MPT provides the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary 
of Defense independent advice and recommendations on matters and 
policies related to the military personnel testing for selection and 
classification. The DAC-MPT provided advice on issues related to the 
research, development, implementation, and maintenance of enlisted and 
officer accession tests and career exploration programs. Technical 
issues addressed include, but are not limited to, processes and 
policies related to administration and security of testing and 
theoretical development of constructs, measurement precision, validity, 
reliability, equating, efficiency, fairness, and other operational and 
policy considerations.
    The DAC-MPT shall consist of no more than seven members, appointed 
in accordance with DoD policy and procedures and who are eminent 
authorities in the fields of educational and psychological testing and 
career development. Members must have expertise in the following, or 
similar areas, psychometrics, test development, statistical 
measurement, big-data analytics, industrial/organization psychology, 
selection and classification, educational measurement, career 
development and counseling, and diversity and inclusion.
    The appointment of DAC-MPT members shall be approved by the 
Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense (``the DoD 
Appointing Authority''), for a term of service of one-to-four years, 
with annual renewals, in accordance with DoD policy and procedures. No 
member, unless approved by the DoD Appointing Authority, may serve more 
than two consecutive terms of service on the DAC-MPT, to include its 
subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory 
committees at one time.
    DAC-MPT members who are not full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the 
Uniformed Services, shall be appointed as experts or consultants 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee 
members. DAC-MPT members who are full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the 
Uniformed Services, shall be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) 
to serve as regular government employee members.
    The DoD Appointing Authorities shall appoint the DAC-MPT's 
leadership from among the membership previously approved to serve on 
the DAC-MPT in accordance with DoD policy and procedures, for a term of 
service of one-to-two years, with annual renewal, which shall not 
exceed the member's approved DAC-MPT appointment.
    All DAC-MPT members are appointed to exercise their own best 
judgment on behalf of the DoD, without representing any particular 
points of view, and to discuss and deliberate in a manner that is free 
from conflicts of interest. With the exception of reimbursement of 
official DAC-MPT-related travel and per diem, DAC-MPT members serve 
without compensation.

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    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the DAC-MPT membership about the DAC-MPT's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the DAC-MPT. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the DAC-MPT, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: April 23, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-09245 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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