[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35817-35818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09574]


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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 meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military 
Personnel Testing (DACMPT) will take place.

DATES:  Day 1--Open to the public Wednesday, June 12, 2024 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pacific Time. Day 2--Open to the public Thursday, 
June 13, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 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. 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''); 
5 U.S.C. 552b (commonly known as the ``Government in the Sunshine 
Act''); and 41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 102-3.140 and 102-
3.150.

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    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to provide an 
overview of the accession testing program, review progress on the test 
development efforts, provide an update on the calculator study, and 
gather advice on current testing capabilities. Additional information 
can be found at https://dacmpt.com.

Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 (Pacific Time)

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 Brief--Dr. Katherine Helland, 
OASD(M&RA)/AP
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: R&D Milestones Brief--Dr. Mary Pommerich, OPA/
DTAC
10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Break
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Next Generation Testing--Dr. Kimberly Adams, 
HumRRO
    a. Test Overviews
    b. How Pieces Fit Together
    c. Roadmap Efforts
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Form Development Methodology--Dr. Glen Heinrich-
Wallace, Dr. Ted Diaz (HumRRO)
    a. Calibration Sample Size Study
    b. Use of Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing Method
12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Lunch
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Form Equating Simulation Study--Dr. Jeff Dahlke 
(HumRRO)
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Calculator Analyses Efforts--Dr. Andrea Sinclair, 
HumRRO
3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Break
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Complex Reasoning Update--Dr. Kate Klein (HumRRO)
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Computational Thinking Update--Dr. Kimberly Adams, 
Dr. Scott Oppler (HumRRO)
5:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Public Comments

Day 2, Thursday, June 13, 2024 (Pacific Time)

8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Non-Cognitive Updates
    a. Joint--Service TAPAS Background--Dr. Dan Putka, Dr. Tim 
McGonigle, HumRRO
    i. Identification of Phase 0 Composites
    ii. Development of Phase 1 Composites
    iii. JS TAPAS Instrument Planning and Composite Refinement
    b. Best Practices Project Team--MC Dr. Brenda Ellis, HumRRO
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Norming Efforts--Dr. Rod McCloy (HumRRO)
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: ASVAB CEP Dr. Irina Rader, Ms. Temeka Franklin, 
OPA/DTAC
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Legislation/Policy Review Dr. Sofiya Velgach, 
OASD(M&RA)/AP
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Resource Overview--Dr. Mary Pommerich, OPA/DTAC
    a. Systems
    b. Staffing
    c. Funding
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m.: Prioritization of Recommendations--Dr. Sofiya 
Velgach, OASD(M&RA)/AP
12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m.: Future Topics Dr. Mary Pommerich, OPA/DTAC
12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Public Comments
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m.: Closing Comments--Dr. Nancy Tippins, Chair
1:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Working Lunch (Administrative Items)

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
JS--Joint Service
MC--Military Compatibility
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. 1009(a)(1) and 41 CFR 
102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to 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, June 3, 2024, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 
and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3), 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: April 29, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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