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for the demolition of facilities and 

structures, not including historic 

buildings even where asbestos, PCB’s, 

lead-based paint, and other special 

hazard items are present. DON CATEX 

(f)(37) would allow DAF to conduct 

routine dredging to maintain 

navigational channels to their original 

permitted depths. Use of DA CATEX 

(d)(2) would allow the DAF to conduct 

routine maintenance of stormwater 

conveyance structures in accordance 

with USACE permit requirements under 

section 404 of the Clean Water Act to 

reduce flooding. The categories of 

actions described herein are activities 

for which the DAF contemplates using 

the CATEXes at this time; however, 

DAF may expand use of the CATEXes 

identified in section II to other activities 

where appropriate and would consult 

with the establishing agency, as needed. 

When the establishing agency CATEX 

requires written record to document 

application of the CATEX, the DAF 

Environmental Planning Function (EPF) 

shall complete a detailed Air Force 

Form 813 Request for Environmental 

Impact Analysis to document 

application of the CATEX. Where the 

CATEX mentions the owning agency, 

DAF adoption makes the CATEX 

available for DAF activities. 

IV. Consideration of Extraordinary 

Circumstances 

If an agency determines that a CATEX 

covers a proposed action, the agency 

must evaluate the proposed action for 

extraordinary circumstances in which a 

normally excluded action may have a 

significant effect consistent with 40 CFR 

1501.4(b). DAF has its own NEPA 

implementing procedures to guide its 

application of extraordinary 

circumstances. Further, DAF will apply 

the owning agency’s extraordinary 

circumstances. If an extraordinary 

circumstance is present, determine 

whether there are circumstances that 

lessen the impacts or other conditions 

sufficient to avoid significant effects, 

consistent with 40 CFR 1501.4(b). The 

DAF EPF must document application of 

any mitigated CATEX on a fully 

developed AF Form 813. If DAF cannot 

apply a CATEX to a particular proposed 

action due to extraordinary 

circumstances, DAF will prepare an EA 

or EIS, consistent with 40 CFR 

1501.4(b)(2). 

V. Consultation With Establishing 

Agencies and Determination of 

Appropriateness 

DAF worked with DA, DON, NASA, 

TVA, and ARS to identify thirty-five 

CATEXes that could apply to DAF 

proposed actions and began 

consultation on 20 March 2024. During 

the consultation, the agencies discussed 

whether the categories of DAF proposed 

actions would be appropriately covered 

by CATEXes from the above listed 

Federal agencies; the extraordinary 

circumstances that DAF should consider 

before applying these CATEXes to 

DAF’s proposed actions; the 

requirement to evaluate, before use of 

the above listed Federal agencies 

CATEXes, the conditions listed as 

integral elements in these agencies 

NEPA regulations (listed in Section II 

above); and what documentation DAF 

should complete when applying these 

CATEXes. The agencies also considered 

past use of the CATEXes by the DA, 

DON, NASA, TVA, and ARS, including 

how often these agencies modified a 

proposed action or prepared an EA or 

EIS for a proposed action otherwise 

covered by the CATEXes. At the 

conclusion of that process, the agencies 

determined that DAF’s proposed use of 

the CATEXes as described in this notice 

would be appropriate. 

VI. Conclusion 

This notice documents adoption of 

the thirty-five CATEXes listed above in 

accordance with 42 U.S.C. 4336c (4)), 

and they are available for use by DAF, 

effective immediately. 

Tommy W. Lee, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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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: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

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 (DAC–MPT) 

will take place. 

DATES: Day 1—Open to the public 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Mountain Time. Day 

2—Open to the public Thursday, 

January 23, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 

p.m., Mountain Time. 

ADDRESSES: Venue to-be-determined. 

Meeting details will be posted on: 

https://DAC-MPT.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Dr. 

Sofiya Velgach, (703) 697–9271 (Voice), 

703 614–9272 (Facsimile), 

osd.pentagon.ousd-p-r.mbx.DAC-MPT@

mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 

Designated Federal Officer, Accession 

Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

Room 3D1066, Defense 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: progress on Armed Services 

Vocational Aptitude Batter (ASVAB) 

form development, special purpose 

tests, calculator study, adverse impact 

analyses, and updates to the ASVAB 

Career Exploration Program. Additional 

information can be found at https://

DAC-MPT.com. 

Agenda 

Day 1, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 

(Mountain 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.: Update on 

Committee Recommendations—Dr. 

Mary Pommerich (OPA/DTAC) 

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Update on P&P 

Forms—Dr. Jeff Dahlke (HumRRO) 

12:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m.: Lunch 

1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Form Equating 

Sampling Design—Dr. Jeff Dahlke 

(HumRRO) 

2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Complex 

Reasoning Update—Dr. Kate Klein 

(HumRRO) 

3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: Computational 

Thinking Update—Dr. Kimberly 

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3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Break 

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Calculator 

Analyses Efforts 

a. Calculator Impact Study—Dr. Kevin 

Bradley (HumRRO) 

b. CAT Simulation—Dr. Glen 

Heinrich-Wallace (HumRRO) 

c. Calculator Needs Assessment—Dr. 

Monica Gribben (HumRRO) 

5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.: Public Comments 

Day 2, Thursday, January 23, 2025 

(Mountain Time) 

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.: Refinement of the 

Joint Service—TAPAS Instrument— 

Dr. Dan Putka (HumRRO) 

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Adverse Impact— 

Dr. Nick Howald (HumRRO) 

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: Break 

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Curriculum 

Alignment Study—Dr. Rod McCloy 

(HumRRO) 

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: ASVAB CEP 

a. General—Dr. Irina Rader (OPA/ 

DTAC) 

b. Find Your Interest—Dr. Rod 

McCloy (HumRRO) 

c. Work Values—Dr. Maura Burke 

(HumRRO) 

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. Fred Oswald, 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 charge to high schools nation-wide to 

help students develop career exploration 

skills and used by recruiters to identify 

potential applicants for enlistment. 

CAT—computerized adaptive testing 

HumRRO—Human Resources Research 

Organization 

OASD(M&RA)/AP—Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Manpower and 

Reserve Affairs)/Accession Policy 

OPA/DTAC—Office of People Analytics/ 

Defense Testing and Assessment Center 

P&P—paper and pencil 

TAPAS—Tailored Adaptive Personality 

Assessment System 

Latest version of the agenda will be 

posted on https://DAC-MPT.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 on a firstcome, 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 Friday, January 

10, 2025, 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 DAC–MPT at any time about its 

approved agenda or at any time on the 

DAC–MPT’s mission. Written 

statements should be submitted to the 

DAC–MPT’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 DAC–MPT until its next meeting. 

The DFO will review all timely 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all the DAC–MPT 

members before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. Please note that 

since the DAC–MPT 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 19, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Office of 

Indian Education Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2025 for Office of Indian 

Education (OIE) Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies (Formula 

Grants). 

DATES: 

Part I of Electronic Application 

System for Indian Education (EASIE) 

Applications Available: February 3, 

2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part I: March 7, 2025. 

Part II of EASIE Applications 

Available: March 31, 2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part II: May 9, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about the Formula Grants 

program, contact Crystal C. Moore, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, MS 6335, Washington, DC 

20202–6335. Telephone: (202) 987– 

0607. Email: crystal.moore@ed.gov. 

For technical questions about the 

EASIE application and uploading 

documentation, contact the Partner 

Support Center (PSC). Telephone: 877– 

457–3336. Email: OIE.EASIE@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

Note: Applicants must meet the 

deadlines for both EASIE Part I and Part 

II to be eligible to receive a grant. 

Failure to submit the required 

supplemental documentation, described 

under Content and Form of Application 

Submission in section IV of this notice, 

by the EASIE Part I or Part II deadline, 

will result in an incomplete application 

that will not be considered for funding. 

OIE recommends uploading the 

documentation at least four days prior 

to the deadlines to ensure any potential 

submission issues are resolved prior to 

the deadlines. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Formula 

Grants program provides grants to 

support local educational agencies 

(LEAs), Indian Tribes and organizations, 

and other eligible entities in developing 

and implementing elementary and 

secondary school programs that serve 

Indian students. These funds must be 

used to support comprehensive 

programs that are designed to meet the 

unique cultural, language, and 

educational needs of American Indian 

and Alaska Native (AIAN) students and 

ensure that all students meet 

challenging State academic standards. 

The information gathered from the 

project’s final annual performance 

report (APR) will be utilized to 

complete OIE’s required annual 

reporting. Specifically, the APR covers 

the Secretary’s established performance 

measures for assessing the effectiveness 

and efficiency of the Formula Grants 

program as detailed in this notice. 

Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 

84.060A. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0021. 

Integration of Services Authorized: As 

authorized under section 6116 of the 

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